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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07

1t simpliies the movement and work of the
future. Whether Democrat PEOPLES, Peo-
pies Democrat or Democrat it is all the
same, when there is but one set of prin-
ciples. The practical way of bringing this
about is what is to engage attention in the
next campaign. This Is the view OF the
leading state politicians"
1t is amusing to read the expression
"the men who are in the cause for the
cause itself and NOT FOR MERE NAME
AND PLACE, are now lined up for the
future'-and then read the list Of those
who are besieging Governor-Elect Lind
for position. Every leading Fusionist
in Minnesota is after him for "fat
job" and soft snap
Wait until Mr.. Lind announces the
names of the successful ones and you
will hear music by the whole band.
In the meantime Gov. Lind has our
profound sympathy. A warm corner in
sheol would be more comfortable than
the place he occupies. ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07

sums and the vast sums owned by American
syndicates and millionaires away, and what
is left for the people? Bear in mind also
that we are indebted to French and Ger
man capitalists in vast sums which cannot
be easily got at, but We may safely set
the amount one-half of our obligations to
to England. Remember, too, that it is our
people who must foot up the interest on
all this enormous debt, and then ask your
self the question, who owns America?
This is terrible showing; but it is
nothing to the degradation of the
American mind before the feet of Eng
land. We look to "the mother country"
for our opinions in politics and religion
and literature. We are to have treaty
that is to make the two countries sub
stantially one nation.
The Tories of 1776 have come to the
top, through their posterity; and are
ready to apologize for the Declaration
of Independence, and Yorktown and
New Orleans. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
DO YOUR DUTY,

We here in Minnesota are in the
throes of beastly business-the distri
button of the spoils of victory among the
men who deserted the Peoples party for
plumber Until this work is finished the
skies will be dark with the tumbling,
writhing clouds of conterding human
selfishness About February next they
will begin to clear, and the bright lights
of principle will once more shoot ZIP
from the darkness, like the rays of
magnificent aurora.
Human nature in it's nObler features is
godlike In it's baser aspects it is
demoniac 1t will die for the right; it
will murder for the wrong.
The dreadful necessity of daily bread
must be the excuse for the weaknesses
of mankind.
Is there enough love of mankind in
the masses to overthrow plutocracy?
Sometimes we doubt. Sometimes we
hope.
Let each do his duty to the best of his
capacity. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
HOW CAN THEY:
The st. Paul Globe says:

And speaking of the Peoples party, 1T
is the present intention of the managers to
proceed to reorganize, for the purpose of
carrying on it's part of the work of the allied
forces. 1t is recognized that the mid-road-
ers have come the way Of all EARTH and that
hereafter there will be question about
the attitude of sincere reformers, so long
as the Democratic party stands true for the
masses of the people, as now seems assured.
But suppose it does not? Then the People s
party expects to seize the inheritance and
go forth to victory. But to the patriotic
masses of that party name is nothing, only
the end sought.
How can the Fusion-Populists, of the
Democratic combination, hereafter claim
to be Populists. when the highest legal
authority in the state, the supreme
court, has decided that the Peoples
Democrat combination WAS ONE
PARTY, and only AS ONE PARTY
could they get upon the official ballot?
There is no Peoples party in Mime
sofa but that which has been nick-named
Mid-Roaders.'' They alone will he
recognized by the national committee of
the Cincinnati conference. They alone
are entitled to carry the banner of the
Omaha convention of 1892. ]. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

