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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
DEMOCRATIC Mr.. WHITE.

Z. J. White. OF MOrristown, was extremely
democratic, even to doing away with pres
emit county committees and committeeman
His letter to the committee shows that
even the spontaneous uprising of clubs
with no other apparent cause. than set
ting hen (the county chairman) Is dtstaste-
full to his untrammelled spirit. His letter
Is valuable because It shows that unless
You and 1 at once form clubs the great
work will not even be begun. He writes:
THE Morristown club believes in first
planting clubs for which the Cincinnati
plan is all-sufhcient, after which the COM
mittees can be raised Had you gentlemen
on the state committee done your duty on
returning form Cincinnati, there would be
today, In Minnesota, over q clubs" every
man who was present at our meeting Jan.
3. should remember this timely warning;
then there will soon be at least 100 clubs
in Minnesota. Remember 1900 will be here
before you know it)!
Sec. 10. National plan says: mo person
not member OF precinct club shall be
eligible to membership on any Peoples
Party committee" and SO Mr.. White con-
tinues. 'by not joining a club you have de-
barred yourselves from all authority to
speak for the party. If we intend to obey the
referendum mandates, we must obey them
from the start. Unless you do this at once,
legally, so far as announced, only the men,
bers of the club organized in Minneapolis
by Messrs. Thiessa, Ingebrigtson, Dugan
ana hOenler ana ours III MOrr1StOWn are
eligible to any Office in the gift of the
Peoples Party or to vote ON any initiative,
referendum imperative mandate.
Yours,
E. j. WHITE.
Very true! Have you, reader, with at
least two of your friends signed the Cincin-
natl declarations, thus starting a club and
reported the same to Wharton Barker,
Philadelphia: Milton Park, Dallas, Texas;
Ignatius Donnelly. Minneapolis? If not. Mr..
White means YOU. Let every true Popu-
list follow Mr. Whites brave, wise example,
and form clubs, so that the whole state be-
ing organized we can much the quicker
and better relieve old committees from re-
sponsibity. Then and then only can their
successors be nominated on the referendum
plan.
Illinois as represented by the earnest and
eloquent young orator. C. A. Burton, Salem,
Illinois:
DIR. H. B. Fay:
Dear Sir-Mr. Barker informs me that
Milton Park is now ready to take command
of our forces. AS result, our campaign in
this state will be opened at once and prose-
cuted with vigor.
Yours for humanity,
CHAS. ARTHUR BURTON.
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Address the Representative, 632 Bos.
ton Block, Minneapolis, MINI.

ignorant of the science of political
economy?
Why did they not teach political
economy in the schools?
Why did the working people vote such
magnificent salaries to their represent
atives in offices, and accept such a pit
lance for their own services?
Was the condition of the wage slave
better than the condition of the chattel
slave?
How did the millions of unemployed,
those in a condition of enforced idle
ness, live?
Did the poor compete among them
selves (for places to work., by Offering
to work for less wages than others re-
ceived?
Why were the military organizations
composed of workingmen), so quick to
respond to the call of capitalists to aid
them when trying to repress working
people?
CLARENCE C. ALLEN.
Binghamton, N. Y.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
A Good Story.

Once upon a time traveller came to a
river which on account of recent storms
had become roaring torrent. The bridge
had been carried away by the food, but
the wayfarer nothing daunted plunged IN
and swan to the other shore and resumed
his journey.
He soon came to fork in the road and
he was unable to determine which to take.
While in quandary as to which way to
go he glanced back across the river and
saw a board nailed to tree, which he
took to be a guide board. So once more
he plunged into the turbid water and pad
died back to the other shore, and Chamber
ing up the muddy bank he reached the guide
board on which he read $500 fine for riding
or driving across this bridge faster than
a walk"
The fusionists are pulling themselves out
of the mud and are reading the penalty
of trying to cross bridge that wasn't
there Even the Sleepy Eye Herald, which
has been a rampant fusion paper from the
beginning, has long wall which virtually
admits that all fusion amounts to is to
get an office for few hungry Democratic
politicians, who have wandered for 10 years
In the WilderneSS.-L c. Longs Initiator.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
CLUB OFFERS.

