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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

with one of the old parties has lost =
existence 57
And every Populist who favors fusion
is traitor to the cause and for the sake
OF office would sink the party aud see
his children go down to serfiom, the
plundered victims of chartered crime.
This wicked, vicious, unholy, ungodly
alliance of unprincipled office seekers
cannot last, and may the party in other
states take warning and shun the lis
graceful, the pitiable spectacle that
these Benedict Arnolds have fastened
upon the once proud party in Kansas.
The future salvation of the industrial
classes of this republic depends on the
adoption of the principles Of our ''arty.
No relief will ever come through either
of the old robber parties.
Hold an early convention. Every man
who favors waiting for the. old parties
to nominate first is a fusionist, and
would sell his political birthrignt for
a mess of Democratic pottage.
We know, before God, that our pIin-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
ARKANSAS POPULISTS.
No More Fusion In Township, County
state Nation.

No More Fusion I'm Township, County
state Nation.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 2S.--The
Populist State Central Committee met
in this city this afternoon Chairman
Thomas Fletcher, presiding. G. w.
Galloway, of Pine Bluff, was elected to
fill the vacancy on the committee
caused by the change of political faith,
of Homer Prince, the erstwhile Popu-
list editor of Searcy. J. o. A. Bush, of
Prescott, to take the place of B. A.
Thomas. A resolution was adopted re-
questing the Arkansas members of .he
national committee composed of w. S.
Morgan, A. w. Files and J. R. Sover-
eign, to meet with the national organ
ization committee at st. Louis, January
II, 1898. A resolution was also adop-
Ced, recommending that nominations
for president and vice president be not
made before early in 1900. The com
mittee indorsed the conservative action
of the Nashville conference, and recon-
mended that in the future there be no
fusion with any other political party il
township, county, state or nation.
It was unanimously decided to call p.
state convention, time and place to be
fixed by the chairman and secretary.
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state Convention to BE Held First
Wednesday in Nav,

State Convention to BE Held First
Wednesday in Nav.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala Dec. 3O-The
executive committee of the PEOPLES
party of Alabama met here today.
twenty-five out Of thirty-one members
OF the committee were present. A COM
mittee Of five was appointed to fix the
county representation to the state con-
vention, which was called to meet on
the first Wednesday in May next. 1t
was decided that each county should be
allowed one delegate for every 200 votes
east for Goodwin in 1896 in the guber-
national campaign. An address to the
people of Alabama was issued late to-
night. 1t urges Populists to abstain
from going into Democratic primaries:
denounces the Democratic party for up-
holding fraudulent elections, and for
alleged unequal division Of school funds,
and invites unification of all opposition
to the Democratic party.
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tional Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, and president of the Kansas
state alliance, who resides at Topeka,
Kan:
In reply to your letter of the 23d. The
situation in Kansas is deplorable. The
the voters out to the Democracy last
fall, and the state is Democratic. The
once great Populist party in Kansas
only polled LOO votes for president in
go
The traitors got to the pie counter,
and they are still keeping up the satanic
howl for Bryan and silver, trying to
hold the allied Office seekers together
until they can get in again next fall.
There never was such a spectacle Ct
moral and political cowardice witnessed
at st. Louis and Abilene, in Kansas,
by men claiming to be reformers. This
gang of political prostitutes, headed by
Weaver, Llewelling, Harris, Simpson,
with 125,OOO Populist voters, got down
on their knees to the renegade remnant
of the rotten Democracy, who could not
muster sufficient votes to make g re-
spectacle funeral procession. They
abandoned every principle dear to true
Populist, bolted the national convention
and disfranchised every Populist who
would not sell out by indorsing the
eight mossbacked, petrified, old Demo-
cratic convention anu pledged to Bryan
and Sewall.
If this gang can succeed in holding
together, the state will be Democratic
The few of us who love liberty and aate
oppression, who believe In the Omaha
platform and the Populist party, will
be found fighting for God, home and
humanity. We have raised the black
flag against fusion in every form. IT is
a deadly upas, and in al the history
Of politics every new party that fused
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
NOTHING TO ARBITRATE.

