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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
GERMAN SOCIALISM

Socialism. of course, as understood :,
germany, Is protest against the renress;va
legislation and spirit of the government
paitfes. some American papers compare
ese SOCIALISTS of Germany to the Populists
OF the United States. This is grossly ~
just to the Socialists. The Socialist lead
ers are among the most scholarly and
practical men in the empire The abuses
wnicn they fight are real. Their program
is FAR less extreme and subversiye than is
commonly supposed in this country Many
OF them are republicans in sentiment
though not all of them Their program ia
not Utopian. Intellectually and morally
the Socialists of Germany stand immeas-
urably above the Donnellys, Wharton Bar
kers. Aliens. Cyclone Davises and the rest
OF the American Populists. They are a
growing political sect in nearly every Euro
pean country. Wherever they exist thew
are the resolute foes of prerogative and
reactionism. That is particularly true of
Germany. Apparently, too, they are des-
tined to be powerful factor in the politics
OF that country, notwithstanding the great
number of parties which exist in it. and
the tendency and temptation of the parties
on which the government relies to make
combinations against them.-St. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat.
The moderate socialists of Europe are
closely akin to the Populists of the
United States. They are battling against
the aggressiOns of the aristocracy.
kings, emperors and the Rothschilds.
We are fighting the men who would
place the liberties of this country under
the feet of aristocrats, kings. emperors
and the acknowledgement by
the money power of Wall street.
The Populists of this country. during
The last 10 years, have furnished ideas
70 both the old parties. They are pro-
sressive statesmen, while the others are
merely place-hunting politicians.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
THE DREYFUS CASE

We publish, in another column. a let
Ter from France, going to show that the
.acquittal of Dreyfus is likely to ne fol-
lowed by tremendous uprising against
the Jews.
. We hope there is no truth in these
Vaccinations.
Inc Jews are not all plutocrats. A
large majority Of them are the noorest
people in the word. The half-starved
workers in the sweat shops of London
Berlin and New York are mostly He.
Drews. And the Jews are but an insip-
-nihcant part of the population of the old
world.
=. 1t is inexplicable that a Christian neo-
PIE, worshiping Jew, the son of a Jew
ess' should entertain such terrible b;p.
'otry against the people of his race.
: 1t is all wrong. Live and lot live
should be the motto of the world. Re.
Lease the Israelites from the crushine
burden of intolerance and thew wou,d
soon merge into the body of the neon,o
and their Objectionable characteristics
disappear.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
GAVE UP SHAKESPEARE.

Charles Astor Parker was for q time
closely associated with the late Col.
ROBERT G. Ingersoll, as his business
manager and lecture agent, and in q re-
cent interview he said, as reported in
the Minneapolis Tribune of July %:
I had the colonel lecture on Shakespeare
ana followed him up with q lecture against
MS theories on the bard with Donnellv.
ana from frequent remarks that Ingersoll
used to make, l believe that he really
thought that Donnelly was getting the best
OF the argument. Be that as 1t may. he
shortly afterwards abandoned his lecture on
Shakespeare.
It is not generally known that Mr..
Donnelly's Chicago publishers offered
Col. Ingersoll $1,000 If he would debate
for one night the Shakespeare question
with Mr.. Donnelly in the Auditorium,
Chicago. and they offered Mr.. D. the
same amount; but the colonel declined,
while Mr.. Donnelly accepted. It would
have been the greatest debate ever held
In this country, and the Auditorium
would have been packed to the roof.
From the above it is evident that Col.
lngersoll declined to. meet Mr. D. be-
cause he became doubtful Of the cor
rectness of his view; but he should have
had the manliness to say so, because he
had ridiculed the Baconian theory and
sneered at ''The Great Cryptogram, )" and
set all the fools in the country laugh
ing at Mr.. Donnelly. He ought not to
nave died without making this ignorant
injustice right. One who had the corr
age to attack Christianity should have
been bold enough to tell the truth about
he Shakespeare humbug.
a r
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
OF COURSE NOT.

We have just received the following
letter:
DALLAS, Texas, July II, 1S99.-Hon. L.
natius Donnelly. Minneapolis, Minn-Deal
sir: Enclosed find clipping from Indepen-
cent American. of Creston, Ia, July 49,
am persuaded it is false. Can't believe YOU
maze any such statement. Let me have
MILTON PARK.
The enclosed clipping is as follows:
lgnatius Donnelly has thrown conster-
natlon into the ranks Of the mid-roaders
by declaring in his speech at the Aberdeen
Fopullst camp meeting that he would sup
port Mr.. Bryan in 1900 if he was nominated
for the presidency. Mr.. Donnelly is the
lce-presidential nominee of the middle of
the roaders.-Independent American. Cres-
ton. Ia, July 10, 1899.
My dear colonel, are you not old
enough to know that if you see anything
in an old-party paper about politics or
Populism, it is lie?
What we said was that we had no per-
sonal hostility to Mr.. Bryan, and would
cheerfully support him IF HE WOULD
DECLARE HIMSELF A POPULIST
AND NOTHING ELSE!
We do not think we are likely to be
called on to support him on those
GROUNDS! l. ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27

