The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
A PHILOSOPHICAL LETTER
He Sees "the Soul of Goodness in
Things Evil"-Read and Reject.

Things Evil"-Read and Reflect.
The dullest intellect cannot fail to
see that the Mid-Road Peoples Party
is badly demoralized organization, but
there is surely no reason why we should
be discouraged. Our mission is to
teach the people, and we are false to our
trust when we descend into the political
arena and practice the petty arts of the
tricky politician to secure place at the
pie counter. AS long as our press sur
wives the Peoples Party will not die, and
we can make rally around Barker and
Donnelly, secure in the faith that our
standard bearers will not betray us to
the enemy. Our nominees are beyond
suspicion and reproach, and the Gin
cinnati conference did good thing, in
fact the only thing that could be done,
to save the party from disintegration.
1t was also wisely provided that refer
endum vote should be taken on the nom
nations, consequently it is hard to see
where there is any grounds for the apa-
thy and kicks of the malcontents who
are opposed to the nominations.
There should be no halt in running
the candidates names up to the fore in
the Populist press. There can be no
doubt but that Messrs. Barker and Don
nelly would gladly give place to any
other men who would stand better
show of winning in 1900, and have full
confidence in their confidence and parti-
otism that they would fall into line as
high privates and do battle for the good
cause behind the banner of any true man
who might come to the front before
1900. There is only one man in the
whole country who could unite the re-
form forces, and stand chance of win
ming in the next campaign, and that man
is Hazen S. Pingree, of Michigan. If
Mr.. Pingree would cut loose from his
party, he needs no whitewashing to
make Populist out of him. AS he
has at different times pronounced for
free silver, ownership of railroads, and
the referendum, his present attitude of
antagonism to the Republican party, ap
pears to be widening breach that can
not be bridged over, and will be impos-
sible in 1900 Many things may happen
to build up our party in the next two
wears. If we bear up bravely, taking
'FOrtune's Bullets and rewards with
nd i,,c inO
the gospel of Populism, we will accom-
plish all that is possible to gain. /
believe with Boyle P. Reilly.
and always so are the mighty changes,
The word must be sown in the heart
like seed,
Mems hands must tend it, their lives de-
fend it,
Till it burst into flower as a death
less deed.
'"The world is great, and no deed is
greater,
When both are of God, to follow or
lead:
But alas, for the truth when the word
comes later,
With questioned steps, to sustain the
deed.
But forever the gain, when the hearts
convictions,
Rooted in nature, the masses lead;
The cries of rebellion are all benedic-
When the word has followed in per-
feet deed"
It is perhaps fortunate that the PeO-
pies Party did not ride into victory in
1896. The Democrats were not suf
ficiently educated to accomplish much
in the way of reform, and the word"
must be taught until our people are
ready to meet if need be, the "sworded
numbers of plutocracy on ground of
their own choosing.
Fusion was not such bad thing after
all. We doubtless succeeded in reach
ing many Democrats with the word"
and educating millions of voters that
could not have been reached in many
years, had it not been for the oppor-
tunity afforded us through fusion;
$500, 900 voters had an oppor-
tunty of hearing Populist speak
ers from Democratic forums. Can
there be a doubt but that the word" has
taken root and will bear fruit in due
season? Let us go on teaching as did
the fathers prior to the revolution in
1776. Let cheap men play peanut poll
tics and scramble for Office, but it seems
to me that the true mission OF the Popu-
list is to spread the word" know
not how it appears to others, but it
seems clear to me that a Populist VIC
tory in 1900 would be the signal for rev.
olution, as the plutocrats would not sub
init to the will of the people. 1t is
not an unmixed evil that the Republic
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