All reformers know the value of re-
form papers in our cause.
The great educational campaign and
reform work Of the future rests largely
upon the widest distribution of our lead
ing reform papers at the lowest COST
Money spent for brass bands, torch
light professions and free railroad ex-
cursions may bring temporary gains.
Money spent for reform papers sent
into the homes of the masses does re-
form work that is permanent.
We will send to one address. or to
different addresses, as desired, for one
year, The Representative and either Of
the papers here named, for the cash
price set opposite the name of each.
THE AMERICAN (Wharton Bar
kCTJ - lou
THE SOUTHERN MERCURY,
Milton Park :. :. .......... :. 40
THE NEW TINE Frederick Up
ham Adams) ........... ....... 100
THE MISSOURI WORLD paul J.
DlXCn) ;. Observation-Disclosures. 1.O0
WESTERN WORLD (Abe Stein
berger) >. 1.2O
THE PEOPLES MESSENGER.
Crank Burkitt) =. .............. lis
The FREE REPUBLIC 10. A. Par
kerr :. Observation-Disclosures. .O5
THE REFERENDUM IN. H. Mot
singer ........-......... 1.ZO
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that il Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. thereby destroying the foundations
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing it's work.
The propretors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure Send for list of Testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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To GRIND Down the workineman.


They who favor strong military arm
are not much concerned about a foreign
foe. They know that the people can al
ways be relied upon to defend the coun-
try against aggressions from the outside.
The secret Of their anxiety is that they
do not trust the people, their own
countrymen.
The fearful poverty to which tens Of
thousands of workingmen have been
ground in the merciless mill Of capital
istic competition has created discomfort
and anger which portend resistance on
an ever-increasing scale, and it is to
force and keep in subsection these vic
tins of capitalistic conquest that the
standing army is demanded.
Judicial DEGREES, issued at the behest
of the power behind the throne" and
subversive of every vestige of liberty,
will command obedience when served
with the CLEAN of the bayonet upon
them. Every federal judge will be a
car, and, ex-oficio, commander Of the
forces in his jurisdiction.
The standing army is a ceaseless and
stupendous burden upon the people. It
gnaws at their vitals in all the circling
hours of the day and night. It pro-
duces nothing. 1t simply devours.
Viewed in it's most favorable light, 1t is
a necessary evil and should be reduced
to the minimum.-Eugene V. Debs.
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Words of EncOuraS cement.

Verdon. Richardson Co., Neb., Dec. &c.
Editor Observation-Disclosures Sir: Incosed
find money order of s. 10 for your valuable
paper, the Representative, and also The
American Barker's paper), and The New
Time F'rederick Upham Adams magazne),
according to your club rates for one year.
My time is not out yet; for several num-
bers, as l am an old subscriber to Mr.. DON
nellys Representative and Mr.. Barker's pa
per, The American, but want the Chicago
paper also.
l feel real lonesome without some know
ledge of the course Of reform, how it pro-
crosses in the hands of the genuine middle
of the road Peoples party, and l hope the
work Of our earnest, true and tried leaders
will not be in vain. &c. brothers, go for
war and advocate the good cause and our
effort will be crowned with success.
Truly yours,
ERNEST Tape.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
RIGHT IN LINE,

stand by the Cincinnati Convention.
Hainesville. Ill, Jan. 3, 1ss9
My Dear Donne1ly, Editor in-chief Of the
Representative:
Herewith find New Years greeting, and
material happy wish. by bracing up the
subscription little.
On Sept last I made a guess that the
ticket would be Waite and Donnelly.
OF course at that time had not read I'D
Barker and / thought his location so far
East might be considered as an objection
by the convention.
Well. here comes 81 for the cause, as
pledge that I am standing squarely by the
action of the Cincinnati convention.
Ever yours,
VERNON HANDY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
Our Committee Meeting an AuspiciOus
Beginning.