The following comes from a Globe cores
pendent at Sleepy Eye:
SLEEPY EYE, Mimi, Nov. 17.-(Speciel y
This town is amused today over dispatch
in the St. Paul Pioneer Press putting in
Mr.. Lind's mouth speech closing with the
sentence: ''This practically makes a free
silver victory of the contest" Mr.. Lind
did not mention Mr.. Bryan, the Chicago
platform free silver once during his ad-
dress. When he mentioned his victory Mr.
Lind said It was due to many causes prom
inent among them the years of earnest
work by the old Farmers Alliance, the Pop
uists. the reformers in general, and the re-
juvenated Democracy.
We are glad to see John Lind recog-
nizing the services of the Farmers Al
lance. He is the first outsider that
has done SO. We thank him, in behalf
of the noble band of self-sacrificing
workers, who, for nearly twenty years
held up the standard of that great or
ganization in this state
THE actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust"
Turn in, all hands, and revive the
Farmers Alliance and elect delegates to
the state convention next January, and
raise collection to pay their expenses.
We are to have reform" governor;
let us see if the Farmers Alliance car
not help him to secure some substantial
reform. Go to work. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
THE PRICE OF VICTORY.

It is evident that the Money power
will exact, to the last farthing, the debt
which the Republican Party owes it for
it's recent triumph.
The following article shows what is
about to take place:
Especial to the Chicago Times-Herald)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Gold Demo-
Gratis say the Republican majority in con-
gress must meet the demands of the bust
ness community of the country for cur
rency reform If the Republican party hopes
to retain the support Of the sound money
Democrats in 1900. This Is the declared
opinion of John j. Rooney, of New York,
secretary of the Democratic Honest Money
League. which did good work in 1896 in
consolidating the business vote for Nc
Kinley and the gold standard. Mr.. Rooney
thus urges an extra session:
1T is of vital Importance to the future
welfare of the country that the currency
problem should be settled and settled right
during the next year, either in the coming
short session Of the present congress or at
a special session next spring Now is the
opportunity, which may not come again, to
put our financial house in order where 1t
will be beyond the attack of noisy dema-
gogues and will insure confidence among
business men. 1t is idle to say that there
Is no need for legislation because we are
having breathing spell of prosperity. The
most reassuring feature of present condi-
tions is the fact that the senate seems to
be secure for sound money for four years
and perhaps for six years This will give
business men a willingness to make invest
ments in the West and grant credits there,
which they have not had while there was
danger that the country might go to the
silver standard within year SO, as the
result of election for members of con-
gress."
why can we not, if the outlook is so
favorable continue upon the present basis?"
was asked.
1T is necessary" replied Mr.. Rooney, "to
afford facilities for this eXtention of credit
in the West by an adequate banking SyS-
tenn. The facility for granting credit is of
vastly more Importance than a change in
the volume of metallic money, which latter
cannot in any event represent more than a
small percentage of the great amount of
credit transactions resting upon the great
transferable wealth of the country. If a
banking system is adopted which adapts the
currency to the fluctuations in business
credit can be extended in the South and
West much more efficiently and at much
lower cost than under the present banking
laws. These laws are more restrictive than
those of almost any other civilized country
Inc way to cltnch the sound money victory
won by the union of Republicans and Gold
Democrats week ago, is to provide ade-
quate credit facilities by means of a scien-
t1fic currency system. The bill reported
by the banking committee at the last ses-
sion meets my views. 1t ought to be
passed without delay"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07

mere thought that such a body Of men
might ever obtain control of the government
was disheartening. Their one idea was to
take possession of whatever other people
had, simply because they themselves had
nothing. Personally they were honest, but
their policies were not.
Fancy the chairman of a committee
of thieves reporting to his constituents:
THAT legislature was wonderful as
semblage. They were intent on taking
possession of whatever other people had
through laws against larceny and
highway robbery. They discouraged all
enterprise"
Was not the Peoples party established
simply to protect industry in the pos
session of the work of it's own hand ?
Did it not declare:-
Wealth belongs to him who pro-
duces it; and if any man will not work
neither shall he eat"
Was there any robbery i'll this? Who
but thief can take issue with that
sentiment? Is not it's overthrow "a
lamity for the whole human race? What
is even free silver compared with this
world-embracing declaration.
Are few petty Offices to be balanced
against it? Who will say they should
be? l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
BEGINNING THE WORK
FORMING THE CLUBS.

