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The representative., 1901-04-11

WEATHEROOD, April /, 1901.
Editor Representative:
s. M. Fairchild ought to quote me
correctly before asking questions. l
did not say this nation" but "a ma
tion." was writing on money, but
discussing the credit of the United
States. Capt. Nelson's counterfeit
story" we'll demonstrated the kind of a
foundation greenbackers usually stand
on, and Caps failure to answer my
question, who would have lost the SO
if the mythical banker had not re-
deemed the spurious bill?" shows that
he was anxious to dodge the real point,
viz: that paper money, to be accept
able to the people and to be perfectly
good, must contain a promise to pay
something of a stable and we'll known
value, and in addition the promise must
be known to mean just what it says,
and the ability of the maker to redeem
the promise must be fully recognized.
No one questions the ability of the
United States to redeem all treasury
notes it may issue up to a good round
figure, but if the notes promise to pay
gold, silver or what not, it must so
state plainly on it's face. If the notes
are to be redeemed simply by being re-
ceivable in taxes, as many greenbackers
argue, then that fact should be so stated
but in that case a very limited guam
tity should be issued. for otherwise
you would see them passing as a me-
dunn of exchange at far below the par
is your authority for the statement that
between jan 1, 1867 and Sept. 80, 1876,
we sold 1922 ,O0O,O0O of surplus gold
coin?" What was it sold for and what
was received in, payment? Our nation
never will ''go broke on the crest OF
a wave of gold-standard prosperity"
there will be no fragments to gather
up." T..
Fifty cents worth. of silver passes for
81 simply because it is the policy of
our nation to maintain the parity of all
of its money, and it's well known de-
termination to make one dollar just as
good as another. The ''credit" of our
nation has been kept up by Sound
money" people until not only SO cents
worth Of silver q passes for 81, but a
piece of paper not worth a cent will
even pass for $1,000 when backed by
Uncle Sam. But because the credit is
so good is no reason why we should
depend on it entirely for money sys-
tenn.
In conclusion, will say that people
who own the property "own the assets
of the nation" call them what you may
A tramp is one of "the people," but he
owns no assets.
G.. b. MABEN,
The representative., 1901-04-11
How to Run q Nevspaper.

Parkers Prairie, Mimi, April 3, 1901.
Editor Representative: Please permit
me- through the Representative, to ad
dress a few lines to Mr. Sem, Sr.,
relative to his advice in your issue Of
the 21st ult, on how to run the Repre-
sentative, SO far as to make it rapidly
become popular
Allow me en- passant to remark that,
inasmuch as l have no connection with
the said paper, except as a subscriber,
l have no objection to the advise per
sc, but it was cOuched in such language
that it reflects on our beloved friend,
the late Ignatius Donnelly, former con-
tributor to and editor-in chief of the
Representative, and, therefore, l could
not allow it (the advice) to pass as gen
uine.
Mr.. Sem, Sr., writes:
Now, in regard to the paper: l would
say, as a friend of true reform, my idea
is, if the paper was SO run as to give
all sides a hearing without abuse and
Slan0er, anu lair all dTOuuu, duO TIE
paper was thus made interesting, it
would rapidly become popular. 1t is
going to be hard work to bring the pa
per in general favor with the people,
but when the people get in favor again
and they see that it is run in the inter-
est of the industrial classes it will have
lots of friends"
Now, Mr.. Sem, from this advice, We
infer that in your opinion the Repre-
sentative, when edited by the late Ig-
natius Donnelly, was too much devoted
to abuse and SANDER, and unfair all
around: therefore, not interesting and
consequently became unpopular; and,
as it was not run in the interests of the
industrial classes, they would not sup
port it, consequently it is going to be
hard work to bring it (the Representa-
tive) in general favor with the people
again.
IS. r. d." in the issue of the 21st
ult., has this to say about the late Ig
natius Donnelly:
Eloquent and often inspired, his
great love for humanity could well
The representative., 1901-04-11

