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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-09
IN HUB MARK ETS.
Butter Buyers Look For an
Easier Market.

Increased Strength In Cheese Eggs
Fairly steady-F1our Rule. QnIet-Lit-
tie Chnnge In Pork and Beef-OrdinHry
Poultry stock Easy--Good Lenten De
nand For Fish.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-09
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The schools of our town are liable Il

ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAIL NATTER.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
when for any reasll tf}y could not sup

when for any reasf4 sBy could not sup
port Mclean.
Immediately. following these occur
FENCES Jones papsE u suppressed. They
call this. a land II Zee speech and a
free press. whaaH more conclusive and
convincing evidence could the people Of
state of Ohio ask thai The plutocrats Of
both old parties b fe inspired together
to do this infamoa5 deed.
y Can nation expect more or lees OF an
administration bassv eaoagh to wage in
foreign country 4 her Of conquest to
promote private s5eed and by sneak
Ing press censorship suppress from anx--
ious and patriotic American parents the
wicked and criminal slaughter of their
noble SONS in the Philippines?
Can a nation expect anything differ.
emit from the Democratic party, q party
that has made more and broken more
promises than any other party in
American history?
The contest in Ohio comes nearer TO
being test of strength between the
people and the power of money than anv
other election ever held in this nation
We shall see what we will see.
e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
MONEY BY MAIL.

Banks are beginning to use the mails for
the transportation of gold and silver coin
ana currency. Instead of shipping money
by express, as formerly, money is now sent
by registered mail.
by express it costs 1925 to carry 81 900
in gold from San Francisco to New York
That amount of gold weighs four pounds,
and by mail the postage, including the reg
1stry fee is $136. The rate on currency is
$3.50 per $1,000, and if sent by registered
letter it would cost cents an ounce and s
cents for registration fee.
The receipts of the express companies for
shipping money have been quite seriously
curtailed as result of the new method, and
they are beginning to howl. They say that
the government cannot afford to take the
risk which it is assuming in handling money
by mail 1t is a sufficient answer that of
the vast amounts already forwarded by reg
istered mail not dollar has been lost
The incident is also instructive as show
ing relative express charges under govern
ment and corporation ownership.-Joliet
News.
This in another illustration of the
power of the people used for the benefit
of the people.
We expect the banks and the express
companies will now unite-the banks to
do away with the money order business
and the express companies to stop the
sending of four pound packages by mail.
Everything for the thieves; nothing
for the people. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02

edition OF this paper Of 100000 copies
and gave them away. The movement
was strong and growing and would have
resulted in great good. but Eric saw his
opportunity to turn the rain-GROW-
ERS' association into a grain Sell
LERS' association, for the personal
profit of few instead Of the general
welfare of millions of plundered farm
ers; and 80, with Boon to help him, he
tore us to pieces and brought all our ef-
fosts:and 0utlays to nothing.
And then the new society was Obliged
to throw Eric overheard! The COM
mission merchant presented a bill on it
for all he had paid on Eric's drafts;
and as they were shipping to him, he
paid himself!
And then Eric retreated to his rat
hole in Martin county, and God grant
no CONFUSION of nature will ever bring
him to the surface again.
Some day we shall make another eff
fort to create real grain growers as
ISOLATION, with men who will not be
misled and humbugged by scamps
Curse on the slave,
Whose treason like a deadly blight,
Comes DER the councils of the brave,
To blast them in their hour of might p
I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
A WARNING VOICE.

