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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18

which he estimates at from $500. 1000 to
1900, 900 OO0 Accepting his estimate as COR
rect. 1t is evident that the sum Of the
bount1es under such a provision would be
too burdensome for the government. The
conclusion, therefore, Is that II Senator
Hansbrough offers such an amendment he
will do so for the purpose of killing the ship
bounty bill.
But to kill that bill is to oppose the real
interests of our Northwestern farmers
President Hill. of the Great Northern road,
has shown how a great market for our
cereals could be built up In China, Japan
and Asiatic countries generally If there
were enough ships on the Pacific ocean to
carry the freight. The opening Of such
Asiatic markets would In time absorb all
our surplus, and make it beyond the power
Of the Liverpool market to fix our wheat
prices for us. Such development of trade
could not fail to benefit the farmer by CIV
ing him higher price'for his cereals, and
naturally for his other products, while the
burden of the ship bounties would not be
excessive.
We look upon this question Of ship
bounties a practical one. II the bounties
are necessary to expand our shipping on
the Pacific ocean, the system would be
worth trying, and the farmers will simply
stand in their own hight if they permit
jealousy of the shipping interests to lead
them to demand impossible bounties upon
all exports.-Minneapolis Tribune.
II must not be forgotten that il the
vast grain crops of Minnesota and the
two Dakotas, which now constitute the
life blood of the great railroad systems
east of Minneapolis and St. Paul, should
be diverted to China, Japan and India.
the stocks of those roads would fall in
price to Insignificant figures. And hence
we may expect that this effort to help the
meet with fierce resistance in congress
and over the whole East. The battle
of sectional interests will begin on a
large scale. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
GREAT FOLLY.
Who We Are Asked to Believe.


Without an exception the big daily papers
or chicago favor what they falsely call
honest money" The honesty of this pack
OF wolves is best shown by the price each
demands for it's Infamous services as public
ly charged by Ex-Gov. Altgeld in a speech
delivered a short time ago. He insists that
the price of the Tribune for supporting any
scheme to rob the people, such as the street
railway monopoly, ETC., is $500 Tile
Record and Iimes-Herald will commit politi-
cal prostitution for 500, 900, while the Post
News ana Journal can be bought for $50 OOO
These charges have not been denied and
yet there are lots of intelligent people Woo
will swear by the paid opinions of these
journalistic prostitutes. Schilling's Ad-
vance.
If Christ came on earth again today
the Rothschilds could buy up the news
papers of the country to so inflame the
people against him, that he would be
torn to pieces by mobs, and his memory
covered with monument of infamy big
ger than the pyramids of Egypt. They
would prove cOnclusively that he was an
anarchist, thief, a murderer and the
devil incarnate.
And these are the conditions under
which we are about to enter the twen-
tieth century since Christ's death at
Jerusalem.
God help us, for it does not seem pos
sible that man can. l. d.
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PERFECT MONEY.

The late VIM. p. St. John who was
president Of the Commercial National Bank
OF New York city, and who was the oasis
in the desert of New York, defined money
as follows:
PERFECTION in money involves neither the
use OF gold or silver or any other commodity
viii describe perfect money, towit: Any
convenient substance of about the intrinsic
properties of silk-ribbed paper, prepared to
defy the counterfeiter, issued by authority
OF the law of the United States, and prom
1sln9 no redemption whatever except ac-
ceptance for all iueS and debts, public and
private within the jurisdiction of the United
States"
This was the judgment of one of the
leading bankers and financiers of this
country. Practically the same thing is
taught in the American cyclopedia.
very high authority, which declared that
money does not consist in the material,
but in the stamp and fiat of government.
When the people realize the truth of
these statements they will escape from
the domination of the worst brood of
oppressors that has ever cursed the hu-
man family. I'D.
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the line is dressed up we will see where the
guide is. Yours Very Truly,
JOHN BERGEN.