identical. for the reason that the pro-
ducts or commodities of a nation, the
national wealth. will keep pace approxi-
mately. with the population. Two men
will produce approximately twice as
much as one man.
The only scientific feature Of money
lies in the method by which we regu-
late its volume not, a. Mr.. Maben
seems to think. in it's being flexible to
the manipulation of the money gam
blers, not in the manner of its redemp-
ton. not in the security behind it, not
In its being good in "Ynrrup," not in
the government promising to redeem it
in some specific thing nor in the piling
up of coin reserve as security.
All these ideas of Maben's are decid-
edly Shermanesque, they are Republi-
can; they are opposed to the ideas of
all Populists and Socialists and most
of the college professors of political
economy who have not been intimidat-
ed by the plutes.
Mr.. Nelson's greenback theory, criti-
cised by Mr.. Maben, is pet that has
been hugged by nearly every conscien-
tiOus student of finance.
Most reformers would be afraid OF
Mr.. Maben's so-called Child of the
BRAIN" lest it prove to be child Of the
Devil or the national banks. Mr.. Ma
ben should take a week of to patch
up the punctures in the pneumatic tires
of his logic.
The representative., 1901-04-11
Farmers Should Organize.

Editor Representative:
Anent the reorganization of the farm
ers, it might be as we'll to consider
what we cannot do, before we consider
what we may wish to do. In the first
place, the old Grange is out of the
question. Its usefulness was destroyed
by making it secret society of forms,
ceremonies and baby play, and by the
exclusion of political discussion from it's
meetings. This feature of the Grange
showed the fine hand of the political
sharpers, the agents of the corpora
tions, for they knew too we'll if they
could exclude politics from it, they
pulled it's teeth and renderd it perfectly
the farmers from the lawless leeches
who suck up the lions share of their
substance.
The old Farmers Alliance is dead
for keeps" 1t died of too much poll
tics, with other complications. There
was not enough of social life about it.
Somehow the women and girls got a
notion into their heads that it was a
mems affair, and that kept the young
men away. We never knew a sub-Alli-
ance that was a success except it was
run as Lyceum, which could only be
done for few months in the winter.
Young Mems Democratic clubs, Peo-
pies Party clubs. ETC., have all been
tried and found wanting.
J. c. Hanley is loud and loud-smell-
ing example of GRAIN Growers" High
Grass Range Cattle Companies" cotton
cream, butter and cheese companies,
ETC., too numerous to mention Most Of
these companies end, as those Hanley
claims to represent have, in being wool
pulling and geese-plucking concerns.
A far greater part of the evils which
we farmers suffer today are caused by
either state or national class legislation.
But in this we only suffer in common
with all other classes of producers and
wage-earners. AS we suffer together
and from the same causes, if we ever
accomplish anything we shall have to
combine and work. together. This we
can only do successfully through po-
litical combination. We may spend our
time and money in trying to get Grout
bills passed, and organize all the wool
butter, cattle and grain associations we
may. without any, or all of them, being
a particle of permanent benefit to us.
The Grain Growers association goes
bump against the bread-eater, and
there is jolt The buttermakers care
no more about whether the buyers get
good butter than the BARRIERS and
plumbers care about the barber's itch or
leaky water pipes. They have all the
same object in view-that is, to get an
advantage over their fellow men, and
they all fail, and always will and ought
to fail
Donnelly once said and the same idea
has been expressed time and again.
The representative., 1901-04-11

is due our readers because all cannot
be supposed to know how to properly
dissect Republican lobster.
Most of our readers understand that
The Tribune has for about 5 years done
all the mechanical work on the Repre-
sentative. q portion OF the time caring
for and correcting our mailing list. The
Tribune and the Representative lists
have been corrected in the Same room,
proofs of each taken on yellow paper
and cut into strips and we suppose
that occasionally the strips have got
mixed and Representative names been
used on Tribunes.
If we hear no further complaints we
shall hesitate to believe that The Tri-
bune has deliberately and with malice
prepense swiped the use of our mall
ing lists.
The representative., 1901-04-11
The TheaterS.

