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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

Voters In the Two Old Parties, Pa,
This and That Together.
Some years ago it was said success
full candidate for governor of Minnesota
in preparing for the campaign, re-
marked to his party bosses: Let us 20
out and round up the cattle for the com
ing election"
The following is from the Minneapolis
Journal of Jan. 5, 1899:
Senator Stewart Of Nevada is becom-
ing very good Republican, judging by
some of his late expressions, and by the
very handsome way in which the Re-
publican majority took care of him in
the makeup of senate committees.
The other evening he was talking to a
group of newspaper men at Chamber
lain's, and during the conversation he
vouchsafed monosyllabic opinion that
Bryan would undoubtedly be the Demo-
cratic nominee for the presidency next
year; but in answer to the question as
to whether he thought Bryan could be
elected, the venerable senator was not
SO laeonic. Here is the way in which
he replied:
Well, were you ever on cattle
ranch in the West when a roundup was
in progress? I've seen the trick many
a time. The cowboys drive the brutes
into an enclosure that has very mar
row opening-a sort of funnel-like at
fair-but once they are inside the cor
raj it widens out into spacious plot
Of ground, where there is room enough
for thousands of cows and steers. Now,
then, just at this time the trusts and
syndicates and monied institutions are
starting to corral the voters; they are
driving them into the narrow opening
SC that when the roundup Of November
next comes, enough anti-Bryan votes
will be massed to secure the Nebras-
kan's DOWNFALL"
Voting cattle that arax6 waiting FOR the
roundup. how do you IKE your title?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01
O. P. NACLAND.

Editor Representatives: The national
committee meeting at Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, has come and gone and the middle
of-the-roaders were kicked out and
knocked silly, just exactly as 1 predict
ed they would be. Good! 1 am glad of
1t. / only wish that Butler and Allen
had used them even tougher than they
did. For three years have been trying
my best to get our men to close I'D and
organize around Barker and Donnelly,
but my efforts have been in vain. A
large section of our men have been
hanging on the coat tails of Butler and
fondly believing they could control his
action. I have repeatedly warned them
OF what was coming, it has
come, and I rejoice. 1t better
happen now than six months
later. Any man possessed of an ounce
OF brains could have predicted this re-
suit as easily as / did There has never
been moment since the campaign of
1896 but what every well informed man
mas known that the old Peoples party
was completely under the control of the
fusion wing. Had our men closed up
around Barker and Donnelly after the
Cincinnati convention we would be vast
~ stronger than we are today. But, no.
men Of the Joe Parker stamp thought
they knew it all and could control But
Ter. They had about as much weight
as fly on a coach wheel. They have
succeeded in demoralizing the middle
of-the-road element most effectually.
And now to cap the climax, after being
kicked silly by Butler they have called
another convention at CINCINNATI, MAY
8. What is this for? Do they expect
to nominate new ticket? If SO, what
party will they represent? Certainly I
will not go to their convention II they
wish to nominate some unknown min
they should be allowed to do
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

In the Chicago Chronicle of Jan.
there is an interview with E. F. Lamb.
London banker visiting in this coun-
try, in which he says: English invest
ors figure that their investments in the
United States bring them in an income
Of 100000 900 year. and this of course
| may drain your gold surplus That
sum of money represents an average
tribute of 81 on each man, woman and
| child in the United States. 1t is equal
to the total national expense of govern
ment in an ordinary year. 1t is a
tribute paid by our people to those who
have never even seen this country, as
much as If we were conquered people
and the levy had been made through
the form of tribute that Germany laid
upon France when she was helpless
at her feet. It is not likely that English
investments in this country on the aver
age pay more than per cent net, which
would mean that English ownership in
this country would have to be fifteen
billion dollars in order to produce an
income of five hundred million. In
other words, this banker says English
men own three-fifths of all the property
in the United States, though he does not
put 1t in just that way.
The assessed valuation of all property
in the United States in 1890 was less
than twenty-six billions of dollars This
banker says Englishmen Ito say moth
ing of other foreigners) own three-fifths
Of that. Just how it was possible for
them to become possessed of fifteen bill
lions of dollars of American property,
when they have never sent fifteen bill
lions of gold nor fifteen billions of sill
yer, nor fifteen billions of merchandise
nor fifteen billions of all Of them COM
bined to this country, is one of the
problems you may solve If you can. The
American people have never received
because the aliens have never done any
thing for the Americans except to skin
them.
1t is well known fact, disputed, I
believe, by none, that in 1860 there was
no alien ownership of property in the
United States worth mentioning. Since
that time we have exported given to
these aliens, 1864, 343 ,537 more of gold,
silver and merchandise than they have
given us. It ought, therefore, be true
that instead of any alien ownership
in this country Americans should own
that sum Of property in foreign coun-
tries. Perhaps you can explain how it
is that when we give more than we get
the foreigner can have such balances to
his credit in this country that ne can
buy three-fifths of the assessed valua-
ton Of the labor Of seventy million peo-
pie in 40 years! If you are good in
please figure it out
The casual reader of the daily press
will read this interview and feel that
our country Is greatly benefited by
foreign investments, but the benefit ID
all on the other side. American labor
and ingenuity is today creating wealth,
4 very large part Of which goes to sup
port royal nabobs and capitalists In
Europe, but the burden is not greater
because the wealth goes to Europe than
t consumed by the same kind of leeches
n 'n'S country dl
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ara S1IfUH III SN6 T. MA uaanA
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