Land is not and cannot be property
in the sense that movable things are
property. Every human being born in
to this planet must live upon the land If
he lives at all. The land in any coun-
try is really the property of the nation
which occupies it.-Ben Tillett.
Sixty-five million acres of land in the
United States are owned by rich for
eigners who do not live in this country!
This land, in the possession Of the poor
devils who are unable to secure work, or
who are paid less than a living wage
would make independent producers out
of every half starved worker in this coun-
try. Still, if anyone were to suggest
that this land should be reclaimed he
would be considered by some as a trait
or to the sacred rights of property. How
ever, we plead guilty to being just that
kind Of a traitor.-Facts from Denver.
The people of the United States are the
owners of 5000 postoffices, in which
business is carried on as methodically
as any business in the world, and to
nearly everybody's satisfaction, except
the express companies. The Western
Union monopoly is the owner of over
$4,000 offices in which business is
carried on to nearly everybody's dis
satisfaction except the Stockholders
Critic.
If one man owned the whole earth, all
would say that he should pay the ex-
pense of running it, and could readily
see the enormous wrong of whole race
paying rent to one man for the use of a
planet which the Creator gave to all
mankind. Does the principle change
because million men own the earth in
stead of one.-A. F. Broomhall.
Men will work much more eagerly and
cheerfully under the inspiration of hope
than the lash of fear. Place within
every mans reach the possibility Of a
comfortable maintenance, and you can
dispense with that fear of the poor
house which is the incentive the pres
ent system relies upon today to keep
everybody digging. The old theologies
relied on the fear of hell to keep men
from SHINING; but better way has been
found in placing before them the peace
able fruits of righteousness, the de-
lights of harmony and the inspiration
of higher life. Men can be led much
more easily than they can be driven;
love is a stronger sentiment than hate
hope stimulates while fear enervates.
Remove from the hearts of men
the black pail Of uncertainty and
insure them an opportunity to
create all the wealth they need and
security in it's possession, and this old
earth will bloom as never before.-H. w.
Young.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
OUR GOOD TIMES.

Ye whose ears have been deafened with
the claims of the daily papers, that
this country is enjoying tremendous
prosperity, because it raises immense
crops of grain, holding some proportion
to its area, read this:
BOSTON, Jan. 12.-The 34th annual meet
ing Of the national Wool Manufacturers
Association was held here yesterday. Will
lian- H. Halle was elected president; BenJa-
min Phipps treasurer; s. D. N. North Sec
retary
Secretary Norths report was an exhaust
i've review of the year.
With all classes Of mills" he said, lit
has been year of small business, Of much
anxiety and often hardship and embarrass-
ment. The number of failures and assign
ments In the wool manufacture have been
larger probably than in any previous year
since the panic IF 1857.
The maly disasters among wooden
mills are not due merely to the bad bust
ness conditions of the current year. They
are the elimination of series of years Of
short business at less than living prices. In
the year and a half since the new tariff be-
came operative, the imports have been
the smallest In quantity for SO years and
not of character to disturb the market for
staple goods
We should have prosperity that does
not consist in the transfer of homesteads
to capitalists, because of the unparalleled
and continuous decline in the value of
real estate.
1t is no answer to the fact of so cent
wheat and cent cotton, that many mill
lions of pounds of both have been raised
by the mortgage burdened people.
A dollar in your pocket is worth more
to you than billion dollars Of other
mems wealth in the banks. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
QUEER PROSPERITY,

Many Of the business houses in Minneap-
oils claim that never in their history
did they do SO large a business as in De-
cember. Money was plenty and the masses
spent t.-Anoka Union.
Strange how localities differ A mer-
chant here in Fergus Falls told us that it
was the first time in his 30 years expe-
rlence as a merchant that July was better
than December How do you account for
that?-Fergus Falls Globe
The real test of prosperity is the sue
cess of those who produce the wealth of
the country, tO-wit, the farmers-not
the prosperity of those who live off them.
The dog may be lean and the fieas fat.
If the object is fleas that is all right. If
1t is dogs you must change the condi-
tons. IN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18

many coming unsOught under my personal
obseryation-must not be esteemed merely
as occasional disorders liable to occur I'M
der the best procurable condition, but rath-
er as manifestations of a prevalent, wide
spread, deepening and expanding public
sentiment frought with tho gr4vest con-
sequences to the well being Of the nation.
The wrath of the people against exist
ing financial conditions and the hatred
of rich Jews like the Rothschilds should
not extend to all Jews. The poorest and
most wretched creatures ON EARTH are
found among the Israelites. They
swarm in the Sweat Shops" those
dreadful abodes of unceasing toll and
starvation wages. They pursue the
humblest and most despised avocations.
to get enough for meager living.
1t must not be forgotten that the
splendid philanthropy of the Christian
religion came out of Jewish head and
heart. Christ was Jew, and his moth
er a Jewess. His apostles-Matthew
John, Paul, and the rest. all belonged to
the despised race. The holy book of the
Jews is found in every Christian Church.
The rich Israelites Cypress the poor
Christians and the rich Christians op-
press the poor Israelites.
Let us suppress the cannibals of all
races and lift up the wretched of all
races. ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
A VOICE FROM THE EAST.
1t Is the Voice of GROWER.