The Royal Lilliputians, in the spec
tacular farcical comedy, THE Merry
Tramps. will be the attraction at the
Bijou the coming week. This will be
the first appearance in this city of this
attraction, and its coming is looked for
ward to with no little amount of inter-
est, as its success in New York and all
the other metropolitan cities of the
country has been one grand triumph.
The idea of the company and the pro-
duction have long been on the mind of
the management, who is to be congrat-
ulated on his success in getting 'some-
thing new under the SUM-"
THE Merry Tramps" is a spectacular
farce abounding with ludicrous situa-
tions, splendid scenery, tuneful music,
electrical effects galore and mechani-
cal devices which are a rarely to the
stage
1t is the work OF John Fowler, author
OF "McFadden's Row of Flats" and
other successful plays, and was written
especially to introduce this novel COM
pany to the public. The organization
in its entirety includes about so people,
including some of the notable little
and big beings of the world The Lilli-
putians are all Americans and must
not be confounded with the old German
company so popular 80 many years ago;
being an entirely new organization and
giving in English one of the funniest
and most uproarious musical comedies
ever put on the stage. 1t is unique in
every particular, presenting as it does
scenes and characters of New York life
and showing some of it's hilarious and
funny phases. In this organization are
such we'll known little folks as the
world-renOwned and original Franz
Ebert and his wife, Elsie; Major Doyle,
George Lieble, Will Archie, Jos Little
finger, James e. Rosen, JOS Allegro, the
Ceunta sisters, and a score of others in
addition to a chorus Of 20 beautiful
young ladies, who introduce a number
of very entertaining speciality features.
The representative., 1901-04-11
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

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 infamed you have rumblng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it
is entirely closed deafness is the result.
out and this tube restored to its norma |
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infiamed
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., 1901-04-11
FOOLISH PRATTLE.

AguinaldO has at last been kidnapped
and carried within the American lines
at Manila. The plute dailies are indulg-
ing in lot of silly speculation over
the probable effect upon the warning
Filipinos.
Suppose band of Mexicans or Gu
bans should kidnap Mark Hanna, does
anyone believe that such capture would
bottle up the whole American nation
Would anyone for a moment consider
the American people subdued if some
band of marauders should swipe no less
important a parsonage than William
Mckinley? A far more logical and SEN
sible view of Aguinaldo's capture would
lead to the conclusion that 1t would
enrage the Filipinos, inspire them with
greater determination to drive the in
vaders from their land and arouse their
patriotism and loyalty to their cause
and Aguinaldo's successor. From now
on Americans will find tho Philippines
full of Aguinaldos. Capture one by q
sneak in the night and q dozen are
ready to fill his place in the morning.
Suppose Benedict Arnold had succeeded
in delivering over to the British an
American general together with his en-
tire fighting force, his arms and his
Notifications, does any sensible man
imagine that the American colonies
would have laid down their arms?
From press reports Aguinaldo was be-
trayed into the hands of Gen. Funston
by the Benedict Arnolds of his own
race. Was any man engaged in the
Benedict Arnold episode ever very high
ly hOnored? Have Americans ever ac-
corded to Major Andre any praise for
bravery or meritorious action, or have
they regarded the entire transaction as
a piece of treachery reprehensible alike
In all its participants? Has honorable
warfare in defense of right sunk to the
moral level of body snatching?
The representative., 1901-04-11
NEW BOOKS FREE.