least 3.ooo.0o votes and in 1900. II the
men Of 1892 and 1894 will do their duty the
Populists will elect the next president. But,
oh. the shame Of the apathy and neglect
OF so-called Populists to support Populist
newspapers and the cause Of the only party
organization in the nation defending the
interests Of the people.LT Referendum.
II the nation perishes it will be
through the dastardly trick Of the Dem
ocratic party, crowding the Populists off
the stage. and pretending to oe for free
silver. after they had killed Is bills in
congress to re-establish free silver!
1t was horrible fraud, practiced upon
an innocent. conflding and unsuspicious
people.
Why did they not continue to toot
their tin horn about free trade" and
leave honest reformers alone?
They stole the livery OF heaven to
serve the devil in" IN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
PINGREE GONE.
Another Idol hExplOded-Embalm lined
Beef and Potatoes,

Another Idol h'Exploded-Embalm d
Beef and Potatoes.
Pingree has faf1en. The great potato
statesman, who, because he ventured
to take up thee of the common
people within the ranks of the Republi-
can party was 'fidiculed by the pluto
cratic press from one end of the country
to the other. has met the inevitable fate
of all who seek to perform such impos.
sible feats. He has fallen from the
swinging trapeze of the succulent hui
manitarian potato to the mud and mirc
and slush of embalmed beef Pingree
and Alger have joined forces. The
Michiganer who seeks to remain at the
republican festive board in his native
state must henceforth eat his mealy
Irish dish with the strings and boiled
leather OF the prince of embalmers-
secretary of war. Alas! Poor Pingree,
If A1ger is good enough for him, he is
surely not good enough for the plain
and honest people of the peninsular
state. Hic jacet Pingree-
phist pure statesman and upright anti.
Republican, farewell. ''.'
What possessed the anti-monopolistic
antl-trust1c.' pro-rustic commoner to get
into the same bed with the monopolis-
tic, pro-trustic and anti-rustic match
magnate who, amid the odor of en-
banned beef. has forced the world to
hold its nostrils while he acted the part
or war secretary to the great and onlv
Mckinley, 1t is hard to understand
There was not supposed to be anything
In common between the two except their
professed Republicanism, and the Re-
party has done it's best tn
throw them both out of it's precincts
the one because he attempted to do good
and the other BECAUSE it had to concen-
trate it's own i'll repute and bad deeds on
somebody and So selected Alger tn no
the scapegoat Perhaps Pingree is sim
pie hearted and sympathetic. PERTAINS
ne knew that Alger was no worse than |
MS party and SO can stomach him Per-
maps he thinks the match trust no worse
Ihan the rest Of the cabinet. All this
IS certainly logical enough, for if Pin
gree can stand the Republican party
why shouldn't he stand by it's most
altn1ui representative? Why not, to be
'ure? The trouble with Pingree is that
le Is trying to fight for humanity with a
'arty which does not take his cause seri
'usly, and now that he has serioua,1
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27

where all this money goes? Ask Hanna,
Alger. Armour. Cramp. Carnegie, Nor
gan. Rockefeller. Read the first article
on our front page. When you are taxed
80 per head to run a government that
cost our fathers but 81 per head there
must be leak some place. The same
party runs the machine today as in 1860.
We still enjoy Republican administra-
ton. $50
In 1860 we had government of the
people, by the people and for the people
headed by maj, Lincoln.
In 1899 we have a government OF the
people by money bags and for the
money bags. headed by a hog Hanna.
Every reader Of this paper should see
to 1t that some good hard-headed. rock
ribbed Republican read this account Of
the government purchases OF war YES
sells. II he will then stand by the Re-
publican party h4 is lost to all decency
and Is past hope OF reformation.
u%t E. A. +.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27

we would like to know just how such
rlngleaders as Ringdahl, Hotchkiss and
Bowler feel, since all Republican and
Democratic papers concur in the con
cluslon that the fight next year will be
between the Republican and the Dem
ocratic parties. Lind announces that he
is no longer an orphan but has cud-
died himself down among the unwash.
ed and will hereafter train with Dem
ocrats. The Journal thinks there NAV
De convention of fusion Populists
In the state, one OF form but not Of es-
sence, just enough to fool few suckers
by making them believe that they have
not yet quite landed in the Democratic
camp altogether.
Populists Of Rice county, are you 40
oereft OF sense that you cannot see the
orift and purpose Of the fusion leaders,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27

