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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
FAILS TO 90 HIS DUTY
WHAT ARE WE TO EXPECT III 11Nn
IS ELECTED GOVERNOR-Ask
LIMBS FRIENDS TO EXPLAIN.

The Martin Comfy News says:
Special to the Journal
F'airmont, Mimi, Sept 2S-The Martin
County News of this week contains a review
or John Llnd's interview given to the news
papers on the day Of his return with his reg
lment from Ch.ckamauga. The edi or Of the
news Is an old soldier himself and claims
10 Know what he is talking about. he D ints
ne makes are certainly interesting and
would seem to call for an explanation from
honest john I his is " hat The News avg:
The News has always believed that John
Lind was a greatly overestimated man, but
mas given hlm credit for good average abil-
lty and honesty. This being the case we
were greatly surprised to see an interview
with the returned quartermaster, published
IN the Minneapolis Journal of Sept. H. The
IoHoWlng are the portions which particular
ly attracted our attention:
The staff departments, quartermaster and
commissary, have great deal to answer
Tor. 1t is my opinion that had the
war lasted three months longer, the army
would have been thoroughly dsorganized
and the men completely oisheartened ow-
GERS.
The government and the people at large
intend that the soldier shall be we'll cared
for, but somewhere there has been a serious
miscarriage of plans. I'll speak just
word about the prOvender for horses. We
never got full weight. A bale Of hay said
to weigh 100 pounds never weighed more
than 70. A package of oats billed at
l6O pounds. never went above 120: and this
was the way with everything We bought for
the horses and mules. 1 spent hours every
day protesting against this thing, but it
did no good. The trouble was with the
general staff, and the regimental officers
could not reach it or remedy it.
After alluding to the first shoes received,
he goes on to speak Of some received and
issued to the recruits, as follows:
The shoes delivered. however, were not
worth putting on In some Instances they
did not last two days. The moment they
were wet they fell to pieces. Many of the
recruits referred to have had three or four
pairs of shoes each, to the one pair furnish
ed at St. Paul. - Some of the boxes
of shoes which came to us and were opened
shapes each. In the same box were razor
coin toes, bull dogs. Somebody had sold
the government job lot of worthless stock
at fancy prices, and the boys had to stand
the brunt of it ALL :
Mr.. Lind may be telling the truth in re-
gard to the kind and quality of property re-
ceived. but has entirely misplaced the re-
spOnsibility for such state of affairs as
the following extracts from army regula-
tons will show. L. s. Army Regulations,
1895, page SO, paragraph $685. says:
A transfer of public property involves a
change Of possession and accountability.
The transferring officers will furnish the
accurately enumerating the property and
the latter will return duplicate receipts.
Paragraph 66S, on same page, says:
Upon the receipt of public property nv an
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
A POINT ANSWERED.

Brother Schilling, in the Milwaukee
Advance, thinks he makes point on us
by the following:
The following is an extract from the
address of the Nashville middle Of the road
conference held July 4, 1897, and written by
Ignatius Donnelly:
We do not say what the Peoples Party
shall or shall not do three years from now,
leaving that to the wisdom of the whole
party in national convention assembled
enlightened by the wisdom of experience
and the teaching of events.
Precisely. That would have been our
natural and proper course if things had
taken THEIR natural and proper course;
but when the leader of our forces, Ma
tional Chairman Butler, is at work to
destroy our organization and is succeed
ing, should we stand idly by while he
does it?
If l invite Brother Schilling to take
dinner with me next week, and just be-
fore he arrives my house takes fire,
should I not forget Brother Schililng for
the time and save the house? And what
would the people think if Brother Schill-
ing insisted l should let the fire alone
and set out that dinner? If the fire
RACES there will be no dinner to set out
If Butler has his way there will be no
party to assemble in 1900. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
E. d. cox INDORSES.