Well might Maude Come say, "If
England be so fond Of arbitration. let
her arbitrate the Irish question. We
would gladly submit our cause to a
committee of the English speaking Ea-
tions. But England would not dare do
home rule to Ireland
Appropos of this much-talked-of ar
bitratiOn treaty, much ignorance and
more of todyism has been displayed.
Especially have the clergy rushed into
expressions of the greatness and glory
of the scheme. To superficial OBJ
server it means the peaceful settlement
Of all international difficulties, the do
ing away of war, but to the wise man
1t means a widely different thing. 1t
means England made stronger by an
alliance with the greatest nation on
earth today-these United States; it
means that she may make her Anieri-
can possessions storehouse for NUM-
tions Of war and food-stufys on which
she may draw while she goes On with
ber enslaving of defenseless small ma
tions wherever she may find them; it
means that England would be placed in
a position where she could say as she
dares not say today to her enemies on
the European continent, Il am ready to
meet you now Germany, France and
Russia are longing for the day of reckon
ing with the English, for which they
have SO long waited. For citizens Of
the United States to lend themselves to
such an ally is to play part to which
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
NEW HAMPSHIRE POPULISTS,
State Committee Meets and Passe
Some Resolutions.

State Committee Meets and Passes
Some Resolutions.
(From the People and Patriot, Concord,
N. H)
At meeting Of the state committee Of
the Peoples party held here today there
was large attendance and much en-
thusiasm was manifested The follow
ing address was presented by the Presi-
dent, Dorrance B. Currier of Hanover:
(Then follows Mr. Curriers' address.
Editor Worldly
Following various matters of import
ance to the party were discussed.
1t was voted to take no part in the
National convention to be held in ST..
Louis, Jan. II for the purpose Of nam
ing candidate for the presidency two
years in advance of the election.
The matter of calling the regular
state convention for the nomination of
candidates to be supported at the polls
next November was left in the hands
Of the state committee.
1t was determined to maintain the or
ganization in New Hampshire intact, to
make no alliance with anybody, but to
await developments in the political
world.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
BRYAN FAvORS FUSION
SIGNIFICANT UTTERANCE BY THE
SILVER LEADER AT CHICAGO.
DemOcr0ts, POpulists and silver Re-
publicans Should Stand Together
in 1900.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-W. J. Bryan, in con-
Guiding a speech before the Bryan league
at the fremont House, during a banquet
held after the auditorium meeting made
some remarks which are interpreted as
showing his intention, if he is nominated
for the presidency in 1900. In speaking of
the next presidential election, Mr.. Bryan
said
1T may be- he said. "strong enough to
win without any outside help But never
theless / prefer to win with the .Popullsts
on one side and the free silver Republicans
on the other. And we must not forget
when the victory is won that in, the cam
paign of last year it took more courage
on the part of the free silver Republicans
to desert their old party and more self
sacrifice an the part of the Populfsts to go
outside of their organization for presi-
Dental candidate, because he agreed with
them the paramount issue than it did
for the Democrats to support the ticket
which was nominated by their own national
convention"
Mr.. Bryan left for Minneapolis last night.
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form and placing presidential candidate
in the field. This has again aroused Mr..
WaShburn, who contends that if a nOmi-
mating convention were called by any other
authority than the national committee it
would mean a national bolt and the or
ganization of a separate party. He there
fore urges that joint meeting of the two
committees above referred to be held in the
spring, that the proposed nominating con-
vention be abandoned, and that a plan of
acllon Tor the party be outlined and
adopted.
He says: How shall we preserve our
party, unite its factions, and remedy the
misfortune that have resulted from
fusion? These are the problems that
agitating our party today. 1t is evident
that the blighting period of inactivity must
cease at once. We must restabliSh con-
fidence inspire hope, arouse enthusiasm,
in short, we n. lst go to work again in
dead earnest. To accomplish this, it is
necessary that the party as a whole should
move in one direction, and not by factions
on diverging lines.
"Obvously the first step towards re-
concliation and unity of action is joint
meeting of the national and reorganization
committees. These bodies could meet first
separately, and then confer together re-
garding the welfare and future policy of
the party. What better day for such
meeting could be suggested than the
anniversary OF the birth of our party next
May?
ITO accomplish this, it would be neces-
sary for the reorganization committee to
abandon the idea of calling the proposed
nominating conventions in the spring.
The national committee could be called
by it's officers through the referendum
to met at such time and place as might be
agreed upon by the two committees.
Il believe our committee should give as
surances to our people by official vote, that
the national nominating convention shall
be held prior to the national nomina ting
committee of the two parties. This would
serve to avoid all suspicion, give confidence
to and satisfy many who desire a spring
convention because they fear a repetition
of the experience of 1886.
There should be congressional COM
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
APPEAL TO P0PULISTS
For the Lease Home Fund.

