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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22

quired to fill the particular Office. Tho
candidate receiving the highest number
OF votes cast for his party candidstes for
that Office should be entitled to have all
the votes cast for such candidates count.
ed for himself in the election returns.
I. Under this system, the election will
take the place Of both the norniuating
convention and election under the pres
ent system, and log-rolling and boaght
up conventions will be abolished.
2. 1t is more economical than the
present system.
g.. The masses of all political parties
will vote for their ablest and fttest men
under the system proposed, thus insuring
us better government.
4. This system will elevate the tone OF
elective, judicial and executive Offices,
abuses in which cannot be reached By
the initiative and referendum
S. The Australian ballot cannot be
used under this system, as it is often used
at present, to limit the elector to mere
choice between evils, or to pervert the
will of minorities
g. It would tend to promote Official
honesty and efficiency among officers
ambitious of reelection.
7. If tie should occur between can
didates OF the same party or of different
parties, it should be decided by lot.
8. This plan, SO modified as to meet
local requirements, should be applied "a
county and other local elections.
9. Populists should especially support
some such plan as this because il would
forever prevent the fusion of political
parties.
1t will be objected to this SYSTEM G1st.
that it will tend to group the oficid Hst
at the populative centers. The present
system is equally obnoxious to the sau1o
objection. However this tendency Il sat-
isfactorily controlled by the fact that the
populative centers produce about tho
same number of candidates in proportion
to population as the more sparsely in
habited districts, thus practically equaliz.
ing chances OF representation on tho Of
fetal list to the latter communities, Sec
ond, that it will sometimes count an cleo
tors vote for distasteful candidate who
happens to lead his party competitors.
The elector will know of this danger and
can obviate it by voting against the whole
list OF which the Objectionable candidate
is one -Quitman Brown.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
The Grain Growers Associatioaa

After a great deal Of debate on What
should constitute the Grain GrowerT As.
ISOLATION the following general plan was
adopted by the committee by a vote OF
five to one, in the committee on constieu-
ton
First-That there shall be generAt-so-
ciety composed of farmers all over the
country on the same general plan ~ the
Alliance, without any financial obligation
whatever, as to any other cooperative
enterprises contemplated in future either
inside or outside OF the society. The only
effort being to secure the members the
advantages OF better prices For their
products at local and terminal points,
and secure such division OF commissions
from parties handling our members
products as could be secured through the
association officers. And secure such re-
duction OF prices on farm machinery, etc,
as was possible. And such other befe-
fits as large organization could secure
for its members. in the reduction OF
ures as would be Of benefit to the asso-
citation.
Second-That we provide another or
ganization within the general society TO
consist OF farmers and Independent ele-
vators at country points and also termln-
al elevators at terminal points to be made
I'd of stock companies on some plan of
incorporation that would be, proper and
necessary. who would handle the grain
OF our members and give the same in
ducements and division OF commissions
now secured by the society from other
commission men, and secure such COM
petition, at local and terminal points that
would give our members the highest
price for their products, and secure such
other advantages in the reduction OF
dockage and mixing OF grain as could
be secured for Our socicty's cooperation
in doing their business through them.
The following was the vote which car
ried this plan: Ayes. Ignatius Donnelly,
Chas. H. Hopkins. J. c. Harley, John
Batz and Jens Anderson. Nays, Eric Oh
son.
y. c. Hanley, Secretary OF CommittsA 4
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
OrTanizing Tennessee.
Bethpage, Tenn. March IS, 18oo