This would be a republic within a re-
public, or, in other words. the local
farmers elevators would be to the ter
minal, or parent, elevators as the states
are to the United States, or general
government
M. p. MORAN,
Graceville, MINI.
February q, 1900.
Go be continued next week.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

Sec. and Gen. Bus. AIT.
BY an error In the print last week the
first vice-president Of the Minnesota
Grain Growers association was made to
.redd 4. T. Stephens. Bears Lake, M
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Go be continued next week.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

George IFS fat body lies moIderine in
the grave,
But his spirit we worship in song
Standard Oils vast body is accounting
us to save
with the soldiers and bull Den. or
stockyards and slaughter house. butcb-
ers or cowboys, to round up and corral
the herd in our voting cattle-ranch?
What kind Of name should be applied
to such policy? Would It be right to
call it bull pen politics, and the partv
advocating it the bull pen party?"
Could such party, when in power.
De able to bull pen" a whole Iegisla.
ture, or corral the legislative members
into voting herd? Is it some expert
ment OF this kind that at present is
oeins tried in Kentucky? Is It true
that the legislative members were cor
raled at the point of the bavonetp Ia
'nere any difference in the bull pen
methods In Idaho and Kentuckv2
Could 1t be done without bayonets?
Would it be possible for such a party
70 Dull pen congress and corral it's
members. II the force necessary was
used even in arms and armor of a heavy
soid-piate? IL IT some experiment of
TINS Kind that has created the currency
DIE Tor the bankers, trusts and money
corporations? Has the Standard OH
1ese and the Bankers aspocietien
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05
NOTES..

G. H. Scott and family, of Har-
vey, arrived Tuesday evening and
are now occupying a tent. They
will remain two weeks.
Miss Eva Smith. of Crazy, who
received first honors at Fargo in
the college oratorical contest, will
render "Hagar' in the auditorium
at 8 o'clock. tomorrow, afternoon,
Mrs. Fl. @. Hurd, wife of the,
editor Of the Rugby Tribune, is q
Chautauqua tenter and will re-r
main during the balance of the
session. lls
The first cooking lesson was
given: BY Miss Gibson in the tent,
at the rear of the auditorium at
10 o'clock this morning and will be
a regular feature hereafter. All.
the ladies are invited to be pre-
sent at, these exhibitions. Nns
Tomorrow will be woman's Day
and arrangements byt the ladies
for a particularly big time. The
leading speaker will be Miss Maria
L.Sanford Of the University Of
Minnesota.
Mr.. Geo. B. Winship, Of the
Grand Forks Herald, prospective
Republican nominee for governor,
is taking in the Chautauqua and
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05