The following contributions have been
received tor the fund recently started,
which is being raised by the Representa-
tive for the purpose of purchasing a home
for Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, of Kansas
who has been ruthlessly deprived Of the
shelter for her children, by moneylending
corporation, for one-half the amount loaned
upon it, and a judgment obtained for the
remainder, which they propose to use in
following her up to reduce her to absolute
want. Her offense is the eloquent advO-
cacy of Populist principles. l ask every
lover of justice and fair play to send his
contribution to me at Hastings, Mimi, and
l will see that the money is acknowledged
in this paper, and scrupulously applied to
the purpose designated. l also call upon
all Populist newspapers throughout the
country to give notice to their readers Of
the movement, and request their subscrib-
ers to contribute to the fund.
Amounts heretofore published ...... S22S. so
I. w. Sartain Usage, Minn. ........ .25
f. J. Moore, Usage, MIMI. ..... 80
J. G.. Moore, Linnall, MINI. n............ 100
W. II. Bateman, Park Rapids, Mimi. .25
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ciples are right and eternal as the heav-
ems. Then let us, like men, so down
fighting for the right rather than sac
rifice one iota for office or place. Lot
us accept the jeers and insults OF the
whole disreputable gang of Democratic
hireings, who cry out "Hannacrat
against every one who cannot be pol
luted by the foul touch OF this gan
grened, mongrel collection OF Demo-
Popocratic allied office seekers.
The few who voted the Populist ticket
last fall are like Gideon's army of old.
They have Tapped at the branch, and
you can count upon them in any emer-
gency. J. +. WAA.AAo.
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RED HOT.
Willis of Kansas Goes for the
FusiOEfsts.

Willis of Kansas Goes for the
FusiOEfsts.
(From Minneapolis Tribune, Dec. 31.)
The middle of the road Populists of
the city are very indignant at The
charges leveled against them by the
fusion faction, who have been clubbing
them assistant Republicans" and other
terms which do not read well in print,
simply because they are opposed to
fusion with the Democratic party. The
Progressive Age this week had an ar
ticle in which it was stated that care
full inquiry in Southern states had
shown positively that fusion was a sue
cess, and that all who are opposed to
concerted action by the Democracy and
Populists are traitors to the best in
terests Of the party.
AS a reply to the charges the local
mid-roaders submit the following letter
just received by one of their number,
from ]. F. Willis, president Of the Ma
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
Geo. f. Wnshburn Talks of the St.
Louis Conference.

BOSTON, Jan. n.-lnteresting develop
mtns are expected at the meeting of the
reorganization committee of the PEOPLES
Party, which is to be held at ST. Louis
today. Members of the national COM
mittee and other prominent leaders of the
party will be present at the gathering
which is the outgrowth of the Nashville
conference held last February.
Shortly after the close Of the national
campaign Mr.. George f. Washburn, of
Boston, member of the national executive
committee, issued an appeal urging the
Populists to break away from the DEM
ocrats and conduct their fight independent
Iy. He favored the conference at Nash
Vile, at which the present reorganization
committee was created.
In November the executive committee
met and issued a call for the full COM
mittee to come together today, recon-
mending that they issue call for a
nominating convention to be held next
spring, for the purpose Of adopting a plat
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

gressional campaign next fall with vigor
and enthusiasm all along the line.
THE silverites can trust our men when
they cannot trust each other; therefore.
if they wish to indorse our candidates,
it is their privilege to do SO. but let 1t he
understood that henceforth Populsts will
confine their support to their own candi-
dates heroic policy like this would in
spire confidence and thrill and unite our
party more than to hold a nominating con-
yention 1t would serve to bury animosities
and arouse actions; it would penetrate
every district, arouse every sleeper, and
call to activity every worker.
Can we not unite our forces on some
conservative middle-of-t tle-road plan like
this? A crisis is now at hand, it is time for
the party to speak.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