ganizing an antitrust league, and
large number Of letters have been re
ceived. The movement seems to hav,
struck popular chord. Not only trav
cling men, but business men and hote
men as well are in sympathy with the
movement.
Letters have been received from every
| quarter, all favoring the movement, and
the question of an early organization,
followed later by mass meeting, prob
ably State Fair week, under the aus
pieces OF the association, will be carried
out. At that time addresses will be
made and resolutions adopted.
The commercial salesman claims to
hold the balance of power politically in
several states, and with proper organi-
zation may become a power in politics.
The following extracts are from letters
furnished by H. L. Chaffee, showing the
consensus of opinion among the trav-
cling men,
For the present, and until an organi-
cation is perfected, travelling men and
business men who are interested in
such an organization, are requested to
send In their names to 400 Northwestern
building, Minneapolis.
The following extract is from the let
ter received from the representative OF
one Of the large clothing houses:
i read your article in one of the pa
pers, and wish to congratulate you on
your exposition of the trusts. al affect
Ing some of our brothers who have
spent the best of their lives on the
road. | am strictly in accord with any
movement, regardless of party, to down
these trusts, and protect ourselves from
future disaster in our old age. | shall
be glad to take any part, aggressively,
III any future plans which you and 9TH
ers may formulate for action"
Inc following is from confectionery
salesman:
am with you in this movement
against trusts. The trusts in time will
be the power in this country in fact
they are already so, and the question
mat comes to my mind is this: When
Will the house that l am working for
join trust and my services cease to he
needed?"
1t makes difference whose OK is |
being gored: They will all be nursing a |
sore spot sooner or later.
We are glad to see these tough old
republican hides perforated. They |
were nearly all Mckinley shouters in
1896. Now they wink the other eve. and
now and then it is fearful one. All
get together boys, and have a grand
oawl. E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
IOWA'S OPPORTUNITY

In another column we publish c.,,
Tor state convention of Populists in
Iowa. -
Populism was once strong in Iowa and
showed vote of near 100000. but Cen
weaver led this grand army of reform
ers within the Democratic lines and
only 5000 stragglers had in 1898 found
LINER way home This resolnte 1;tt,o
band of 5000 men now proposes to or
game the great state of Iowa on true
.Populist lines and we understand that
.Fro1. George D Heron is snoken
Soi as their possible nominee for gov
~ernor If Prof. Heron would accent
such nomination we believe that ponn-
lists in Iowa would again be in the as-
cendant. Fusion Populists will all re-
turn, the Democrats would despair and
thousands Of Republicans would eive
him their votes
Prof Heron is the only man In Iowa
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
GREAT. ON PROMISES.


IN answer to the question-How
would you do away with trusts the
Verdict" Tammany exponent OF New
York Democracy, has this to say.
There are three remedies to be claimed
pouiticewise on these cancers. Cut. down
the tarin that suckles them. collect by in
come tax what before you have collected
Dy tarin. steepen and deepen your income
tax with the growth of the income levied
on IN orier. revise your tax scheme until
you tax what folks have, not what they
nave to have. AS a further step, accur-
ately and In 20 words define a trust. and
tnen adopt law fnvalidating every contract
1t makes and refuse it the process of the
courts to collect its debts. Usury has been
SO throttled and BY the same hand your
trust may be choked to DEATH
This prescription is the same old med
icfne recommended by Democratic
Quacks since the time of Buchanan.
First we are directed to cut down the
tariff. This is the same old tariff
racket that has been worked by both old
parties for 30 years. One says tariff
for protection and the other says tariff
for revenue and when the tariff fight is
over we have tariff for the trusts in
either event. ?
The second, Recommendation is to pass
an income tax law. steep and deep.
If memory serves us this is just what
Democrats ,rhder' Cleveland did, and
nary an income was taxed.
The final measure is to deprive the
trusts of use of.o courts to collect
bills. This is what Democrats have
done in Texas, Missouri and other states
and the trusts have laughed them de-
fiance. The Verdict should know that
usury is practiced in every state in the
union in defiance of just such law as
this antitrust law proposed.
A sober second thought should con-
vince the Verdict that cancer REQUIRES
more heroic treatment than a bread and
milk poultice. We have already mon
keyed with bread and milk too long
This trust cancer is one of long stand
ing. it has eaten deep into the vitals
OF this republic, it has tainted the blood
OF the last Democratic statesman. The
Whltneys, Germans, Hills and Croker,
are permeated with the trusts microbes
and these men are too near the heart of
Democracy to give any hope that the
cancer can ever: be eradicated from the
Democratic party 81,
Facts are, these Democratic leaders |
are clinging to the roots of that trust
cancer like puppy to rope and you
IAN never get rid of the old thing until
you wipe out the Democratic party root
md branch and apply the more heroic
'emedy of public ownership of the sub
ect matter OF trusts. Then we will
iced no antitrust laws ~, E. A. r.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27

