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The representative., 1900-12-06
TWITCHELL RESIGNS.

With this issue the undersigned re-
ative.
Like Frank Burkitt and a host Of
others, who have spent their best
thought, their best effort and their best
years in the cause of reform, we are
for the present out of the field of re-
form journalism.
Our editorial work on the Representa-
tive has been work of love, because
all our utterances have been absolutely
free, uninfluenced and uncensored, and
our associations with the editor-in- chief
of the paper for period of nearly three
and one-half years leaves us many pleas
ant recollecitons.
To the readers of the paper we have
no word of excuse or apology to offer.
We have had something to say upon
nearly every subject of interest that has
come up for party consideration. We
have voiced our honest convictions,
right or wrong, always willing to take
our chances on the popular verdict. We
have done our duty as we saw it, and
we have done it there and then. We
hope for charity from our readers as
broad and generous as is extended to
Jim Bludso in the following lines from
Hays famous poem:
''He warn't no saint-but at judgment
I'd run my chance with Jim
'Longside of some pious gentlemen
That wouldn't shook hands with him.
He seen his duty, a dead sure thing,
And went for it thar and then;
And Christ amt a-gong to be too hard
On a man who died for men,
Our best wishes go with the Repre-
sentative and the cause for which SC
long it has labored.
We shall write no formal farewell
Writing a farewell always .seemed tc
us too much like writing an obituary
We leave all such sad rites to our editor
in-chief, who has a genius for writing
obituaries.
e. A. TWITCHELL.
"a Summit Place, Minneapolis, MINI
The representative., 1900-12-06
HOW WILL wfl4T TOGETHER
Short Letter From a Recent Candi-
date for COngress.

Editor Representative:-"HOw May
Reformers Work Together" heading
to an article in your issue of Nov. %,
strikes the keynote Of the situation as
to the future. This. position is what
we have been contending for at least
five or more years. We have seen for
some time that there must be COM
mon basis for all the elements of reform,
that basis or common ground is direct
legislation. Nothing can be accomplish
ed until the people come into real pos
session of the power that makes the
laws. The first duty of the reform host
is to show the people that representative
government is a fiat failure, that laws
made by legislative assemblies are
made by lawyers in the employ of cor
porations, and so made that while they
appear all right, have SO many holes
in them that the courts annul them. The
direct legislation is complete power
so complete, in fact, that courts have no
authority to annul an act ratified by the
people. The plan you outline seems
feasible, but the Democratic party will
not yield to new alignment. The par
ty will not be reorganized by Hill, Cleve-
land, German, ct al, but it will stand in
the way until the reform elements take
out of it the greater part of it's progress
sive members, which it would do quick
ly if Mr.. Bryan could be induced to join
a new movement based on the principle
of direct legislation.
Mr.. Bryan will not do it.
He is politician and believes in the
Democratic party; so any new alignment
must be based on organizations other
than the Democratic party. So long as
the two parties are so nearly equal, it
will be found difficult task to rally d
respectable portion of the people in one
body to oppose them. There is but one
way: Agitate, educate, cut and try until
the peoples eyes are opened to the value
of direct legislation.
Yours truly,
J. r. LOWE.
The representative., 1900-12-06

