The representative., 1900-05-03

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may obtain %unasr any brtlliGnk 9sadsr,
They only divide that much a 6alishi
Tor which our people are now w Il
win Be quite time to think q rslinQnlsh-
ing Oh private property. when all men
are beginning to desire II. which is nov
too far In the distant future to seriously
conbider. To contend for it at the polls
now dos little good, and creates oppo-
sition to what i really practicable in
Socialism. While SocialiSts are build
ing q magnificent society of the future
on paper, let us IMMEDIATELY recon
struct our present society by economical
and political growth. rather than by
| revolution. which would result IN even
greater troubles than these we seek to
ny from. We differ radically from the
great majority Of Socialists who, by
scofang at religious beliefs, greatly de-
lay what all should strive to promote
and while we admit with them the In
fluence of material surroundings, we
realize the equal Importance in the
worlds history of motives and aspira-
tions that can only spring out of faith in
the Fatherhood of God and brotherhood
of man.
We regret the power Socialists have
like the old parties, placed in their sell
fish executive committees, which have
divided them into three warning fac
tions.
We are opposed to the negative re-
dictionary policy of the Democratic party
favor the Capitalization, progress and
economy in industries aided by the Re-
publican party, but vitality differ from
both those old parties in this funda-
mental belief which we hold that all
people should do economically useful
work, and none should live by specula-
tion, profits, FORCE, or otherwise on the
labor of Others He
We also differ from these two old par
ties in our belief in giving not only 20
litical power, but also full economic
power to all the people who have created
the wealth of the world, instead of al
lowing the wealth to center in the hands
of the privileged despots of this or any
other nation.
Part II.
For this campaign, however, we de-
mand ONLY, and as Immediate steps" "
l. The initiative and referendum.
2. Government ownership of rail-
roads,
8. National, state and municipal gov
ernments to take back all public fran
chises the public to own and operate all
public utilities.
4. The adjustment Of all private
banks, the government itself to perform
their functions, as she now operates the
postoffice
DEATH OF FUSION IN HENNEPIN
COUNTY.
Seven office seekers acted as pail bear
ers to bury the old fusion corpse. They
were also the chief and only mourners.
assembled as "the county convention. :"
April %, in Labor Temple, where the old
time Peoples party convention used to
number $50 active members. These
seven men, worn out by years of self
sacrifice trying to save their country.
now hope that their country will save
them. Let us carve their names into the
Representative. They are the Honorless
Everett Nymanover, the wearied Prof
Dobbyn, little Tommy Chapman, Paul
Fontaine' with his nerve, with those Of
other Democrats, Lynch, Ebert, G. R.
Lawrence, and mongrel dog who lay
at their feet, hungerily waiting for a
bone. They lacked even the sense of
honor which impelled Messrs. Ferro,
Stacy and Burns to write as follows to
Chairman Clark, of the fusion state CEN
tral committee: I'VE herewith send YOU
our resignation and shall henceforth act
openly with the Democratic party. It
is useless to longer continue this blind
pig OF fusion for Democrats"
The curse of dishonest fusion politics
drove even these seven men into a jan
gle, which Prof. Dobbyn failed to gag,
and over which the silver tongue of
Fontaine lavished more apologies than
any lovesick suitor One of the seven
morosely smoking black cigar, wrapped
himself up in huge rolls of hauteur, and
positively informed Fontaine that he
was acting illegally in carrying out
Clarke's and Austin's orders by abro-
eating the legal duties of the "regu-
lar" CD Hennepin county committee.
One after another refused to serve on
anything. Fontaine said that such men
as John Peterson, Scott Ware and A. D.
Campbell had made such statements as
excluded them forever from the PEOPLES
party. One of the seven, who feared
public exposure of their weakness,
through the daily reporters present, sug-
gested that they adjourn until they
could find out what men they could get
to act as delegates. Lynch anxiously
inquired, us Segerstrom still with u.s."
mo, he has gone to the Socialists" came
the sepulchral reply.
They we're in the extremitfes Of death.
Finally they got out some old city direc-
tories. and, in desperation, to impress
Lind and Rossing with their following,
copied Unfortunately a long list of