We congratulate the Populists on having
now placed themselves beyond the reach OF
fusion, by the nominat ii n Of Wharton Barrie
er, of Philadelphia, for president and Ig-
Mathis Donnelly. of Minnesota for vice
president. 1t was well DONE and no two
men in the United States could have been
selected who will inspire more confidence
than the nominees of the PEOPLES party
There will be no sell ng cut ana trading in
the future. Later we shall present the
biography of the nominees. They are the
peers of the greatest in the land Uncrown cd
kings. who have espoused the cause Of the
people. They are men Of broad views
Scholars and gentlemen withcl They are
the leaders of the men who will build she
nation anew, and stay the deadly march
toward imperialism, despotism and degra-
dation.
Brother Populists. fall in line for g~an1-
er victory than has ever been achieved nv
arms. Let your silent ballots fell like snow
flakes into the ballot box for the Peon1e's
party ticket next November Come out Of
your holes, there will be no more fusion
forever. Let US muster our broken ranks
ana close up the ga3s made thro ugh an al
lance with the Democracy Let the errino
brothers go in peace if they prefer the
Democratic party and believe there "a
where they belong. Let them go. We shall
be sorry to lose Them but we have no ha I'd
words of reproach. We recognize their right
to vote as they please
ran in line for Barker, DonreIly and vic
tory.-Justfce. Marquette, Mich.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
GIVE 1T A NAME.

In circulating our petitions for the
placing of our state ticket upon the Of
fetal ballot, new species of freak has
been discovered, and We are hunting for
a name appropriately suggestive of the
disgusting characteristics of the new
animal
Voters calling themselves Populists
have been discovered who refused to
sign these petitions because they believed
in fusion and John Lind.
Let us examine this animal more close
ly, under the microscope, as it were. He
wears the clothes of man. He has
busted his suspenders shouting for ma
jority rule, free ballot, a full vote and
a fair count
He grows red in the face swearing
about the intimidation, coercion and
fraud by which, in 1896, TIE Republicans
thwarted the will of majorities and sub
jected the many to the domination of
the few.
He has ripped his shirt up the back de-
nouncing the law by which 50 many in
1896 were DISTINGUISHED. He loudly pro-
fesses to believe in the principles of di-
rect legislation, and that every man,
whether rich or poor, should have an
equal voice in the affairs of government
He rests all argument upon the one idea
that good government is consistent only
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
OUTRAGEOUS!
Raising u AkeiiE iOus Issue,

Raising "a Axe zig iOus ISSUE
One OF the ieduins officials of the
Democratic parry Oh this state said the
other day, speaAlns OF Mr. Donnelly:
HE WAS MARRIED IN A PROTEST.
ANT CHURCH LAST SPRING. AND !
WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HIM FOR
ANY OFFICE!"
When it is remembered that this il a
free country and that Mr.. Donnelly
never belonged to any church, this dec
laration is all wrong. If man is to be
punished for marrying a Protestant wife
what shall be done to him who marries =
catholic wife? And how long will il
be before we have the Spanish Inouisi.
ton established among us? Bigotry
boiled down.
Mr.. Donnelly three years ago. in a Sc
rles of meetings, defended the Catholics
from the charges Of the A. P. AS tina,
they were proscriptive and iptolerant
aud now he is getting his reward. This
man should emigrate to some country
where church and state are not sena-
rate. ~
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
THE AMENDE HONORABLE

The last issue of Mr.. Merritt's paper.
the Sentinel, Of Lewisburg, Tenn, con-
tains an extract from The Representa-
tive, in which we charged that the "bolt-
ers' at Cincinnati were working in the
interest of Senator Butler and the Demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Merritt denies this
charge and adds:
Now. Mr.. Donnelly, we did not tb;rk
this OF you. You certainly did not charge
such men as Joe A. Parker, Of Kentucky
Mcbride OF Michigan. and Ferris of Illinois
with pelng Democratic agents to break IN
the convention? We. were one of +ba
boilers and were in hearty accord with
every action of the convention. until r.
abandoned what We considered a vital nrin
ciple Of the Peoples party. The convention.
after We left, We learn, recognized its error
by adopting the referendum resolution Of
fered by Capt. Burkitt. We do not believe
that there would have been a bolt if this
resolution had been adopted before the same
happened. and We believe those who bolted
would have remained in the convention per-
fectly satisfied to make nominations under
such a resolution. and we believe every one
OF them would have voted for the nomina-
ton Of Donaelly for president, and their
vote would have secured It to him. notyyith-
standing portion of his own state would
not vote for him. and yet here he is the
1rst man to impune their motives. and
charge them with being Butterflies when he
should know better, and not go of at q
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
CAVITY AND BUCK.

