The representative., 1900-03-22

try and speak at every polling place, W
have passed by the point where we ar
trying to build up the PEOPLES part,
by trying to build up the Democrati
party. Let us revive the spirit of 1892
and we will win. IN
AN OFFICE-HOLDER'S MOVEMENTS
We find in the Minneapolis Times tn,
following news item:
The Populist state central committee me
At the Clarendon hotel, in st. Paul, yes
terday, and agreed on May as the date fo
holding the state convention, at which t
choose delegates to the national conven
t1on at Sioux Falls, May 9. Forty-six dele
gates will be named. The state convention
will be held in Minneapolis, and one dele
gate will be allowed for every 25O vote
cast for S. M. Owen in 1894 and one dele
gate-at-large from each county. The stat
central committee will meet again May /
when the date of the convention to put II
nomination state ticket will be decide,
upon.
The executive committee was yesterda,
authorized to secure hall in Minneapolis
In which to hold the gathering on May 2
county convention will be held April 2S
Some of the committee favored allowin,
each congressional convention to elect it
own delegates to the national convention
but the majority favored a mass convention
Those present at the meeting yesterda!
were J. M. Bowler, V. E. Lawson. FREQ
Hoskins. w. A. Hotchkiss,. w. r. Hodges
F. H. Clarke, z. H. Austin, E. S. Reishus
F. N. Stacy, H. p Bjorge, John Burns ant
Frank Warner.
We know that many Of the parties
named herein are Office holders under
the fusion party, and we have reason to
believe that every one of them is.
J. M. Bowler is head of the "cow de-
partment;" w. A. Hotchkiss. of pres
ton, has got little place in the Soldiers
Home; z. H. Austin, the bulldozer of
the June 18th convention, holds a
clerkship; E. S. Reishus is head of the
grain inspection department; F. N.
Stacy has a clerkship, and H. c. Bjorge
and Frank Warner also hold positions
Now we do not mean that these gen.
tlemen should not have positions; they
are perhaps as fitted for them as others
that might be selected. When the
family is ''out of meat" the boy must
have the "woodchuck" What we OBJ
ject to is that the youngster tries to dig
out the animal under pretense that he
is going to feed all mankind with it.
We respect the sacred rights of dread
and butter" but when these gentlemen
put forth the principle that the Peo-
pies party must die in order that they
may live, we take issue with them. The
Peoples party is bigger institution
than all Of them put together-a thous-
and times over. It concerns the whole
human family; while their continued
existence simply concerns their individ-
ual families.
This is striking illustration of the
difficulty with which the Peoples party
has to contend. To live it has to fight
all these bellies. 1t appears in the guise
Of great monster driving all these
worthy gentlemen out of their soft
nests.
They are not bad men, as a rule: they
would like to see the right succeed:
they believe In Populist principles. but
they must have the "woodchuck!" Even
Its boiled tail is sweeter than all the
principles in the world, for you cannot
cook principle with onions and pota-
toes.
That Sioux Falls convention will be
nothing but a gathering Of Office hold
srs, or their agents. They will not love
democracy more than Populism, but
they recognize the fact that Democracy
the bread and butter. And
they will come together in mighty
,oncourse. shouting, Great is Diana of
the Ephesians"
"Sirs, know We not" said Demetrius
that by this our craft we have our
wealth."
There will not be fusionist in that
Sioux Falls convention who will not
clearly understand that he is really
Democrat; that he is working for Dem.
ocratic success In state and nation. and
hat Democratic success means the
1eath of the Peoples party: and that
ne Is doing all this for some personal
to himself; that he is the vic
I'm OF universal system of bribery:
nat he has been tempted to silence the
'leadings OF his own heart for an office
'r the hope Of one. 1t is a pitiful and
'hameless thing to subject poor crea-
ures to such an ordeal.
There will not be Populist in that
Sioux Falls convention who will not
know that Democracy has betrayed the
lopes of the people a hundred times.
That 1t defeated Is different bills for
he reconciliation of silver; that, with
;leveland in the White House, and a
majority In both branches Of congress,
refused to give the people the relief
vhich they demanded until they were
orced. in 1872. to organize; at Omaha.
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