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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
world are become the Kingdoms Of the Lord
and his Christ and he shall reign for ever

world are become the Kingdoms Of the LORD
and his Christ and he shall reign for ever
and ever"
This II the realization Of the Lords
prayer, "Thy kingdom come" Il is the dnal
act, consummatory, ito make an end OF
SINS and bring In everlasting Righteousness
and close the plan Of redemption.
This epic of striking the shepherd and
scattering the flock: this bruising the head
and crushing the heel; this making an end
Of sins and bringing in everlasting right
eousness Is for a set time only, till the pur-
poses are accomplished and the fullness OF
times burst upon the earth. Then che max
eth wars to cease to the end Of the EARTH"
This ongong Of the Nazarene Is the dawn
OF the perfect day, the noontide, when the
oath of Jehovah, made when Israel was in
the wilderness, and murmuring, But as
truly as I live all the earth shall be filled
with the glory Of the Lord"
We are fast rushing on the miraculous
conditions that herald the fulflment of the
purposes. 1T is the last time" The pres
ent civilization stands more fully panoplied
to use force than in any period in all the
past. And the wicked soph!sm that might
makes right is assumed, in the Worldwide
war preparations that are engrossing the
best energies of all peoples.
1t ts a malign spirit and II blaZes like
a meteor, it is the spirit that Is to take
peace from the earth. Demoniac influences,
blended with human energy, is to lead the
devilish onslaught Of 'two hundred million
in battle at the final onslaught" Conquest
the bloody monster that has been the instru-
ment of despots, under false pretense, from
the very beginning of the career of Nimrod.
The Mongol is preparing for war; the Hin
doc is preparing for war; the steppes of the
Tartar are preparing for war. All outside
of the Christ land" the llized, are
putting on the mailed coat of war. The
high ones in the lands named after the
Christ are in serried ranks, trandishing the
sword. Look! The italian, the Austrian,
the French, the Spaniard, the Turk and his
allies.
J. HARPER.
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THE MID-ROAD VOTE.

The footing up OF the votes in the states
where elections were held in 1898 shows that
the Populists cast 49, SOB votes. The Mer-
curry considers that owing to the demon
allied condition of the party, brought about
by the fusion with the Democrats in 1896,
this is a crciitab'e showing. ana one that
no Populist need be ashamed OF. 1t shows
that the party sin exists. that it is a live
entity in American politics. and w-th a
foundation of half million OF votes to
work on. there is no reason Ola Garth WHY
it should not win Il lasting victory in 1900.
The Populist who is willing to ny down
the fight with a haf IN Hon votes behind
HIM is not worth candle grease. Organize
Southern Mercury.
Every hour carries us farther away
from the struggles for Office, and makes
more conspicuous the demand of the
Omaha platform. And the failure of
fusion" everywhere, in 1898, VIII sub
ordinate that issue to principle in 1900.
Patronage is curse wherever it
sticks up it's sordd and selfish head. It
cOrrupts even good men through their
necessities. ID
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
A Sensible Letter.

