The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-08

you and let the Ian take its course The
mob persisted in itE3n1aMfui, un-American
and disgraceful co17Se5 kanow let them be
punished as warning to other mobs which
are actuated by the same: selfish motives. to
begin war upon workmeM who do not choose
to Join their "unipns," which, az now con-
Quoted, are nothing more nor less than mo-
nopOly schemes in the interest of members,
and prejudicial to free men who do not
wish to become slave to walking dele
gates. Honest men condemn all trusts.
railroad combinations, steel trusts, grocery
mems associations, butchers combines and
the thousand other schemes to fleece the
many for the benefit of the few. Why do
they not condemn labor unions" which
are out of the same litter?
c. B. MABEN.
The Representative has printed sew
eral communications showing the out
RACES being perpetrated in Idaho upon
innocent miners who have there been
thrown into the bull pen and imprison-
ed for months without even the form
atty of complaint, information of
charge against them.
1t is not denied that some few men
blew up some mining property. 1t is
more than probable that not over three
or four men were guilty.
Subsequent employment of troops and
wholesale arrests of innocent miners
would furnish the strongest possible
circumstantial evidence to show that
the mine owners (Rockefeller) had
every motive for themselves doing the
deed as pretext for calling out the
United States troops
These same tactics were used by rail-
road interests in the great railroad
strikes in Chicago, In 1894, when Cleve-
land sent troops into Illinois to help the
railroads win a strike.
Mr.. Maben says, IF the officials have
been derelict in their duty, why don't
the citizens proceed against them ac-
cording to law"
This seems to us a strange question
for a Populist to ask.
II Rockefeller controls Ohio politics
and there defeats the reelection OF
Attorney General Monet, why don't
Ohio citizens proceed against Rockefel-
Ter according to law?
If Rockefeller and his co-partners
elect Mckinley and d majority of the
house and senate; push through con-
gress the pending currency bill, steal
the New York custom house and run
our government, why don't the citizens
proceed against them according to law?
1t surprises us that any Populist
should ask any such question.
We supposed that Mr.. Maben had
long since learned that Rockefeller
bowed to no law; that in this country
his will was superior to all law. Didn't
the citizens of Texas indfct John D.
Rockefeller and utterly fail to reach
and punish him? -
Could the citizens of Idaho do more?
Mr.. Maben talks smoothly about consti-
tutional protection. If the constitution
gives every citizen all the protection he
needs, why is Maben a POpulist and
clamoring for the demands of the Pop
ulists? Be consistent, Maben. II you
are satisfied with your present constitu-
tional guarantees and the present order
OF things, and the plute administration,
pull away from the Populists and vote
the Mckinley ticket. It seems to us in
bad taste to support the administration
with tongue and pen and refuse to vote
as you talk. II labor in this country
is not oppressed, then why have you
ever been Populist?
II capital does no wrong, why are
you kicker? II you and others of
your class would stand by your class
interests with less talk about such
action being selfish, capital would not
have it's present unlimited control Of
the earth and the fulness thereof
e. A. T.