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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

SENATOR BUTLER DEFEATED.
1t is an understood fact that Senator
Butler did his utmost to help the Bryan
ties at the bogus fusionist half-and-half.
or succOtash convention, by advocating
the nomination of Bryan for first place.
1t is true he had the wisdom to perceive
that the nomination of Democrat for
the second place would turn over the
whole movement to the Democratic par
ty. and make it altogether partisan of
the worst kind. For this they could
not forgive him, and the edict went
forth that he must be crushed.
The Chicago Sentinel says hereupon:
Senator Butler went down in defeat In tho
recent North Carolina election. 1t matters
not by how many thousands of votes! It is
all the same thing; Senator Butler will be-
come an ex-senator.
Senator Butler has been shamefully treat
cd by the Democrats of North Carolina
after all. that the senator, as chairman of
the fusion Populists, has done for the
Democratic party. Indeed, the Democratic
party is peculiarly unerateful toward Seua-
tor Butler. and. no doubt. the senator feels
deeply his defeat. AS an Indication of his
feeling. the senator remained at home and
DID not come to Chicago to the meeting Of
the executive committee Of the fusion Popu-
lists.
Although Senator Butler has been q close
ana loyal friend In need to the Democratic
party. the time has probably come in Sena-
tor Butter'a life when he is seriously consid-
ernE whether or not fusion is a mistake!
sonesimes the experience OF life. dearly
pmchased and fully paid for. causes q man
e halt and to consider we'll his future &C.
t3ans.
snator Butler = . brainy young man,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
political situation made by the with
drawal Of Charley Towne.

political situation made by the with
drawal Of Charley Towne.
Butler viewed himself In the mirror
Of the present past and he beheld lead
er Of a host Of honest. earnest, patriotic
citizens who had full confidence in his
(Butler's) leadership. discretion, cour-
age and honesty, and he saw himself on
the road to power, honor and fame. A
second glance at the same mirror and he
saw himself surrendering his following
to his and their mortal enemies. Ter
ror-stricken, he turned about and, fac
Ing the mirror Of the future, he saw
himself mere shadow of his former
self, leader without a following, a
politician without party, phantom
moving through space, driven by rank
ling remorse into that ever-increasing
multitude to hasbeens. Welcome But
Ter!
Bye-bye, Butler.-Fergus Globe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
Bryan Not In Favor Of Government,
Ownership.

Bryan Not In Favor Of Government
Ownership.
The following clipping from the Nash
vile American will be interesting to the
poor, deluded fusionists who have been
contending that while the Democratic
national platform did not declare in fav-
or of government ownership Of rail-
roads, telegraphs, telephones, etc., ETC.,
that Mr.. Bryan himself was in favor of
this cardinal principle of Populism.
George F. Milton. of Knoxville, edi-
tor of the Sentinel, who was delegate
to the national Democratic convention,
gives some inside history of the con-
vention in his paper. Among other
things, he stated that Mr.. Bryan told
him in person and especially categori-
cally that he does not favor government
ownership. -Four years ago Mr.. Bryan
stated precisely the same views, but it is
well to reaffirm them, since there are
people who hold up Mr.. Bryan as a
supporter of all they have woven from
their own peculiar and fantastic
brains"
Here we have Mr.. Bryan denying "es-
pecially and categorically" that he be-
lieves in the "fanciful scheme" Of gov
eminent ownership, which "fanciful
scheme" is one of the cardinal principles
of the Populist party and has been
strongly advocated for many years by
the Farmers Alliance, Knights of La
Dor and other Industrial organizations.
How any true Populist can support
the Democratic ticket of 1900, standing
on platform trimmed to suit the ideas
of Eastern Democratic on most ques-
tons and composed of men who do not
believe in any Of the cardinal principles
of Populism, is beyond our comprehen-
sion.
AS for the True Populist, we would
take to the woods before we would sup
port such ticket.-True Populist.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
Campaign Funds.

