The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-18
A Voice From the Grave.

WHERE IS THE DIFFERENCE?
(James Vincent, Sr.'s Last Letter :"
My Dear Friend Ignatius Donnelly: ""s
With this l send you copy Of my
paper, No. II of VOL 2. In all proba-
bility you never saw the Nonconformist
in it's earliest days. when it had but
four pages enlarged by adding four
more pages shortly after it's first issue
What l send it for is that you may, by
reading the first three pages, see what
was the position l took on fusion nearly
20 years ago, and have never changed
it. l have lived long enough to see that,
practically and essentially there is fittle
Or no difference between the leaders of
the Republican and Democratic parties.
The reading, thinking portion of the
people are all right, as to the rights and
wrongs that exist in this nation; and so
long as party name is kept out of hear
ing, there is little difference among
them as to the remedies necessary; but
sound the party name, and they are in
stantly divided.
Were 1 to decide which of the two
old parties to support. it would be the
Republican, and for this reason: The
people can never be brought to realize,
by argument, the condition to which the
leaders of the two old political parties
are aiming to reduce them. The aim of
both parties is one-and the Republican
party would bring them to serfdom the
quickest: Democratic success would
only put it off little longer, that is all.
The money power of England has con-
troll of the Democratic leaders just as
certainly as it had the Republican lead
ers, and my own choice would be to see
the people squeezed to the last gasp for
liberty the quickest.
That the people cannot see the moves
of these leaders seems surprising. Just
take the movements since congress adj
journed. Mark Hanna and the chair
man of the Democratic national commit
tee, and other prominent political party
men off to Europe. Is anyone so blind
Does anyone with only half an eye, and
that half blind, for a moment imagine
that health cuts any figure at all in this
move? If they do, they are greatly mis-
taken. Both of these party leaders are
in secret conclave with the money power
of England, and it matters not an iota
to that power which party wins in 1900;
that power is secure whether under Re-
publican or Democratic administration.
Personally, I know nothing of Mr.
Bryan, never having seen him. l have,
however, formed the opinion that he is
a true American, and is inclined to serve
the people, but can put flea into his
ear, or an idea into his head, that he
may be inclined to resent-but no mat
ter, am about to give it.
It is generally Supposed that Lincoln
was assassinated out of pure devilty on
the part of plotters, and that is true:
but not the plbtters who were hung for
it, Not being in the inside of the as
sassin's ring, I, of course, do not know
the details, but as close observer, with
both eyes and "eaffs>o open, am ready to
affirm my confident belief that Lincoln
was the victim of the money power; that
his integrity underwent the severest
test, and when he gave out his warning
against monarchy and the money
power, his death was as perfectly
planned as is the death OF culprit on
sentence in open court, and that, too,
by political party leaders ON both sides
Of the Atlantic
So with Garfisld. I was at the con-