The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-18
Organization
Department.

DNRSAA NAAA\AASs
address letters concerning this de-
partment to DR.. H. B. Fay, Al Wash
ington avenue south, Minneapolis,
MINI. Enclose stamp when reply is re-
Quired)
ON WITH THE BALLOTS.
The Peoples party of the United
States looks to YOU, reader, to report
within the next few days the largest
referendum vote possible.
i. Also mail ballots, or, better take
them in person. to every true man suf-
ficiently educated to eschew both old
parties, especially in your county. Dr.
rect them to take votes thereon, count
and make full record of them, preserv-
ing the records themselves, but sending
the ballots Immediately to you, the
county organizer, or myself The coun-
ty organizer must take and preserve a
full, complete record of the ballots in
his county. But the ballots themselves
he must mail or bring to me as fast as
he can gather them. All the ballots
must be in before the date of our refer
endum convention, which shall be an
nounced as soon as possible by the state
central committee in The Representa-
tive. If you can't be the means of get
ting 1000 votes, get 100 No one is so
helpless but what, if he will, he can get
besides his own one or two or three
votes.
IF EVERY POPULIST SENDS ONE
VOTE BESIDES HIS OWN IT WOULD
MEAN REAL VICTORY.
Apply this test and see if the people
will try self-government. Ask the ig-
norant voter if he will still add another
vote to the many millions that through
farce political fights of the dead century
have buried humanity deeper, ever
deeper, and raised some dozen men to
be lords of countless bodies and souls
The history of the Democratic party
with pretentious millionaires control
ling 1t, makes angels weep. It's part
ner in crime, the Republican party, still
lives-thanks to the wise devotion to
principle" CD of self-sacriicing fus-
ionists.
The cardinal tenets of Populism are:
First-To revolutionize by these sim
pie ballots the present false system of
government.
Second-To reyolutionize the system
by which private bankers control all
values and exchanges.
Third-To revolutionize private own
ership of trusts, through railroads, etc.
fast as the people vote in referendum
that it is necessary for ALL the people
to own them for the penefit of all
equally.
Then laborers will be employed on
public works, and with greenbacks, at
decent hours of work, all men will be-
come able to elevate themselves.
Carry the cross of this true Christ
(. ianity on which are inscribed these
tenets, where laborers are crowded.
Plead with Independent men, generous
men, men of honor and intelligence.
Our means are too limited to waste time
NOW arguing with selfish kickers, do
nothing deadweights, Office seekers
and others supported by the money
power Go We therefore with ballots
INTO THE HIGHWAYS, and as many
as We shall find bid them to the mar
riage. All the many different minor
parties, as we'll as the rank and file of
both old parties, are ready by majority
vote to encourage our cardinal tenets
If we fail, therefore, it will be our own
fault, our own SELFISHNESS.
few committeeman have not yet
ordered ballots: What are you waiting
for?
A GREAT TRIAL.
Bryan, the master, Lind and Towne
assistants.
The Democratic party of Minnesota
engaged last week the most skillful at
torney of the world to defend himself.
Like hundreds of others, l attended the
trial held in the exposition building,
Minneapolis, to witness this giant at
torney, Bryan, display his marvellous
powers before the bar of justice There
the Democratic party, that old criminal,
sat-Democratic city councilmen, with
pockets loaded with the good will of
electric, gas and railroad monopolies.
with the friendship of those richest in
purse paying least in taxes; Democratic
councilmen, favored by dives and
saloons. Democratic gold bugs, expan-
sionists and Doodle contractors, who
have bonded and would bond again
countless souls to fill their own purses
Bryan, the great criminal lawyer of
the century, rose to speak in defense.
Lind and Towne, assistant attorneys
no longer in pay of their old client, the
Republican party, had previously made
a few vague statements about s'Anti-Re-
publicanism," which the Judge declared
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