The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-09-14

80 RAUOU ILL s'
Frank Stacy, Of Minneapolis But there
were others. The others were more numer-
GUS, and when a number of them had ex-
pressed themselves the subject underwent
benevolent assimilation with! the .Sm0ke IN
the room and disappeared in the same way.
So long as there 10 90 much WOlfer- HOulton=-
Mcmillan Parsha1lE Alton to the administra-
tion the Peoples party representatives are
not going to crack their voices shouting
'.Hurrah for Lind!" That was the senta-.
ment. 7a -
The resolution to hold the Populist ma
tional convention first passed after IN hours
debate. AS originally drawn, it read state
and national conventions" The state was.
under the fight made by some of the COM
mitteemen, knocked out. It was peculiar
thing that some of those who favored the
resolution as adopted did SO because they
thought by having the convention first 1t
would compel the Democrats to nominate the
choice Of the Peoples party. thus insuring
fusion, and others favored it because It,, in
their mind, meant anything but fusion. So
it passed with Messrs. Stacy, Mayhem, Aus
tin and Glavin voting no.
The committee decided to have a grand
midwinter love feast at time to be later
selected 1t was provided for in the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the chairman of this COM
mittee be instructed to call county con-
yention at an early date for the purpose of
general discussion and more perfect organ
ization and the selection Of delegates to
state convention for the same purpose, and
said conventions to be under the direction
of local organizations where any such active
md inc niuoki Ions vicf
The idea of the committee expressed in
conversation, is to have a convention that
will last three or four days, when num-
Der of the most prominent Peoples Party
men in the country will be invited to attend
and expound some of, the up-to-date ques-
lions of party policy.
The committee decided to urge the forma-
ton of direct legislation leagues in each
county in the state, and some funds were
raised to begin the work, which will be un
der the direction of Chairman Clarke.
If there Is really any desire to re-
unite all the Populists of Minnesota in
one anti-fusion, progressive, aggressive
body, and make, in 1900, a tremendous
fight to capture the state,w are inclined
to think the Mid-Roaders will be
ready to meet them halfway. Let the
ex-fusionists and the straight Populists
hold two separate conventions next win
ter, in St. Paul or Minneapolis, and
confer through committees; and If all
grounds for distrust or suspicion can
be wiped out, finally unite in grand
love-feast, and proceed to organize the
state, and carry it!
Let such men as Owen, who have no
sagacity, but plenty of vindictiveness,
passion and prejudice, and who will in
sist on dynamite while others are
preaching peace and holding out
olive branches, be kept out of
the gathering. If the Demo-
Gratis held the hope of an Office
before his nose he would tear us to
fragments, as he did the 18th of June
convention of 1898. He says he is "out
of politics." For Gods sake, help him
to stay out.
We foresaw year ago that if we
united with the Democrats the union
would have to be cOnsummated inside
the belly of Democracy, and that diges-
ton would precede assimilation. The
fusion Pops have now reached the same
conclusion, and hence their breaking
away.
The rank and file of the Democratic
party are all right; they are good, hon
est men. But they are cursed with a
lot of leaders who would see in the
end of the world only an opportunity
for some old worshipers of Buchanan
and Cleveland to get fat Office.
They have played the hog They
wanted the Populist votes, but they
craved an opportunity to trample the
Populists in the dirt.
AT the same time, we do not think the
battle ought to be conducted on the low
plane of opposition to the governor, be-
cause he did not give certain men Of
fees. We cannot carry the state on any
such platform - =
We opposed Mr.. Lind year ago, not
from any personal dislike to him. In
fact,we expressed a willingness, in these
columns, and in the 18th of June con-
vention, to support him; but we OBJ
posed fusion because we did not want
to see the Peoples party wiped out of
existence under the specious pretense
that the Democratic party was exactly
the same thing. and therefore we should
"all march under one banner!" We
wanted Citizens movement" where
Democracy would not swallow us. nor
we swallow Democracy
Let all honest Populists get together.
filled with the spirit of 1892, and the
divine glow of great enthusiasm for
humanity, and go forth to conquer.
The path to the Offices is through the
triumph of great principles, not through
their sacrifice by trading green dogs for
blue monkeys. Id.
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