The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02
Of the forest and upon the hostile red
men, across the sights of trusty rifle.



In the judgment of the Standard the
populist state committee made a mistake
in admitting to it's membership one who
is at the same time the leader of an at
tempted although futile bolt from the
party, but we defer to the judgment of
the majority and hope that only good may
result from 1t. By the time Of the state
convention, June Is, the situation will be
| more clear and that body, we are confident.
will take action to cooperate with their
allies Of the last campaign, thus assuring
the success which otherwise is impossible.
The meeting in other respects was re-
markable success and it's work affords as
surance Of the continued spread and
triumph of the just and imperative prin-
ciples of the party.-Albert Lea Standard.
And there are Populists who seem to
our ally. Think of calling the lion and
the lamb allies. Populists demand paper
or scientific money Democrats demand
coin redemption money, and for twenty
years every secretary Of The treasury has
ruled that coin redemption meant gold
redemption. Think If calling these al
lied or kindred demands. PCpulists de-
mand that the law making power be vest
ed in the people by the adoption Of the
initiative and referendum sys-
tenn of legislation. The Democratic party
demands that the law making power be
vested in Democratic politicians. Demo-
Gratis and fusion Populists admit that
| every Democratic congress up to date
has legislated in the interests Of the
| money power and allege that every Re-
publican congress has done the same
thing. In the face of these facts the re-
| formed Democracy at Chicago turned
! down direct legislation and demanded
! that this government be again handed
| over to Democratic president and con-
| gress, a majority membership Of which
comes from plutocratic Eastern and
| Southern districts and for the most part
were in Office under Grover Cleveland.
The Standard would say that we should
cooperate with such forces and regard
them as our allies, seeking the same ends
fighting the same fight. After the Demo-
cratic party for 16 years has at each Sic
ceeding election gone before the country
as reform party, as new and purified,
and each time has betrayed the people,
turned down every reform and broken
every pledge we find men so childlike In
their blind but unreasoning faith that
they believe history is about to be re-
versed, that a great reform Is about to
be brought out of an old party organiza-
ton and they talk about success being
in no other way possible. In 1884 and in
1892 we tried Democratic success and It
was failure. We have Republican sue
cess now. In each instance old party
success has meant the same. In 1900 Nc
Kinley and his party will be rs deal and
| odious to the masses as was Cleveland
and his party in 1896. The money pow
er knows this. They know that they
must change parties at each election as
the outrages perpetuated by their tools
| are discovered by the masses. They
! know the disposition Of tho masses to
| seek relief in change Of parties and
| they take advantage of this knowledge
| by themselves making the change in
| advance. In 1900 the heals of trusts and
corporations will repeat their tactics of
1896. In 1896 they shouted for Palmer
and Buckner and to man voted for Nc
Kinley. In 1900 these same men will
keep up a great cry for the Republican
party and will vote the refo: ned Demo-
cratic ticket. Their money, as in 1896,
| will pay for the victory, the seats in con
gress and they will own and control tie
occupants of those seats the same as
now, and the Standard wants us to
turn in and work for this common pur-
pose"
When we hear men comparing the
Peoples party with the Democratic party
| and declaring that they are allies, work.
ing for a common end. and seeking the
same reforms in face of the historical
facts in the case we feel that there Is
yet in our land shocking amount Of
mental and moral blindness. It gives
us the megrims. 1t makes us tired. We
refer our readers to our article in an
other column entitled ooh. What a Re-
cord" and drop our pen. E. A. T.