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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-12

and thwart her husbands will in the pres
ence of the children and setting them a
bad example, which he had right to re-
buke. There are times when wife irri-
tates her husband to such an extent that
he cannot control himself and uses his
hand or fist AS long as no serious harm
is done l don't believe in punishment
The probabilities arc that this judge
has wife who gives him round the
house" and he probably deserves it. He
should go step farther and advocate the
public f1ogging of women upon their bare
backs; and the establishment of duck
ing stool at every horsepond. In this
way the sweet scream of women would
resound in all Our villages and cities
and we could boldly challenge the world
to look with admiration on our manly
men.
Three hundred years ago it was consid-
cred a good joke to lash cross wife un-
til her skin was raw and bloody, and then
rub salt into the wounds; wrap her in the
fayed hide of horse, and lay her away
in the cellar.
All this was considered necessary
part OF discipline, and it cultivated
fine sense of humor in the rising genera
ton. I'D.
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coming from SO strange source as the
reform club.-Atlanta Constitution.
Why should the government furnish
the people, with the necessary money,
with which to carry on their business,
through citizens or private corporations?
Why should it not supply the currency
as it does the postage stamps?
No one has yet proposed that banks
furnish the postage stamps and charge a
profit thereon.
There is no more necessity to redeem
government greenbacks than there is to
redeem postage stamps.
The taxes of the country will absorb
the first, just as the correspondence Of
the country absorbs the latter.
If this is not true why is it not true?
If the government 6at-the legal tender
quality-impressed on fifty cents worth. of
silver bullion, makes it worth dollar;
why will it not make a piece of paper.
costing one cent, worth one hundred
cents?
II not, why not? I. D.
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these three parties to meet in the same
city and on the same day. After organic
ing, conference committees would be ap-
pointed by the different gatherings, to
agree on distribution of the candidates
as basis of fusion One party would
be given certaine offices, for which it was
at liberty to name the candidates; another
would be assigned certain other positions
and the remainder would go to the third.
Thus fusion was affected. The ticket
went on the ballot as the democratic, but
was supported by democrats, populists,
and silver republicans.
The best informed democrats in the
state say that the convention of that par
ty, in this city, Ang. 16, will be the larg-
est and the most enthusiastic that has
been held in many years. They say that
there will be scores of men sitting as del
egates who have not entered the portals
OF democratic convention hall since 1896
They express confidence that practically
all of the national democrats will come
back to the party, and will be cordially
welcomed to the convention.
Now let the Populists kick their trad
ing element overheard and go on to make
converts to their principles. In 1892 and
1904 they increased their vote from moth
ing to 100000. The possibilities of
PROSECUTING are not at an end Democra-
cy will be torn to pieces over the financial
question, just as it was forty years ago
over the slavery question. The Republi-
can party came into power then through
their divisions-the Peoples Party can
do the same now.
The Republican party at no stage Of its
career sought to fuse with anybody; if it
had it would have been dead long ago. 1t
stuck to its own principles and if it had
not permitted itself to fall into the grasp
of the money-power, it would rule for
another forty years.
Weaver, Butler, Allen and others did
an amount of damage to the cause of the
people, by their attempted shortcut to
success, which they never can repair dur
ing the rest of their mortal lives.
There is just as much dissatisfaction
with existing conditions among the peo-
pie now as there was in 1892. This was
year refused to vote They are ready to
sustain reform, but they are not ready to
rehabilitate the Democratic party, with
all its terrible record OF the past
We hope the Populists of Iowa will
now rally on their own platform and I'M
der their own flag, and make determin-
ed battle for victory. l. D.
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SPEWING THE FUSIONISTS.

The Democrats of Iowa coaxed the
Populists, under the lead of Gen. James
B. Weaver, to desert the Peoples Party,
and come into their camp. The result
was overwhelming defeat for the fusion
combination. They tried this over and
over again, but always with the same re-
suit The oil and water would not mix.
They lost more by the disgust OF earnest
men than they gained by the hope OF
plumber. The Democrats at heart dislik-
ed the Populists, and the Populists dis
trusted the Democrats. We find the fol-
lowing special telegram to the Minneap-
oils Journal:
Des Moines, Iowa, April 5.-Leading
Iowa democrats, the men who are likely
to be the powers in the state convention
this year, say that there will be no fusion
with the populists or free silver repub-
1icans. The democratic convention has
been called without any conference with
the leaders of the other parties. 1t will
meet independently of any other party or
faction. The last three years it has been
customary for the state conventions of
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THE KETTLE BOILING.

