The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-08

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THAT BUFFALO CONFERENCE
NOT POLITICAL.
so DECLARED BY THE GREAT
MAJORITY WHO SIGNED THE
CALL. ONLY A FEW EXCEP-
TONS. SOME NAMES UNAR-
THORIZED.
AS literary debate we wish it God
speed. But let men of action now decide
and rebuild the Peoples Party, or fall be-
hind Republicans or Democrats. it
matters not which. They think alike"
LETTERS FROM GREAT MEN
SOME OF WHOM DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE AT"
DEBS SAYS ITS NOT POLITICAL.
GOING THERE TO MAKE
Mr.. H. B. Fay,
Minneapolis, MINI.
My dear Sir
Absence has delayed my answer to
made as follows:
First, l authorized the use of my name
in connection with the Buffalo conference
and expect to attend
Second, am not in favor of a new po-
litical party and if one is formed l shall
not support its candidate
| l am member of the Social Demo-
cratic Party, pure and uncompromising
Socialist organization and shall support
its candidates
My object in attending the Buffalo
conference will be to advance the cause
of Socialism,
Yours very truly,
EUGENE V. DEBS.
WAR HUMBUG.
Dear Mr.. Fay
In reply to your letter just received I
would say that while l authorized the
use OF my name as one of the committee
issuing call for a conference at Buffalo
the last of June | was not Informed that
there was any plan for the formation of a
new political party The conference was
rather to consider the general state OF the
country and to determine how to advance
reform measures. Professor Frank Par
sons informs me that such also was his
understanding of the matter, after talking
with Mr.. Eltweed Pomeroy. / am prim-
ariy teacher rather than a politician,
and am not likely to go into any political
movement as such, as it would compro-
mise my influence as teacher
l need not, therefore, answer your third
question, but would say in general that
the alignment of parties in America dur
ing the next three years is likely to be
much more largely along the lines OF ex-
pansion, monopoly, national income
taxes, etc, than money.
Very sincerely yours,
EDWARD w. BEMIS.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox puts it better
than you, professor, for she says
Goddess of Liberty, listen, listen l say
and look
On the sights and sounds of Sorrow
This side of Sandy Hook,
Your eye is searching the distance;
You are holding your torch too high,
TO see the slaves that are fettered,
Though close at your feet they lie
You, professor are making the fatal
mistake of adding your voice to the
"Screech of the eagles" (The Dailies)
and 'boastful voice of the drums" They
must not drown the wall of despair that
rises out OF our Sums" Let us stand
right IN the cannon's mouth, fired by Plu-
tocracy professor; stand for the Peoples
Party still, that only lately almost obtain
ed what all true men still wish We know
too we'll that now as always plutocracy
will give even the presidency to any lead
er willing to take it on any false issue
as war or the single issue of silver, If only
that will blind as it time and again has,
and is now doing, the people as to real
issues. There is not the least doubt but
what the power on the throne is keeping
these poor ragged little ''newsies" that
should be in school. out early and late
yelling. MANILA" till one can't think
so as to distract our foolish populace
from massing against the money power
For the whole thing could be quoted in
week. Why did they not keep on cry
ing in the street against the Morgan steal
in the Pacific railroad dealo
WANTS A NEW PARTY.
House Of Representatives, U. S.,
Washington, D. c.
H. B. Fay, Esq, M. D.
SO Washington avenue,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Dear Sir
My replies to the queries presented in
your letter are:
I. Yes; l shall attend if l am able to
do so.
q | hope for new political party. but
do not promise to support its nominees
until | see the platform and know who
the candidates are.
y IillldtlNC dHu ISICICIuu1Il, as De-
lieve through it all other reforms might
be accomplished
Yours truly,
THOS. McEWAN, Jr.
GOV. PINGREE WONT COMMIT
HIMSELF AGAINST THE
G. O. P
DR.. H. B. Fay,
SO Washington avenue,