In the Populist state convention Ignatius
Donnely made a fierce assault upon JUS
itces Mitchell. CAVITY and Buck accusing
them of deciding the state elevator law to
be unconstitutional. The Mankato Review
calls attention to the fact that this case
was argued before the supreme court Dec.
g. 1893, that Justices Canty and Buck did
not take their seats on the supreme bench
until January, 1894 and that they took no
part in the decision.-Times.
Why repeat this stale lie?
Were Canty and Buck blind and deaf
until they took their seats on the SUI
preme bench, jan 1, 1894? Had they not
read the fierce debates in the papers in
1892 and 1893 over that elevator law?
Had they not seen Judge Willis decision
in favor of it?
Was not that decision written by Judge
Mitchell (the Dem.-Pop. candidate for re-
election to the bench)? WAS 1T NOT
READ TO THE WHOLE BENCH, IN
GLIDING CAVITY AND BUCK, before
it was put forth AS THE DECISION OF
THE WHOLE COURT, Jan. S, 1894?
Did they not assent to it? IF NOT,
WHEN HAVE THEY EVER DISSENT
ED FROM IT. TO HIS HOUR?
Did not Canty force Mitchell "a gold
bug), who wrote that decision, upon the
Dem.-Pop. ticket? Is not the Dem.-Pop
party now asking the farmers to vote for
Mitchell, CAVITY and Buck, who slaugh-
tered that elevator law, and took away
from the grain-raisers their only possible
protection from the elevator ring?
II Canty, Buck ard Mitchell are elected
again, will they not again go with the
ring against the farmers?
They stabbed the state elevator law in
the back, and now they are trying to
crawl out of knot-hole, under the pre-
tense that they know nothing on any
subject, unless they hear the lawyers de-
bate it in open court.
Such men should be sent back into pri-
vate life until they do know something
about the great issues of the day.
They have each of them received $780,
600 salary in six years; the farmers gave
that great sum, and they showed their
gratitude by killing their state elevator.
Down with them! l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
ANOTHER CONCESSION.

Col. Bryan seems to be the issues the
Democrats will make for 1900 and if this be
SO, they will need Butler and his c nm ttee
very badly. Upon the whole the nomina
ton of Barker and Donnely may have been
made just in the right time and place.
The Referendum, Indiana.
The Referendum is the great Populist
paper of Indiana. and it's editor, H. N
Motsinger, is one Of the ablest leaders Of
the party in the nation He was at first
inclined to take issue with the action of
the Cincinnati convention, but it will be
seen by the above that his opposition is
passing away.
Now we want to hear from our noble
old friend, Bob Schilling, of Milwaukee,
the war-horse of Wisconsin, one of the
founders of the Peoples party. If he
stands by us all the leaders will be under
the same flag, and then we will all advise
with each other. and pull together to
achieve victory in 1900 on the ruins of
an irretrievably demoralized and ruined
Democracy. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
OR PROPHECIES FIIETIuED

me democrats of Ramsey county added
insult to injury yesterday by refusing Tia
ProHer OF fusion with the Popul sis de-
ciaring openly on the floor of the countv
convention that the S liver Republicans have
more votes than the Populists, and then fus-
ing with the Silver Republicans to the ex-
tent or giving them the office of cororer
with the exception of coroner. the Damo-
crats nominated a straight Democratic
ticket from top to bOttom-Exchanse
They doubtless think that the free sill
yer coroner will sit on the corpse of the
Peoples party.
But the Peoples party is not dead vet.
All such action as that recorded breathes
the breath of life into it, because it shows
the ruthless intolerance of Democracy
and that all their professions of reform
are simply sham.
They have no use for Populism except
to down it.
Down with them! They have learned
nothing in thirty years. They are the
Bourbons of the United States. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
WE ALL THINK ALIKE.

