The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-28
OUR STATE CAMPAIGN.

LESTER PRAIRIE, MIMI, June, 1900.
Editor Representative:
am one Of those who do not believe II
spending all the force which can be mus
tered in getting q ticket nominated, and
then let the candidates look out for them
selves. while the people-and. sorry to say,
some who nominated the candidAtes-sit
down and watch the head Of the ticket, ex-
pecting the head of the ticket to pull
through tho candidates, or let them sink.
It Ia just that kind Of procedure that has
got the people to look at it as though the
ticket was made up to sell out to the old
parties. And / confess that have thought
that 1t has been more than once. It was
my understanding this time that on our plan
we were to let the people choose clean men
without any bias or persuasion. That was
done. do not believe q man on our ticket
expected q nomination. Then, as it looked
to me, no man had right to Decline even
though It was ever so hard to accept. On
that line 1t has been my expectation to 70
to work and do all In my power for the
ticket.
But, friends, please look at it earnestly.
Is 1t to be expected that one or two shall
go on against the hardShips the old party
has purposely put in the way, or shall we,
by our own action, confess that we depend
on the old parties to buy us as a blocking
to them, to succeed with the head of their
ticket and the people be left entirely out Of
consideration? If that is all the expecta-
ton, the millennium will come and go, and
Gabriel blow his horn, and success will
never be ours. Not all the people believe
we shall elect president this year. Then
shall we necessarily elect nobody? II I
can be honorably dropped out, l will not of
my choice be your candidate five minutes
But would go hungry and work till fall,
would 1t establish our plan in this state.
Well, then. men, please look at it. Am
not right that II we ever get that plan in
operation, we must do it with our whole
ticket? So long as we cannot elect some of
our state candidates, our plan will not be
appreciated. Moreover. that is the right
end to begin at. and the place to do the
work that will tell. l do not know what
was done before. except that I put 50 into
the securing OF signers petition.
know | can get ten now easier than one
then; it is possible without much expense.
But who is going to start?
Now, expecting that all the candidates
will read this, let me know at once what
you are going to do, and at the same time
l wish every voter would give his views on
the subject, for it is certain that IL this
thing is put of till late, for one will not
be In it. For, like Wharton Barker writes
to me, fight to win, and if the people are
In earnest we can win. But to do it we have
got to say SO, and then try to make our
word good M. r. PARKS.
Mr.. Parks is one among quite a num-
Der who have written to us in similar
strain.
AS our readers will see, the old war
rior is getting impatient and anxious
to be In the fray. Like many others
he realizes that there is much work to
be done and that our party during the
coming compaign will not have at it's
service special trains and monopoly
Doodle with which to send out salaried
stump orators.
For some years both old parties have
followed the practice of Putting in nomi-
nation for the vice-presidency the man
with the barrel.
The Populists at Cincinnati did not
do that and our national chairman has
not, up to date, reported any barrel
found. Any finds of this nature should
be promptly reported to 10 A. Parker,
of Louisville, Kentucky, and such work.
ers as Mr.. Parks should at once be
financially encouraged to get out the
old horse and reform literature and do
the country districts. There are plenty
OF missionaries and large territory, but
can't eat fax, and that is |
about the only crop in sight in the !
Northwest. Here in the Northwest we
have grounding case that requires
attention. Populists with a
barrel of campaign funds, or less, will |
receive courteous attention by CORES
ponding with our national chairman,
10 A. Parker, Of Louisville, Ky. AS !
Mr.. Parks suggests, it is time to be NOV
Ing. r.. A. II.