enjoying a quiet rest. His party
consists of Mrs. Winship, their
daughter, and Miss Weego, of st.
Paul.
The rain that has fallen was
mostwelcome to the Chautauquans.
It settled the dust, sweetened the
atmosphere and allayed the fears
of those who were troubled by the
thought that fires might break out
on the grounds and cause des-
truction.
Everybody appears pleased that
the Fourth Of July celebration was
such a pronounced success. The
vast throng Of people on the
grounds were royalty entertained
and the result will be to widely
advertise Devils Lake as a place
to 60 to have a good time.
The concensus Of opinion.
among the farmers on the grounds
is that the rain, Notwithstanding
it has fallen so late in the season,
will do a wonderful amount 70
good to the crops. They say it
will help flax and late sown wheat
amazingly. After such a period
Of dependency it seems delight
full to catch these hopeful express
sions.
This has been a day Of rest on
the Chautauqua grounds. From
9 to 10 o'clock this morning prayer
service, a meeting Of the @. L. S.
G. and the Ministerial association,
were held in the auditorium, but
owing to the d~isagreeable weather,
but few were in attendance. No
exercises whatever we're held dur
ing the afternoon, but tonight
there will be a grand concert in
the auditorium. #.
The ladies will take a hand in
the literary exercises of the Press
Association day. Mrs. S. E.
Bates, of the Grafton News and
Times, is down on the program
for a paper on "Women in Jour-
nalism,". a subject on which exper-
fence will enable her to speak
interestingly. Miss Florence b.
sard, of Grand Forks and Mrs. r.
B. Dougherty, Of the Michigan
City Independent, will also read
papers.
MI. D. G. .McAllister will pay
$500 reward for the return Of the
solid gold K. P. charm lost on the
Chautauqua grounds. go
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05
Training School.

The work of the summer school.
began in earnest Tuesday morning,
Mondays sessions having been
spent mainly in organizing and
enrolment. All instructors were
present and the attendance large
for the first days of the term.
The daily program is as follows:
saoa.Conductor Callahan, grammar; supt;;
Shines, geometry; Miss Stout writing and
sS-Callahan, .~civics; Miss Amidon, reading.
9 :SO1-Sinpess, algebra s. Miss Amidon, history;
Mise Stout, primary methods.
1o:lSmMiss Stout Stout, R}hysicai culture; Miss
1o:45-Caliahan, arithmetic; Supt. Fancher.
physics; Miss Amidon, vocal music.
II :SoI,Callahan, pedagogy; Fancher, physi-
10 :nS Sl9 s
A good number of the teachers
are living at Chautauqua employ
ing the train service to and from
the school. The following is the
enrolment up to Thursday noon.
Additional names will be published
as they are added to the roll
There was no session yesterday,
the day being a holiday:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05

will spend a few days at Chautau-
qua.
Inquiries are coming in every
day for board and rooms, indicat-
ing a large increase in attendance
next week.
The early train( ?)from CHATEAU
qua arrived at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and those living in camp were
consequently very late in reaching
school. The time card of the
training school cannot be changed
every day to met the demands of
an irregular train service. Better
connections are promised soon,
however.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05
Fargo and Masonic Day.

Saturday, July 81, has been set aside
for Fargo and Masonic Day. Special
rates have been secured and q pro-
gram has been prepared for the day
which will be one Of the best during
the assembly. Special features for
this day will make it an interesting
one.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05