London April 6.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times telegraphs an
alarnist statement regarding the spread
of serious labor troubles and strikes in
the different districts of Russia. Num-
erous rumors, he says, are in circulation
in St. Petersburg of troops sent
to suppress outbreaks, of the wholesale
destruction OF property. of numerous ar
rests and OF the gagging OF the press-yet
not half of what is happening ever
reaches the ears of the capital Towns,
mills and factories. the correspondent de-
clares, are literally inundated with So
cialist and revolutionary proclamations
by agitators who are undoubtedly assist
ed from abroad. All this, together with
the agitation fostered by the students,
creates serious political outlook
All Europe sits over a volcano.
The Gar talks about disbanding all the
armies of that continent. How long
would czars, emperors, kings and queens
endure if the bayonets were taken away
from the Threats of the toilers? l. D.
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WELL DONE.
The Governor Recommends That the Tw1ue
Plant at Saltwater be D0nhled.


Plant at Saltwater be Donhled.
Governor Lind yesterday sent three
messages to the house. The first re-
lated to the binding plant at the peni-
Tertiary. The governor favored an en-
largement of the plant in the following
communication:
St. Paul, April 7.-Hon. A. N. Dare,
Speaker: Sir-In view of the fact that
the entire product of binding Irvine manu-
featured at the state prison has already
been disposed of direct to farmers, that a
large number of orders and remittances
have to be returned every day, for the
reason that the supply is exhausted, and
that the industry has enabled the prison
to become self-sustaining, and a source OF
actual profit to the taxpayers OF the state,
to say nothing about the effect that the
production of this Irvine has had upon
the market, believe it important that the
state prison board should be authorized
to extend the plant.
By procuring an additional set of ma
chinery, the capacity of the plant could be
increased so per cent, and this could be
accomplished without any expense for
new buildings. The money in the re-
volving fund rs amply sufficient to handle
the raw material and the product, and if
the $4,000 realized from the sale of the
old soft fibre machinery be used for the
appropriation would be necessary. l sup
posed that this money would be subject
to the draft of the prison authorities.
learn, however, that it was covered into
the general revenue fund of the state, and
is not available without reappropriation,
as appears more fully by the communi-
which annex.
In view of this situation, earnestly
hope that this money will be reappro-
priated so that the board of prison man.
ayers will be enabled to acquire the need
ed machinery If it be deemed necessary
to pass an act for the purpose OF reap
propriating this money, would further
suggest that the proceeds OF the sale OF
all old machinery and material shall be
placed to the credit of the machinery and
material fund of the state prison, SO that
it may be available for such necessary
repairs and occasional purchases as may
be required from time to time, without
appropriation. Very respectfully,
John Lind.
Governor.
We promised to give John Lind Our
support whenever he did anything de-
serving of praise. He deserves praise for
this recommendation, and therefore we
praise him.
Let it not be forgotten that it was the
Populists who first suggested that the
convicts. in our penitentiary, be set at
work to make Irvine, and thus head off
the twine-trust 1t was an immense task
to establish the reform; and many hard
battle we had, year after year. in the
House and Senate, to resist old-party ef-
forts to destroy it.
Now the whole state applauds the Irvine
factory; and it is spreading all over the
Union
The fools mock the Populists, but when
did either of the old parties ever suggest
reform in this state that other states
have adopted?
The Peoples Party is the brains of
this nation. and deserves universal sup
port. The lunk-heads are all in the
other parties-but we will not say they
are all lunk-heads. l. D.
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MAN A DESTRUCTIVE ANIMAL.

"White fish are getting scarcer anyway
under normal conditions. They are being
driven up to the Canadian shore of Lake
Superior by the increase in the volume
of sewage that is poured into the lake,
but more largely by the sawmills. When
fish gets bit of sawdust in its gills ii
has the same effect as if man was to
get a cinder in his eye. The fish is
bound to move on. Pretty soon we shall
have to go to Canada for all Our fish. The
United States is not severe enough in en-
forcing the propagation of fish. That is
point we are trying to remedy by teach
ing Our fishermen In the spawning sea-
son the fishermen throw back the spawn
of their catch. and 90 per cent will hatch.
We are already reaping the benefit of this
system, and it should be more general.
The regions that were once the seats al
vast populations, in Asia and Africa, sus-
tanning cities like Babylon and Carthage
and Tyre and Sidon, are now desert
wastes where grass will hardly grow. The
ancient peoples cultivated the earth, took
away its substance in the form of food
which they devoured, and cast the refuse
into rivers and seas where it was lost for
ever to the agriculturist Hence empire
removed from Asia and Africa to Europe
and Amortization 'empire" is only an
other name for well-fed population.
1t appears from the above extract that
the same destructive process is being re-
peated in Our own land. Think of the
vastness of the organic deposits that
could drive the fish of that immense body
of water, Lake Superior, from the Amer
lean to the Canadian shore! .-
1t is criminal for civilized people to
repeat the follies of the semi-civihzed
races of the earth, and consign their pos
terity to Assyrian desolation. l. D.
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HARRISON CARRIES CHICAGO.