Editor Representative: In recent issue
of the New York World l saw an article
stating the exports from this country ex-
ceeded imports by $4,000, 600 or more; also
claiming such a showing indicated great
prosperity. After reading the article tried
to reason 1t out from farmers standpoint.
and to save me it figured out the reserves Of
the Worlds conclusions. If an excess of
exports over imports is an indication Of a
prosperous condition, then surely Mime
sofa farmers should be extremely prosper
Gus. We export from our farmers far more
than We import, but it does not add to our
prosperity. 1 prefer to have the imports to
my farm exceed my exports from it. The
rule that holds good on the farm should hold
good to the whole country. The voters in
1896 voted for prosperity and Mckinley;
probably this export prosperity just suits
them. I voted for another kind of pros
perity, but will try and enjoy the Mckn-
ley export kind long as the majority
want it and vote for it,
HAMLIN V. POORE.
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DEFEATED.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1-From a STAFF
tat the Republican house
caucus tomorrow night the sound money
reformers will probably admit defeat and
surrender. Agents of the Honest Money
League have been Fostering legislators since
Dec. to force some currency reform meas
ure through this or extra session of
congress These agents have threatened to
de1eat the army bill. talked about holding
up the peace treaty and even menaced big
appropriation bills.
Their object was to force an extra session
of congress. when both branches would be
Republican. and the dominant party would
be urged to carry out currency reform
promises. In all these efforts the sound
money lobbyists have been defeated and
they are willing to let currency and bank
ing legislation go over until the next regu-
lar session of congress-, when they will
agree to bill following the lines laid down
by President Mckinley in his message two
years ago.
Honest money" means the substitu-
ton of bank notes, which we could not
have the use of until we borrowed them
from the banks, on good security, and
agreed to pay interest for them, in place
of "greenbacks" issued by the govern
ment, free of cost. except the small OK
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RUNNING ASHORE.
I. D.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-Chairman Can
non OF the appropriations committee of the
house, in the course of the debate on the
sundry civil bill yesterday, sounded a note
OF warning against extravaglnt appropria-
atoms and practically served notice that
neither the ship subsidy bill nor the Mica
ragua canal bill could be passed at this
session. Although he specifically dis
claimed speaking for anyone but himself
the statements he made, coming from the
chairman OF the appropria tons committee
caused great interest
Mr. cannon made general statement of
the rev ehueS and expenditures for the
present fiscal year, increasing Secretary
cages estimate of the deficiency in the
revenue from $112 100000 TO SI59. 900 COO OK
elusive of the $2o00o,000 to be paid to
Spain under the provisions Of the treaty of
Paris.
MI Cannon maintained that our rev.
enue5 might be sufficient to meet
our expenditures for the next two years
II no new lines of expenditure were en-
tered upon. But he indicated that it would
be close margin and that new expendi-
lures might mean a bond ISSUE
MI. Canno's speech was in every way a
notable one and doubtless will furnish the
text for good deal Of discussion during
the remainder of the session.
we are following in the footsteps OF
the European nations.
We have prospered heretofore because
we had plain, simple, inexpensive form
CT government; with light taxes and q
standing army Of but $4,000 soldiers. We
were content to perfect mankind on
our own continent. Now we are to have
a tremendous navy and an army of 1OO,-
O0O men, and colonies reaching hall
round the globe; and we hear the cry for
more taxes and more bonds. And these
were European conditions; poverty and
endless toll for the people; an arrogant
aristocracy and a bayonet at every
workers throat. Corruption and ven
atty above: ignorance and stupidity be-
low.
This is the moral of all human tales
First freedom, and then glory. When
that fails
Wealth, vice, corruption, despotism at
last:
And history, with all her volumes vast
Hath but one page"
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Feb. 6, 1899.
GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
An Old Farmer Makes Some Sugges.
tiOnS.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. Is, 1899.
Chairman l. Donnelly, officers and members
of the Grain Growers association OF
Mimi
Will you accept a suggestive letter from
one OF some experience First, change the
word member in the first line Of article
three, to read officer; then study article
two until you settle the question Of how
to proceed with organization under that
article, then suit the means to the end, the
rings and trusts are armed with millions
OF money by specializing in your produc-
tons; business men, SO called, are in a
business mems association with few excep-
tons, with a fixed purpose to continue their
work along that line, and members Of
your organization Will control it in their in
interests, or kill it, The only means in the
hands Of grain growers for defense of their
common interests against money rings, and
money trusts. is organization, and wheat.
The war you are Waging, will be the great
est battle ever fought between labor and
capital, or a complete surrender of your
forces It Is the man and his wheat pro-
duced by his labor, arrayed against the
man and his dollar, produced by forcing
the wheat from the producer at prices that
rob and starve hin, and enrich the money
rings, that also rob the consumer. The al
ready recruited forces of thu grain gambl-
ing organization that you must meet and
repulSe, are billions of dollars, by our weap
ons. Your only weapon is wheat. Your
only chance of winning is with true men
in organization. They must be committed
to the cause and the support Of the organ
ization and then watched; that is all.
Mr.. Hopkins printed statements do not
agree perfectly with his methods for or
ganizing. Mr.. Powell makes no provision
for cleaning and storing the grain which
necess!tates the building of elevators where
weighing grading and separating should be
done, or large terminal elevator is neces-
sary and should be built outside city limits.
With thorough organization in five to seven
states, and funds for the benefit of members
that are forced to sell, half a million dol
lars can be added to the expense fund in
one year; with a good average crop in $780,
beyond the average market price.
In my opinion. Mr.. Powell's plan could not
all of 1t be safely adopted. Many of us, no
doubt, have suggestions that should not be
made public at this time.
Respectfully,
S. M. FAIRCHILD.
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THE GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
The New Ulm Review has this 70 CIV.


