The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-12
LETTER FROM H. SELOVER.
Red Wing, Mimi, April 5, 49,

there can be force and power enough con-
centrated to make an impression on the
iron-bound prejudices OF the old party adj
herents in this section. / am in the ranks
of the Peoples Party because the prn
ciples advocated by it come the nearest
to what believe to be right. l believe
the power of capital to do evil should be
utterly destroyed, and its whole force ap-
piled to benefit all the people This i
christianity and in it is included both
my politics and my religion. The eco
nomic conditions govern all other condi-
tons, and the money power now controls
all the economic conditions, and will con
tinue to control everything for their owr
interests as long as they can control the
money They will control the money SC
long as the supply is limited to specie
gold and silver-A full legal tender paper
money, limited only to the extent that the
people can find legitimate and profitable
use for it, will put the supply OF moneI
beyond the control OF any combination OF
capitalists in this country or Europe, and
will at once free the people from the OPP
preston of the interest robber who now
holds the masses down in poverty. With
money free the people will be free! No
conservative, hall way measures OF reform
will be of any use in relieving the bur
dens of the people. 1t must be radical to
be effective.
l hope the Grain Growers Association
will develop and prosper, this is in line
with Socialism. l would. however. much
prefer to see them start right, by first
using their money to buy U. S. bonds
and start their own National Bank
and then use the National bank currency
to carry on the grain or any other bust
ness. They would then draw interest on
the bonds as an offset to the taxes they
are now paying to meet the interest on
U. S. bonds; and they would also have
safe bank in which to deposit their sur
plus earnings Then, if we must be
cursed with a national banking system,
the farmers will place themselves in posi-
ton to receive the benefit as we'll as the
curse. The farmers have sense and brains
enough and l think still have money or
wealth enough to make a good start on
economic or business lines, and finally
work their way out to independence, and
l hope the Grain Growers Association
is first step in the right direction along
economic lines Yours truly.
H. Selover
With the initiative and referendum
the people get any reform a majority
will vote for. Now we get any law the
millionaires will pay for Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price IS cents.
Deal with Representative advertisers.
They are reliable as far as we know and
will treat you we'll.
STEBBINS' APPEAL TO NEBRAS-
KA POPULISTS.
The time is now ripe l take this op-
portunity to say that as soon as mild
weather sets in the 10000 Populists who
refused to vote at the late state election,
will commence to reorganize the Peo-
pies Independent Party as the Peoples
Party in harmony with the national
name. l hereby announce myself as
candidate for congress for this Sixth con-
gressional district and the full ticket will
be arranged in due time We take this
action on the same ground of constituted
rights, and we will see to it that we are
elected or that no Fusionist is.
We will give few reasons that call for
this action
First The Peoples Party was de-
stroyed at the St. Louis convention by the
conpiracy of Bryan and the treason OF
Allen
Second. The triune judicial conven-
ton that was forced upon this state by
that swamped the Peoples Party.
Edmisten was another act of treason
Third. When the Park and Butler
committee met in Omaha Butler on his
own motion made Allen chairman of the
committee on credentials By previous
canvass the Butler committee had been
ascertaned to be in favor of the resigna-
ton of Butler and the reorganization of
the committee on straight party lines. But
the representation was largely by proxy
and Allen took twenty-four hours tele-
graphing over the country and fixing the
convention for confusion. Allen refused
Vandervoort a seat on the proxy of Con-
gresham Howard, of Alabama, because
they did not both live in the same state;
but he seated sixteen of Holcomb's ap-
pointees in this state on proxies from
other states, thus giving the committee
the control of fusion.
The resolutions passed afterward
amounted to nothing.
Fourth. The confusion element in the
present legislature takes the cake. All
but three of them proposed to vote for
| Thompson for United States senator.
Thompson promised to vote for free sill