Last week Carter Harrison was re-
elected mayor of Chicago by large plu-
rality We quote:
Chicago, April 5.-The official count Of
yesterdays election for mayor in this city
is as follows: Carter H. Harrison (Dem.)
14o,I58 Tina R. Carter (Rep), TO-, 225;
John P. Altgeld Qnd. Dem.) 45o3S;
scattering 2,385; Harrison has plurality
of 4I,o33, but has $500 less than major
ity.
Thomas Gahan, Democratic national
committeeman for Illinois, in speaking of
the results Of the mayoralty election,
said today:
81 gather from the returns that Carter
f. Harrison is the choice OF the people,
because of his gallant fight against cor
porate influence The fight has been en-
tirely municipal, but apart from this,
see, as a member of the national Demo-
cratic committee. the end of John F. Alt
geld's influence in national politics. The
governor really made his fight to retain
his hold on the State and consequently on
national politics. His vote was SO small
that he has been wiped out of the party,
and he will not be featherweight here
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after. He may continue to illuminate, but
none will listen to him. When the vote
for him as governor in 1896 is compared
with the vote of today, it can easily be
seen that Mr.. Altgelds influence is a
thing Of the past He is dead and he will
never be resurrected The Democrats are
through with him."
The friends of Mayor Harrison today
were busy expressing their delight at the
vista of political activity before him
stretching away into state and national
affairs. His nomination for governor is
already talked of by his friends, and the
probability that he will head the Chica-
20 and Illinois Democrats in the next
Democratic national convention is eager
ly discussed
An analysis of the returns shows that
Mayor Harrison carried every one Of the
thirty-four wards in Chicago except five.
His own ward, normally Republican, was
carried by him as well as another strong
Republican ward, the Tenth, in which his
opponent, Tina r. Carter lives.
The small vote given for Ex-Governor
Altgeld, a really great and pure man. was
a bitter disappointment to his friends. He
thus explains the result:
One reason for the election Of Mr..
Harrison was that the press supported
him almost without exception, and the
great Republican papers were on his side.
Why did the Republican papers support
Harrison? They saw that Mr. Harrison.
had already betrayed the Democratic par.
ty, as he had it in his power to do, and
he will carry the betrayal great deal
further, and thus make. the reelection OF
Mckinley a certainty The Republicans
1000 and feel that the reelection of Mr..
look on this fight as the first battle OF
Harrison already seals the result OF the
next presidential campaign.
Altgeld is distinctively the friend and
representative of Mr.. Bryan, and his de-
feat foreshadows the defeat of Mr.. Bryan
in the Democratic National Convention
in 1900 Carter Harrison has already been
talked of as the Tammany candidate for
president or vice president and his vic
tory last week will immensely strengthen
his chances of success.
All this is suspicious for the Peoples
Bryan, and there will then be universal
Party. The money power will defeat
Generalization and breakup of party
lines; and no one can foretell what the
outcome may be. l.. u.
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ADVANCING CIVILIZATION.

We have not much respect for our $50
called Courts OF Justice" but we never
expected to live to see one OF them advo-
eating the doctrine that man has a right
to fog his wife But here it is
St. Louis, Mo-, April 5-Judge Pea
body OF the circuit court today issued an
opinion in which he holds that under GER
certain conditions husband has a right
to beat his wife
The case was of one Bernard Kretzer,
charged with beating his wife because she
would not agree with him in the manage
ment of their children.
Judge Peabody said in passing judg-
ment
''In this case the wife was more guilty
than the husband for trying to contradict
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INCREASE IN CRIME.