The Faribault "Jeffersonian," of last
week, says
Mr. E. j. White, the indefatigable, has
organized precinct Midroad Populist club
at Morristown, under the plan of the Gin
cinnai convention and is now ready to
take a referendum vote on any subject that
may be submitted 1t is is probably the first
club organized in the country. He informs
us that it was comparatively easy task
to get POpulists of any stripe to join, for
down deep in the heart of every one is
found a desire to avoid the pit-fall of
fusion. He simply took the platform of the
party and the plan of organization, past
ing them on sheet of blank paper and then
visited such as he thought were good and
true Populists; took their names, appointed
a place, day and hour to meet and elect
officers This is a permanent club, and can
be added to at any time Any one can be-
come a member by simply subscribing to
the platform and plan of organization. Why
cannot Rice county be organized In the
same way. Who Is there in each precinct
that will take it up and perform the little
labor necessary for its accomplishment"
Now let the good work go on. The
simpler the form of organization The
better.
Start clubs everywhere "The Rep
resentative" will be glad to publish your
reports. Plans are on foot to make this
work a great success. Push it with all
your force. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
WHAT IS PROSPERITY

Does it consist in real estate, worth
one-fourth what it was 10 years ago?
Does it consist in wheat worth 80
cents bushel, compared with 81 IS
years ago?
Does it consist in a steadily increasing
string of bankrupts, criminals, lunatics
and suicides?
Does it consist in newspapers, them
selves bankrupt, preaching universal
prosperity?
Does it consist in hundreds of trusts,
undisturbed by the law, combining to
put up the prices, which have been
forced down by the poverty of the peo-
pie?
Does it consist in the fact that the
producers of the worlds wealth can, by
close economies, get enough out of their
toll to not starve to death?
What is prosperity, anyhow? I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
HIT 'EM HARD.
The St. Paul Dispatch says:

"Well, thank heaven, we are through with
the Populists," said leading Democrat last
evening. "Populism is dead and the mourn
ers are very few. The result Of the recent
election show that the Democrats owe them
nothing An analysis of the vote will show
that the Populist element rendered the DEM
ocrats no assistance of any value whatso-
ever. and two years from now we can hold
Democratic convention and place
straight Democratic ticket in the field.
There will be no waiting through the day
and night for the Pop convention to get
through with it's wrangling. If there should
be three or four, even half a dozen Popu-
lists left outside the Democratic ranks, they
can wrangle to their hearts content, but
they will never again stop a Democratic
procession
Long before 1900 the Fusion leaders
will all be trying to get back into the
Peoples party, SO as to have something
to trade off for another Democratic en-
dorsement. They will be like Noah's
dove hunting for resting place for the
sole of it's foot l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
COMMITTEE MEETING.

. We wish again to remind members Of
the state central committee that meet
ing of that committee will be held in St.
Paul Jan. 3. at rooms 400-1 Baltimore
building. The business to be transact
ed is of the utmost Importance and every
member should if possible be present At
that meeting among other matters it is
expected the committee will give our
state plan OF organization thorough re-
vision considering the same section by
section if necessary. Some good work
ing plan should certainly be adopted and
put in operation at once. The state
plan already sent out formulated by the
committee appointed for that purpose
June 16, seems to be in the main salts
factory to the party. It contains, how
ever, some provisions that have met Sc
we're criticism and has been criticised
as formidably long Our party cannot
grow under a system of iron bound pro-
visions or plan of organization that is
unsatisfactory to any large faction of
our mid-road membership. A proper
and successful plan must contain suf-
ficient elasticity to permit growth of the
party and at the same time such restric-
lions as shall prevent such growth caus-
ing disintergation.
Every member of the committee should
take hand in suggesting the best means
to the important ends to be accomplish
ed and It is hoped all will be present.
E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07

Read these extracts from a Minnoap'
lie dai1v 0f Dec 1898.