One hundred (by actual COUNT enthusiasts
tic, representative, Midroad Populist work.
ers from every section of the state, with
the sign, Standing Room Only" indicates
very lively party. Remember this meeting
of Jan. was immediately after Il campaign
men. We regret that the names of MANY
new faces we failed to secure, but will glad
ly print soon as sent in. Among those
We remember seeing were: j. r. Campbell,
Clyde; p. H. Rahilly, Lake City; Ignatius
Donneily, Hastings; J. r. Lowe, Faribault:
NJ. N. Cross. Winona: J. B. Shields. Darville;
U. Sem. ST., Cormorant; s. w. Powell
Saltwater; NJ p. Moran Graceville; o. H.
and c. j. Arntzen. Wegdahl; Chas. H. Hop
kins. Fairfax; Geo. Hail. West Concord;
H. V. Poore, Bird Island; M. r. Parks, Les
ter Prairie; S. A. Stevenson. Lakeville;
James II. Harrison, Cannon Falls; Eric
Olson, Sherburne; c. B. Maben. Wealth.
wood; E. w. Bonham. Peter Max, j. C.
Hanley, S. Grant Harris st. Paul; Capt.
A. H. Nelson. S. NJ. Fairchild W. S. Moore,
J. b. Dukes, Andrew P. Lawrence, E. A.
Twitcneli, Geo. w. Day, J. A. Temple,
apolis. Plans We're presented by Capt. A. H.
Nelson. c. b. Maben, H. B. Fay, c. J.
Arntzen. j. r. Lowe, H. A. Swain North
held. and shorter opinions were mailed
to the committee as votes from men equally
earnest, as w. r. Kyle. Leota; w. E. Cum
mings, Preston; +. Borchert, Bird Island;
Chas. H. Smith, Pipestone; A. S. Stephens.
Beardsley: w. B. Carter, Princeton: Geo.
W. Green, Anoka; j. J. Kehoe Maple Ridge:
H. B. Fay, Ramsey; John Gordon, Mallory:
J. b. Merrill. Fisher; Nes A. Draxton.
Grove City; c. E. Hoisington, Maple Plain:
A. r. Nichols, Nichols; F. NJ Shoemaker.
North Redwood. and among the last. but not
least. our Polish agitator. v. c. Koneczny
of Two Harbors. Every one of the above
men is pledged to start a club at once.
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Read! Read! Read!
Are You Looking for a Book
on The Questions
of The Day3

Bond and Industrial Slavery. BY E. A.
TWitcheu ........... Observation-Disclosures. z
Seven Financial Conspiracies. BY s. E.
'. Emery ................. ................ i
Ten Men Of Money Island. BY 8. F.
NORTON .............. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i
Government Ownership Of Railroads.
President John Smith: by +. u. Adam: ! s
Story Of the Buttons. by Prof. A. j.
Ch1ttenden.. ........ CONGRATULATIONS. !
Peril Of the Republic, BY Clark Erwin !
Stockwelrs Bad Boy. :. ...... j
The Dogs and the Fleas.......... {
Scientific Money, by Jas. Taylor Rogers ]
Breakers Ahead, b, Edward Irvlng J
Points for Thinkers. by l.. A Srockwel; !
Rachels Pitiful history. by Mrs. Mar
Ian Todd. ....... -. go. !
Still the Wor... Goes On. W. S. Il. Nor
tCh...... '.'.. 49, .....' .............. =
Mel rie Enslan!. ~ Blatchfcrd....... :,
Condition Of the American Farmer. The
referendum Principle. BY F. j. Eddy. i
Direct Legislation. By ]. w. Sullivan q
Imperialism, Its Rise and Progress. BY
Caesars Column NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. :.
Or. Huguet. BY Ignatius Donnelly. s
American Peoples Money. BY Igna-
Battle Of the Standards The. Henry
NJ. Teller & Jas. H.................. 2
Beneath the Dome. By Arnold Clark. S
. Il n
Bondholders and Breadwinners. BY S.
Golden Bottle. BY ienatius DonneiiIy. :
Coins Financial School. BY w. II. Har-
Coli Facts BY Casca ST. Jonn Cole. !. !.
Concentration OF Wealth. The. By Edw.
The Gigantic Conspiracy. by j. w,
Schuckers .............. ................... 2
Hell Up to Date. BY Art. Young ...... s
An Indiana Man. BY Leroy Armstrong. 2
Little Statesman. By Armstrong. ?
A New Monetary System. ~ H. L.
oa mo9 Mosey Wars BY Sam Ieavitt z
one Way to the Cooperative Common
wealth BY w. H. Mueller. M. D.. I
Platforms OF All Parties. BY -. =
The Railroad Question. By Larrabee.... IS
Railways of Europe ana America. Bv
Mrs. Marion TOGO ...................... s
shylock's Daughter. BY Bates ........... p
The Science Of Legal Robbery. BY
A r Tais CIV Of Two Nations By W. II: 2
H Tramp in Society. Robt ii. Cow: 2
Uncle sain Wealth and Money. BY i;;'i e: 4
w ri Mu'i Are We Drifting? BY Wiiey.. I
Wealth Against Commonwealth. BY :
Bi III; Ia h1Ha BY Wharton Barker .
Bimetallism and Monometallism. BY
Bimetal ii By Paul Vandervoortt.. i
The Bankers Dream. By Thos. H.
warner rDeaot Money Chart. by Hon: Marvin
The 7 People VS. the Cold Bugs. by Hon: Hon. %
A. .. Warner .......... .......... 500. Is
Sixteen to One by Richard Lowry .. %
The Effects Of he Gold Standard, by w.
H.Smith 49,. ). -. ;. ...... $3.50. q
LABOR EXCHANGE LITERATURE.
Organizers Guide NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. i
Labor Exchange Solutions ......... i
Progressive Hand Book ............ 2
Trials and Triumphs OF Labor. ........ s
Address the Representative, 632 Bos
ton Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
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Mr.. DOnnelly's Books.