Hon. Ben. Butterworth, of Ohio. for
merly Republican congressman, and a
man of brains and force, said this not
long ago:
The republic is in more danger today
IMAM When tt. Sumter was fired upon There
are influences that are making for ill., We
nave plenty of education, but education.
unless leavened with morality, simply fits
the man to be an expert scoundrel Our
country is in danger because corruption in
our politics is as common as luncheon at
noon In almost every municipal and state
legislature there is an organized banditti
that demands tribute and sells legislation.
we know this to be So We do not guess
It, We all know it, And it must stop or it
will stop the wheels of this republic. The
influences are ripe and ripening to destroy
our government unless we turn aside from
the way we have been going and adhere to
principles rather than to party
There are too many men who would scorn
dishonesty in private affairs who encourage
1t in politics. Half the world is going to the
devil because no one will shout out loud
The time has come, if the republic is to be
preserved, when we will have to rebuke men
out loud.
Remember, this is not a Populist
screed, but the testimony of a promi-
nent Republican Office holder.
And every word of it is true I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
"a HOT TIME" IN BOYVILLE.

In another column, under above cam
ton, will be found a most interesting
article from the pen of Mrs Marion
Todd, we'll known writer of reform
books. The article IS burlesoue upon
boss rule and partisanship in American
politics and shows how a few self-con-
stituted leaders at the head uf rival
political factions, have taken away from
their followers, the common herd, the
last possibility of genuine self-govern-
ment.
In most vivid manner it illustrates
how their leaders wrangle among them
selves for place and power, and how
the masses supinely stand watching the
disgraceful combat and at it's close serv-
lily fall into line behind the victor bear
ing the torches, beating the tom tom
and footing the brass horn.
Readers who do little independent
thinking, uninfluenced by party noise
and shout, will see in this most sugges-
tive burlesque clean cut, clearly point
ed moral.
The first step toward genuine political
reform must be the application of the
principles of the initiative and referen-
dunn to the election of these party lead
erS.
Selections of law makers and of party
leaders, and finally of the laws them
selves, must rest with the rank and file.
Legislators, city, state and national,
placed in nomination by the common
people through some form of precinct
club. must take the place of those legis-
lators now placed in nomination by cor
porations and elected by torch light pro-
cessions, brass bands and daily papers
paid for out of corporation funds.
The second step towards true reform
is the application of these same prin-
ciples to the enactment of every import
ant law.
Laws proposed by the peoples true
representatives in the general interest
OF the masses must take the place of
laws proposed by corporation Hobbies.
The peoples initiative petition must
take the place of bills emanating from
a corporation counting room and franz
ed by corporation attorneys.
The referendum must strike down
Ubiquitous special laws and pass benefi-
cient general laws.
Mrs. Todd's article will suggest to our
readers many similar improvements
upon the present order of political bust
ness, all pointing along these same gen
eral lines. Read it, have your laugh,
and read 1t again. e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
THE BOER WAR,

The Beers are making the most heroic
fight of the century; it reminds us in
many respects of our own struggle in
1776.
Think of a people, few in number,
poor farmers, in a remote region of the
world, daring to stand up and fight the
gigantic power of the British empire,
next to our own the greatest nation on
earth.
Think of people who go into battle
singing psalms while their commanding
general reads the bible or prays aloud
to God.
Think of eight men stepping forward
to protect the retreat of their friends.
standing out in the open and blazing
away at the army of their enemies until
seven of the eight fall dead, shattered
by innumerable bullets.
SUCH devotion is enough to compel the
Intervention of Divinity to protect a
grand race from destruction.
England finds herself arrayed, not
against black or yellow-faced tropical
races, but against white men, one of the
best fighting stocks of Europe-a people
whose courage provoked the praises of
julius Caesar 1000 years ago.
We know not what a day may bring
forth, but SO far the Beers have had the
best of their naughty enemies, and it is
barely possible that they may drive
England into the sea and out of the
southern part of Africa, and build up a
great republic of intelligent freemen.
who will help to hold the aggressors of
the money power in check.
May liberty win everywhere on this
earth. AS Robert Burns says:
May tyrants and tyranny tire in the
mist
And wander their way to the DEVIL
d
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
InEersOII on Human Life.