Some Startling Figures Presented to a
Georgia Convention.
Savannah, Ga, April Sin the Geor-
gia state Baptist CONVENTION today Judge
George Hillyer, ex-mayor of Atlanta and
formerly on the superior court bench,
presented report from the committee on
crime and lynchings After reading the
report the judge gave some startling fig
ures upon the increase of crime, urging
the consideration of the question upon the
church and suggesting that as the law
was slow the Legislative body be appeal
ed to note facts and figures and take
action
Judge Hilyer said that in the United
States there were more honnicides than
in Scotland England and Prussia. In
1894 there were 5000 homicides in the
United States and in 1893 there were TO-
600. In the past year more homicides
were committed in the United States
than men were killed in Cuba and more
than fell at Gettysburg or in the Philip
pines. People were losing confidence in
the laws slowness and in lack of interest
in the public minds. The press has been
remarkably quick in bringing the matter
to the attention of the public, but the
ease with which verdicts are set aside in
the court room and the facility with
which notorious criminals escape punish
ment have brought much of this about
The amount of crime is increasing, and
it seems that the criminal is the only one
that has any rights. The people lose con-
fdence in the effectiveness OF the law to
punish criminals. Hence the increase in
lynchings.
Is not this increase in crime due to the
increased difficulty in making living?
The old rhyme says:
''For Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do"
A stick breaks at it's weakest point
and a man is good deal like a stick
Put a strong pressure on him and he is
very likely to break over the laws re-
straints. !. D.
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to be plowed up; and the same statement

to be plowed up; and the same statement
comes to lis from great many other
western states. There has been cor
responding rise in the price OF wheat
For several years past we have had big
crops, while our competitors in wheat
production in other countries have had
failures of crops Hence we have shipped
enormous quantities OF breadstuffs to all
parts of the world; and other nations
have been compelled to send us their
gold in exchange. The result has been
the holding up and an apparent justihca-
ton, of an iniquitous system of finance
based on the decentralization of silver
Should it prove that our crop OF wheat
for this year is no more than sufficient
for our own use. while European and
Asiatic crops are good, the past condi-
tions may be reversed. Foreign nations
will not want our product, and the price
will tumble: while we would not have
much to sell even at low figure. The
natural results of the reduction by one
half of the metallic basis OF all business
would then manifest themselves in way
that would be startling and overwheln-
ing
In Minnesota and the Dakotas the sea-
son is evidently going to be a very late
one. The ground is covered with snow,
and is frozen from five to ten feet deep
The following item gives something OF
the conditions
St. Lawrence( S. D., April 5.-(Times
SpeciaD-Frost, ice and snow holds iull
control in this section Wheat sowing
will be fully a month later than usual.
There is a coal famine and stock is suf-
fering. Hay is very scarce.
At the same time the suns rays do
not seem to possess much power; it thaws
a little in midday and freezes up again
at night.
We don't believe in Professor Falb's
that this old earth OF ours is
to be knocked galley west on the 14tf
OF November next, by Beila's comet: but
the fact that he foretold exactly the kind
OF winter we have had here and in Eu-
rope, has served to brighten great many
people on both sides OF the Atlantic.
We hope any one who owes the Rep
resentative a dollar will pay up before
the comet comes for we want to have the
satisfaction OF dying rich" Id.
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THE PREGNANT QUESTION.

when they had control OF both houses Of
congress and the president? Nothing.
Democracy is an ass.
The Referendum
That question goes right to the point.
What did they do for free silver?
Killed fifteen bills to undo the crime of
1873
Democracy is kind of post mortem
party.
1t is always in favor of the right when
it is out of power; and can do nothing for
the right l. D.
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900 REWARD.

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"Shall i. money control this govern
ment?" will be the great issue in 1900.
Direct legislation would settle this ques-
ton and settle it right. Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price rs cents.
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The New York Herald boasts that cit
liens OF the metropolis spent S25,ooo,ooo
in charity during 1893 This causes the
Omaha Herald to remark that. laying
aside the question OF why such a tremen-
dous outlay was necessary in the midst of
such boosted prosperity. we come to the
that it did not find it necessary to spend
dollar in charity. its people being en-
ployed at living wages" Schilling's Ad-
vance
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II the value OF a dollar is in the metal
thereof. as claimed by both Bryan and
the gold-bugs. since the recent discoveries
of large supply of platinum in Klon-
dixie why not add that metal too, as one
of the United States redemption coins,
and have trilnetalism? Platinum is worth
from S225 to $3.50 per pound OH the New
York market.-Reierendun.