Bethpage, Tenn. March rs, 1899.
Brother Donnelly and E. A. T.
Dear Sirs: I know that my subscrip-
ton is out and has been for some time
and SO has I. w. Turner'S. He said that
he had written you to stop his paper, but
he was glad you did not.
l will send you the money in short
time for both Of our papers and l think
two or three more subscriptions.
Would have sent mine before now but
owing to sickness | have not been able
to do so.
l was very sorry to hear Of your bad
luck in the two burnirgs.
Send |. w. Turner your book on Bond
and Industrial Slavery by E. A.
Twitchell He says he thinks that he can
make some more Pops if he had it. We,
a few Of us, have decided to commence
organizing | have some twelve names
Of neighbors pledging themselves to
work for the cause and stand for the
Saint Louis platform All twelve OF us
are for Barker and Donnelly.
If | had not been sick l could have
shown better report. |. w. Turner says
send the book to T. B. Simpson send
you the price in stamps.
Some OF our boys met in Gallatin and
decided to commence organizing the dill
icrent districts in Summer County, and
said for me to organize my district. II
you can give anything to help me in or
ganizing I would like to have it.
l remain your friend,
T. B. Simpson,
Bethpage, Tenn.
March I2 400
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
He Stands Firm.

Hartland, Mimi, March y, I8oo
Ignatius Donnelly,
Editor Representative:
Dear Sir-As have changed my place
OF residence, I'll have to send you few
lines to let you know my new address,
My former address was Sacred Heart
now it is Hartland, Mimi, Box g.
I can't do without your paper; il
would be too much darkness in my mind
And being one of the delegates to
Cincinnati, Ohio, this last September,
have to keep in touch with the creates,
Pop spirit, Donnelly, and his Represent
alive.
Excuse me for intruding on you, but
any way, l hope you will see to it that
the address be changed. Yours for fu-
ture Populism,
A. H. Skegrud,
Box ga, Hartland, Mimi
P. S. Hand my address to H. B. Fay
please
Please mail few extra copies for dis
trbution among my friends.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
Must Have It.

Osawatomie, Kans, Mar IS, 1890.
Editor Representative: My time was
out some time ago 1t is almost death to
take dollar from my family, but when
you had a turnout then it had to come.
Please stop the paper, and if l. 0. U.
more let me know and l will send it.
l am for l. D. in 1900. or straight
Populist. or l wont go to the polls.
haven't voted for two years.
DIN w. ]. B., Butler, Allen. Weaver
or any man who wants to fuse or expand
Since writing the above have made a
raise OF another dollar, SO enclosed you
will find S.. Let her come.
John H. Kane.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
The Twine Question.

Editor Representatives. learn there
are efforts being made by the farmers all
over the state to get up carlot orders for
prison Irvine, and from reports it is prob
able there may be from fifty to one hun
dred carloads ordered in this way.
1t occurs to me ii the farmers were or
gained as they should be. to protect
themselves from exaction, these large or
ders could be put up for the lowest bid
der, let the bidder be who he may, so he
is responsible.
l see no reason why the farmers should
make this effort to buy prison Irvine un-
less it can be furnished cheaper than it
can be obtained of any other responsible
party.
AS farmer I am ready to speak
right out in meeting and say l do not
think the prison managers are ''toting"
fair when they set the prices at IA to 8
cents, and other parties offering to fur
nish pure MANILA at s cents in 100 car
load orders.
How can they claim they cannot sell
for less than ~ and 8 cents, and keep
from running behind, while they have all
the needed Tor can have) capital to do
the largest kind OF cash purchasing Of
fibers for their plant, and make the Irvine
with labor that is (or should be) abso-
lutely free to the state?
A strong light OF investigation should
be turned on to their methods of purchas-
ing material as compared with the meth
DDS OF purchasing adopted by the parties
who offer Irvine at 6 cents per pound
1t might be in order for the farmers to
petition to have a different method Of
purchasing material for Irvine SO the
prison Irvine can be sold q cheap as the
cheapest
My attention has been called to the
fact that an ex-senator who bitterly OPP
posed the Irvine bill passed in the session
OF 1891, purchased three carloads of
prison Irvine in 90 and was patriotic
enough to charge as high as Is cents per
pound for it to the farmers.
have also been asked why is it that
very few, if any, business men who were
Republican in politics would handle
prison Irvine while it was made OF hemp
fiber, but seemed to do all in their power
to have the making of Irvine at Saltwater
stopped, while those same men were on
the inside OF the deal last year. and
"socked' it to the farmers for all the
traffic would bear" last year and are
now the loudest in saying the farmers
should stand by prison Irvine without re-
gard to the price asked? I give it up
unless they take the farmers for set
of d-m fools. The farmers lack Of or
ganization at this time is evidence that
fools or not, they are completely at the
mercy of all who wish to exploit them.
How long, Oh Lord, how long, before
they will awaken?
Brother farmers. please figure the
amount to be saved by being organized
and securing the 100000 pounds Of
Irvine that it requires to bind the grain
in this state, we will say, two cents cheap
er through organization than we can pos
sibly get it in our present unorganized
condition, and think how long the sum
thus saved would pay all the expense of
a complete organization?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
Voted RiTht.

