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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

m uaeodly man, and not given - psalm
singing. there was but four Bushels to
He started the next day Tor Kansas,
and than We learned that he had carried
largo part o. our crop onto his 40 and
threshsd It - his own and 70 God
had blessed him with the biggest crop
he had ever harvested!
And ever sinc4 whenever = man OBJ
trudes his religion upon us We button
up our brseches' pockets. We have all
respect for sincere piety; but the fellow
who steals the livery Of heaven to serve
the devil in" ought to be beaten to death
with rotten pumpkins.
We have friend in st. Paul who is q
dentist. He Ii one 81 the old settlers.
He told us this amusing story:
Some years ago a man entered his Of
nee and inquired for another dentist
who had previously occupied the rooms.
Our friend told him that that GENTLE
man had moved away years ago, but
perhaps he could serve him. The visit
or then stated that he had tooth that
had been filled" by the dentist he had
inquired for q number Of years before,
and that the filling had become loose.
He wanted the tooth fixed and the filling
saved. rs It was quite large, Of solid
gold, and he had paid $40 for 1t. Our
friend put him In his operating chair
and proceeded to examine the tooth.
why" said he, this filling is not
gold. It is simply an amalgam with some
gold on top"
Thereupon the gentleman in the chair
proceeded to laugh in the most uproar-
ious manner-he laughed and laughed
Is II he would never stop; at length
cur friend said:.
What is there so amusing In this
thing?"
Why" said the visitor, I" all the time
that rascal was putting that amalgam
into my tooth he was talking to me
about my SOUL
He thought it was exquisitely funny to
cheat man in that way, and at the
same time preach religion to him.
Is 1t any wonder that men are turn
ing their backs on the churches, when
such villains as that use the hottest of
causes as cover for their rascalities?
/. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
FALLACY OF FUSION LOGIC.

After a long series of reverses, the Peo-
pies party promises to come to the front
again as reform party. While it did not
lay It's burden down at st. Louis in go, it
has had chance to take a long rest and
begin its great fight for reform with re-
newed vigor.
1t certainly has had a chance to learn
something in politics Of the Democrats and
their villainous methods. The coming
crisis In 1900 will tell the history of thu
Populist party. The proposition to COM
b1ne the reformers of the Socialist party
with those Of the Populist party might be
all right and 1t might be a terrible mis-
take There Is no use Of having three or
-FOUR reform parties, which when alone are
almost sure to meet defeat, while. when
combined into one, are almost sure to win
There is good deal of philosophy In the
phrases. "E pluribus unum," and In UNITED
we stand, divided we fall" divide and
conquer has been the war cry of the des-
pots through all the ages. Let us close up
our ranks and stand shoulder to shoulder
Let us know no North or South, no East or
West. Have no rivalry or antagonism be-
tween Socialism and Populism but recog-
nize the fact that we are American citizens,
and that the despOtism of political parties,
trusts and syndicates must cease in this
country. M A. c.
The foregoing has much in it to appeal
to the hearts of all true reformers but
as we look at the matter, the gist of the
writer's argument is not in all respects
entitled to the approval of the head.
II fusion, cooperation or union of all
the alleged reformers would mean
triumph of reform principles, all re-
formers would be fusionists.
Hope Of victory is strong incentive
to fusion, and IS chiefly responsible for
most Of the adherents to the fusion
faith.
The deluded fusionists in 1896 reason
ed that 5000, 900 Democrats and 2, 0OO, 900
Populists combined would mean 8,OOO,-
600 reform votes and victory for the
fusion forces.
The election returns of 1896 showed to
all the fallacy Of this fusion reasoning.
The attempt to fuse these various re-
form factions drove 1,0OO, 900 Populists
back into the Republican party. or into
the Socialist party. Again, this same
proposition drove about 100000 Dem
ocrats to vote the Palmer-Buckner tick
ct or for Mckinley. The 5000, 900 pros
pective votes were scattered or divided
on new lines instead of being united in
one harmonious whole and our fusion
friends are still unable to see that this
must be the inevitable result of every
attempted fusion. A large number of
both Democrats and Popuusts will vote
the Republican ticket sooner than SUBJ
NIT to fusion. Fusion is up against
facts and theories will not work.
When fusionists realize that we are
confronted with facts instead of theories
then we may hope for reform.
e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
A DEFECTIVE EDUCATION.
The Chippewa Falls (Wis.) Sentinel

