The representative., 1899-11-09
Organization
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Department.

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+ direct letters for this column and ad.
dresses for the referendum to DR.. H. B
Fay, Il Washington avenue south, Min.
neapolis, Minn.)
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. "a, 1899.
Hon. Hamlin v. Poor, Bird Island. Mimi
My Dear Sir: Since, under advices ia
and from our Southern Populists, you
as division organizer, have kindly con-
sented to bear your share of the burden
of rescuing the Peoples party from the
control of political pirates, wish, in the
first place. to publish your answers to
the enclosed questions. l beg you to
answer question eleven in full, because
it seems clearly evident to my best
Judgment that it is our first duty, if we
desire to lead the honest voters out of
the confusion Of fusion they have too
long been in, not to distract their atten-
ton, especially now, from principles, to
men. In trying to reorganize party on
the radical platform Launched at Omaha,
1T appears to me there is no occasion for
us to go out of our way to praise Lind,
who has the whole power of capital back
of him to do that, because Lind does
not, if we can judge by his acts, believe
In any OF the principles of the Omaha
platform. Lind is Democrat Of a pro-
nounced type. What is it to lis how
many Swede votes Lind carries, to
whom he gives Office, how pleasant So
clally or able he Is, what slight conces-
sions, AFTER THE MANNER OF OLD
PARTY POLITICIANS, he is permitted
by the corporations to throw to beggar-
ly voters, while his every act is fast
strengthening the lying Democratic
party which is our worst foe?
These questions are suggested on
reading some compliments of him, writ
ten by a Populist editing a local paper
not far from where you live. But may
be wrong. If so, am always ready to
recant. No one can tell me better than
yourself, as no one in this state, to my
knowledge, has been more intelligently
steadfast to the toilers during the past
years of trial and temptation than YOUR
self You were powerfully preaching
the truth when l was in swaddling
clothes as voter. Hence, l apply to
you for instructions.
Respectfully your servant.
H. B. FAY.
Bird Island, Mimi, Oct. 80, 1899.
DR.. H. B. Fay, National Organizer Peo-
pies Party, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Yours with questions duly received.
l. The average yield of wheat is
about four bushels per acre less than
last year.
2 Prices we have to pay are higher
and still going higher.
5. Our annual profits are like putting
ones finger in a pail of water, pulling
it out and looking for the hole.
4. The most prosperous men of our
county are the bankers, lawyers, doc
tors, merchants and elevator men-in
fact, those who are ON top
5. The laborers work 10 to 12 hours
the farmers IA to Is hours. The only
time they get for pleasure is while they
sleep. They have little or none for
mental Improvement.
6. Only about one out of a thousand
of our children graduate from some
school, mostly high or church school,
balance do not get beyond the three Rs.
Z. There seems to be dull apathy
over such conditions. The pious por-
ton of the community accepting it as
the will of Allah" AS for myself am
still kicking. Conditions could be i'm
proved by Uncle Sam giving to every
millionaire 100 acres of land, we'll i'm
proved, and force them to earn their
living from the farm and pay to the
United States taxes and usual farm in
terest on $1,000.
Mckinley and Hanna to be located on
farms at least 10000 miles apart.
The United States to take possession
VI dll dHU lIuoC pIOpcIIy Ill
lieu of the improved homesteads given.
8. l will try.
10. Enough votes will be lost to
Bryan because of his 'Tammany deals to
prevent his ever being elected.
II. Lind will lose enough votes to
prevent his ever being elected to any
Office in Minnesota. Those reformers
now in Office under Lind had best "get
plenty while they are a getting" This
is their last chance. If anyone doubts
this let him review the conditions in
those states where better reformers~ than
Lind have held the office of governor