OF course We do! Read this from the
st. Paul Dispatch of Oct. L.
The Democrats in the Third district are
badly mixed, mentally. Some of them are
scared, and others are angry
1t seems that the Democratic congression-
al convention of that district was buncOed
into adopting free silver platform.
No Democrat in the district now wants to
father than PLATFORM and It's authorship is
charged to Chairman Rosing, of the state
central committee who. while he claims to
be Democrat and resident of the district,
Is not an aspirant for any political favor
more lucrative than the state oil inspector
ship and can afford to take the conse-
quences. Thus far the platform appears to
have been published in but one Democratic
paper Of the district and that is the one
published by Carlos Avery, secretary of the
congressional committee
The fact is that a large majority of the
democratic vote. especially in the centr |
and northern portions of the district, where
German settlements are numerous. is of the
sound money variety. The Germans will
tolerate no fool tinkering with the financ al
question, and consequently the D mocratic
committee Is anxious to keep that pla form
as quiet as POSSIBLE. Just let them get sight
OF 1t, and Mr.. Kinds, with all his persoI al
popularity and hustIing qualities. will not
class. }. b
fiIW
Let all free silver men in the Third
congressional district vote and work for
Capt. Lowe, the, Peoples party candidate
for congress in that district He is a
good, true man, with no fusion nonsense
in his head, and we learn he will make
a big canvass Of the district and may be
elected. Party ties sit loosely on the
people this year, os1i. ID
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
Salem, ILL.,, Sept. II, 1898.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED DY THE PEO-
PIES PARTY OF DAKOTA COUNTY.

The following resolutions were adopted at
the Populst county convention held at Far
mingtOn on the 18th:
Resolved, That it is with pain and sorrow
we notice the absence from our convention
of our old and dear friend, Michael johnson,
of Rosemount. Death has removed him
from the trials and SORROWS of this life to
a better world: but he will always be re-
meupbered by his former associates as an
honest and true man and a faithful friend
of reform and good government.
Resolved. That our sincere sympathies are
herby extended to his widow and family
In their great and irreparable loss
Resolved, That the secretary Of this con-
yaltion is hereby directed to furnish copies
of these resolutions to each newspaper pub
lished in this county.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF the
Peoples party preserving its separate ex-
istence, as an organization, until all the re-
forms set forth in the platform of the
Omaha convention of 1892 are fully accom-
p.ished, and we hereby cordially indorse the
said Omaha platform; and, therefore. we
are in favor Of the STEPS taken at Cincln-
natl, on Sept. 5th and 9Th. to insure the
Populsts Of the United States that they
will have a national ticket of their own to
vote for in 1900
Resolved That we demand the strictest
economy in the affairs Of the county, state
and nation; and the reduction Of taxation
to the lowest possible point, to meet the re-
duced incomes of the people.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
DENNIS DENEEN.
PETER SCOTT.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
ALI. RIGHT.

Chas. e. Palmer, state chairman of ILL
nOis, writes of the Cincinnati convention:
1--WE We're very careful not to be led out
side the regular organ cation. but believe
that some good will come of the Cincinnati
nominations. Illinois is safely in the mid
dle-of-the-road and there she will remain
The chaps who were rejoicing over the
supposed disruption of the Cincinnati
convention will discover that 900 Popu-
lists out of every 1000 all over this ma
ton will stand by that convention and
it's nominees
The Lord lives, and He does not intend
that mankind shall disappear in the bel
lies of money-sharks, to enable few
nincompops, of the Owen-Bowler stripe,
to get some little Offices, which are of no
Importance to man or beast. Is it worth
sacrificing great cause to see the bald
head of Jim Bowler presiding, like a
shining pumpkin, over the deliberations
of the state senate? Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05

Mitchell and his colleagues on the bench for
that decision Is but an accusation against
them for not making law by overturning
law that had stood ever since courts adj
ministered to 1t. 1t is stale because the leg
is!ature that met after the rendition Of that
decision amended its law so that the facts
on which that case went form complete
defense In any like case. The decision held
that the fact that man had paid the
taxes levied upon his land, for which he
held treasurer's receipt, was no defense
In an action brought by the purchaser Of
the land for the same tax as delinquent
The decision shocked the sense of Justice
and there was loud outcry against it. 1t
Is the echo of this cry that the Standard
revives. The legislature. the following ses-
sion, provided that payment should be a
complete defense to any suit brought on
a sale for the tax.
The Globe. the only daily paper in the
state supporting John Lind, defends this
iniquitous and awful decision.
1t is bad enough for man to lose a
home, worth thousands of dollars, the
fruit, perhaps, of life of labor, for a
few dollars of taxes, but to lose that
home FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF
TAXES WHICH HE HAS PAID, and to
do this in the name of law and justice,
by court whose salaries are paid by
the people, is simply awful.
But how supremely wicked is 1t to put
up the man who helped to make that de-
cisiOn for reelection to the bench, to
make some more such decisions!!!
And this is Christian land!
Rather than have been party to such
wrong, Judge Mitchell should have
resigned from the bench. Or he should
have refused to act on the case until the
legislature could pass remedial legisla-
ton.
Will you vote for such a man?
No wonder he is gold-bug. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
GONE GLIMMERJNC

