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

ventiOn that nominated him. The effo,
to nominate Grant was without prece
dent. Every effort was made. to shak
the gallant defenders of nation agains
its plotters of ruin. When they foun
| 1t impossible to nominate him, CARTEL
was put In nomination as the least like
ly to arouse opposition. He was nomi
mated. The next morning l saw in
morning paper that, Immediately afte
the adjournment of that convention
three prominent Republican leaders O
that convention had gone into secre
conference, the result of which woult
never be known to the world
Indeed thought |, things will d.
to watch" Garfield proved too much
OF patriot to be used as tool of the
money power, and as soon as l heard OF
the shot that proved his death, 1 could
distinctly see why the result of that DO.
litical conference would never be
known to the world"
And l can tell Mr.. Bryan, no matter
how much he may disdain the idea the
only way he can. escape the assassin s
plot Is by having placed on the presi-
dental ticket with him a running mate
of equally determined purpose to serve
the people, and then, if elected, to fill a
cabinet with equally honest and deter
mined patriots, for, when the money
power has found it's inability to control
president, having a president it
can count on, single life will not be al
lowed to stand in the way, or more than
one, if it is necessary to take them, to
accomplish it's object.
Some time ago, while talking over
the situation with a prominent politi-
clan, without a thought of stirring his
mind at all. l gave expression to what
l have just written, and as if struck
with something, the expression on his
countenance said, more clearly than
his words could have said, "Old man, 1
believe you know a thing or two
No, l don't know, but after my long
experience in the political arena, and
my close observation of the past politi-
cal chess board, and the utter disregard
and sinking out of sight of every prin-
ciple of honor and integrity that comes
in the way of the money power, 1 am
prepared to say, as my confirmed belief.
that there Is power out OF sight. which
believes itself to be wholly unsuspected,
ic m
ment to the behests of the money power.
no matter at what cost of life. or of
whose life.
No. my friend, fusion is one wav Of
creating confusion, and so by steady and
moves, get the people to
be parties to binding shackles on them
selves. The old rule, and a good one.
Is to have no fellowship with the works
of darkness, but rather repress them.
for it is shame even to speak of those
things that are done of them in secret,
The only fusion that would favor is
one that, in the present unsettled state
Of the public mind, would be IMPOSSIBLE
namely, union of all the reform ele-
ments, setting aside their distinctive
features to abolish, once and forever
that insatiate, corrupt, anti-American
party, the Republican party, in hope of
upon it's ruins true Ameri-
can party, intrinsically patriotic. That
is all the fusion could be party to-a
union.
81 am pleased that the party with
which you are now Immediately identi-
he'd has expressed the willingness to
give way to the more pronounced wish
Of the people, when called together to
give expression to their wishes in
national capacity. I am not a prophet
can only say that It is not in nv
power, nor in the power of anyone else.
% point to any good to this nation from
fusion with the Democratic party, or
from the fusion of any other nationaI
'eform party with corrupt old party.
either Wing or Democratic. The pres
ent Republican party is the outgrowth
II fusion of the abolition party with
he old corrupt Wing party; and a po-
itical party growing out of fusion of
the present Peoples party with the
Democratic party would soon become as
ntolerably corrupt as the present Re-
publican party is Abide by the old
'ule as already quoted have no fellow
'hip with the unfruitful works of dark
less, but rather repress them"
wish had my paper that l founded
n 1879, the Nonconformist, back in nv
lands, or one even so small as the one
send you to look at; could do some
olid work yet. II l could get the helm
needed l would do it.
Truly, your friend for no-fusion.
JAMES VINCENT, SIR.