Read our new premium offers of books
found in this issue. We give you val
liable library complete free with the
Representative. These books are cheap
er than to borrow and forget to return
them. They are not all political, but
the best books published for the wife
and daughter. They are standard,
classic and educational. Best books
published, absolutely free with the Rep
resentative. Be curious enough to read
the list. E. A. T.
The representative., 1901-04-11
HAVE THEY "SWIPED" OUR MAIL.
ING LISTs

HAVE THEY "sWIPED" OUR NAIL
INC LISTs
We are in receipt of the following let
ter from a subscriber in the state of
Washington, and to place the Repre-
sentative right before it's many true,
loyal and patriotic readers we must
follow this letter with word of ex-
PLANTATION. Here is the letter;
Florence. WASH, April 3, 1901.
E. A. Twitchell.
Dear Sir: send you herein as subscrip-
tion for myself and G. Jorgensen S. You
can send me the book premium
do not want the Farmers Tribune. am
one OF the Middle ofthe- Readers. l also
agree with you on Socialism as far as the
Omaha platform goes. All utilities that the
public must use together we should own to-
gether.
Yours for reform.
]. EDWIN HAMILTON.
Numerous complaints have recently
come to us from our subscribers about
receiving sample copies of the Farmers
Tribune. Our readers object to having
plute paper sent into their homes.
In explanation we would say that
The Tribune in one respect is much like
the lobster. Only portions Of it's meat
are poison. The market reports, the
summary Of news, the fashions and the
stories. generally speaking, are not
poisonous and will not injure the most
delicate organism. The editorial is
the deadly portion that should be han
died only with tongs and should be
quickly reduced to ashes. When our
readers have thus disposed of the Tri-
bune they should fummigate with a
thorough reading of every word of the
Representative. One copy Of the Rep
resentatiye is guaranteed to nullify the
effects of 81 issues Of The Tribune.
We feel that apology and explanation
The representative., 1901-04-11
OUR .'FORUn
Can't 60 without 1t. !.

Can't 10 Without It.
Barnesville. inna., April 5. 1901.
To the Representative.
Mr.. 3. A. Twittchelk Inclosed you will
find 81 in postofRce money order. to pay
up for the past end for one year in ad-
vance for the Representative. and the
Farm and Home and the 'Home-Made
Contrivances." for ! can't very we'll be
without the Representative.
Yours truly,
THOMAS HILGERS.,
The representative., 1901-04-11
that there is nothing endures but JUS

that there is nothing endures but JUS
tice."
Justice Is all we ought to hope for, or
try to get. II labor combines capital
will combine. and by the help OF the
emigration agent" will flood the labor
market and win out every time. It is
the same with the farmers. Let them
combine to boost the price Of their
products above its natural level, and
!. the consumer looks for other markets
elsewhere, and by promoting production
in other countries, gains his end.
The Peoples party was evolved from
the Farmers Alliance, and it was evO-
luton in the right direction. The only
thing wrong about 1t is its demagogic
name. It's name has given the mer-
chant and the professional men the idea
that its leaders are lot of cheap skates
and self-seekers. and the rank and file
the riffraff and "ne'er-do wells Con-
gresham McCleary voiced this senti-
ment when he said that the struggle of
the Peoples party was a fight of the
unsuccessful against the successful. OF
course, he could not have gotten farther
from the truth If he had tried. 1t is the
rich who use the riffraff every time to
gain their own selfish ends. The rot
tenness of our municipal governments
proves this SO conclusively that COM
ment is unnecessary
The fatal mistake. of the Peoples
party was in trucking to the Eastern
gold-bug, Boss Tweed, Tammany Demo-
Gratis. 1t might as well be understood,
first as last, that the American people
will never stomach that rotten crowd.
not cut loose from them, the Peoples
party must cut loose from reformed
Democracy. The test of their sincerity
ought to have been their support of Tom
Watson and Charley Towne for vice
president. This ought to be the basis
of all future fusion. That lion and
lamb fusion" where the lamb lies down
inside the lion, may be fun for the
monopolist, but it is death to reform Of
any kind, for there always will be
enough of plutocratic hirelings in our
legislative bodies to defeat any remedial
measures that may be brought before
them. We need not look any further
than the vote in our own state legisla-
ture, last week, on Jacobson's gross
earnings tax bill. Ten Democrats out
of 23-nearly one-half-vote against
the bill, and it was their votes that
defeated it. This always has and al
ways will be the case, as long as our
Legislators are given a rowing com
mission.
Let us by all means reorganiZe on a
definite, clean-cut platform, that asks,
in unmistakable terms, for what we
want, and take it from whichever politi-
cal party will give it to us, for we are
all-like ex-Gov. Lind said he was
political orphans.
SETH BOTTOMLEY.
Winnebago City, Rural Route. Fari-
bault County Mimi.
P. S.-Friend Twitchell: The enclosed
is intended to bring about better un
derstanding between the Fusion, Popu-
list and the Mid-Roaders. l am glad
you have made up your mind to keep
The Representative, and hope you will
be successful until we hold state
meeting, at which l should like to see it
made the official organ of the United
Order of the Political Orphans" With
best wishes,
SETH BOTTOMLEY.
The representative., 1901-04-11


