The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-13

business that has made itself a monopoly
All other talk against trusts is vain"
DEATH WARRANT PARTY
The Z. R. P. bobbed up again under the
head of Direct Legislation Through the
Union Reform Party" Chairman r. S.
Thompson, of Springfield, O., did the talk
ing. He said direct legislation made a
political party impossible and any party
honestly agreeing to adopt it would sign
its own death warrant. The U. R. P. had
promised to put it through and was a
death warrant party 1t meant suicide for
either great party to adopt it.
1T would be impolte to invite a person
or party to commit suicide said Mr..
Thompson.
The U. R. P. had foreseen suicide and
had decided to die for the people rather
than live itself 1t was waiting for the
people to give direct legislation through it
and then it would die. 1t had 10000 of the
people already.
wouldn't either great party, for 1000 900
votes, promise anything conceivable and
askable from the Angel Gabriel to the
Devil?' said a loud voice.
Yes, anything under heaven and over
hell said Mr. Thompson.
And then not do it?'' said the voice.
aye, verify, and then no do it,
"Ah, hal exclaimed the voice trium-
phantly.
George Keeney, OF New York, was to talk
on the "Join Reform Platform but failed
to respond when called.
THREE CLASSES HERE.
I. Aueronitch of New York and Mrs. Cor
inne S. Brown, of Chicago, divided the time
for talk on THE Straight Socialist Party"
Mr.. Aueronitch said there were three
classes in this country, the plutocracy or
Republican party, the middle class or DEM
ocratic party, and the working class which
demanded a new party and which demand
the Social Democracy was trying to answer
1t wanted to be the gravediggers Of the
trusts fosterers and. opponents. 1t be-
lieved the Democratic party, divided
against ITSELF would lose. Mrs Brown
said wage slavery should be abolished and
that all parties but the Republican party
were trying to catch the Social Democrats.
Mrs. Brown was dreadfully in earnest and
won hearty applause.
MULTIPLE STANDARD.
DIR. c. F. Taylor, of Philadelphia, red
bearded, whitew aistcoated, and curly
haired, spoke for four minutes on The
Multiple Standard
The multiple Standard he said, 'is
the scientific application of the law of
averages to the money question. 1t is de-
termined by taking into consideration all
the leading products of the country, say
100, as gold, silver, coal, iron, lead zinc,
wheat, corn, cotton, cattle, hogs, lumber,
manufactures, etc. in establishing the
money unit thus each product will play it's
rightful part in determining the stand
ard. The money will be paper money, so
controlled as to maintain a constant level
of prices. thus maintaining absolute and
constant justice between creditor and debtor
This dollar will always be a normal and
honest dollar"
BAD AS THE CAR OF RUSSIA.
l would just as soon be ruled by a
car as by the United States govern
ment,'' said Prof Heron in his Fourth
of July speech. I'VE are here to cele-
brate the ideals that lift the world and
the men who sacrifice their lives for the
sake of their ideals. We are not here
for that patriotism that is the refuge of
We are here to face our
own conditions, and that man who go
rifles his country, right or wrong is the
basest creature"
POPULISTS, ATTENTION!
Prof Parsons said:
TRUSTS are carrying us toward III |
lustrial union with terrific speed. The |
aristocracy of the dollar is at the meriI- |
an of it's splendor. Will you work for |
he new ideal, or will you stand with