The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
THE FINALE
GOV. WAITE FORESEES THE PART
ING OF THE WAYS.
In 1900 the Whole Democratic Herd
Will be Plunged Over the steep
!, Cliffs Into Calamity Chasm.

ASPEN, April 23.-Friend Donnelly:
Have been a sort of an invalid most of
the past winter, bronchitis, but not very
bad. The past winter in Aspen was
the severest and most unpleasant in the
Rocky Mountains for 20 years.
Enclosed find slip from Georges
Weekly. Nothing new in it, only Zine
upon line and precept upon precept,"
but there is an increasing necessity. The
principles of Populism embrace all phi
losophy and philanthropy, and all re-
ligion.
l would not give a tinkers dam for
all the religion of all the bishops and
ID D.. 81 who so sweetly harmonic
with the powers that be; and sometimes
/ actually lose faith in the final saliva
tion even of that saint Rockefeller.
Ora pro nobis."
Fusion has played out in Colorado.
This is generally acknowledged. Many
POpulists will return to the party, but
the majority of Colorado Pops were al
ways bogus. They never believed in
anything but silver, and have cheated
themselves out of that do not think
the fusion of '96 will repeat itself in
1900, although the American people like
to be humbugged. The truths of the
Omaha platform are solid as the sermon
on the mount, and the straight and mar
row path is plain and leads to glory,
but few go in thereat The great mass
having eyes to see see not, and having
ears to hear hear not, and will not un
derstand. Christ himself could do
nothing with that breed of hogs. The
finale will probably be that the whole
herd, notwithstanding all the heroic eff
plunge over the steep cliff and be drown
ed in the depths of the sea; and pork
like "embalmed beef" will go down in
the New, York market. Then Bryan may
arise and go unto his father. AS yet he
hasn't hardly started in that direction.
Next year there may be some work
done in the field of reform-nct much
this year. In the past we have been
weighted down by false prophets, who
went back on the first principles of Pop
ulism, and worshiped all sorts of
false gods. There is no other remedy
possible for our political ills than that
all money, gold, silver and paper, shall
be issued by the government only, and
be full legal tender for the payment of
all debts, public and private. We have
had our Coxey's and other rerormers-
good men, some of them, but insisting
upon some particular change in the plat
form-possibly good in itself-ln line
with the Omaha platform, and perhaps
to be adopted when the vital and indis-
pensible reforms are in operation, but
the advocacy of these outside issues
have been confusing and hostile to the
main issue. We must shut down on
these maniacs who impeach the means
the Peoples Party has determined upon
for the redemption of the people. Coin
Harvey, in utter contempt of the Omaha
platform and the decision Of the SUI
preme court of the United States, declar-
ed that there could be no money but
gold and silver cOin," and the Populist
press, because Harvey was fopclist in
many other things, said Amen" and
advertised and sold his book as a teacher
of Populist doctrines! Thus by it's own
folly has the Populist party obscured
and misrepresented it's own principles.
Experience is dear school, but fools
will learn in no other. Yours truly,
D. H. WAITE.