alton is the same.
Were you honest in your advocacy OF
Populism at that time, or were you at
that moment what you ask the Midroad-
ers to be now, namely, hypocrit to
save Tammany Democracy?
Are you impatient at the slow growth
of Populism, Jerry? Better defeat than
dishonorable victory. Better defeat
than a compromise with wrong.
1t is pleasant to obtain ones desire
but congress can get along without you
Jerry, better than you can get along
without standard of principles.
All disappointed fusionists are not
quite so ardent for the success of Dem
ocracy as is Mr.. Simpson.
A fusion paper since the election is
apologizing in the following style: "The
Populists did not support the Demo
cratic party. They supported Mr.. Bry-
an while they held his party in utter
contempt. They will never support Mr.
Bryan again so long as he afiliates with
the Democratic party
If You could not vote for Mr. Bryan
again under the same circumstances
Mr.. Fusionist, what was the matter with
the Midroaders who could not read their
title clear to give him a vote under the
same circumstances a little earlier in
the game?
This purified Democracy" which you
proclaimed a few weeks ago has deter
mined since the election to purge itseli
of Populism. 1t feels degraded by the
contact. 1t was your vote it wanted, not
your doctrine.
But you voted for Mr.. Bryan and not
the Democratic party, did you?
Now, Mr. Fusionist, will you please
explain how you performed that ex.
traordinary feat-or would you wish te
protect yourself by patent first? If you
were in possession of a process by which
you could swallow Bryan without swal
lowing the Democratic concern, then
certainly, the wonderful story of Jonah
and the whale will have to take bach
seat.
Again our fusionist says: 1--WE voted
for Mr.. Bryan because he had not one
single symptom of modern Democracy
If this be true he was out of place al
the head of the Democratic ticket. But
is it true?
A metallic basis for money and coir
| redeemer for paper are taught by Mr.
Bryan as we'll as his party.
Both repudiate the doctrine of gov
ernment ownership of railroads and thu
perfect likeness need not stop here, but
it is quite sufficient.
How can a Populist accept such g
fundamental divergence of Populist doc.
trine and hoist Mr.. Bryan at the heat
of his ticket?
A mans honesty is an excellent an6
| indispensable qualification when casting
about for presidential material, but this
| alone does not fit him to became the
standard bearer of the Populist party
He should also be reformer.
In the near future we hope all distract
ed reform parties and factions, gathering
wisdom from the past, may realize the
necessity for union.
MRS. MARION TODD.
Springport, Mich.
The representative., 1900-12-06

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when ii
is entirely closed deafness is the result
and unless the inflammation can be taken
CUT and this tube restored to its normal
condition hearing will be destroyed for
ever; niue cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh. which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Cend for circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, A.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The representative., 1900-12-06
CINCINNATI PLATFORM

The Peoples party of the United
States, assembled in national conven-
tiOn this 10th day of May, 1900, af-
firming our unshaken belief in the
cardinal tenets of the Peoples
party, as set forth IN the Omaha
platform, and pledging ourselves
anew to continued advocacy of those
grand principles of human liberty
until right shall triumph over might
and love over greed, do adopt and
proclaim this declaration Of faith:
l. We demand the initiative and
referendum and the Imperative man
date, or such changes of existing
, and fundamental and statute law as
will enable the people in their sover-
eign capacity to propose and compel
the enactment of such laws as they
desire; to reject such as they deem
injurious to their interests, and to
recall unfaithful public servants.
2. We demand the public owner
ship and operation of those means of
, communication. transportation and
production which the people may
elect, such as railroads, telegraph
an Telephone lines. coal mines. etc.
3. The land. including all nat
ural sources OF wealth, is a heritage
, of the people, and should not be
mOnopOlized for speculative purposes
and alien ownership of land should
pe pl onibited. All land now held by
railroads and other corporations in
excess of their actual needs, and all
lands now owned by aliens should be
reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
4. A scientific and absolute paper
money, based upon the entire wealth
and population of the nation, not re-
deenable in any specific commodity
but made full legal tender for all
debts, and receivable for all taxes
and public dues, and issued by the
, government only, without the inter-
, vention of banks. and in sufficient
, quantity to meet the demands OF
commerce, is the best currency that
, can be devised; but until such a
, financial system is secured, which we
shall press foI adoption, we will ia
vor the free and unlimited coinage OF
? both silver and gold at the legal ra-
, ito of 16 to 1.
S. We demand the levy and COL
, lection Of graduated tax on in
comes and inheritances, and a con-
stitutional amendment to secure the
, same, if necessary.
, 6. We demand the election of pres
, ident, vice president, federal judges
and United States senator's by direct
vote of the people.
Z. We are opposed to trusts, and
declare the contention between the
, old parties on the trust and monop-
, oily question is sham battle, and
, that no solution of this mighty prob
, lem is possible without the adoption
, of the principles OF public ownership
of public utilities.
The representative., 1900-12-06
The real Populiss party, the Midroa

The real Populiss party, the Midroad
organization that has been saying y
told you So to its former members who
followed after fusions. showed signs Of
to the Bryan managers, who argue that
there is no need Of reorganization.
Whatever Pcpulists refuse to return to
Republican ranks will find more con
genial surroundings with the Midrcad-
ers.-Mcneapoiis Tribune. Nov. 25. 1900.
The representative., 1900-12-06

are to be $50 feet long, 79 feet beam and
Sc feet deep, with five decks, and will
register 10000 tons; twin screws and
triple expansion engines capable of max.
ing IA knots an hour under ordinary
sailing and Is Or II knots an hour under
forced pressure There will be accom-
modations for 900 passengers.
The ships will cost $1,750, 900 each, or
a total of S5,250,OOO for the three, ana
they are to be finished within two years.
The representative., 1900-12-06