Billiard, Mimi. March Is, 1899.
Mr.. Editor: Enclosed find one dollar
to apply on my subscription. Sorry I
can't send more. | am one OF those fool
ish chaps who voted the middle Of the
road ticket So if / can be used to any
good purpose, all right Several men
here who voted fusion have come back
solid and good Populists.
Yours for the paper,
Sa1nl. L. Olson,
Staples, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
In Union There Is Strength,

We, the members OF the Ninth Ward
Mid-road Peoples Party Club, ask all
true reformers to come in to our club
and help spread the good work this club
started out to do, and which it has nobly
done SO far. The club has gained
strength all along by healthy growth,
and good membership Brother workers,
you hear of union on all sides. Can you
give good reason why we should not
seek strength in uniting in one great body
and demand our rights which are ours
and which we are entitled to and which
would be ours if we were united Let us
make one grand fight for liberty and for
right. We do not see any reason why
any man seeking reform, and is sincere in
his intention should not become a men,
Der of this club. The mid-road peoples
party is the only peoples party that has
any lawful right to the name OF peoples
at its helm that any party could, and
should be proud OF Mr.. Barker and Mr..
Donnely. To Mr. Donnelly reformers
should be thankful that we have got
peoples party today in Minnesota. He
has made noble fight for right and lib
erty when they undertook to wipe the
peoples party off the earth, but in which
they failed 1t is ours and your duty to
see that the peoples party will come to
the front
This club will hold its weekly meetings
and will be pleased to have one and all
come to its meetings, regardless OF par
ty or creed. The door is open to all
good reformers The club asks all Mid
road peoples party men to come and
give us a helping hand, as the work is
too great for few to undertake. The
club appeals to all Of you to come and
give helping hand in the good work
which is before U.S. We must not go to
sleep, as the old party leaders are very
active at the present time to shape their
organization on one idea platform to mis-
lead the common people and leave great
issues Of reforms to the people in the dark
such as land, transportation and direct
legislation, or whatever measure would
help the poor man..
The Ninth Ward Mid-road Peoples
Party Club stands squarey on the Omaha
platform and for Baker and Donnelly
in 1900.
Any information will be cheerfully given
in regard to the workings and sayings Of
the club by calling on or writing to the
undersigned members.
H. G. Thiessa, 64I Polk street north
east.
VIM. Koehler, 731 Van Buren, street
northeast
S. Grafstet, $50 fillmore street north
east
G. w. Day, 1000 Seventh street north
east.
A. H. Nelson, 2s18 Taylor street north
east.
The Mid-road Peoples Party club Of
the Ninth ward held its weekly meeting
at 73I Van Buren, street northeast, March
IS.
H. G. Thiessa, acting as tempo eAry
secretary, motion was put any carried,
instructing H. G. Thiessa to see the edi-
tor of the Representative. which is the
official paper of the Mid-road Peoples
party of Minnesota, what arrangements
could be made in regard to obtaining
space to print the actions taken by the
club in regard to organization and re-
form work on the Cincinnati plan.
H. G.. Thiessa, Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
LttNarY Note.