CHAUTAUQUA.
VII. [Continued from First page]
tanned the people until the last
hour.
The game of base ball between
the Devils Lake and Willow City
clubs took place on the Chautau-
qua base ball grounds at the close
OF the afternoon exercises in the
auditorium. It was witnessed BY
q vast and enthusiastic crowd and
was warmly contested, Devils
Lake winning by a score of Is to 9.
Tuesdays Concert and Lecture.
The grand concert Tuesday
afternoon was a pleasing affair,
one Of the interesting features by
way of diversion being a recitation,
Cali is Well That Ends WE'LL" by
DR.. May. The concert in the
evening, preceding the address by
Hon. John F. Finnerty, was a still
better entertainment, however, the
program having been arranged
with special reference to develop
ing the very best qualities Of the
talent engaged. The Wesleyan
male quartet, Miss Goodman the
songstress, Miss Ruth Anderson,
violinist, Miss Wilma Anderson,
pianist, and Flournoy, impersona-
tor, appeared on the stage in turn,
and each won the hearty applause
of the assemblage.
The address by Hon. John F..
Finerty on ireland and America"
was a warm number. It was evil
dent from the start that a majority
Of the large audience present was
not very much in sympathy with
the orator. but nevertheless he was
accorded a most respectful hearing
and was at times vigorously ap-
plauded. Of course as a patriotic
Irishman who loves the land of his
birth and hates England, Mr.. Fin
nerty felt it to be his duty to de-
nounce the British for the treat
ment they have accorded Ireland,
and he did it without mincing
matters. He rapidly sketched the
oppression to which the Emerald.
Isle has been subjected under the
rule Of English kings and queens
and vas most bitter and unsparing
in his denunciation of the tyranny
which he claimed has driven mil.
lions Of Irishmen from the land Of
their birth and reduced it's popu-
lation one-half. He ridiculed the
idea that there is such a thing as
an Anglo-Saxon, pronouncing it a
myth, a delusion, a humbug and a
snare. England, he said, never
amounted to a hill of beans until
the Saxons we're defeated by the
Normans who have since domi-
mated the country and who, by
their craftsmanship, brilliant deeds
and achievements have lent to the
English name whatever Of glory
and lustre attaches to it. Mr.
Finerty connected Ireland with
America because it has ever been
the land of refuge to which Irish
men have fled from oppression,
because Irishmen have ever stood
among the foremost in defense of
American liberty and because mil
lions Of them are today citizens of
the great republic.
NOTES.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-05
Miss Marion Maude Lindsey.

Miss Maude Lindsey, soprano, will
be at the ~Chautauqua for q week be-
ginning Monday, July 16. She is one
of the most charming singers in the
state.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

The men who robbed the y. :,
Mountain train near Ma''
have not yet been caugn"
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07
Bank Of
Evening Shade.
Expected to Open for Bust
ness January /,
1901.

Last Saturday at a meeting ot
citizens of Evening Shade anc
other nearby points held at the
court house, the "Bank of Eve
ming Shade" was organized, with
a capital stock of $4,000. The
stockholders are the following
citizens: John s. MedleyF VIM,
A. Edwards, William A. Wiles,
Milton Stokes, j. P. Cochran,
Geo. E. Craig, Peter Hansen,
Mrs. Margaret Hansen, "A. NJ.
Metcalf, Johr B. McCaleb,i P. j..
Smith, M. M. Bray, T. l. Aerrn,
Claude L. Coger, N. L. Namm,
W. B. Hamm, C. W. Shaver and
w. C. Snow. These stockholders
elected the following directors:
John s. Medley, VIM. A. Ed
wards, William A. Wiles, Milton
Stokes and Geo. E. Craig and
these directors chose the f Is wv
ing officers; President, JSesEp S.
Medley; Vice President, cfton
Stokes; Cashier, W. B. Ha 4.
The bank expects to open for
business by next January 1, in a
building yet to be procured. The
of a bank at this place
is but another step towards the
upbullding of this section. The
new institution will be a strong
one, and no doubt will meet with
public favor.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

The Congress of the United
States convened last Monday.
The Presidents message, which
was quite a lengthy document,
dealt with all public questions in
such a manner as to justify and
uphold the administration. In
this way the Philippine question
received a good deal of attention.
The message declared that our
policy towards China involved no
war against that nation, but sim
ply redress for wrongs suffered.
Boiled down, the document re-
commends a reduction of the
war tax, makes the usual decla-
ration against trusts, favors an
increase of the army and navy,
declares that lynching must not
be tolerated, and deals at much
length on the Philippine ques.
ton, and the reading public is
already acquainted with the ad-
ministration's policy in those
islands.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07
THE RECORD,
BY CLAUDE L. COGER.

The Mammoth Spring Demo-
crat takes the RECORD to task
for saying that VIM. J. Bryan is
a back number, politically speak
ing. The Democrat, with some
other Arkansas papers, is run
ming 8ryan's name at its mast
head for President in 1904, and
while we concur with these pa
papers that Mr.. Bryan is a great
man, probably the greatest man
in American politics, it seems
most certain to the reasonable
observer that he has been retired
as a presidential possibility.
Many years ago Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster We're considered
great men, in fact, the greatest
men of their day. 1t was the
ambition of each to be president,
and they died with that ambition
unrealized. 1t is not always the
case that the nations greatest
men reach the presidency, Jas.
G. Blaine, the greatest repubi-
can since Lincoln, aspired to
that position, and was thrown
down by his own party. Bryan
has had wonderful influence in
his party, and may make his in
fluence felt in the future, but |
time will tell that he will take his
place with Clay, Webster, Blaine,
Sherman and many other great
and worthy men who have as
pired to the presidency and have
failed to reach it.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