NEW LONDON. Conn. Dee. 1.-The
kcels ct the new ships for the Oriental
trade OF the Great Northern railroad
have been laid at the yards Of the East
crn .ihiphuilding company at Groton. on
the Thames. opposite this city.
They vii. be the biggest shins ever
tnilt or planned Up to this time. being
capable o! carrying $1,000 tons of dead
weight cargo. like wheat or aoal. They
The representative., 1900-12-06
A Fine A.Airy Country.

Lying along the Minneapolis, St. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie railway, in, Cent al
Wisconsin and Michigan, is the finest
grass and clover region in the North
west The lands are rich and product
i've, and can be had near stations at
low prices and on very easy terms. You
can get free descriptive maps by writ
ing to the Land Agent of the SEQ
railway at Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative., 1900-12-06
STEWART on REPUBLICAN LIST

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-Senator Stewart.
OF Nevada, has had his name placed on the
Republican caucus list. He has been a
silver party man for the last eight years.
The multitude is anxious to get back
into the fold. Four years ago Senator
Stewart was the loudest champion of
Bryan-the most mouthy man in the
convention. He will probably Sing
small for a few months.
The representative., 1900-12-06

L. Ca:, oil, Altoona, Wis. called at The Of
nee AM. sa,6. You can tell ali ;Ls people
that same all The way fiocl Nciscon s:n for
Dead Shot. have gaincl % pounds since
l began to Use IT,. Our little ch:ldfs1 mad
Gipaiherih anc it lcf. them very weak
with ulecrnsed ,!lroA:, laouth ara nose We
used Eeae Shot aud /. brought them crt
IN una e.ars.
The representative., 1900-12-06

Health for 20 cents. Cascarets mako
the bowels and kidneys act naturally.
destroy microbes. cure headache, bill
oosness ard constipation. All druggists,
The representative., 1900-12-06

Dead Shot Remedy Co.
l am using your Dead Shot at present for
Deafness and Stomach trouble, caused by
catarrh and find it helping me; and l would
like the agency for 1T.
GEORGE TEEGARDEN.
pro0Ca Uia
The representative., 1900-12-06

Orange. Wis.
The National tribune., 1900-08-09

he first enlIsts. Then he's afraid the war'll
end without his getting q chance to
help. Next thing he's wishing they dive
divided up the job they've given him
among 20 men. Don't crowd things. Just
keep c sharp lookout to get all tho ra-
tions that belongs to you, and all the sleep
that your system'll hold, and wait till your
class is called up to recite. You'll get
heaping measure then, and no mistake"
THAT'S the way they all talk down In
the company" said Tom Radbone, in a
discouraged voice. 'They don't want to
do nothing, nor hear of nothing but eat
and lay around and sleep. They said that
if | didn't stop talking they'd tar and
feather me and ride me on a rail. First
thing l knowed, some officer'd overhear
me, and then the danced begin again.
They'd been on the jump for four months
hand-running, and didn't want to hear an
other gun crack, or the bugie sound any
thing but meal-calls.
What was You proposingW asked
Shorty, with languid interest.
why, l want to get away with that
goggle-eyed sardine, Lieut.. Turley," said
Tom Radbone, vindictively. Him that
wanted to get me back so bad. He didn't
intend to hang me, but he'd've made me
wish he had, and put me out O. my mis-
cry. Lord, you don't know what I've had
The National tribune., 1900-08-09