Read these extracts from a Minnoapo-
lis daily of Dec. 3, 1898:
John Lind was in Minneapolis yesterday
and made himself sociabe with the hungry
faithful for short time. In fact, his stay
was all too brief to please some of the
vOraciOuS ones who literally Swarmed
around the hotel Nicoilet just as soon as
they heard that the goVernor-elect was "on
tap" In self-defense the New Ulm man
was compelled to close the door for a time
and dispose of his business with those al
ready on the inside. During the day Mr.
Lind succeeded in converSing with large
number of the most prominent OF local tu-
sion leaders, and endeavored to map out a
plan for satisfying the hunger of those who
have fought valiantly under the Lind stand
ard for the past two years.
And this:
Chairman Rosing remained in st. Paul
yesterday while Mr.. Lind was apportioning
good things among the Hennepin faithful,
and the crowd of officeseekers which sur
rounded the new private secretary was only
second to that which pestered the life out
of Mr.. Lind. "'I am positively ashamed to
be seen approaching either Rosing or Lind
nowadays" said a Democratic war horse,
who is not seeking anything for himself.
81 have been in politics for a long time,
and / must confess that 1 have never seen
anything to equal the terrific pressure for
place now being exerted by members of the
fusion party. 1t probably arises from the
long dry spell, but nevertheless, the brazen-
ness of some Of them is something which
makes me ashamed of my party"
Before the first of February next Gov
Lind will call upon the mountains to
fail and cover him.
1t is case of 40 years hunger. The
Fusionist elbows the Democrat, and the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07

specifically denied that he was or ever
had been either a Populist or Demo-
crat and as bid for Republican votes
declared himself political orphan. 1t
was the Scandinavian Republican vote
that elected him and defeated every one
Lind is just as much Republican as
was Eustis and was so recognized by
large faction who contributed to his cleo
ton. The fact that the balance of the
ticket was turned down for the straight
Republican nominees shows both the
weakness of fusion in Minnesota and
the strength of Republicanism. For
thirty years in Minnesota the Demo-
cratic party has tried to down the Re-
publicans, each year with the same re-
suits. In 1896 the Populists turned their
votes over to the Democrats and the
combined vote came near success. This
show of strength which really should
have been credited to the Populsts, was
seized by the Democrats and exploited rs
evidence that in the reform movement
in Minnesota the Democratic party was
"the whole thing"
S. NJ. Owens vote of over eighty
thousand should convince Democrats
that they lack about that number Of
being "the whole thing in the Min
nesota reform movement. 1t would seem
that after biennial contests with the
Republicans for thirty years and thor
Ough drubbing at each election the
Democrats should in such defeats see
some evidence that among the people of
this state the Democratic party is not
immensely popular. There would seem
to be slight cause for Democrats to have
"swelled head and boastfully declare
their ability to go it alone. They will
go it alone to defeat at every election
The name Democracy with the stigma
of Growers name and the memories of
broken pledges is not as a winning card
at elections in this state a bowling sue
cess.
If the Democrats for thirty years nave
failed to perform the work it would seem
to be good sense that they should now
be ready to give up the tools and give
the POpul1sts chance. E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
PITIFUL.

w. B. Douglass, the new attorney general,
has made totals for the Seventh district
counties from the returns SO far at hand
and is sure that the Republican state ticket
below governor carried the district by a
good plurality. Thus it would appear that
the POpulist Seventh district has at last
returned to the Republican columns.
They had to go either with the Demo-
cratic column or the Republican column;
and as most of them came to us from
the G. o. P, they went back to it.
But they are Populists still, and will
be again with us, as soon as the funeral
services over the Fusion leaders are
completed.
But it is hard to think that we have
lost, for the time being, the only con-
gressional district we could call our own.
This is the fruit of Fusion. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
NOT AT ALL.