We are receiving so many applica-
lions for Mr.. Donnellys books that we
have concluded to keep a supply of them
on hand hereafter. and furnish them di-
rect to applicants.
Atlantis" 4SO pages, illustrated :. $500
"Ragnarok," 452 pages. illustrated 200
Great Cryptogram," 1913 pages, il
Illustrated 1886
Caesars Column" 367 pages, In
ClOLQ 4.VU
paper SO cents.
DIR. Huguet," 3O7 pages, cloth 80. LOO
paper rs cents.
Golden Bottle" 313 pages, cloth 100
paper IS cents.
American People Money" 1856
pages, cloth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so
paper Is cents.
The above prices include the postage
which on the Great Cryptogram" is
ace. Address: 1.-The Representative"
care of Ignatius Donnelly. Hastings.
Mimi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
Defends Mr.. DOnnelly.
Austin, Mimi, Dec.

Austin, Minn Dec 81, 1895.
Editor Representatives: Enclosed find 81
subscription money for the paper.
l have seen in some of the fusion papers
that Mr.. Donnelly in the last election was
helping the Republican party.
Now. is it possible that man who has
always fought fraud and corruption during
his whole life time would help the most
corrupt party in existence? And why Is it
that all oppressors of humanity and all
rogues are always opposed to Mr.. Donnelly ?
1t seems to me those fusion editors can
not be very intelligent or honest. 1t is too
foolish to try to make their readers be-
lieve it, for Mr.. Donnelly is we'll known
as an honorable and good man.
Respectfully.
WILLIAM BAIIDTE ,R
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
You Are Invited.

The Ninth Ward Mid-road Peoples Party
club held their meeting on Friday, Jan. 6.
There was a good turnout and quite a
number of visitors: among them were
several of ladies and DR.. H. B. Fay. All
Populists are invited to come and help the
good work along. The nest meeting of the
club will be FIR day, the 18th, at p M, at
GAL Polk street northeast. Committee on
halls and speakers, H. 6. ,Thiessa, M. Dug
an, NJ o. Ingebrigtsen.s
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He Don't Like Them

Watertown, Dec. Il, 1888.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly:
Dear Sir-I voted the Populist straight
ticket. and will vote and fight for Barker
and Donnelly in 1890. If God spares me. ]
have been Republican since 1861. 1 am on
the Omaha platform to stay, and support
its principle
The majority Of our paid servants are
robbing us. They care no more for their
oath Of Office than a dog does for his father
The farmers are getting their eyes open.
Owen and Bowler and company would sell
Christ for 80 pieces of silver and an office.
May God save US from such scamps.
Yours truly in the cause,
T. C. ROGERS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
ANOTHER OFFER.

We will send The Representative and
The American (Wharton Barker's pa
peri, together with any Of the following
named papers, for the amount stated OPP
posite the name Of each paper respec-
lively, tO-wit:
THE SOUTHERN MERCURY,
Milton Park so. 20
THE NEW TIME Frederick Up
ham Adams) ....................2 .10
THE MISSOURI WORLD paul ].
Dixon) :. :. ....................1 .80
THE BUTLER FREE PRESS wv.
o. Atkeson) :. .............. 200
THE WESTERN WORLD (Abe
Steinberger) .. :. ............... 200
THE PEOPLES MESSENGER,
Drank Burkitt) :. =. .......... 2.25
THE FREE REPUBLIC 10 A. Par
THE REFERENDUM IN. H. Mot
singer .................1 .Vv
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Our State Plan of OrEaniza ton.