The news from China is of such con-
tiicting nature that it is difficult to know
what to believe.
We have 10 doubt, however, that the
Americans. under Gen. Chaffee, firing, as
we prophesied, of the contentious and
sluggishness of their allies, left Tien Tsin
last Thursday on their way to Pekin. This
is in accordance with the temper of
our soldiers, with the instructions from
Washington, and with sound military
principles. 1t is said on one hand that
the British and japanese went with them,
which would seem likely, and on the other
that the British were delayed by lack of
transportation. Since then nothing has
been heard of them.
Next we hear reports of a sharp battle
last Sunday at Peit-Sang, II or II miles
out from Tien-Tsin. on the road to Pekin,
in which the Russians and Japanese lost
heavily, but the Chinese We're routed. The
allies are said to have numbered 10000
and the Chinese many times that number.
The allied loss is placed at 100. This is
probably greatly exaggerated, as first re-
ports of losses invariably are. The main
thing is that the Chinese were driven This
may be the last battle of the war. The
Chinese having done their utmost to check
the advance at the outset, may give up the
struggle at once. That is more likely than
not. 1t may be, also. that the Americans,
declining to make front assault, are NOV
ing on the flanks OF the Chinese force, and
will be heard from later. We can rest as
sured that we shall hear from them soon,
in some very startling way. Gen. Chaffee
has been given a very free hand by the
President, and he is man who will make
the most Of his opportunities.
The National tribune., 1900-08-09

kill a mule. We wuz so laundering glad
to Git outside the rebel lines Now let's
stay out awhile"
''That's what say" said Shorty. TAX
ing a reef on himself. "Only"-
II won't have no 'oniies.'" answered
81 sharply. I'm Sergeant of this squad
and responsible for 1t. It's my duty to
it to do all that can to get it in shape
again for service. You don't know what
they may want rs for"
We'll, let's quit talking and thinking
about it," said Shorty.
Tom Radbone came around that even
ing and talked about his scheme. With
great self-control they rigidly refused to
agree to join him, but they would help
him work out the details of the plan for
others to execute. They listened with in
terest to all his description of the route
he proposed to take, where he would hide
his men. just how he would stop the train,
where he would station everybody, what
he would do after killing Lieut.. Turley.
how he would disable the locomotive, so
that it could never run again, and set fire
to the cars, which would in turn burn the
long, high bridge, and after the fire was
so well under way they would all make
their way back through path known only
to the negroes and the whites lodging the
conScriDterS
The National tribune., 1900-08-09

THERE can be nothing more erroneous
than to assume that Russia's Siberian
railroad will enable her to pour troops
into China. In the first place there are
long gaps in it, some of which are sup
piled by steamboats,, and some not. 1t is
not finished. and can not be for several
years yet, and at cost estimated az $780,
100000. 1t has yet to be furnished with
side-tracks. switches, stations, water
tanks, fuel magazines, and other neces-
sary appurtenances of railroad. In the
next place, when finished, it will be but a
single track, G,000 miles long, and run
ming through wild. uninhabited country.
Such line will meet with almost daily
accidents, to interrupt traffic. To these
the Siberian road will be particularly sub
ject, as it has been very cheaply and has
tily constructed. and its bridges, cuts and
fills are all very crude and unsatisfactory
engineering. II it were in perfect order
1t could not transport over 1000 men a
day, and it must in addition bring all their
food and supplies from a point 6,000 miles
away, since Siberia supplies nothing, but
must rather be supplied from Russia. II
Is as If the country between Omaha and
San Francisco were six times as long with
no fruitful California at the end.
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
MAJ.-GEN, j. ID. cox DEAD.

