The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
ALARMED.
Trying to Hold the Populists tn Line With
the Democrats.

the Peoples Party, last year. to the
Democrats, are alarmed at the action of
the Texas and Georgia and Alabama and
Michigan and other Populists; and they
see that the bottom is being kicked out
of their local, temporary, make-shift
movement, for plumber; and have issued
an appeal to the Fusionsts of Minnesota
to stand firmly by them. The Globe, of
St. Paul. the Democratic state organ,
publishes this proclamation, because
Democracy perceives that there is no
hope for them, in this state, in 1000, un-
less they can persuade the Populists to
cooperate with them. They hate and
loathe the Populists, and cry ''t'ell with
Them" but necessity requires that they
be patted on the back
The committee on organization, which
puts forth this appeal, is headed by Z.
H. Austin, an officeholder under the
Democratic administration, and who pre-
sided over the 18th OF June state conven-
ton, and rode rough-shod over the real
Populists, in the most violent and shame
full manner
There is not one word against the di-
vided Democracy, but, on the contrary,
the address says:
Nor do we withhold Our admiration
from those single champions in other par
ties, like William Jennings Bryan, John
Lind, Charles A. Towne, Hazen F. Pin
gree and other brave and heroic men,
who see this evil and seeing, dare denounce.
We recognize in their proposal to restore
free coinage OF silver at the ratio of 10
to I a specific for present relief and a
blow in the face of the common enemy.
and we are glad that Our party in 1896
and in 1893 was patriotic enough to as
sist the newly converted elements which
seized upon and controlled the Demo
cratic party in its partial reproduction OF
our principles, in the Chicago platform. y
This, of course, is an endorsement of
the Fusion practices of 1896 and 1893;
and means that the Populists of Mime
sofa are to be again turned over to Bry-
an, if Austin, and the other Democratic
office holders, can control the Populists
in 1900.
The reference to Pingree is bosh. He
is an out-and-out Republican, just as
Bryan is an out -and-out Democrat; and
neither of them desires to have anything
to do with the Populists save as tools and
servants, to be used and betrayed.
Some shrewd fellow is behind this ad-
dress; and these men will seek to get up
national Fusion convention, in 1000, to
nominate Bryan, and crush the life out
OF the Peoples Party.
Thank God the Cincinnati convention
is being adopted and endorsed by the real
Populists everywhere; and these tricksters
will be left without leg to stand on.
In this state the distribution of the pat
ronage, and the consequent disappoint-
ment of thousands of office seekers, will
leave the fellows, like Austin, who have
got the fat places, without a corporal's
guard of followers; and they will have to
follow Owen into the Democratic party,
to battle among themselves over the
financial issue.
Reference is made in this address to
Paul Fontaine Paul told us, the other
day, that ninety per cent of the Fusion
Populists OF 1898 would never again sup
port Fusion. He himself was treated
shamefully by the Democrats.
Stand to your guns, brethren! Organ
ize your clubs. The day is dawning.
The Peoples Party either deserves to
live, or it should die. Ii it is not fit to
live let it dissolve, and its members enter
at once one of the old parties A man
should be either fish, flesh or good red
herring" The Austin gang would create
a compound creature ''half horse, half
alligator, with sprinkling of swapping
turtle; "a thing Populist in name but
designed to give Democracy victory! A
fraud, humbug, a swindle, delusion,
a mockery and snare.
The Fusion party is now an office-hold-
ers' club, to be perpetuated to enable
them to draw their salaries until 1902
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EAIIINC INTO YNE