IT, do not elong
y combine
D
Carl Stewart Lumber Exchange Minneapolis.

that of the hated Hessian is one IT ideal
nobility Let word go to Washington
that we will not have this treaty rati-
fed, that we have had enough of Eng
lish dominance, that we want The
hand of Johnny Bull taken out Of our
pocket before we will make any terms
of peace with him, let alone promisi lg
to help him keep out of the clutches Of
the nations he has robbed with smooth
ly worded treaties. II the matter were
left to the Intelligent masses of people
In this country they would tell him in
the words OF the late George Pullman,
There is nothing to arbitrate,' and
keep up strike against Anglomania
p. S. r.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
Riddle Issues a Call,

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 23.-Chairman
Taylor Riddle has issued call for a
meeting Of the Populist state central
committee at Topeka, Jan. and 6, for
the purpose of laying plans for the fu-
ture.
In case the regular national COM
mittee declines to do anything to adj
vance the cause of the Peoples party,
it will have to be ignored. A great re-
form movement cannot be pgeon-holed
by committee.-Missouri World
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
INDIANA POPULISTS.

Harmonious Meeting and ResOlu.
tiOns Against Fusion.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 31--Tbe
Populists State Committee and the Re-
organization State Committee and the
Indiana Reform Press association met
here today. The meeting was we'll It,
tended and harmonious. One Of the
important resolutions was that hereaf-
ter there would be no more fusion.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

For effective campaign and education
al work in clubs and school districts
no combination equals Seven Financial
Conspiracies,' Ten Men of Money Is
land" Bond and Industrial Slavery"
and president John Smith These four
splendid books for so cents.
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With the initiative and referendum
will vote for. Now we get any law the
millionaires will pay for Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price 25 cents.
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OVER THE TRAIL
+. M'CORMACK, OF DULUTH, COM
PLETES A TRYING JOURNEY.

He Left Dawson Nov. "a. and Made
the Trail AlOne-Reached Mime
apOlis Saturday, and Is mt Once
the Center of Group of In-
tereSted Citizens-COmbined Eff
forts of Himself and Partner in
Digging for Gold Brings Results
AggresatinS SI5O,OOO.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

Read Bond and Industrial Slavery
and in direct legislation you will find
all reforms.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

Initiative, and referendum will sides;
track silver i'll 1906. Read Bond and
Industrial Slavery" II
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The initiative and referendum will be
the national isstle in 1900. Bond and
industrial Slavery will be the compaign
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text book. Price Is cents.
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D. c. Evans, South Eand, Mimi. LOO
Paul Miller. Minneton>2 Mills...... l.Co
J. n True, Detroit, Mimi. ........... LOO
John Adamson, Fergus Falls, MIMI. ~
e. A. Williams Fergus Falls Mimi. IL
Duncan Hadley, Minneapolis Minn. 10
Ole N Hendrickson. Northand. Mimi. 20
John Gustafson Minneapolis, Minn.. 10
Nelson Martin, WorthngtoD, Mnn... .l0
Mrs N Martin, Worthington, Mimi. 10
Lizzie NJ kavanaugh, Currie, Mimi. .l0
A. Norelius, kiron, 1owa.... ....... .o0
John Paulson, Niningcr Minn.... 10
Joseph Fahey, Nininger. Minn..... 10
Kranz Bros, Nininger Minn..... 10
Thos. Dunn, Nininger, MINI. 10
Michael Ahern, NiniEgcr, Minn........ 10
Aug. Frederickson, Nninger, Minn... 10
Chas. Swanson, Nninger, Minn...... 10
Daniel Johnson. Nininger, Minn..... 10
Henry G. Lilleman, Lilleman, Mimi. 100
Mrs Maurice Luby, Long Lake, MINI. 80
Daniel Wallace, Spokane, Wash..... .23
c. C.~Dempsey, Spokane Wash...... 100
Sid Wilcoxon, Bonito, N. M......... 80
NJ. NJ Strom Minneota, Minn........ LOO
l. G. McGrath, Moorhead, MInn...... 20
Enos A. Mills. Butte, Mont. .25
n H. Burgess. Corlova, MINI. ........ 10
NJ. l. Nelson, Louisburg, MINI. ...... 10
A. M. Greedy, Valparaiso, Ind. ....... .25
Oscar Halberg, Pennock, Mnn...... 10
d. E. Mitchell, Brooten Minn........ 80
E. S. Gunderson, Sacred Heart, MINI. .25
Henry Croft Rock, MINI. 10
Eugene Harding, Tracy, Minn.... $50 25
Will Fahey, Green Isle, Mimi ~ 10
w j. Enright Rose Creek ........ 25
OIe Peterson, Wyannette, Minn.. 20
oiids iehneS, Alexandra, Mlnn...... 10
e. G. Moore, Hayes Center, Minn.... .25
Iotal.... .s241 80
omission
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IL tIltTe is an omission TO give due credit
write me at once.
Thls list will be kept standing, and added
to from week to week, until enough has
been secured to purchase the home and
put in the hands of trustees, so that Mrs.
Leases creditors cannot get it or seize
upon the pots and pans and kettles
therein.
Let us show the world that Populsts
can be as grateful to those who help them
as are the plutocrats. If we can make
this movement a success it will be an
honor to every Peoples party man in the
state and in the United States. Let each
frierd of reform send In as much as he
can spare. IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