"here Is the free silver issue among
the Democrats?
This is all the ST. Paul Democrats have
70 say on the subject:
we. the Democrats Of Ramsey county in
convent on assembled, renew our al,eoj,rcn
10 the principles Of the Democrats n,rty
ana give our unqualified Endorsement to the
Iotniiees or the Democratic state and con-
Sressional conventions
what are the principles Of the Demo-
cratic party?
Some years ago their chief principle
III national convention was that "THE
WAR Is A FAILURE" and consequently
that the Southern Confederacy had tri-
rmphed. and we were two nations in
stead of one.
Is that one of the principles Of the
democratic party" which they now in
dorse? Or is it free trade?
What does it mean?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05

omceE, he will make careful examination to
ascefta1n its quality and condition, burt will
not break original packages until issues are
to be made. unless he has reason to believe
cover defects or shortage he Win apply for
board of survey to determine and fix the
responsibility. Should he consider the
property unfit for use he will submit inven-
tories In triplicate and request the action OF
an inspector. The same rule will be OBJ
served in regard to packages when first
opened for issue, or for property damaged
or missing while in store.
Paragraph GO. on same page, reads as
follows:
When packages of supplies are opened for
the first time whether because of apparent
defect or for issue, the officers responsible
Or some other commissioned officer will be
present and verify the contents by actual
weight, count or measurement, as circum-
stances may require. and in case Of def
cheney or damage will make written report
Of the facts to the post commander.
Then 1t goes on to show that evidence
shall be submitted to board of survey, etc.
Army regulations are the laws by which an
army is governed, and the above extract
shows cOnciusively that the man RESPONSE
bic for the state of affairs referred to by
Mr. Lind is John Lind, quartermaster of the
Twelfth Minnesota volunteers. If he was
fool enough to receipt for 100 pounds Of oats
and only receive 100 pounds or 100 pounds of
hay when he only received 70 pounds. 1t was
his own fault, and the swindled horses and
mules failed to do their duty unless they
Kicked him at every opportunity.
IF he issued worthless shoes to the SOL
der boys they we're swindled by him.
Had he done his duty the shoes would have
been returned and the guilty contractor
forced to disgorge. but by issuing them to
the boys he destroyed the evidence and left
soldiers to suffer and the government to be
swindled
"His duty was to look after such matters.
That was his business and what he was
there for. and If he failed to attend to it. he
has no cause of complaint. The government
has been swinded and the soldiers abused
because John Lind did not do his duty. His
plant proves one of two things: Either
he does not know his duty, or thinks the
people do not, and has taken this method
to deceive them and make a little political
capital out of his own shortcomings. If
he does not know his own duty he is unfit
for even a Quartermaster and If he does
know it and is attempting to deceive the
people he is certainly an unfit man for gov
ernOr. If he had done less protesting
and devoted more time to attending to his
duty there would have been no trouble
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05

With = fair, fun, free and unbiased vote
OF all the people, and then turning to his
Populist brother who desires to vote
straight Populist ticket, he delivers him
self Of the following:
"You shah be disfranchised. You shall
be compelled to vote the old party tick
cts or stay at home. Coercion in your
case is justifiable because you oppose
John Lind. Old party legislatures have
decreed that you must vote the old party
tickets unless you can get the consent of
1900 voters to put new ticket in the
field l will demonstrate my political
astuteness, my consistency, my logic,
my love of fairness and show my assinin-
ity by Withholding my consent to such
new ticket
Look at him, turn him around and look
at him again. Is he man, or is he one
of those honorable eo-operators?
E. A. T.