The Chippewa Falls (wis.) Sentinel
says:
England's troopers trying to steal a night
raid upon the Beers, reminds US of the
earl of Essex sending out his head hunters
IN Tipperary 800 years ago:
The earl and rode out" says his biog-
. rapher. Harvey, ION pleasant morning.
His lordship was charmed with the seem
denly there galloped out of the woods
towards US some two hundred troopers
whom he had sent out the evening before
to make night raid on a large village
some miles distant. The men were COW
cred with gore. their weapons were still
dripping blood. and each man carried a
sack before him. out Of which as he passed
the earl. he emptied three or four CHASTITY
human heads. The pile at last became 30
great that some Of them rolled down and
frightened our steeds. There were the
heads Of sucking babes: Of little children;
Of boys and girls; Of women, and the gray
heads Of old men and hays. but none OF
men or warriors. The people had been
promised protection from the Lord Deputy
Ormond, and were living without fear OF
attack His lordship turned away In dis
gust and felt gloomy the rest of the day"
We should think he would.
The, earl afterwards had his own head
chopped on on Tower Hill. London, by
order Of his mistress, Queen Elizabeth.
And now some Of our Minnesota edit
ors are surprised that Irishmen make
mistakes in the English. language after
having had such gentle and enlcient
teacners. /. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
CINCINNATI nAIFoRM

The Peoples party Of tho United
States. eseeNb1ed In nAtional copven-
ton this 10thtday Of Nay. 1890. at
nrmine oNHSQnshakeu sbeat4 In thu
cardinal tene&s Of the Peoples
; party. a. - forth In the Omaha
anew to contaAued advocacy 81 those
;, grand psipell,es .of human liberty
until right shall triumph over might
and love over, greed. do adopt and
proclaim th1s declaration Of faith:
l. We deA1dnd the Initiative and
referendum a4A The. imperative man.
date. or such changes OF existing
and fundamental and statute law Is
will enable the people In their sorer-
eign capacity to propose and compel
the enactment Of such laws as they
desire; to reject such as they deem
injurious to their interests, and to
recall AnfAtthful public servants.
2. We demand the public owner
ship and Operation Of these means -el,
communication, transportation and
production which the people may
elect. such as railroads. telegraph
and telephone lines, coal mines, etc.
= The land. .'incltadine all nat.
ural sources Of wealth. is q heritage
OF the people, and should not b.
monopol1zed for speculative purposes
and alien ownership of land should
be prohibited. All land now held by.
railroads and other corporations In
excess Of Their actual needs, and all
lands now owned. by aliens should be
reclaimed BY the government and
held for actual settlers only.
4. A scientific and absolute paper
money, based upon the entire wealth
and population Of the nation. not re-
= deemable' In any specific COMMODITY,
but made full legal tender for all
debts, and receivable for all taxe6
/ and public dues, and issued BY the
government only. without the inter-
ventfonN OF banks, and in Sufficient
quantity to meet the demands Of
: commerce.. ID the best .currancy that
can b devised: but until such
financial system 10 secured, whioA' we,
shall press for adoption, We will IA
vor the free and unlimited coinage o1
- both silver md gold 1t the legal IA
Ito of 1e to
s. We d9lhkhd the levy and COL
lection Of q graduated tar on in
. comes and tpheritanoes. and q con-. .
stttutional Amendment to secure the
) same, II necessary. RI = -
8. We demande the election of PRES.
fdent. vice president. federal judges
and United states senators by direct
vote Of the, people.
Z. We are opposed to trusts. and
declare the icOhtantion between the
old parties Onsthe trust and monop-
oily question. tS q sham battle, and
that no solution Of this mighty prob
lem is possible without the adoption
Of the pripcip4ea Of public ownership
Of public utilities.
.sA111sf
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
QUITS THE POPS,


