The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-06-08

main strength of the POpulist party is
in the South. The Northern Populists
must either abandon the Populists of
the South or they must abandon the
Democracy Of the North. It is one or
the other.-Faribault (Minn) Jeffer-
Georgia sent almost as large a dele
cation of Populist editors as Texas, to
the meeting of the Reform Press Asso-
citation. They say Tom Watson is still
the hero of the South, and that as soon
as Butler and fusion is eradicated from
Populism, Watson will be heard from
in no uncertain tones.
Tom Watson's name should appear on
all of the referendum ballots cast for
president in October. Georgia is or
ganizing under the pledge plan, into
referendum clubs-so is Missouri Iowa
and Illinois.
1t may be Watson and Donnelly in
19O0.-The Referendum
Next years national conventions will
declare against trusts-every one of
them, even the Republican. Platforms
were made to get in on, not to stand on.
And the suckers will bite as usual
Schillings Milwaukee Advance.
1t may be Donnelly and Barker, or
Watson and Donnelly, in 1900, when the
national referendum vote is announced.
The Referendum Qnd.)
True Populists understand that the
same incentives which prompt the COM
binations of Populists and Democrats
in the North would force the combina-
ton of Populists and Republicans in the
South, for be it remembered that the
Democratic party is no more reform
party than the Republicans. They I'M
derstand, also, that nothing can be &C
cOmplished in the way of reform eX-
cept through great national organiza-
tion embracing the whole country, and
this we cannot have so long as Popuiists
and Democrats fuse in Nebraska, and
Populists and Republicans fuse in
North Carolina. For these reasons such
Populists as we are, repudiate both Mr..
Bryan and Senator Butler, and we do
not agree that our position is most I'M
reasonable. "-Okalona (Miss.) Messen-
ger.
Mr.. Dukes, Of Minneapolis, was a
member Of the reorganization commit
tee from Minnesota, but was taken sick
before leaving the cars, and did not get
out of his bed until the convention was
over At the suggestion of Mr.. Don
nelly, we were made a member of that
committee during this meeting. We
voted for the report, believing that it
! would encourage the workers in the
| party to take on new life and activity.
Referendum precinct clubs are to be
established wherever it is possible to do
SO, and a referendum vote will be taken
on candidates, and if in numbers to be
| representative, then delegates to a
national convention should it be called.
are in duty bound to vote for such can
didates. We urge every Populist in
Rice county and the state of Minnesota
| to at once set about the organization of
| a precinct club in his community. We
hold ourself in readiness to aid any
community in Rice county to organize
c11h -LNori Tpfforcopian
Ignatius Dcnnelly is most captivat-
ing speaker before any audience He
is a natural reformer, and an original
thinker and leader. For about an
hour and half at Kansas
City last Wednesday night he
poured forth in the most pleasing and
reasonable manner the convincing truths
of Populism, and it is safe to say that
the intelligent citizens of that city who
came to hear him went away convinced
and ready to vote for Donnelly in 1900
-Shoales Und), Referendum.
We do not claim AVAILABILITY for our
political creed, but true Populist believe
in their platform-every plank of it
and we intend to advocate them until
the people shall have an opportunity to
decide upon them fairly-then we will
abide the result without murmuring, for
we can endure cheerfully anything
majority of the people prefer, whether
our judgment approves or not
We are not of the class who believes
that those who differ with us are either
knaves or fools, for we have found our
selves laboring under honest mistakes
often in life and what we claim for
ourselves we accord to others. But we
cannot be a fusion Populist for the rea-
son that we can see but one object to
be attained by such policy, namely:
A division of the Offices, and we do not
regard this as a reasonable justification
for tho maintenance Of a third nOlitioal