Born of love and hope, of ecstacy
and pain, agony and fear of tears and
joy-dowered with the wealth of two
united hearts-held in happy arms, with
lips upon life's drifted font, blue-veined
and fair, where perfect peace finds per-
feet form-rocked by willing feet and
wooed to shadowy shores Of sleep by
siren mother singing soft and low
looking with wonders wide and startled
eyes at cor mon things of life and day
taught by want and wish and contact
with the things that touch the dimpled
flesh of babes-lured by light and
flame and charmed by color's wondrous
robes-learning the use of hands and
feet, and by the love of mimicry beguil-
ed to utter speech-released imprisoned
thoughts from grabbed and curious
marks on soiled and tattered leaves
puzzllng the brain with crooked num-
bers and their changing, tangled worth
and SO through years of alternating
day and night, until the captive grows
familiar with the chains and walls
and limitations of a life.
And time runs on in shade and sun.
until the one of all the world is wooed
and won, and all the love of love is
taught and learned again. Again
house is built with the fair chamber
wherein faint dreams, like cool and
shadowy wales divide the beloved
hours of love. Again the miracle of
birth-the pain and joy, the kiss of
welcome and the cradle song drowning
the drowsy prattle of babe
And the sense of obligation and of
wrong-pity for those who toll and
weep-tears for the imprisoned and de-
spised-love for the generous dead. and
in the heart the rapture of a high re-
solve.
And then ambition with its lust of
pelf and place and power, longing to
put upon it's breast distinctions worth
less badge. The keener thoughts of
men and eyes that see behind the
smiling mask of craft-fattered no
more by the obsequious cringe of gain
and greed-knoWing the uselessness of
boarded gold-of honor bought from
those who charge usury of self respect
of power that only bends towards
knees and forces from the lips of fear
the lies of praise. Knowing at last the
unstudied gesture of esteem, the rev.
erent eyes made rich with honest
thought and holding high above all
other things-high as hopes great
throbbing star above the darkness of
friend.
The locks OF gray and growing love
OF other days and Aforementioned
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02

lie contempt opening before them, turn
ed tail and stole our platform, and are
using all the arts of bribery, by the
promise of Office, to utterly destroy our
party. Under such circumstances it is
absolutely necessary that we should
have some sort Of organization inside
the party, like these clubs to protect it
from traitors. II we leave things at
loose ends and "everybody's business is
nob0dy's business" the Democrats will
pack our convention beyond question.
We must be up and doing; we must
awake and put on our strength" in the
words of Isaiah.
DIR. Fay has been doing a noble work
in this particular, not only in this state,
but all over the country; he has been
furnishing large quantities of docu-
ments at his own expense and carrying
on voluminous correspondence
We hope every Populist in the state
will contribute literally to help him in
his work and stand by him strongly.
/. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
NO DEFENSE.

The Republican editors of this state,
while admitting that the new inspection
nesota, try to answer by referring to
the fact that the fee for inspection has
been increased few cents on a car of
500 or 700 bushels.
This is nonsense. Two cents a bushel
on MinnesOta's 100000 bushels
amounts to $1,0OO,O0O How much does
rs cents on 500 bushels amount to per
bushel?
We may not support John Lind for
governor in 1899, but give the devil his
DUE Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
THE TRUTH SPREADING