Meate.a COUNTY Secretary Joias the
=. R&tublfcans.
Especial to. lis Minneapolis Journai.)
HELENA. Mont. june 2.--sidney n.
Logan. secretary of the Populist county
central committee of Flathead county, an
n0unces In an epen letter his resignation OF
the secretaryship and his severance Of al
legtance to the Populist party. He says
there Ii only one party that can keep it,
pledges In the. state Or. nation, and that IL
the Republican. He calls upon other Popu-
lists to join the Republican party. He de-
nounces the Dem-P Pop. combination In Mon
tana, and says the Democratic party has
brought enough disgrace upon the state
without being further assisted BY the Popu-
lists Mr.. Logan Is well-known attorney
In Kalispeil.
This fusing with the Democrats has
produced its inevitable results. It has
driven hundreds OF thousands Of Pom
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
GETTING SCARED.

] The fusionists around Morris. e. ].
Hodgson, r. ]. Hall, and the rest Of
them, begin to think that the Democrats
.at Kansas City will on the Fourth o4
July throw Charles Towne over the
| transom, and 80 they are postponing To-
cal fusion deals until they see how
things turn out there. They swear by
the great horned owl. and by the piper
that danced before Moses, that II Towne
goes over the transom Bryan can fol-
low him.
All very pretty. But they will swal-
low any old crow the Democrats cook
for them. and swear the feathers. are
the incest part Of the bird. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

Christ and heaven and hell Let US
therefore sell these two old churches
and unite In building a new one, and call
It the Methodist Catholic church."
What would be the result? The Cath
olics would not come because of Metho-
dism: and the Methodists would stay
away because Of the pope; and the new
church would go to smash; and the in
.dignant practitioners would -, tar-and
feather Owen as an uumitigated, damned
fool.
Two and two don't always make four:
sometimes they don't amount to as much
as two H. ,...7 sa.D. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
WORK, WORK Work.
The Missouri World says:

We ask all who have at any time sent us
subscribers. to see those subscribers, ascer-
tain whether they still take the paper. and II
they do not. offer to forward their sub
scriptions for them. The important thing
to do now at the beginning Of tho campaign
year 10 to stir up the Populists themselves
and get them to talking and working for
the cause. Urge every Populist to take some
Populist paper. We fear many Of them are
taking none but money power papers.
The prospects are bright for tremend-
GUS growth and victory.
Let all hands take hold vigorously.
Organize q campaign club in every
precinct.
Only those are slaves who have the
spirits OF slaves l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

ulists. who were formerly Republicans.
back into their old party. They did not
join the Peoples party to become Dem
ocrats. They could have gone there
without all that trouble.
But do not be disheartened, friends.
Stand firm for the right. The world
eventually adjusts itself to the truth.
/ D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
PALACES OF SOCIALISM.

CAYUCOS. Cal. May /, 1900.
lgnatius Donnelly. Minneapolis, Mimi
Dear Sir: AZ Mid-Road Populist, ask
for the first time for space in the Repre-
sentative. ] was born Of Democratic par
ents. was rocked in Democratic cradle.
. sap trough. was handled on Democratic
knees. and the nrst drop Of milk which
passed my lips was Democratic milk. But
! was never. never, never guilty OF voting
Democratic ticket or assisting the Demo-
cratic party by fusion. left the Republi-
can party when it demonetized silver in
1873. organised the Arst Populist club s.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE:
]. A. Temple, Minneapolis,
R. COMMISSIONERS:
n. r. Parks, Lester Prairie.
J. J. Hibbard, Duluth.
BE SURE.

