The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-05
Organization
Department.

partment to II. B. Fay, II Washingto
avenue south, Minneapolis, Mimi
TO EACH READER OF THIS COLuM
am gathering facts .or special /.
sue to be sent into your county. II
to be review of our social, industrial
farming and political conditions. Their
are great many facts that you need t
know about other counties or states
which will send you without charge,
you will take the slight trouble to mai
me Immediately the same facts abou
your county, for the information O
others.
Send answers at once to any or all O
the following questions, or others sug
gested thereby. Respectfully.
direct toy HENRY B. FAY, M D.,
Al Washington Ave. s.
Minneapolis, MINI
QUESTIONS.
1. How does the yield of wheat or
other farm products compare in amount
and prices with last year? Compare
wages ALSO
2. How do the prices Of what you
need to buy compare with the prices of
last year?
g. Deducting your expenses from
your receipts. about what profit can Won
report for yourself and neighbors az
the result of your labors the past year
or two?
:. what class of men about YOU
seem to be the most prosperous?
8. About what proportion of their
tlme DO the farmers or other toilers
consume in labor?
How much in pleasure and what
kind?
How much in mental Improvement
and In what way?
3. At what age and with what studies
does the average farmers child leave
school?
Z. Report how well these present
conditions satisfy yourself and neigh
bors?
IN what way do you think the pres
ent conditions. should or could be
iproved?
3. Should l send you some reform
literature, free, could you place # whore |
1t will do good?
y. What is the name and address of |
the fairest newspaper read by your peo-
pie?
~. How many votes in vour county
Will De lost to Bryan because of his
tate deals with Tammany managers in
new York city, Ohio, Kentucky and
Cnlcago, his refusal to accept the real
remedy for trusts, and silent subserv-
fence to the bankers, by dropping freo
silver to say nothing of greenbacks?
IL. II you live in Minnesota tell to
what extent Lind will lose votes in
your county because of his acknowl-
edged stand for the banks as "COIN"
democrat for Democrats, and sacrifice
Oh MS own nationality in appointments.
10 nelp expand" this same rotten Tam
many machine that feeds on trusts?
IL OF what religion, nationality ,
party are the majority of the voters in ,
your county? 9
10. Give the address Of all the main 8
political leaders in your county. sneci- +
Tying to which party they belong and y
why. =
H. For what party and candidate n
will you vote next year? 7
15. DO YOU PREFER TO INDI. v
CATE YOUR CHOICE OF CAND1- F
OATES AND PLATFORMS ON A
PIECE OF PAPER MAILED TO YOUR
ADDRESS? ..
OR, WOULD YOU RATHER SEND Il
'oME ONE TO A CONVENTION" TO n
EIGHT AND TRADE WITH OTHER n
REPRESENTATIVES. AND FINAL .,
Y PATCH UP A TICKET AND PLAT +,
'oRM OF THEIR OWN, FOR WHICH
lOU CAN EITHER VOTE OR STAY q,
IT HOME? y,
VI you live in city report for your h,
recinct and labor accordingly. II
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THE REV. w. P. D. BLISS. or
president Social Reform union. for CO
Ter lecturer for the Church Social 50
mon, late ardent worshiper of BRYAN. tn
ow Christian Socialist.) il.
RITES INTERESTINGLY TO A MID p,
ROADER. Wi
Like an honest man, Mr.. Bliss ar M,
lo"iedges his mistake in the past. in
Albramba, Cal, Sept. IA. 1899 m.
r. H. B. Fay. on
MY Dear Sir: You and I do not aeroo III
but I don't think either of n,e
are either fools or knaves, and so I Ne
nd you the enclosed article to get an
'ur opinion of it's proposal and to see on.
1t would possibly bring our two sides !
gether ere long. My idea is not what If
Vldes reformers is the question of W.
rty and that on that we do not and 10
mot agree. / wonder, therefore. If vic
cannot for the present let each side =
as 1t seems right, and, meanwhile do
as rapidly as possible, develop an G
dependent organization, constitution T
pledged both against fusion and q
party, and to use direct legislation a.
place of all parties? 49,
tease let me know what YOU think ~.
Yours sincerely. ;n+o
w. D. P. BLISS 49,,