BUTLER, Morris Co., N. j., Jan. 9, 1885,
Editor Representative: 1 send $780, SUBJ
scription for current year, beginning with
263.
I am middle of the Road" reformer.
am not particular whether 1 am called
Democrat. Republican, Populist Socialist,
PrOhibitionist or Anarchist. I am like
Gould and Havemeyer. The politics of the
district in which I vote is good enough for
me if the candidate is all right.
You Western reformers seem to have all
especial contempt for us poor Eastern
Democrats but we have learned more in
few years than you fellows seem to have
learned in half life time. Our masters
never taught us the money question: and
being in the camp OF the "plute"-what
little money was in circulation was float
ing around us we were last to notice it's
scarcity. But we are "ontO 1t now. and
have begun to do business" 1 see we don't
get much credit: this is our business. Jer-
sey sends two congressman to Washington
after March 4th. both of whom are all
round reformers. and calls home senator
who was not Democrat at all. Jersey
was In prime form for a 1000 sweep had
they Endorsed the Chicago platform with
all its reforms, and added a referendum
plank, but some of our weakened "har-
mOntcas' wanted reconciliation and "only
state issues" They made the issues, and
the people did the rest. Smith is stagger-
ing yet, but he knows what hit him.
am aware that the leaders Of the Dem
ocratic party in the East are trying to cap
ture the organization for the gold stan
dard, but they can't deliver the goods even
though they capture the management. You
will ask me why don't leave the old party
and get into the P. P. Well, I'll tell you.
The principles of the P. P. are Democratic,
and 1 see no more harmony nor honesty
among the leaders OF the P. P. than l do
among the Dem. leaders. 1 see some fool
Denis. who can't tolerate a Pop. and 1 see
fool Pops who grow hot under the collar at
the sight of Dem. The poet tells us that
state is composed Of men; high minded
men," But I am inclined to the belief that
the poet hadn't heard from all the men. If
he had thrown in batch of monkeys and
few religious bigots he might have the
composition all right
l learned my Populism from s. F. Norton
through the Sentinel. I learned nothing
but the money question, but the Populists
today have practically discarded the money
question. and presumably because the
Denis. think as they do. The Populists
have compton fit IL the Denis. nominate
man who owns 2 cents worth of bank
COCK. but they nominate a Republican
capitalist and banker, recruit in their
ranks, and do it two years ahead of time.
through fear that he might spoil waiting
for the ''fullnass of time" Verify, CON
sistency is a jewel" y.
This is not growl, it is just a little
healthy CRITICISM little egotism. When
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
AGAINST THE JEW,
Anti-Semitic Prejudice in New

Antf-Semtt1c Prejudice in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The alleged anti
Semitic prejudice existing in this country
and displayed in a ste idly Increasing list
OF acts of violence to ward the Jews in the
poorer quarters of Manhattan and Brook
lyn was made the subject Of a lengthy let
ter sent on New Years day to President
Mckinley by Leopold COhn, of Brooklyn.
The writer was once a Jewish rabbi, but
was converted to the Christian belief seven
years ago In Ibis city and joined the Bap-
fist church. He is now conducting mis-
sionary work among the people of his race
and has Charge Of the interests of three
missions.
Mr.. Cohn. IN his communication to the
president states that in the prosecution Of
his missionary work he has had continually
thrust upon his notice the ever-increasinr
hatred displayed in this city towards the
Jew until he has found it his Imperative
DUTY to sound note Of warning. The
letter continues:
Peaceful Jews walking tie streets of this
city are habitually called by opprobrious
epithets, or are loudly hooted and insulted
as though they were mo Lntebanks or CHM
mails and when the threatening shout will
not attract response then the throwing of
mud and stones is resorted to; and repeat,
not in an isolated instance but constantly
as the weeks pass, as a. result of which
many have been injured, sometimes Sc
riously -'-
When street car passes through the
Jewish quarter. hooting kissing and calling
Of names from its platform are customary
incidents, and within t:ese public cars 7
have seen Jews pulled by the beard and
pushed from one man to another and back
again like football, and in which horse
play the conductors themselves have par
hicipated, and in some cases, which I am
ready to prove, have crippled their victims
for life. Jew with a push cart is every
where esteemed as-a legitimate object to be
ncbbed and robbed. 49,
These incidents-a few selected from
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18

