The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
WE TOLD YOU so.

WE TOLD YOU so.
Congratulations are in order. The
Democratic party is hopelessly divided;
break in the Republican party. headed
by Pingree, is possible these two fac
tons will not unite: and the fusion
lists, our dear, dear fusionists, will waste
every moment with conferences. Thus
reasons for encouragement in our pres
: ent work are fast redoubling. Now is
the time to get in our work. Form and
lie. 1t is work devoted to the people
this is now needed. The people are
tired of talking conferences to please
rival leaders. The old Peoples party is
ready for its new birth Is Butler on
the run? Has he deserted Bryan, or
Bryan him? Has he already given up
reforming the Democratic party? A
list is out, three-fourths desperate fus-
ionists, calling a political conference
for June, at Buffalo, N. Y. This is
heightened invitation affair. You must
present your card at the door, The rank
and file from the highways are not
wanted. Senator Bond-Bill Jones or
even Bryan are not on the list Barker
and Donnelly were measured but found
wanting, and they are omitted. 1t is
barely possible, however, that the same
hand, still red with the blood Of the Peo-
pies party, is Merely directing an
ambuscade, to catch unwary Populists.
For Mr. Ferris, who can somehow always
travel to just the spot at the right mo-
ment most desired by Judas Butler. is
just heard from at Dallas, Texas. Do
they now want our Milton Park? How
they dread to see Texas keep her lead
in the cause Of justice, under the true
banner of the Peoples party! Newspa
per reports state that:
AN important meeting behind locked
doors of leaders holding proxies from other
leaders occurred in the Office of the South
ern Mercury. They refuse to make public
their proceedings except to say that they
shall prevent the Union Reform party from
taking any action in March that would
handicap their own conference In June.
We think too we'll of Mr.. Parks to be-
leve for moment that he would have
been so dishonorable as to have held the
craftsmanship of our national committee
for five long months, since the Cincin~
natl convention, only to play second
fiddle to fusionists.
But every leader" in the United States
may drop dead this moment and the re-
organized Precinct-Club Peoples party
will live Let them continue begging
warning leaders, creating autocratic
committees, meeting in conferences for
mere talk that paralyzes action. And
while they are thus wasting time, let
every man or woman. the people, God
Incarnate, before whom alone we kneel,
rise in human brotherhood, you in your
precinct, in mine, and form 'our ma
jority- shall-rule-clubs." Write me for
blanks for this purpose and report at
least your temporary precinct organiza-
: ton at once. But throw the burden on
others, and you will prove that true
democracy is impossible and the people
unfit to manage their own affairs. De-
lay action and you alone will be respon-
sible for the continuation of some form
- monarchial power; under whatever
mans it appears. They hOwled and
howled for "a referendum and we gave
them, in our national and state plan,
such superior precinct initiative and
referendum club system as no people of
us by failing to form single club in
their respective precincts, preferring to
boss their neighbors than let their
neighbors boss them. They would, if
in their power prevent our clubs from
forming sufficiently to express by refer
endum next year their own choice for
presidential and vice-presidential can
didates. They prefer to fix the slate to
suit themselves. Pity there isn't sep
arate party for every man that wants to
be president! But they are lost at sea
and too late. Go on. therefore, boys,
with your clubs. Their efforts will
abort But if not, if we are mistaken,
if their efforts mature for good, then our
clubs can indorse them. We win on
either throw of the dice We care not
whom the clubs choose next year Tor
our national standard bearers. We are
only fighting old party methods. Stop
working at forming clubs? Never. We
would only fall in that case into the pit
they are digging-for themselves. l
have a profound pity for those men.
They need more iron in their blood,
more Christ spirit. How they have
failed! AS they SOW, so have they
reaped. Unhung murderers of the Peo-
pies party, they failed even in 1898 to
get their blood money.
They are now fast being spewed by
Democracy. In our state, John Lind
serving at the Republican banquet-table
has had sufficient commercial shrewd-
ness, characterizing the times, to quietly
take his tip" But God pity those poor
milk-and-water men, who over a year
ago told us at st. Louis they were willing
to reorganize the Peoples party, but
knew the difficulty of starting a new
party. and would never try it again!
But they have lost their heads. The
small messenger boys of hungry Allen