The Atlanta Constitution said in a re-
cent issue that the New York daily pa
pers, with one exception, used Mr.. Thos
+. Watson's Story Of France merely as
a means of showing their personal ami
work. The zone exception" was the New
York World. 1t is interesting and in
structive to note that the great papers
in the western, southern and middle
states, have treated Mr. Watson's work
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
There are ReferendumS and RefcrendumS


The Millionaire trusts will allow party,
composed OF men differing among them
selves on radical planks, just so much of
referendum, as pleases the Cigar
chy. Initiate Union Reformers" for a
'single" degree into the $6,4oI ,4o5, 263
trusts capitalized in the U. S., and the
people will be black-balled everytime.
Their "fuse" will prove fizzle. At the
best, even granting that the toiling mil
lions secure their lost rights and get their
votes counted, the real battle would still
have to follow, and the successful trusts
would merely have to slightly increase
their efforts There is no quick, easy
back-door entrance into the Kingdom OF
Heaven on earth. Don't be fools in ex-
pecting to overturn oligarchy with its
own weapons. What then? Only this.
AS the majority of the rank and file must
sooner or later be united in an intelligent
and determined knowledge OF the radical
and practical changes necessary before
their condition can be bettered, there is
no better way or time to do that, than
today, along the line indicated at Gin
cinnati, Sept 6, 1893 Look to the leaders
and they will deceive you. Beg Of the
great public press monopolies and they
will laugh at you. There is nothing left
except educating the men in your own
precinct (See Sydney & Beatnie Web
Der. Industrial Democracy
WANTED, a machinist, or one with
some experience with machinery, a
molder, boiler-maker and pattern
maker, who would like to settle in the
South, as partner in a machinery plant
of eight years standing, business estab-
1ished and paying. Parties must have
some capital. Address for details, The
Machinery Exchange, Atlanta, Ga.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
A Sensible Letter-Some Nuts to Crack.
Editor Representative

EultUI REPRESENTATIVES,
Republicans newspapers term Populsts
theorists Let us see-what is theorist?
A theorist is one who forms theories
What then is theory7 A theory is the
abstract principle OF any science. There
fore Populism is formed on scientific
principles
But according to G. o. P. definitions
q theorist is one who forms theories
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22

With the initiative and referendum
the people get any reform majority
will vote for. Now we get any law the
and Industrial Slavery Price IS cents.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22

"Shall money control this govern
ment?' will be the great issue in 1900.
Direct legislation would settle this ques-
ton and settle. it right. Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price IS cents.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22

OtUlgId.
(P. S. We have organized district
club in this district Of about forty two
members Every man OF them is for
Barker and Donnelly. It is the third dis
trict OF Carroll County. and so far as
know the first club in the county or state.
J. w. H. R.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22
Deerwood. MINI.
Starting 4 Club In Georgia.

Ignatius Donnelly,
Dear Sir: Enclosed I send money
order for $4.35 According to my calcu-
lation it takes $3.50 to pay my subscrip-
ton up to the first Of April You offer
the Missouri World and The American
and The Representative for one year for
the sum OF $I85. Please send all three
papers to my address for one year. be-
ginning with April 1st. If any garden
or vegetable seeds go with subscription
please send them on as soon as possible
for they ought to be planted.
Yours truly,
J. W. H. Russell,
Rett, Carroll Co.,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22


mems corporations: Freight charges an
nually millions Of dollars, yardage an
nually millions sof dollars, feed annually
millions OF dollars, commissions annually
millions of dollars. weighing annually mil
millions of dollars.
Farmers raise and deliver stock to
be loaded on the cars and receive prices,
made by the exchange, less these millions.
Stock yards are usually built by the
cities and should be owned by the farm
ers, instead Of stockyard corporation
Farmers should care for, feed and sell
their own stock from the yards. Co.
operative organization for the disposing
of the many millions of wealth produced
by the farmers would save to them the
many millions that 60 out in the mar
gin, between production and sale, and
would in ten years pay the debts and
build comfortable homes for every farmer
in these United States have gathered
these facts from the closest study of ex-
listing conditions for many years.
The farmer must and will take the reins
and drive his own produce to market
and make his own prices or his attempt
at organizing will only be time and
money wasted want nothing to do with
another failure The only remedy is in
permanent organization, and united &C.
ton without delay and no more expert
menting with men not fully committed tc
| the cause.
Every farmer must be asked to investi.
| gate and join our ranks We must have
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-07-26
Mrs. Parrish Adjudged Insane.