BE SURE.
II you think this paper Is doing good
work for the cause Of humanity show 1t
to your neighbor and get him to sub
scribe.
GET UP A CLUB UNDER OUR
GREAT OFFER: FIFTY CENTS FOR
PRACTICALLY THREE PAPERS, UN-
TIL JANUARY 1, 1901.
If you love the right and desire to help
the Peoples party here is your chance!
1t Is not enough to lend your paper all
through a township-get them to sub
scribe for 1t. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

X0Tee months -"
The best way IN which to send your sub
ecription money is by postomce money OF
the United States. Express money orders
are also cheap and convenient from the
larger places. Bank bills sent In ordinary
letters, while commonly safe enough. are
occasionally lost. hence supscr11en g
sending must remember that they 90 so AZ
In changing the address to which = paper
p tc be mailed. 1t is absolutely necessaxy
well as tho new address. Otherwise the
change cannot be made.
The receipt Of subscription money g AL
ways acknowledged by the change OF ex-
piration on the address label. No other
receipt Is necessary. II this change CT GATE
IL not made within two weeks from the
time the money was sent. inquiry should
then be made by the subscriber.
STOPPING THE PAPER-The publisher
must be notified In writing when the sub
ing paper or refusing to take Il from your
postmaster will not answer
The law 10 that every newspaper sub
scriber is held responsible until all arrear-
ages are paid, and then the paper may DO
In order to reduce complaints to the min
lmum in future we desire to ask the foi-
4 lowing questions: - ss@e
! Does your paper come regularly?
6 L. your name correctly spelled O our
Are you getting NOR. than. ons COPY?
Does the date on the label of your pa.
. Dor this week agree with your last receipt
II not notify US and We viii rsctify mat"
= Her&
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

Health for ten cents. Cascarets mako
the bowels and Kidneys act naturally.
destroy microbes, cure headache. bill.
iouIess and costfpation. All drusgista
BUTLER'S OPINION OF DEMOCRATS.
Marion Buffers paper, the Caucasian, be-
gins lengthy editorial with this para
graph: '"The people Of North Carolina have
learned by sad experience to look askance
upon the promises Of the Democratic party.
That party's pledges and solemn promises
made in the. last campaign. have been I'M
blushingly broken and their oaths trampled
under foot"
And yet this is the same Marion But
Ter. who has been resorting to all sorts
Of desperate and villainous measures to
turn the Peoples party over to w. J.
Bryan. who Is a Democrat and nothing
but Democrat.
Marion Is q bad egg in an advanced
stage Of decomposition. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

SEC'Y OF STATE:
II. B. ImSdahl, e =
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e.. TREASURED:
&W. Powell, 80 Saltwater.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07
P0PULlST NATIONAL
TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT
WHARTON nApKEp.
FOR VICE-PRESIDKNT-
IGNATIUS DONNEILY.
MlD-R0AD P0PULIST
STATE TICKET.

FOD 6OVEpNOp:
5. "A. Fafrchfld, minneapolis.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

LEUT.-6OVEpNOp:
E. G. Wallender. Duluth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

ATTORNEY 6ENEpAL:
E. A. Twitchell, minneapolis.
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CHIEF JUSTICE:
S. G. Harris, St. Paul.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17

THE Republican gold standard bill has
passed the senate and will most likely
pass the house. u not. a Substitute,
spon which both houses can agree. will
undoubtedly be ENACTED into la~. Brief.
b stated the bill nIakes gold the single
Gnir Of vsiue; it gives Control oi the cor
Teucy 70 tho national hank tTust, and
authorizes the secretary oi the treasury
TO issue bonds at bis dIscTaGion 10 heep
mp the gold supply. The first means
gold recommendation; tho second, that
the masses are to become the victims Of
the most hsariiess end corrupt shy locks
ON earth: the third that these same shy
locks can draw gold from the treasury at
their pleasure and secure bond Issues
whenever II pleases them. The sub
stance Of the whole 's that the finances
Of the coantry are to be given over to the
associated bankers. The party that
would force such a curse upon free
people deserves place in the DO to,nless
PHI Of hell.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17
70 EiaHr rag TRUSTS.