Maj.-Gen. Jacob Donelson Cox died n,
Magnolia, Mass. Aug. 4, of heart failure
He was born in Montreal in 1898, but OF
American parents temporarily there. Both
were of old Yankee stock. His father was
carpenter and builder. He graduated
from the famous Abolition college at Ober,
lin, in 1851, began the practice of law at
Warren, o., and married the daughter OF
the beginning Of the rebellion he was q
member of the Ohio Senate, along with
Jas. A. Garfield. He asked for and Sc
cured commission as Brigadier- General
of Ohio Militia, and was soon given the
same rank in the Government service He
was assigned to a brigade and the com
mand of the kanawha Valley. He sue
ceeded in driving a rebel brigade, COM
mandel by the noted Henry A. Wise, out
of the valley. He was subsequently, pro-
NOTED to the command of a division, and
with it joined the Army of the Potomac
for the Antietam Campaign, where it was
assigned to the Ninth Corps. He led in
the attack on South Mountain, and scored
the first success. When Gen. Reno was
killed the command of the corps devolyed
on HIM, and was held throughout the bat
tie of Antictam, where the Ninth Corps
|Sattacked and finally carried the Stone
Bridge and turned the rebel right. He
lost his grade i'll the army, owing to Il mis-
understanding between the Senate and
President as to the number of Major Gen
erals the latter was authorized to appoint
la the spring of 1863 he was assigned to
the Army of the Ohio, became the senior
officer in the Twenty-third Corps, and COM
manded the Corps during the Winter of
1864. He went on to the Atlanta Cam
paign in command of the Third Division
Of the Twcntythird Corps, and was uni
formly fortunate and successful. He COM
manded the Corps ON the backward move
ment and in the battle of Franklin. He
was promoted Major General, to rank from
Dec. Z, 1864. In February, 1865, he was
appointed to the command of a Provisional
Corps, and ordered to open up communi-
cations with Sherman from Wilmington.
In March he was placed permanently in
command of the Twenty third Corps, and
had charge of paroling Johnston's army.
He resigned his commission to accent the
| office of Governor of Ohio, to which he
had been elected by the Republicans. Gen.
Grant appointed him Secretary of the In.
terror, and he was elected to Congress
from the Toledo (O.) District. He was
selected as receiver of the Wabash Rail
way, and managed the affairs Of that great
| corporation with ability and honesty. He
wrote well and extensively on the history
Of the war. Gen. Cox was one Of the
most accomplished men this country ever
produced. In addition to being profound
and accurate scholar. he was su-
perb horseman, Il bne shot and
swordsnlan. real soldier, a charm
ing and forceful speaker, and an all
around cultivated gentleman. He was too
cold for popularity, and as commander,
while always doing everything assigned to
him very well. and securing the confidence
of his superiOrs, he never attained to any
OF the great nights of achievement reached
by men Of lesser accomplishments.
The National tribune., 1900-08-09
THE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.

/ A"1 SoEsISSSchoNhbbo ONAs
Commissioner Evans has given out to
the press the following abstract Of his
forthcoming report:
| ''The forthcoming annual report of the
Commissioner of Pensions, Mr.. Evans,
will show grand total Of $685. PEN
sioners on the rolls on July l last. The
figures on which the report will be based
| are now complete and ready for incorpora-
ton in the report. They show that on
July 1, 1899, there were 991, ,519 pension
ers on the rolls. In the year 40,645 orig
inal pensions were granted and 4,G99
names were restored to the rolls. To Offset
these, 1851 names We're dropped in the
year, including 35,S09 by deait@. 900 by
remarriages of pensioners and 6,616 for
other causes. leaving the total number on
the. rcls at the first of this month 3D., ,529.
This is an increase Of 2,010 pensioners
for the year. The number of claims of all
kinds pending on July ], 1900. was 49,
lO4, against All, ,239 on July l. 1899.
The report shows a total of 260, ,I9I
names dropped in the six years ended
June 80. of which 1904 We're because
of deaths. The number dropped by reason
of death in the fiscal year just closed is
about 14,2O0 less than was estimated"
The first thing that strikes one in this
predetermined figure in making the ag
gregate of additions to the pension roll for
the year. From the first he decided that
nobody should be added to the roll until
somebody died and made place for him.
In 1899 he went little too far the other
way, and cut the roll down 2,195, making
the total 99l ,519. Last year he seems to
have decided to restore the roll to what
it was in 1898. He therefore let up on
the screws Il trihe, so as to make an in
crease OF 2,010 allowances over the pre-
vious year, making a total of 993,529 pen
siOners, or 1S5 less than it was in 1898,
when the total was $685.
Applied to the expense account of a
railroad or factory this careful adjust |
ment might be very commendabe. Ap- |
piled to the veterans and their widows it |
is ineffably unjust and cruel. Every vet |
ridian of life, with his or her disabilities |
daily with cruel urgency. If |
relief or help is to be granted them, the
plainest dictates of justice and humanity
require that it should be done at once,
without reference to the Lumber that may
be on the pension roll, and without wait
ing for funerals to make vacancies. One
pension certificate should not be
made contingent upon the death-certificate
Of another. The Pension Bureau should
not be keeping tab on the new graves to
see that burials and allowances kept ex-
let step and alignment.
There seems to be a ring of disappoint-
nent in the last sentence, that the num-
Der of deaths was 'about IA, 200 less than
was estimated"
The men who fought the war through
were of very tough fiber, and will persist
n living with ailments that would prompt
y snuff out other men.