Constable Edwards, of Spaldng,
brought to the city this morning Mrs.
Vim. Parrish, wife of drayman of that
place. He took the unfortunate woman
before Judge Langford to examine her as
to her sanity, DR.. Moffitt was called in,
and after making thorough examina-
ton the court adjudged her insane.
Mrs. Parrish is So years of age, and is
subject to epileptic fits. About two
months ago, while having a bad spell,
she suffered fall, striking her head and
face heavy blow, since which accident
she has continued to be out of her mind,
is steadily growing worse, imagining she
is abused by her relatives, and that the
neighbors are maligning herself and
family. She needs constant watching
and recently she made run for the river
and was determined to jump in
The authorities at the Blackfoot asy.
lum have been notified, and an attend.
ant will arrive in couple of DAYS to
convey the poor woman thither.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-07-26
Says You Can Gamble.

The city council met in special session
Monday evening to consider the matter
of issuing licenses for gambling games.
Mayor Weisgerber presided. All
councllmen present except Shaft and
Lane.
Attorney Miles S. johnson addressed
the body and pointed out that no
legislature unless it SO specified could
effect any special act and the city charter
granted Lewiston was by special act and
there was an ordinance now in force to
grant licenses for gambling and he
could see no reason why licenses should
not be issued upon the tender of the
proper amount for quarterly license.
The councilmen took the matter under
Amusement and by resolution, which was
unanimously carried, the city marshal
and city clerk were instructed to issue
gambling licenses. 1t was thought tina,
some of the gamblers would take out a
license and make test suit in case the
county officers would make an arrest in
violation if the state law but so far nc
one has applied for a license Some OF
the attorneys Of the local bar say that
the point of law involved as set forth by
Attorney Johnson could be decided
either way by the supreme court and
their decision would be incontrovertible
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-07-26

Reports Of fees offollowing county Off
GERS were examined and approved. c 4,
Hastings, county treasurer. and 7. +.
Stookey, county auditor
The quarterly reports of c. a. Hastings,
county treasurer, and p. f. Stookey,
county auditor, were examined and ap-
proved.
The report OF the county treasurer as
to the financial condition of the county
was examined and approved.
The report of 5. II. Brown, keeper of
the county poor. was duly examined and
approved.
The following persons appeared before
the board and asked for a reduction in
valuation of assessments for the year 1899:
John P. Vollmer, president OF the First
National Bank, appeared and asked for a
reduction OF assessment upon the said
/ bank, and also reduction of assessment,
! upon his stock of merchandise. Mr.. Noll
meg was duly sworn and Intercepted
upon the subject, whereupon the matter
( was taken under advisement.
/ J. b. Morris appeared before the board
aud demurred to the raise made by the
board on 20 acres of land a Joining the
city. The matter was taken under adj
yisernent.
/ In the matter of the raise of the assess
ment of certain land assessed to c. J
Smith, +. W. Kettenbach as agent APP
peared and was sworn touching the valu
alton of said realty. The matter wa
taken under advisement.
In the matter of the reduction Of assess
ment of farm lands assessed to n w
and ypotheekbank, Theo. Reed ap
peared as agent for the bank before TIL
board and made a satisfactory explana
ton regarding the valuation. The boar,
ordered assessment reduced SIo5o.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-07-26
Suit Against State Medical Board

DR.. F.. G. Brown and DR. |. L. Iumau
have commenced suit in the third
judicial district at Boise through their
attorney Jas. w. Reid against the State
Medical Board to compel them to issue a
license for the practicing of medicine
and surgery in this state.
The board notified these physicians
that they would not issue license upon
the diplomas submitted to them on ac-
count that the colleges issuing them
were not medical colleges of any stand
ing
The plaintiffs aver that prior to the
enactment of the present medical law
they had complied with all the provi-
sions of the old law. They also set up
the claim of Discrimination