The national anti-trust league was or.
Ranized in Chicago during the week. its
object being to bring the masses ofthe
people together for the purpose of crush
ing the trusts that are imPoyerishine
them aud threaten the very exist
-ence OF the republic. II any arguments
were wanting to convince one that such
IN organization has become a public
nScessity, the statements Of Henry Prick
that the Carnegie Steel Co. with an
original capital Of $40, 700, 600, and n cap
ital Of 81. 900 900 under the reorganixa
tion. had earned net profits during the
past year OF $2l 600 900, and that he ea-
timated the net profits OF 1900 at $42,-
600 900, ought to he enough. This fairly
represents the profit earning capacity u
u modern trust, and no sane individual
who has given the matter serious
thought can successfully contradict the
fact that the power welded by such q
corporation Is dangerous to the liberties
Of the people and must result in the
Pauperization snd degradation OF the
masses. When We consider that the
Carnegie company is but ne OF hundreds
OF trust corporations that are sapp ny tie
life OF this nation, We begin to realize the
absolute necessity OF an antitrust league
or some such organization to cope with
the monster. The league is political,
but non-paPtisan. lts objects are to
elect men to office ~ho will legislate for
the people. There are many partisans
who will vote their ticket straight
because they cannot see beyond the MIR
Tow limits Of party vision. These the
league does not expect 10 reach-they
would vote for yellow dog on their
party ticket-bGt Among the American
people there are hundreds OF thousands
vi independent voters who are ready to
throw of the sharkles Of the old politi
cal parties aud assert their indepen-
IeHce by voting for that man or measure
representing government by and for
She people. We need Lincoln or a
jefferson in the presidential chair to re-
store to this nation republican form of
government in the true sense of the
word. The doctrines OF the antitrust
league. 10 faithfully and honestly carried
out, may accomplish this. The league
10 organized on right lines and it is pro-
posed to have precinct. county and state
organizations to work in conjunction
With the national league. We believe it
TO be the nucleus around which the peo-
pie will gather in such numbers that
they will bring about solution OF the
trust problem with credit to themselves
and fairness to the trust barons who are
engaged in robbiny them.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17

The death Of Richard W. Thompson
Thursday Of last week, at the age Of
ninety years. removes one more Of tho, c
old political leaders who took part in
shaping the important legislation follow.
ing the Mexican war. He Was in con-
gress then as Wing and later became
one Of the founders aud leaders Of the
Republican party. lie was secretary Of
the navy in Hayes cabinet from 1877 10
1881. He died foil Of years after an hon.
orabIe anu exciting public life. Tie
veneral John Sherman 10 now the only
survivor Of public men who were prOmi-
ment In national affairs during the Mexi
cln war, and he too mnst soon follow the
other great leaders Of those days.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17

The people have an able representative
IN the person Of Congressman Wilson.
lie is ever on the alert in matters that
interest the people of this state. lie has
always been champion OF the free
homestead law, copy of which is pub
lished in this issue. All settlers on the
C1ur d'Alene Indian reservation are in
terested in its passage, and our congress
nan writes that while the general land
Office opposes it, the committee on public
lands made q unanimous report in favor
OF its passage. Mr.. Wilson believes the
chances are excellent for the passage Of
the bill.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17

THR Adams County News very peril
nently remarks: Scarcely . week pass-
es but Nhat some one with grievance
requests u TO rip some one up the bacs,
We don't rip. Who ever heard Of any
one tearing their shiPt aud making enc
mics, just to help an editor out Of trouble,
or defend him from an attack OF some
kindr Nobody. If you are badly used
have the manhood to fight your own bat.
ties. Editors have learned by experience
that individuals whose axes they grind,
often use those same axes 10 chop the
stnfing out Of the editor II you have
anything to say to man through the
medium Of the press, take it to the edi-
tor, pa your name to IT, aud let her go
Gallagher; but don't ask the editor to
farther your grievances
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17

SENATOR SHoUP has introduced very
meritorious bill in the senate providing
for an appropriation of 100000 to be ex
pended in sinking aFtesian wells in diff
terent sections Of this state for testing
whether the force and flow OF water will
be sufficient for irrigation purposes.
Such test we'll on the prairie north Of
town would settle the water question
for that section. We Eope the senator
may succeed in securing the passage Of
the bill
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17

In attempting to please the gold stand
ard advocates, while at the same time
favoring International bimstallism for
home consumption, Senator Woleott
made piti&ble spectacle Of himself in
the senate Monday. The people OF Col
oradc will show him where they stand
when it comes to electing his successor