26O6 Seventh Street Northeast,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. Is.
P0pulists OF Minnesota.
! must again appeal to your patriot
ism. No party ever had more favor
able field for useful work than your
selves, II we can only raise funds. What
are you doing? There are still local
legislative and congressional districts
unorganized and waiting. It Is very de-
sirable that every Populist living in
such district send me contribution to
defray the expenses of an organizer who
will voluntarily go to such district and
initiate this work, unless you are your
selves able to start the ball rolling at
once. Postal receipts will be sent to
every contributor to this fund at once,
no matter how small the donation may
be. Send it along, and help the only
true reform there is for the people.
Now, my dear brother Populist, shall
we let our noble principles die for the
want of money to keep them alive?
Now, my dear brother, how are you go
ing to bring about reform through
either of the old parties? AS long as
we have a representative government,
they can buy Democratic congress just
the same as they do the Republican
congress. The initiative and referen-
dunn and government ownership is our
only hope.
We cannot delay this matter any
longer, so appeal 20 you to make this
effort the greatest of your life. Go
right to work and raise what you can in
every school district, town and county,
and send it along at once. 1 want to
pledge you my word and honor that
every dollar that comes into my hands
will be strictly accounted for. I do not
want one cent for my services. only
want you to protect your own interests
and break up this Internal conspiracy
that has fastened the shackles of serf-
dom on your limbs. Let us rally around
those two noble patriots, our standard
bearers, Barker and Donnelly. Yours
truly G. w. DAY,
Exchanges please copy.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

being tortured and slaughtered. and for
over two months blood -curdling tales
about the terrific and haccessant fire that
was being poured into the foreign le-
cations at Pekin.
All this has beens1nont shameful fab
rication for the -pu1Ibod .of keeping the
American people quiet BIT home, while
her capitalists wer& helping, yes, lead
ing in the dismembers1ap Of China and
in the carrying out NJ j scheme to loot
and divide the worlRs oldest and great
est empire. M
Napoleon had the ambition and the
bravery to attempt single handed to
conquer the world.
Mckinley has the ambition, but he
calls to his aid the worlds bully, John
Bull, and nine other nations to help
whip nation Of dwarfed and semi-bar-
barous people. Every full-blooded
American. when he looks upon this car
toon and realizes the real situation in
China, will blush scarlet with shame at
the part we are taking ii Eastern wars
OF aggression and conquest, and the i'm
position being practiced upon our peo-
pie here at home by the pure fabrica-
tons daily being cabled to us and pub
lished in the leading administration
dailies.
The inspiration guiding the pen Of
the Shanghai liar is the Hanna, Rookie
Teller, Morgan, Carnegie gang of Ameri-
can plutes, the great banking houses Of
England. France and Germany, and If
the boxers could reach these parties
war would cease, the cables would again
tell the truth and millions in lives and
treasure be saved.
When one reads the details of the
foregoing scheme to loot. tax and en-
slave the Chinese people and realizes
that this is for the purpose of bringing
Americans and all other labor to the
Chinese level it makes the heart sick,
it destroys hope of righteous govern
ment, it places liberty among the fairy
tales and dreams, and places an i'm
passible barrier in the path of popular
self-government E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

Call for = Meeting of the National
League.
The national committee of the Peo-
pies party is hereby called to meet at
the New Briggs House, corner Randolph
and Fifth avenue. Chicago. ILL.,, at 10
o'clock on Monday, Aug. u, 1900, to con-
slider matters Of great Importance to
the party. The prospects have never
been better for the advancement of our
cause, and the hearty cooperation of all
who are interested in the advancement
of true Populist principles is solicited.
10 A. PARKER,
Chairman National Committee,
Louisville, KY
JAMES E. MCBRIDE,
Secretary. Populist National Com
mittee, Grand Rapids, Mich.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas Coun-
ty-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the Arm Of F. j. Che
ney Co., doing business in the City OF
Toledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said Arm will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D.
1886. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly on all the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Send for tes-
timOnials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
The Song Of the True American,