The Rings steal hundreds Of MILL
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plunder is used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up the
leaders Of the two old parties, to
darken intelligence and make the
voters poor, blind and incapable OF
self-defense. Strike before 1t Is too
late.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

Horatio S. Rubens, counsel for the Cuban
Junta, declared the Cubans could not ac-
cept any interference by the United States
which did not include absolute independ-
ence for Cuba, and if American troops
were landed IN Cuba on other terms would
as last resort resist them by force OF arms.
The Junta promptly repudiated the last
part of the statement.
Special reports show that nearly every
State in the Union is preparing for war.
Militia is being recruited to full strength,
equipments are being overhauled and sup
plies got ready. Preparations for quick
mobilization are being made Many COM
panes of volunteers are being organized.
Several States have provided war funds for
emergency.
The man who made for Spain the mine
which he is convinced blew up the Maine,
j. p. Gibbons, of London, cabled signed
statement. He says it was ground mine
containing 500 pounds of guncotton, and
could not possibly have been exploded ex-
cept by an officer of the Spanish Govern
ment.
Representative Lorrimer, of Illinois, says
General Lee told Captain Sigsbee that
when the Maine was blown up he electric
lights in Havana were extinguished, show
ing electrical connection with the destruc-
tion of the battleship. General Lee will
tell what he knows to Congress.
detachment of the New York Naval
Reserves-the first of our citizen soldiery
to be called into active service-reported
for duty on the United States monitor
Nahant at Philadelphia 1t is expected
that the monitor will be stationed at New
York.
Minister Woodford says that delay is
making tor peace in Spain, but all reported
facts point to a growing conviction there
that war is inevitable. The General has
been instructed by the State Department
to leave Madrid when he sees fit.
The officers and men of the Asatic
squadron cabled at their own expense from
Hongkong for news of the Maine. On or
ders from Washington the Boston and Con-
cord were called back from ChcnIulpo and
the fleet made ready for action.
Most of the ships of Spain's navy are
gathering at Cadiz. But instead of any
squadron being ordered to American
waters, neither squadron assembling at
Cadiz is anywhere near ready for sea,
much less for fighting
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14

New York, n. Y.-Several of the vessels
of the North German Lloyd Mediterranean
ment Gustav II. Schwab, of the New
York office of the Company, has made the
offer to the Naval Auxiliary Board, and it
is possible that negotiations looking to
their purchase will be opened shortly. The
largest and best-equipped vessels will not,
however, be sold. In the Mediterranean
service are the Fulda, Ems, Werra, Kaiser
Wilhelm H. and Adler. The American
line steamer Illinois will be inspected short
ly at Philadelphia.