The RECORD is requested to
state that Rev. j. F, Jernigan,
pastor of the Evening Shade cir.
cult for the coming year, will
preach at the Methodist church
at this place next Sunday at Ii
a. m. This will be the occasion
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

The first bill introduced at the
present session Of congress was a
bill to make an appropriation of
congressman under the recent
census. 1t is thought that the
following states will make a gain
Arkansas 1, Colorado 1, CALI
fornia 1, Connecticut 1, Florida 1,
Illinois 2, Massachusetts, /, Min
nesota 2, Missouri 1, New Jersey
2, New York 3, North Dakota /,
Pennsylvania 2, Texas 2, Wash
ington 1, West Virginia 1. The
following states will lose: Kan.
sas l, Louisiana 2, Mississippi 3
Nebraska /, North Carolina 4
South Carolina 3, Virginia 1.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

We are grateful to the State
Republican for some desired in
formation relative to the benefits
the people at large receive from
the Arkansas Railroad Commits
sion. The Republican calls our
attention to the fact that the peo-
pie have the delight of support
ing three worthy gentlemen as
commissioners, clerk, a stem
ographer, etc. But is not the
public's appetite for delight about
satisfied?
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07
SIDNEY SAYINGS,

DR.. j. D. Batson is erecting
another new residence.
The gin at this place has put
up 1928 bales of cotton.
The school is still growing, the
enrolment now being 148.
H. T. Croft has captured and
killed four or five red fox this
season.
M. L. Haney was in town
Wednesday interviewing the
J.P. b, la.
Some of Sidney's moneyed
men went out to Evening Shade
Saturday and took stock in the
new bank.
Prof. Van Hyrthe and family
will soon be domiciled in their
new home on Arm and Buch-
anan street.
Mrs. J. d. Batson left Monday
for Magazine, Ark, where she
will visit relatives, Mrs. ]. H
and T. B. Arm.
Fine hog killing weather, anc
those who have hogs are taking
advantage Of it, while those wht
haven't are we'll wishers.
DR.. William Johnston was over
from Center Thanksgiving day
He reports everything lively owe
there, and himself enjoying ;
good practice.
Ben Meeks and Will Founders
went out bird hunting the othe
day, and fired some forty or lift,
shots apiece. They say they
made the feathers fly every shot
but the feathers went with tn
birds.
We had quite an interesting
time here on Thanksgiving-rec
itations and plays by the schoo
and a sermon by Rev. Shaw. I
box supper was enjoyed at night
and about A boxes were sold
and there was about that numbe
of persons who wanted boxes ant
couldn't get them.
Sidney has a good working
quorum of officers-the represen
tative, county judge, notary pub
lie, one justice of the peace, anC
if we had the constable We coulc
sue men, whip men, make debts
collect debts, and the Lord only
knows what all we couldn't do
Also the county examiner live.
in the suburbs-about six mile.
from the heart of town.
~
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

Col. M. L. DeMahler died at
Harrison, Boone county, one day
last week. He was at the time of
his death one of the best posted
men in the state on the varied
resources of Arkansas, and he
did much during his life with pen
and tongue to advance the inter-
ests Of his adopted state. In Col,
DeMahier's death Arkansas loses
one of its best friends.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07
Save csc by Buying

J. McGee's 25c Chill Cure is q purga-
tive; you need no other. Largest bot
tie for the money and is guaranteed
to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for McGee's 8c Chill Cure,
TasAless.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

Hon. Sam. H. Davidson is
acting as secretary of the State
Board of Charitable Institutions
on account of the inability Of Mr.,
S. P. Turner to be present.
Little Rock Democrat.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

of his first visit to this circuit as
pastor, and it is hoped that a
large congregation will greet him
at his first appointment.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

If Mr.. Hanna doesn't want to
be president in 1904, perhaps the
republican party might coax
Teddy Roosevelt into accepting
the place.
Sharp County record., 1900-12-07

Col. J. L. Abernethy re-
turned Wednesday from Salem,
where he transacted important
business for several days.