We quote the following from the Pop
ulist Journal of INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.
In another place We print an article
heaoed Let US Stand by the Omaha Agree
ment, from Senator Buffers paper. the
caucasian. We deny the statement he
makes that Barker and Donnelly and their
friends have ever at any time sought to
disrupt the Peoples party We did not
participate in the Cincinnati convention.
noI nave we at any time acknowledged it's
authority to nominate ticket; vet those
were true men and did good work to de-
Feat the real enemies of Populism in their
effort to land us in the Democratic camn
A. G. Burkhart assisted in making the
omana agreement and his name alone is
guaranty to us that it is all right.
We are glad to see that Senator Rutler
has progressed SO far as to express his
determination to stand by the Omaha
agreement" That agreement was that
our Populist national convention should
be held more than month prior to
either of the old party conventions. IF
this is done it will be more dihicult to
stampede the convention to BRYAN. and
the Populist party will not be made a
mere appendage to Democracy. An at
tempt will be made, however. to mack
our convention in the interests of the
Democratic party, but in that event we
Will all stand ready to leave the hall.
and put up our own ticket and preserve
the life of the party The fusion Office
holders in Minnesota will of course he
on hand to try to maintain their own
position by playing into the hands of
Democracy; they can only succeed.
however, through the indifference and
neglect of the real Populists.
All the Southern states that have
taken action have declared in favor Of
the Cincinnati plan and platform. What
is needed now is determined effort to
organize referendum clubs all over tho
state during the coming winter.
For our part, we believe in the Gin
clnnati plan, that the Middle-of-the-
Road Populists should form clubs eyerv-
where and that those clubs should make
the nomination for president and vice
president, either approving or disap-
proving Of the Cincinnati nominations
But it was shown at the last meeting Of
our own national committee that large
majority of them were in favor of 90
ing into the national convention. to he
called by Senator Butler, and capturing
1t, If possible. If we have the clubs or
organized everywhere they will WELD a
great influence in the selection of our
candidates almost as great as if the
nominations had been made by them
exclusively.
We are in very peculiar position:
the Democrats, after fighting free silver
for years, and helping to kill it Is times.
when they saw the yawning pit OF pub
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02

those who first held his, while over dim
and loving eyes death softly presses
down the lids of rest. And SO, locking
in marriage vows his children's hands
and crossing others on breast of peace,
with daughters babes upon his knees,
the white hair mingling with the gold,
he journeys on from day to day to that
the night-at last-sitting by the cold
hearth of home as evenings embers
change from red to gray, he falls asleep
within the arms of her who worshiped
and adored, feeling upon his pallid lips
loves last and hottest kiss.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
THE GRAIN-GRoWERs' ASSOCIATION
The last issue of the Fergus Falls

THE GRAIN-GROWERs' ASSOCIATION.
The last issue of the Fergus Falls
Globe has this to say:
Whether or not the Grain Growers asso-
citation shall succeed is a question for the
grain growers only. At present the outlook
is not promising. The reason may be lack
of correct Information by the farmers
The only paper that has championed the
cause OF the association is the Fergus Globe.
But the Globe has only small circulation
about 1,300-and that does not go far
However, we fi9d that the readers of this
paper understand the question, and gener-
ally favor the association. Two papers
have openly opposed the association. They
are The Representative, published in Min
neapolis. and Fran, published in Fargo.
How much, if any, they got for fighting the
association we 90 not know, of course.
We did not cdenopnce the Boen-Olson
scheme half as vigorously as it deserv-
ed. 1t destroyed the real grain-grow-
ers' movement; while, as the above ex-
tract shows, it has profited nothing
for those who stole the name of the as
ISOLATION.
We do not blame Boen SO much. He
was simply the cats paw of that vicious
little creature Eric Olson.
A Minneapolis commission merchant
hired Eric to go around the country
working up shipments of wheat to him.
He got more of Eric's drafts than he did
OF the farmers wheat.
In the mean time there was general
desire for grain-GRUWERS' society.
Tor self-protection, and 70 put up the
prices. To help it along we issued an
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
WHEAT GRADING
We quote the following: -.