The Song Of the True American.
Put not your trust In princes-Ps.
1853.
put not your trust In princes"
They put no trust in you;
You are their slave to what they crave;
PAY taxes, that's your DUE
Their right to reign, is their crazed
brain.
That makes of people fools.
Who think kings might sacred right,
They, but subservient tools.
Put not your trust in preachers,
Who preach but to deceive;
The mighty dollar for which they boiler,
Your purses must relieve.
Their right to preach and Bible teach.
Is the sacred right of all
Who are washed in the blood of the
cruclfied,
Put not your trust in statesmen,
When state stands not for God;
They'll steal your vote, leave you to
tote
And toll and sweat and plod.
Their say is to emancipate
The race from tyrants' thrones,
But they fail to do, save for the few
Who feast on laborers' bones.
Put not your trust in judges,
For judges have their nav,
And law is but lawless thing,
For which we stand in awe.
The million thief finds sure relief.
The poor one none at ALL
But time will come when justice done
Justice will judge them all.
Put not your trust in princes" then,
But put your trust in God;
All other trusts must come to dust.
Under His Christening rod
Arise and fight for manhood's right,
The only right that's given;
The right to fight all powers of hell!
That drag US down from heaven.
-Monssini.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

himself the power to discharge the old COM
m1ttee and appoint new one In harmony
with the state administration. Populists
will ignore the spurious call. The regular
congressional committee will meet the lat
ter part of this month, and the result Of
It's deliberations viii be made known in due
time to serve all legitimate interests.
ADOLPHE PARADIS
This illustrates the recklessness of
the fusion Populists. They are ready to
commit forgery and perjury to make
their point. They put forth bogus
call and add the names of Krieger and
Murray to 1t.
Where's this thing to end?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
Sidney Says No.

8. M. Owen. of Minneapolis, has positively
refused to allow the use Of his name as q
candidate for lieutenant governor. and the
Democrats are now trying to persuade him
to run for railroad and warehouse COM
missioner. He has not yet agreed to accept
that nomination. The Globe
We are profoundly sorry that the
gorgeous Sidney will not consent to run
for lieutenant governor, and thus give
the party proper leader. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
A SPURIOUS CALL.
Call for People's Party Canventiol

Call for Peop1e's Party Convention
Signed by Murray and Kriexer.
The following communication from
Adolph Paradis explains why he wrote It.:
To the Editor Of the Globe: 81. u,,-
In recent issue Of you: paper 1t was
stated that the Peoples party congressional
convention for this district had been called
to meet in St. Paul. Sept. I. and that the
call was signed by NJ. Z. Murray and John
F. Krieger. I desire to cay, as member Of
the regular Peoples party congressional
committee. that neither OF these gentlemen
are members OF thes committee This is
another instance Of the perfdy Of the state
administration in trying to disorganize the
Peoples party. Mr.. Francis II. Clarke, Of
the state committee, knowing that . ma
3ority Of tho members OF the congressional
esmmittss aEs aati-fusiaa. asrogatsd =
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
Bye-Bye Butler.

Dye.bye ButleF.
The Minneapolis Times Washington
correspondent, writing under date of
August 10, 1900, says, among other
things:
1t does not seem possible for Chair
man Butler, of the Populist national
campaign committee, can be of much
real assistance to the Democrats. The
fusion in his own state has taken such
a form that he dares not appear on the
stump for the Democrats. Locally he is
a Republican. 1t is very likely that he
will be an out and out Republican soon.
Yet this man is chairman of party or
ganization which is supporting Bryan.
1t is laughable and may not do much
damage to Bryan or anyone else.
Butler Is young but he must have
now learned much. He is thin-nosed,
cold-blooded sinner, a schemer, and a
man of vast ability. But when he un-
dertook to deliver the Populists to their
enemies-to the Democrats in the North
and to the Republicans in the South, he
dug his own grave, as we'll as that of the
party
1t was in the early part of 1898 that
Butler visited Minneapolis. He and
John Lind and Fred T. Dubois, of Idaho,
were at the West hotel. They were con-
fusionists, all of them. They were plan
ming the amalgamation of political op-
posites, sort of political mincepie in
which they should be the main ingredi-
ents. Butler was In and wanted to re-
main; Lind and Dubois were out, and
wanted to get in. We pulled Butler
aside and asked him to explain to us
how he expected to accomplish the i'm
~possible-how he expected to destroy
the Peoples party and have that party
retain him in office after he had it de-
stroyed.
Butler didn't seem to fancy our fool
questions; but it made him serious
1t set him a-thinkin' He saw it. how
ever. as clear as mud in a new light,
that his fusion doctrine was preparing
his own destruction. But Butler had
gone too far and could not retrace his
steps.
The political cataclysm which Butler
prepared for the Peoples party has
overtaken himself and engulfed him.
Life is not extinct, nor reason, and he Is
trying to regain his bearings. In the
Democratic camp, where his cradle
stood. there Is nothing but contempt for
him. In the Republican camp they have
all the Benedict Arnolds they need, and
Butler Is tossed about on the turbulent
pillows Of uncertainty.
Marion Butler is not a fool. Neither
was Benedict Arnold. Butler sold the
plans Of the Peoples party to its enc
mics, the Democrats. Arnold sold the
plans Of the fort he was to defend to the
British. Judas Iscariot. their early and
more famous prototype. was more de-
cent and brighter than Arnold or But
Ter, for he hung himself.
Butler lacked the moral courage to
meet his colleagues of political traitors
and assassins in Chicago, when they as
sembled to plug the gimblet hole In the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
CINCINNATI PLATFORM

