The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-09
OPPOSED TO TOWNE.

OPPOSED TO TOWNE.
The Plutocrats VIII now Capture De-
mOcracy-Bryan and Towne the
Worst Enemies of Reform.
Editor Representative:
Well aware that to make suggestions
to you ON political affairs Is carrying
Goals to Newcastle" yet as I shall not
be able to meet our Populist friends for
the contemplated conference at St. Pau,
In few days; will say for the past few
months 1 have watched the trend Of
political events very closely. now see
plainly, that the Republican party is in
the throes Of dissolution, and the Rob-
Der trusts and combines who elected
Mckinley with their millions of Doodle
Will use that party to the fullest ex-
tent to aid and protect the plutocrats
IN the continued plumber of the great
industrial classes; but they, too, see
that only for the present can they keep
the q. .. P. in power and usefulness in
tne1r nefarious business, and they see
as plainly as do they must seize elect
and control the old Democratic Marty
ON gold basis through and by which
party after 1900 they must act: and thav
are and Tor some months, have been
actively at work to put that nartv IN
power as the successor of the G. q ,
and instance the late elections in erea+ ~
New York and Boston as we'll as else-
where; where they have with their
money power showed the so-ca1led Gil
yer party utterly in the shade: thew not
getting hardly enough votes worth
counting; from which can be foresec,
mat henceforth the goldbug bood1ers
VIII Keep Bryan and the so-called refor n
democracy away in the backgronnd
ailo tnere Is not and will not be enough
lelt or so-called Silver Democrats CTR
Silver Republicans to form even tba
SHADOW OF a party. And all Thought of
the Peoples party flsing with them *
looilsh prattle, unworthy of man Of
sense and intelligence. Therefore, I saw
one OF the first things for us TO do is
TO recognize and publish the fact that
BOTH BRYAN AND TOWNE IN
THEIR PRESENT, ATTITUDE. ARE
THE GREATEST OBSTACLES IN THE
WAY OF A TRUE UNION OF THE
PEOPLE IN A PARTY OF AND FOR
THE PEOPLE.
bryan can NO more control the old
Democratic gold-bug party than Towne
can the old plundering Republican
party, and they both must without fur-
ther delay be showed aside, as, in effect.
the worst enemies Of the success of
our great cause of the masses of the
people.
NO man knows the standing and feel
Ing OF the Peoples party voters in this.
Altk1n county, better than I do: and
assure you the fusion of or indorsinp Inv
our party of Towne. would not in This
county bring to Towne aside from orr
Peoples party voters, one single silver
Republican who is not a Populist a.
ready; because here, at least. "SII,VER
REPUBLICAN, IS NOTHING BUT A
NAME, AND THERE IS AND NEVER
HAS BEEN ANY SUCH PARTY. only
In the enlarged Uranium of our pleasant
stump speaker, G. A. Towne.
Until we recognize that the Influenza
OF these men, Bryan and Towne, must
be promptly put down as bitterly in
furious to successful organization for
the next congressional CAMPAIGN. as well
as the campaign of 1900, all our labors
for the success OF our cause will be- In
vain
In haste I write you only a. little o.
what l think of our present political
situation, and should you find ANYTHING
herein worth considering, you are at
liberty to SO use the same for the causa
IN any way you see fit, as my only Oh
lect is to strengthen the central idea that
we must have party or principle,
united on platform openly for the pro-
lection of the people from the robber
combines, by laws made and enforced
for such protection, INSTEAD OF A
UNION OF POLITICIANS OF So
CALLED DIFFERENT PARTIES UNIT
ING AT THE ELECTION SIMPLY FOR
THE SPOILS OF OFFICE; which is all
the so-called fusion gentlemen intend
or propose
With best Wishes, I remain your
friend, LEWIS BROWNELL
Aitlin, Mimi