The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19
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THE FOOLISH VIRGIN.
illustrates how Mckinley prosperity
fattens American lords.
LETTER NO. i. :,
TRANSLATED from Norwegian.)
FOsSTON. Polk Co., Mimi, Oct. &, 49,
Editor Organization Column:
My reply to your questions in Nye
Normanden is as follows:
l. All our farm products bring 10 per
cent to 20 per cent LESS this year than
last.
z. But all the articles we have to buy
are 10 to 20 per cent higher this year
than last.
$. l do not keep any account of my
income and expenses in any way except
to know that by LIVING VERY SPAR
1NGLY AND WORKING HARD. I
MANAGE AT THE END OF THE
YEAR TO MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET.
4. The people in my county who are
most prosperous are those able to think
ahead.
3. We consume in labor all of the
daytime AND PART OF THE NIGHT,
(a) NO TIME FOR PLEASURE.
(b) BETWEEN AND 1OP. M. we
devote to mental improvement, as by
reading or attending meetings.
8. Our children, on the average.
LEAVE SCHOOL AFTER GETTING
INTO THE FOURTH READER. diyis-
ion in arithmetic, and geography as far
as the states. '7
Z. Present conditions are not salts
factory to us. l KNOW OF NO WAY
IN WHICH THEY CAN BE I'M
PROVED.
8. NO, DON'T WANT YOU TO
SEND ME- ANY FREE LITERATURE.
have all l need, and more would not |
be accepted by my neighbors
3. The Nye Normanden is the fairest
paper that Is read in my county.
10. Bryan will not lose any votes in
this county because of his late deals
With Tammany managers in New York
'lty, Ohio, Kentucky and Chicago; his
'efusal to accept the real remedy for
he trusts and silent subservience to the
bankers by dropping free silver, to say
Nothing of greenbacks eq
II. Through the printers mistake.
10 Ineligible answer could be given 10
his question, because it was not printed
s gave 1t. Had the editor of Nye
'ormanden, who is an educated gentle
nan, been at home, the mistake would
OF have happened. But alas, he was in
duluth, spending his life for the grain
commission, to which Gov. Lind so
indy and wisely appointed him. AS
ave 1T, the question was: IF you live
Minnesota, tell to what extent Lind
I'LL lose votes because Of his acknowl-
dyed stand for the banks as a COIN
'emocrat for Democrats, and sacrifice
his own nationality in appointments !
help EXPAND" this same rotten
ammany machine that feeds on I
usts?) s" ~'>' ~
IL. The majority of our people are
Orwegian Lutherans. ,
IL. 1t will be too much trouble for d
e to give you the addresses of the .
aiding politicians of this county, speci- r
ing to which party they belong, and .
wing their reasons for their party p
legiance.
IA. l shall vote for Bryan next year. o
Is. (This last important question q
r. Johnson failed to answer. It read a
follows: do you prefer to indicate a
ur choice of candidates and platforms e1
piece of paper mailed to your adj II
ess, or would you rather send some
e to convention" to fight and trade p
tn other representatives" and final t. t.
patch up ticket and platform of tv
cir. own, for which you can either ~ ~
te or remain at home?") m
Read President John Smith" in the +,
numbers OF Nye Normanden. Mr.. tt
hnson. Then you will answer uues- =,
n Is, and learn the true reply to cues ne
n Z. 1.