The Peoples party of the United
, States, assembled in national conven-
ton this 10th day of May, 1900. at
} firming our mistaken belief in the
cardinal tenets of the Peoples
, 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:
/. 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.
e. 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
an1 telephone lines, coal mines. etc.
g. 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
be prohibited. 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.
f. scientific and absolute paper
money, based upon the entire wealth
and population of the nation, not re-
deemable in any specific commodity,
but made a 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 for adoption, we will ia
vor the free and unlimited coinage Of
, both silver and gold at the legal ra-
ito of Is to 1.
5. We demand the levy and col
lection of a graduated tax on in
comes and inheritances, and con-
stitutional amendment to secure the
same, If necessary.
} g. We demand the election Of pres
) ident, vice president, federal judges
and United States senators 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 a 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. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
HIGH GRADE GOODS.

It is fact generally recognized by
the buying public that goods purchased
Of department stores and large supply
houses are usually Of the medium and
poorer grades OF goods, These large
concerns buy in quantities SO large that
they are able to dictate the price and
the manufacturer protects himself by
selling to them medium or inferior
grade Of goods.
Many of our readers will be interest
ed in the advertisement Of the American
Tent andaAwning Co. found elsewhere,
and it may interest them to know this
company 10 : manufacturer and sells
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23
The Heather Chinee.

The Heather Chinee.
Which l wish to remark
And my language is plain
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain,
The heather Chinee is peculiar,
Which same would rise to explain.
All Sin was his name;
And I shall not deny
In regard to that same
What that name might imply,
But his smile 1t was pensive and child
like
AS frequently remarked to Bill 1Nye.
1t was August the third,
And quite soft waa the skies;
Which might be inferred
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

goods to T.. NJ. Roberts and other re-
tail dealers, and the very best grades Of
goods can be purchased OF them direct
for about the price asked for inferior
goods by supply houses. Samples and
prices will verify the facts. e. a. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-23

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That All Sin was likewise;

That All Sin was likewise;
Yet he played it that day upon William
And me in way that despise.
Which we had small game.
And All Sin took a hand;
It was euchre. The same
He did not understand;
But he smiled as he sat by the table,
With a smile that was childlike and
bland.
Yet the cards they were stacked
In way that l grieve,
And my feelings were shocked
At the state of Nye's sleeve,
Which was stuffed full of aces and
bowers,
But the hands that were played
BY that heather Chinee,
And the points that he made
Were quite frightful to see
Till at last he put down a right bower.
Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.
Then looked up at Nye,
And he gazed upon me;
And he rose with a sigh,
And said, Can this be?
We are ruined by Chinese cheap labor"
And he went for that heather Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
did not take hand,
But the floor it was strewed
Like the leaves on the strand,
With the cards that All Sin had been
hiding,
In the game he did not understand"
In his sleeves, which were long,
He had twenty-four packs
Which was coming it strong,
Yet l state but the facts;
And we found on his nails. which were
taper,
What's frequent In tapers-that's wax.
Which Is why I remark,
And my language is plain.
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain.
The heather Chinee is peculiar.
Which the same I am free to maintata.
Bret Harts.