Z. II. Hopkins. Of Fairfax. the leading
promoter OF the scheme to organize farmers
under the name of 1.-The Grain Growers
Association" for the purpose Of controlling
the price OF wheat and other farm products
was IN town one day last week consulting
with business men and leading farmers in
regard to the project He is very enthus-
lastlc over this attempt to better the con-
d1tion of the farmers and claims that is the
only practical way to solve the question of
agricultural depression. He contends and
not without reason that every possible
trade, profession and line Of business is now
organized for the purpose of promoting and
lettering it's particular members irrespec-
tive Of effects and consequences upon the
rest OF society. Large corporations and
manufacturing enterprises form trusts and
combinations for the purpose of increasing
their income and that upon this sea Of or
SanIZed corporate entities the farmer has
for years been drifting unprotected and
Jolted about by any interest that might seek
TO make him prey. When he has con-
sidered his condition unbearable he has
gone to legislative halls for protection but
has invariably found that but little could
be done in his behalf and that often even
that little would be refused because the
representatives Of other interests DONNA tie
and control those bodies. So many fruit
less attempts have been made in this way
that the farmer and those dependent upon
him, such as the business men, especially
Of small towns and villages, have grown
tired of those methods aid ~0v' "~"r,7se to
take the matter up in a practical way.
Inc idea is to loim Aux,o -. 20. alton
covering the Northwestern wheat growing
states and to enlist in it's support the small
millers. business men and professional men
closely identified with farm interests. The
corporation will build a chain of elevators
with large storage houses at the terminals.
Sufficient capital would be available to buy,
store and hold products until a reasonable
price was offered for them and thus avoid
the detrimental effect at times felt
upon the price of farm products because of
operations On the boards of trade
Mr.. Hopkins claims that much interest is
being taken in this by grain growers every
where and that the bonanza farmers of
the Dakotas are in the DEAL A committee
is now at work and a large meeting will
be held in ST. Paul in June to fix more defin-
iteiy the objects and limits of the under
taking The movement has been in an en-
tons now seem to be ripe for carrying it
into successful execution
Thanks for these good words.
Let there be no politics in the asso-
citation. It is the interest of all men, ex-
cept the ringsters, to fight the ring. Let
them say God speed to the farmers
as they go forward to fight the men
who are impoverishing the whole state
l. d.
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Danville, ILL.,, Feb. 6, 1899.
A VOICE FROM GEORGIA..
A Stand by the Ticket.

CONYERS, Ca, Feb. 9.-EditOr Repre-
sentative: Enclosed find 81 for Repre-
sentative.
We are only slumbering in Georgia,
and not dead by long shot.
The great need of this state is paper
in which the rank and file has implicit
confidence; one that we could stand by.
AS the organ of the party. We have the
men to make it such, and could capture
the state in 1900. but we have no money.
The toiling masses of the South were
never poorer than at this hour.
There is no power that can pull the
and YOU can count on our aid. Truly
yours. VIM l. PECK.
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the great and noble patriot whose crown
ing achievement was the liberating of
100000 slaves.t Lincoln stood for lib
erty, self government, and as the foe of
despotism andtyzanny wherever found.
Strange as it may seem to some, from
these same banquet tables prominent
Americans with. the seeming ap-
probation ofsn applauding multitudes
laud McKinleHf for acts directly opposed
to the life wOrkJ of the great Lincoln.
Lincoln Hberated 100000 slaves, and
gave them self government. Mckinley
is conquerings theu Filipinos, the Porto
Ricans, the Cubans. and over each is
establishing a military despotism. Can
it be that our soldiers when they en-
barked for those distant islands fully
understood that their mission was to con
quer these peoples struggling for liberty
and compel them under our guns to sub
NIT to being farmed out to few Alger-
ian syndicates. Will these achieve
ments go down to history as liberating
ONAOS~AAo
record how in 1898 and 1899 America
embarked in a career of conquests and
enslaved those island nations? 1t is
lamentable that these new moves of the
grasping money power can be pushed
forward upon the political checkerboard
as cloak behind which at the next ses-
sion of congress our national greenbacks
may be retired, corporate monopoly be
further enthroned and entrenched, and
the last prop knocked from under self
government, and American free institu-
tons succumb to the persistent assault
of a monied oligarchy. The issues are
broadening, and the bed rock upon
which Populism must rest is plainly
seen at each turn of the wheel of polit-
ical events to be the great principle of
self government embodied in direct leg
islation under the initiative and refer
endum. E. A. T.
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OUR GOOD TIMES.
The Chippewa Falls (Wis.) Sentinel

The Chippewa Falls (Wis.) Sentinel
says:
A few days ago we went into a druggists
in this city, and while the man was put
ting up some things, tried to rally him
upon the harvest he was reaping on account
of SO much sickness. Instead of enjoying
our joke he shook his head sadly and sail:
There is no harvest in it. There is much
sickness, tbs true, but the people are sick
and dying because they have no money
to fee a doctor or to buy medicine We
wish our rulers who voting away mil
lions to Spain, millions to Cuba. and spend
ing millions in the far East, could have
heard the words of that druggist and could
see the misery, want and wretchedness that
Is everywhere apparent among the working
classes.
The daily papers keep up the clamor
that there is worldwide prosperity, but
those who talk with the common people
know there is a great deal of pinchng
and economizing, and not a little SUI
fering. ID
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OUR ROCK OF SAFETY.