There are evidences that Mr.. Donnelly has
again retired to his own library, and that
proposition to make S. M. Owen dairy COM
missioner should bring him out.-St. Paul
Dispatch
Not at all. Mr.. Owen has MIXED the
Reform movement of this state for ten
years, and given the cow not even a
handful Of fodder in all that time.
While we have spent thousands Of dol
lars to advance the Alliance and the
Peoples party, we do not know Of an
instance in which he ever gave either Of
them dollar. Do you?
Make him dairy commissioner and let
him milk the state. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
in between them both. The real Popu-
lists look on and laugh. Id
WHEAT AND FLOUR.

A friend hands us these figures. Are
they right? If they are not, should not
the next legislature interfere for the
protection of the people?
He says an ex-miller tells him that
22O pounds of wheat will make a barrel
of -four. This is equal to bushels and
40 pounds. At 81 cents bushel this
yields the farmer 5000.
The bran and shorts pay the cost of
milling.
The miller sells the 1913 pounds Of
flour Zone barely, for $5-nearly s. more
than it cost him!
The bran and shorts average the mill
er $14 ton.
The wheat averages The farmer about
$40 ton.
Only Sc ton difference between hui
man food and refuse-between the wheat
berry and it's shell!
Why are your Alliances silent? Here
is something to debate during the win,
ter. I. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07
THE STEADY CONTRACTION.
Squeezing Men Into the Grave.

Especial to the St. Paul Dispatch)
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Nov. 3O.-The sad
finale in a case which attracted attention
throughout the entire Northwest is said
to be at hand. Friends in ST. Cloud received
telegraphic communica ton Tuesday after
noon from ]. Hamilton Troutman of Win
netka, ILL.,, conveying the intelligence that
Lucian T. Troutman, formerly of st. Cloud,
whose defalcations early this fall nearly
wrecked the ST. Cloud 4lutual Building,
Loan and Saving Fund association, was Gy
ing After the settlement had been effected
with the old secretary, L. L. Troutman,
that gentleman and his wife left for Hi
nois to make their future home. Since
irving at Winnetka he has steadily failed
and has been suffering from a severe at
tack of nervous prostration, the result of
the terrible ordeal through which he passed.
Five months ago the unfortunate man was
looked upon one of ST. Clouds fore
most citizens. Today he is a physical wreck.
One of the apostles said that all the
books in the world would not hold the
writings and speeches of Christ.
All the books in the world today
would not contain the awful record of
the miseries inflicted on mankind by
the gigantic conspiracy of the money
lenders during the past twenty years.
Think of the endless catalogue of bank
rupt merchants, manufacturers and
business men-the broken hearts, the
ruined homes, the scattered families!
Think of the dreadful depreciation of
property revealed by such items Of
news as this:
Special to The Journal
Peoples Savings Bank failed owing de-
positors about $4,000. The depositors were
nearly all poor men, The bank had been
conducted conservatively, it was supposed,
and all loans were made on real estate at
an ample margin or on collateral. few
days ago the remaining assets Of the bank
were sold to clean up the estate. They
fetched $780, One piece of suburban real
estate sold in 1892 at $4,000 cash, and on
which the bank had made 1850 loan,
brought $219 at the sale. One note for
81, 600, secured by collateral, sold for $6.25.
Of course these were exceptional cases,
but not exceptional but that the assets
brought only per cent of the liabilities.
Go into Minneapolis and st. Paul and
they will tell you many stories equally
bad And that which is true of Mime
sofa is true of the whole United States
of the whole world.
And the dreadful part of the business
is that the conspiracy SO controls public
opinion, through the daily press, that
the very victims support it at the ballot
box, and continue it in power.
Weakened Populists and weaker
kneed Democrats all fall down before
Mammon and repudiate the cause of
free silver.
Man! Man! 1t is wonder that God
ever made creature SO unreliable.
I. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-12-07

the dead body of Falstaff: not
all this flesh keep in little life?"
The long spear of monetary contrac-
ton reached his vitals despite his 425
pounds.
The catalogue of suicides is becoming
elbOwing their fellow men of the planet.
And yet the fools refuse to think They
simply rush blindly for the grave. 7. D.