crat. and worshipper of the great Joss
Grover Cleveland.
We are glad to note that the Populists
had manhood enough to resist this in
sulting demand; and they began to crawl
out of the Democratic mouth heels fore
most.
It is evident that the refusal Of the
Democrats to vote for Hon. Charles A.
Towne was because he was pronounc-
ed advocate of free silver and a man OF
Republican antecedents.
We glory in the pluck of the Populist
members Of the house and senate.
Let them hold their own distinct eau
cuses hereafter: and make it plain
that they belong to the Peoples Party,
not to the arrogant and greedy Demo-
cracy-which is deader all over the land
than julius Caesar. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
NOTICE

Every person in Minnesota who voted
the ticket Of the Mid-Road Populist
address to this Office, together with the
names and addresses Of all whom he
knows to be interested in or inclined to-
ward Populism. The state committee
desires this information In order that
it may better prepare for agitation
throughout the state.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18

A bare cupboard always furnishes
food for thought.
The legislative anti-fusion caucus
turned down that active schemer. Judge
CAVITY, with sickening thud.
He should now insult the horses of
Minnesota and tickle the donkeys by
writing another volume of Horse
Sense"
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FARMERS AND THE SHIPPING BOUNT

Senator Hansbrough, Of North Dakota Is
credited with the intention of Offering an
amendment to Senator Hanna's ship-bounty
bill, providing for an export bounty of 81
per ton upon all agricultural products
shipped abroad, the aggregate value of
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Ever prompting, ever seeing,
Some improvement yet to plan,
To uplift our fellow being,
And, like man, to feel for man.
Charles Swain.
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Tariff for revenue only" they said,
And laughed up their sleeves in stealth.
Tariff for Robin you only" it read
To the men who produced all the wealth.
Uncle Sam.
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-18
Rabbit Luck for Fishing.

S. P. Lazarus tells of an odd expert
ence which fell to his lot some time ago
while fishing for bass in one of the
northern lakes. while rowing the
boat across the lake, he says, 'T saw
something swimming in the water
some 200 feet away. I overlook it, and
discovered rather tired rabbit swim
ming for dear life. I reached out and
gathered it in out of the wet, and with
a piece of twine tied the rabbit to the
seat, where it sat in the sun perfectly
quiet. It shivered for time, but soon
became warm and animated. I kept
it in the boat the remainder Of the
afternoon while fishing. Talk about
the hind foot Of churchyard rabbit!
It isn't in it with a live, four footed
rabbit. Bass began to bite, and in
short order took in sixteen. When /
reached the shore the rabbit was re-
leased, when, with a wink Of thanks.
he made leap, and in an instant was
out Of sight in the brush. have told
this to quite a number Of my friends.
and it has never been doubted. st.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-18
Fishes from q Cable.

For some time the actions of a man
in small boat below the steel bridge
have attracted attention. He has been
out in the: river even on the stormiest
days, apparently pulling something up
from the river. The mystery has been
solved The man is simply fishing.
He has a wire cable stretched from: one
side of the river to the other, to which
innumerable hooks are attached. He
catches boat loads Of suckers, which he
sells to Cinnamon, and it is said makes
a good living. He starts at one side of
the riverand pulls UP the wire cable as
he slowly moves across, and takes the
fish off the hooks as he comes to them.
It takes him long time to inspect the
line from one side of the river to the
other. He then returns, repeating the
operation, and so on all day. Some
times he makes big haul. He has
been seen to take as many as a dozen
fish within ten feet. He has several
hundred hooks attached to the line
and sucker must be alert to escape
the tolls. Portland Oregonian.