VIC 4uOCG luc lO1lOWlO&.-e.s- .-
Albert Lea Standard (Pop): For the
first time in the history of the state the
people are reaping the benefits of thor
oughly honest and effcnet official grain in
spection and it is recognized as genuine
and immensely valuable reform Proof of
this is given both by buyers and sellers of
grain, and both and all concerned express
great satisfaction with the straightforward
management and skill of the new officials
appointed by Gov. Lind.
AS further proof, The Tribune points to
the recent increase in the amount of in
spection fees charged.-Tribune.
We promised when John Lind was
elected, that if he did anything wrong
we would denounce him; and if he did
anything creditable we would praise
him.
We learn from friends from the East
ern part of the state that, under his new
inspection bureau, of which Senator
Reishus is at the head, he has practical
~ added one grade to the wheat of
Minnesota, and has put hundreds of
thousands of dollars into the pockets of
the farmers which formerly went into
the hands of the wheat ring and eleva-
tors. We do not desire to reflect upon
Mr.. Clausen, for we believe that he was
an honest Official but if Gov. Lind's
administration is helping the farmers,
we do not care what his motive may be.
we believe he should have the praise
which he deserves.
We should be glad to hear from our
friends throughout the state as to
whether the reports are true that the
new system of inspection is more favor
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
special or class legislation.

special or class legislation.
Every American citizen is interested
equally in the receipts and disburse-
ments of the postal department. The
postal department has nothing to gain
or lose whether more persons or less
persons ride wheel, whether part of
the people or all the people send mail,
whether you send out one letter or a
thousand letters. It's motto is the brief
expression: AT COST
The private corporations motto is,
All the traffc will BEAR
Moral for wheelmen: Vote for the
party that demands public ownership
of all public utilities
E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02

specfhD facts Of this case / hold that
we cannot acquire the Philippine Is
lands, for the following reasons. ID
Contrary to the organic and statutory
law of the land as interpreted by the
United States supreme court; (2) con-
trary to the laws OF nations, as always
claimed by us; CD contrary to the
Monroe doctrine, If every proposition
has its converse. Collateral reasons:
~ Immoral; (2) unjust; (3) unwise;
"a contrary to- the spirit Of justice and
right, before which in the end all peo-
pies and nations must bow.
COLLATERAL FACTS.
% The president is making war on
an Independent government without the
consent of congress, the only constitu-
tional war-making power; (2) the
president is using the money of the
United States for purpose different
from that for which it was appropriate
ed; CD the president is concealing his
intentions OF conquest from the Ameri-
can people and only enabling them to
learn his intentions from his acts; ca
the president is doing what he said on
April II, 1898, was contrary to the NOR
al sense of the American people and
under our code of morals, criminal
and aggressive" 60 the president,
without warrant of law, and contrary
to the constitution, is committing the
Of -
procedure from which they would have
shrunk in horror and dismay had their
consent been asked in the first place;
60 the president, by his policy, is 60
ing contrary to the advice of every
great American, from Franklin to Lin
coin.
COLLATERAL BUT UNRELATED
FACTS.
Cd Cuba has population of about
100000, and less than 35 per cent can
read and write; ca the Philippines
have population of about 100000,
and IS per cent can read and write; CD
whether the Philippine people are cap
able of free government or not, is not
our business, unless the character and
form of every other nation be subject
to our revision; ca if, as the president
claims, through his attorney general,
we have clear title to the Philippines,
and the islands are territory of the
United States, either by cession or pur-
chase, then every citizen Of the Philip
nj no ic1n dc 1>x,,
fact citizen of the United States, and
entitled to all the rights and privileges
of SUCH United States supreme court
so decides. In conclusion | ask the
gentlemen of this city, learned in the
law, if l have not correctly stated the
law; If I have correctly stated the facts
II not, why not? To those who may
differ from me l wish to say, the writer
is not a traitor because he holds the
above views; On the contrary he is a
patriot; a true lover of the country
which has sheltered his people since
1920 and 1882. If any gentleman can
stand I'D and answer on the basis of
reason and common sense, justice and
law, thousands who feel as this writer
does, we would be glad to listen; but
abuse and vile names are no answer.
And let US all remember that while the
American people can easily be led
astray by trusted leaders, the Ameri-
can conscience when thoroughly arous-
ed is devouring fame, when touched
as it will be by the better angels of our
nature
p. H. HARRIS.