On our front page will be found an
article showing what the filipinos think
of Americas new policy of expansion.
1t will interest many of our thoughtful
readers to compare this article with
what is being said in the administration
dailies Of the country in defense of our
conquest Of the Philippines. Feb. 18th
was celebrated throughout this land as
the birthday Of the great Emancipator
Lincoln. From hundreds of banquet
tables speeches were made In eulogy Of
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he records Of the prison management ap.
pear rather odious. The managers cannot
wriggle out Of the suspicion that some
thing" induced them to give dealers the ad-
vantage, IN promptly filing their orders.
and refusing to supply the farmers on ac-
count Of sheer lack Of twine."
hope the people will act on your sug-
gestion and correspond with their legisla-
tors regarding this and other questions. IT
they are our hired and well-paid servants,
We should make them work for us.
OSCAR TOURSON.
Feb 6, 1882
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AS long as mankind shall continue to
bestow more liberal applause on their
destroyers than on their benefactors, the
thirst for military glory will ever be the
vice Of the most exalted character
Gibbon.
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If men lack bread 1t is not that God
has not done His part in providing it.
If men willing to labor are cursed to
poverty, it is not that the storehouse
that God owes to men has failed.-Henry
George.
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pense OF printing them. The Republic
can leaders know very we'll that if they
make this reform" they will lose the
country in 1900, and if they do not they
will lose the support of the money-pow-
er in that election. They are between
the devil and the deep sea-" and will
postpone action as long as possible.
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Mr. Hamlin V. Poore, of Bird Island,
Mimi, a practical farmer and reformer,
writes the following letter which should
be read by all farmers in the state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-27
New York Democrats for BRYAN.

question which is the stronger influence
New York Democray Tammany Bryan The silver ele-
ment Of party being in Of
tor instruction rebellion against the bosses. The
yoldbug in the minority. the majority
who hold Chicago platform strong delegation
all way Chicago consultation with appeal
to be saved from the the tiger
majorities do not always More than $4,000
York voted for Bryan and the Chicago platform
In 1895 s54ssS had been cast for Grover
Cleveland proves st anything that
great majority Democratic OF the
and silver is that the Demo
cratic party of the Empire been prevented since
1886 rearming the Chicago platform and there
be doubt that Tammany is responsible for that
Republican party will interpose with objections
against the attempt Of Democratic party
Tammany but faith in the effort
even questioning the sincerity of the desire OF
the anti-Tammanyftes for Bryan
silver again. somebody else on the
Chicago platform The fact that New York Democracy
divided gave Mckinley 2ssOOO
received renders the prospective division anything
cOuraging. Yorks vote So
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-27
The Fault Is Not McKinIex,s.

The less the Democratic statesmen and newspapers have
to offer in the Of blaming President Mckinley for
rushing the vigorously in the Philippines the bet
ter will be for them To say that Mckinley and not
is blame is to do violence to the truth Last De-
president authority
At that time It known that ali the
volunteers who enlisted for the with Spain would be
entitled to discharge the treaty of peace had
been ratified.
Congress did not pass the bill until March Not
until then the president authorized to make additions
regular army enlist The regular army
then 2OO and the first duty to recruit it
IS co., strength by congress Recruiting
for the regular began March and the troops
furnished at the of than 1000 week
July When it became apparent that sll the recruits
needed for the regular would be secured IT de-
ced to call for the volunteers authorized by the bill
Who responsible for the delay? The president had to
wait three months congress act and Of that
delay due to the opposition Of Democrats the house
senate who did their prevent the
the the enlistment Of much single regi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-27

There have published some conflicting statements
touching the wide difference in properly
owned by william Jennings Bryan prior subsequent
was to the effect that he had amassed fortune since
utterance gave him fame and prestige
this true probably. No doubt he has accumu
sum. an independence but not fortune The
Abilene Reflector authority the following schedule OF
the personal property the for taxation
by Mr. for the present which shows that Mr.
Bryan still belongs to the class which he denomnaes the
great plain people Thirty dollars for piano. five dollars
for billiard table twenty-five dollars for four watches
clocks ninety dollars three
rages i've dollars for sewing machine and household
goods 20 the total amount of hundred and fifty dollars
the values placed his personal belongings by WILL
lam J. Bryan in assessor Of Lincoln.