Adopted Jan. 8, by the state central
conference of 100 delegates there pres
sent; cannot be printed until about $50
shall be raised. This money question
is the Gordian knot We have every
thing but money. At the close of the
meeting contributions were called for
the above object. with only this poor
showing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
ORGANIZATION COLUMN

DR.. H. B. Fay, Minneapolis, Mimi, will
here publish any communication mailed him
If helpful to the reorganization of the gen.
uine Populist party, that refuses to die
simply because selfish traitors crawled into
it. 1t cannot die because it is the only party
standing for those rights of the millions
that may be reganed in 1900. But this col
umn is shut tighter than a drum to quib-
blers, whose only purpose is to obstruct
all action by reform forces. Duty is ours
NOW to educate, NOW to organize Re-
suits are Gods Neither will this column
blindly follow the plutocratic press by dis
tracing attention of our own people. in the
words of Ella Wheeler Wilcox to the
slaves of Spain, while our own still wear
the chain" for
''What will you do with your cOnquests,
And how shall the hosts be fed,
While our streets Ire filled with desperate
throngs,
Crying for work or bread?"
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GUITARS. MANDOIINS.

Musical goods and repairs at lowest pos
sible prices. Wholesale or retail lots
Goods guaranteed. Agents wanted. Write
for free catalogue and price list.
NORTHWESTERN GUITAR AND MAN.
DOLIN MFG. co.
24-26-2S Washington Avenue North,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
Binghamton, N. Y.

We are in receipt Of the Northwestern
Hide & Fur Co.'s New Years pictorial
edition, and it has so much of value in
it that we want all our farm readers
who are interested in hides, pelts, furs
and wool to send for it. It is free to
our readers. Ship them such goods also.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

significance sinks that the s-pclitical
hog sen the same day. following
the heels Of Lind, defaming true
men that tmpeded his selfish path.
and for beggarly office, eager to sell
humanity by continuing the farce Of the two
old parties. Somehow and some day the
world will be made better. 1t may be by
the material laws of evolution. We believe
it will equally come through such charac-
tiers as that of Arntzen. with hearts tender
and true as a mothers
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
VVHEEA 7
LANDS

There is more money
raising wheat at the Tres
ent time than you can dig
out of the ground in Alas
ka. The Great Northern
Railway has 100000 acres
of the choicest wheat lands
in the United States. These
lands are situated in the
Red River Valley of Min
nesota, in Wilkin, Clay,
Norman, Polk, Marshall
and Klttson counties; they
will average about $1,000
per acre in price. For
maps and terms address
Land Commissioner, Great
Northern Railway, St.
Paul, Mimi, or the Land
Agents named below:
GEORGE PURVIS.
CrOokston, MINI.
c. II. CAREY.
Breckenridge, MINI.
O. A. ROBERTSON,
Campbell, Mimi.
c. J. WRIGHT,
Fergus Falls, MINI,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

by the usual sign Of the order" voted
for L. c. Long and also for every other
man on the mid-road ticket-"straight as a
gun barrel" and am only sorry that I
couldn't have been a repeater a sixteen
shooter. rapid fire. I would have put in the
whole day voting for Long
Yours truly,
r WON
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One Of Gods NOblemen,

So c. J. Arntzen, Of Wegdahl, appeared
hrm, energetic, wise, ever ready in a
wrangling meeting with the right word
without the least personal consideration.
giving time, talents, money to help migrate
full fellows, man among men, and, finally
with work we'll done and clear con-
science, not forgetting his mother, but turn
ing aside to buy her present as he started
homeward- That mother may always be
proud Of her boy on learning that he largely
contributed towards freeing a national party
1rom boss rule, SO as to make possible the
restoration of stolen rights to the millions
compared With such as he, into what in
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

supplies can be sent at less rates than
the local printers could do the same
work. Let all contribute at once Do
not delay the work of organizing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
A STRAIGHT MIDROADER,

Would Have Voted Nh Day Long for
LOng.,G
witokA Mini, Jan. s, 1899.
Editor Representative. Vn one of your
late issues You requested all Populis.s who
voted for L. c. Long to make it manifest
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

shot into the enemy's works until they sur
render.
remain yours with great respect,
Your friend,
OSCAR TOURSON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11

Crying for work or bread?"