The representative., 1900-03-15

Democrats and Republicans are alike.
Take that blue-stocking, purified Dem
ocratic leader, Bryan's confidential
! man, Gov. Fred Williams, of Massa-
chusetts, for example. He caused a
fusion of his Democratic friends with
the Republicans at an election in Haver-
hill, Mass, to beat the reelection of
Chase, the Socialist mayor.
GOD OR MAMMON.
8. Barring the ignorance, prejudice
and selffshness that sways the thought
less portion of the people, to be coun-
teracted only by active self-sacrificing
organization of true Populists in each
county, no party in the history of the
world had a grander chance to do
great good than the Midroad
POpulists, who will meet in national
convention at Cincinnati, May 9, 1900.
There are three classes in society,
the rich, middle and great working
class. Never before in the worlds his
tory have these three classes cried so
loud for help. Our party is the only
one that can relieve all their distresses.
It can help the first class-the rich
by finding them honest and useful
work. 80 -, -
It can help the middle class, getting
pinched by the big trusts, by enacting
the only possible remedy
ownership.
1t can help the third class, humanity,
by government greenback labor checks,
issued to workers in such a way as to
fully represent in an honest measure
of values and medium of exchange the
full amount of wealth produced by him
who creates it.
There is no other remedy. Fusion
lists have retrograded into a hopeless
stagnation and are already sightlessly
and unseen buried in Democracy.
No other party in this campaign but
those true Populists who oppose the
Butler boilers will present in prac-
tical way any of these remedies.
Yet against us hell itself seems to be
let loose on every side. Capital, that
owns the public press, denounces us.
Church and school, upheld by capital,
refuse to teach humane politics
and economic truths. Even the
two Socialist parties, Influenced
by their heroes and leaders,"
are kept from effecting with us a
union that could be made practical and
at the same time safe and radical.
All depends, therefore, on the true
Populist--you, reader. With renewed
courage advance and fight, or wait for
years before full socialism, the ultimate
goal, will be accepted. Will you de-
sert? No. Be "a hero in the strife"
Enforce '.the immediate demands" as
Socialists call them, of the Omaha plat
form, reiterated at Cincinnati, 1898.
CALL FOR SOUTH DAKOTA POPU-
LISTS-ON TO CINCINNATI.
The call is hereby issued for all true
Populists of South Dakota to immedi-
ately send in their referendum ballots
to the undersigned, expressing their
choice for delegates to the national
convention, Peoples party, to meet in
Cincinnati, Wednesday, May 8, 1900
Should any voters still. have doubts
as to whether the Cincinnati or Sioux
Falls convention represents the boilers
of the national committee that met at
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 10 and 20, he can
receive the printed proof by applying
to the undersigned. ~s-
BY the number of votes cast at Lin.
coin, by every parliamentary rule, by
justice and principle, THE CINOIN-
MATT CONVENTION will be the real
Peoples party convention, the Sioux
Falls convention merely a bolt to the
Democratic party.
There is no intention to dictate to
referendum party who the delegates
may be. All Populists are eligible SO
long as they stand on the Omaha plat
form and action independent Of either
old party. But owing to our disorgan-,
lied condition it has been thought ad-
visable to suggest the subjoined names
as available men, although the field is
open to all.
. Taking the presidential vote of
1924, when the Populist vote was over
26, 900, South Dakota is entitled to II
delegates.
South Dakota papers please copy.
Address for blank ballots,
Z. J. TRACY, State Organizer,