who could make the race strictly race
between man and money. The combin-
ed and corporate capital of Iowa will
put up Republican. It is fitting that
the genuine Populists put up a man.
IT candidate is put up by the Dem
ocrats and fusionists he will be neither
for man or money.
His sole mission will be to secure and
parcel out state offices, not SO much per-
haps in the interests of capital as q Re-
publican. nor yet in the interests of a
good administration for the people. but
solely for the promotion OF party ends
ana that party the Democratic party.
Let the Populists of Iowa take new
courage and put up a man who COM
mands the deserved respect of the ma
ton, Prof. George D. Heron. E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
AUTHORIZATIONS THE ONLY CURE.

For quarter of a century both politi-
cal parties have denounced corporations
trusts and monopolies. Nearly every state
In the union has legislated against them
That politician makes a mistake who
thinks that by mere denunciaton OF
trusts you can fool great number of Dem
Ocrats in 1900. The people want to
know what we propose to do about it. Look
at the situation from any standpoint and
you will find that the o-called gold stand
ard Democrats are not earnestly and heart
ny with us on any of the great questions
that now confront our people. BY affinity.
taste. interest. affiliation and natural selec-
ton. they are on the other side The idea
OF abandoning principle and adopting some
cheap. common cry, with the hope of thus
sweeping the country and getting offices
even If it were possible to succeed that
way is unworthy Of moments consdera-
tion at the hands Of any man who loves
his country.
When John P. Altgeld uttered the
above he did so without consulting his
party. He spoke without authority. For
the moment he had COMPOUNDED Democ-
,racy with Populism and Socialism.
He had been reading the wrong plat
form. For several years John P. Alt
geld has been in the wrong bed and he
oAAouiu SONCI up VI Keep SUlII.
When Populist talks Chicago plat
form we straightaway kick him out and
point him to the Democratic camp.
Modern Democracy, with it's long
promises and short performances, it's
+16 to l declarations and it's anti-silyer
legislation, it's antitrust professions
and it's trust ownership can never ANAL
gamate with Populism
: There is no affinity between them
The theory of government paper money
'(greenbacks) and coin REDEMPTION with
bimetallism do not harmonic
. What Altgeld says of the gold Demo-
Gratis is true also of the silver Demo-
Gratis and the two factions are now and
Will in the future be found working TO-
gether for governmental control and
when they get it the gold and trust wing
or the party will be it. We will get an
other reign of Clevelandism.
Altgeld should not play the ventrilo- |
qulst He should let his voice be heard |
from the same side of the fence unon |
winch he stands. He is deceiving thou
sands OF honest men by talking Popu-
ism while he proclaims himself q
Democrat. When man abandons the
views of a majority of his party and
adopts the views of another party he
should be manly and brave enough tf
change his party name and allegiance
E. A. r.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27

The Buffalo conference seems to think
the only duty of third party is to edu-
cate the two old trust machines and their
Doodle politicians. and hopes in this way to
get reform legislation for the people, Can
you educate thief or a fool? Would a thief
make good preacher after he had stolen
a bible?
That is to say. they wanted the Peo-
pies party to furnish the ideas. and
then put lot of scalawags in office, who
would talk pretty, but never carry them
out
Remove George Washington and place
Benedict Arnold in command of the ar
mics of the revolution.
Better submit to George the Third at
once. IN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
ERROR IN NAME.

Last week one of the best things in
the Representative was a letter on nare
under the caption, Relapse to Barbar-
ISM The article was written by 8
staunch and true reformer and one of
the old correspondents of this paper.
r: r. lyerslee. of Milan, MINI. BY err
rer OF compositor his name appears at
the end OF the article spelled '.P. P. lev
ershe"
~ Will 40 any reader good to read
again the article in issue of July 20.
E. A, r.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-27
GOVERNMENT FRAUDS.

Paste these figures in convenient place
for reference.
In 1919 with population of 5000 900
the appropriations for government ex-
penses were $S,500,OOO. In Jackson's
day the annual appropriations for gov
eminent expenses were $4,000, 900. with
a population of $4,000, 900 people, and as
late as 1860 our annual appropriations
did not exceed $60,O00,O 900.
AS will be noted up to 1860 and during
all the years of developing a new
country Americans were taxed for the
support of their national government
not to exceed 81 per head.
In the year of Mckinley 1899 aside
from the expenses of the Philippine
slaughter, costing $10O.000,OO a year.
government expenses run over $500, ooo.-
OOO per year. Do you want to know