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canal system has had other results than
to allow the passage of ocean going
freightage. Following in the wake of
the vessels sea herrings have made their
appearance in Lake Ontario
The representative., 1901-04-11

In Glasgow a convention of Scotch
wOrkingmen was held. Delegates from
122 trade unions, 20 from central bodies,
were present. 1t was resolved that an
Independent working class political par
ty should be established, and a call
should be issued to all organized labor
ing people to join it. The South African
war was denounced and a demand was
made of immediate collective ownership
of land, mines and railways.
The representative., 1901-04-11

WIND BREAkS-Raise your own
evergreens. Seeds, Jack. White and
Norway Pine. 30 cents pound by mail;
four pounds $1.OO.
c. b. MABEN,
WeatherwOOd, Mimi.
The representative., 1901-04-11
Eight Dollars.

Wall quality material and style the Tent
described above This feet height center pole sect and
inches height of walls Both manufactured
leading Tents Awnings Wagon Horse Covers
stacks clothing
of these articles
AWNING COMPANY,
Avenue North,
Nfnneap
The representative., 1901-04-11

friends of this
friends would
have a premu
WORKER SHOULD REWARD Therefore, to
up a make
The representative., 1901-04-11

Health for 10 cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache, bill
BUSINESS and constipation. All druggists,
The representative., 1901-04-11

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A FIENDISH ATTACK.

An attack was lately made on c. F.
Collier. Of Cherokee, Iowa. that nearly
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kidney. His back got so lame he could
not stocp without great pain, nor sit
in chair except propped by cushions.
No remedy helped him until he tried
Electric Bitters which effected such a
wonderful change that he writes like a
new man. This marvellous medicine
cures backachc and kidney trouble,
puriics the blood and builds up your
health. Only SOC at D. c. Scott's drug
store.
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the election for last Saturday. 1t
WAS hardly expected that there
would be = tie again, but such was
heTesult, the managers announe-
ing that each side had received the
same number of votes. Couhcil
has not yet canvassed the returns
ana declared the result, but will
probably do 50 in a few days. 1t is
hopa,, tAat the matter will be put at
rest. Ouy town has beer in Il tur-
mSii over this matter for two
months: y good deal of feeling has
hce;i h2DGgh! into the contest. ami
woCnGs in friendship have BET n
made ti.at viii require months TO
heal. These Things ought not 70 De.
Il is ruEc.>d that the losing side
will file some protest as to a few OF
the votes cast and as to an applicant
who was hos permitted to vote.
The trustees have elected Mir. n.
y. Chandler principal and Mrs. N.
l.. Chandler first assistant of the
Lake City school. The house sWill
be completed in two weeks and
school vii! pea Nov. lst. We are
confident that the trustees have
maze good selections of teachers.
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