The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-07
Organization
Department.

direct letters for this column to DR..
H. H. Fay, Al Washington avenue
south, Minneapolis, Mimi
LIND A FLOATING KIDNEY.
A kidney may not itself be diseased,
may continue to throw off the waste of
the body in which it is. But it may get
out of place. 1t is then called float
ing kidney Even a small displacement
may cause most serious disturbances.
There is a right place for everything
A floating kidney causes inflamma-
tons, wasting away, stoppages, hys-
terra, the blues pains in the belly. dys-
pepsia, enlargement Of the stomach. Ex-
actly so, the Republican kindey Lind,
is out Of place Humble and unimport-
ant as we are, we do not envy John
his position, as the floating kidney to
throw off the poisonous excretions of
the Democratic party. AS a floating
kidney he can but prolong that party's
miserable and false existence AS a
floating kidney we already perceive the
hysterical vain efforts it causes to pro-
long an unnatural life, the pains of the
1000 who in vain mortagaged their
souls and purses only that Lind might
have a short political life. We also
behold their "blues" over the coming
election. We notice their inability to
digest war problems, their "stOppage' in
an attempt to fool the people. We
also see the enlarged stomachs of Lind's
Office holders, soon to be driven from
the public crib.
Yet, still some solitary fool surgeon,
afraid of the knife, comes along. He
himself closely resembles floating kid
ney, for the offal of corrupt political
system. He piteousy whines, Don't
cut honest John out
Bryan once fooled National Populists
SO. Such surgeons would now with Lind
confuse Minnesota Populists SO.
YOU too, Brutus?
Devoted Student: For inclosed pos
tage stamps mail me organization
pamphlet Judas kisses plenty here
abouts, but victims quite wary now.
Truly yours,
A. c. VAN TINE,
Flora, Clay Co., Ill.
ION the back of the above letter was
printed the following, which is too good
to omit. Splendid idea! There is no
question but what if all Populists would
Immediately adopt some such active
work as this of Mr. Van Tines. and to
the point, that the two old parties would
mot be in IT'D
Whereas, For more than 80 years
two great political parties have had
undisputed control of our government,
and notwithstanding the magnificent
condition of prosperity the contented
industry existing throughout our land
at the beginning of this period, that
period of so much thrift and happiness
to our people that the secretary of the
treasury in his report to congress of Dec.
II. 1865, said The people are now
comparatively free from debt. !.
The expansion of the currency has now
lCaNhCO ouSI q pOlAI oo " OO OpPl CO
sye to large portion of our people,
while at the same time it is diminishing
labor and is becoming subversive to
good morals. q. The remedy, and
the only remedy, within the control of
congress is. in the opinion of the sec
rotary. to be found in the reduction of
the curreny" Now,
Whereas. We have seen from year to
year the times becoming harder. our
people forced into poverty and bank
ruptcy our nation demoralized. the
peace of society threatened. the laborers
OF the mines, factories and farms be-
coming more and more distressed, until
starvation and beggary are staring mil
lions Of human beings in the face. and
Whereas Our government by the ex-
panson of the currency maintained a
condition of prosperity and plenty
through four years of terrible civil war
that drew a million men from the voca-
tons of producing wealth and gave them
over to the havoc of death decrepitude
and despite the war, made it's people
satisfied. prosperous and free from debt
II is therefore impossible that 80 years
of peace and bountiful harvests should
involve our people in such want, pow
erty and despair as we are forced to con-
template today, unless this awful con-
dition is the result of unjust laws CIV
ing especial privileges to the few at
the expense of the many.
Therefore, we the undersigned citi-
zens and voters, declare that relief or
sincere consideration of our financial
oppression from either Democratic or
Republican parties has become prom
Use surrounded by all the subterfuge,
fraud and deceit which the capabiliti-
ties of the English language contain.
wherefore we herewith joint with all
our patriotic fellow citizens in the most
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