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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

steamships. This is Hanley's copy
righted idea of Incorporation and Pros
perity" The Great Northern railway
and subsidized Pacific steamship line
cooperate" to make the farmer pay the
freight and to bring prosperity to the
corporations.
Hanley has got all this cooperation
and prosperity copyrighted and under
seal, and he notifies Mr.. Campbell that
it will be protected with full force of
the law"
Mr. Hanley's copyrighted seal bears
upon it these words, Entered according
to act of Congress in the year 1897 by
]. c. Hanley in the Office of the libra
rian of Congress at Washington" The
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
are organizations existing as far back as
1887, ten years prior to the date of Mr..
Hanley's copyright.
If Mr.. Hanley wished merely to copy
right the picture of the subsidized ship
and the railroad cooperating, neither
Mr.. Campbell nor any other farmer
would ever attempt to dispute Mr. Han
ley's vested interests, perhaps it is with
the railroad corporations that most of
Mr.. Hanley's interests lie.
1t is we'll settled principle of copy
right law that no book, seal or picture
can be copyrighted that has previously
been published or used by the public,
and thereby become public property. The
| ignorance of any man would be pitiable
who should attempt to bottle up by copy
| right the free use of the 1Iames Farm
ers' Alliance" and industrial Union,
after these names had been public prop
erty over ten years. Mr.. Han1ey's Great
| Northern Seal is corker equalled only
by his Seven, Mammoth, international
farmers organizations. Mr.. Hanley
has long head on him. 1t was bril-
liant idea to copyright the Farmers Al
lance and Industrial Union to prevent
the organizations from being stolen 1t
was also a bright thought to have the
| copyright issued in the name of J. c.
Hanley individually, instead of to ]. c.
! Hanley as secretary of the Alliance. Mr..
Hanley has plainly hedged against these
organizations getting divorce from him
by taking the title deeds in his own
name. Oh, pshaw, where is the fool
killer?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

sheep being somewhat in advance of
the shepherds. However radical an at
titude may be assumed by the Demo-
cratic party in the future, it is certain
that the organized socialists will not
unite with it until it is prepared to
adopt the whole socialist program. AL
ready the party socialists are winning
minor victories, evidenced by the
mayorallties OF Haverhill and Brock
ton, Mass, and the presence of two
socialists, Carey and Mccartney, in the
Massachusetts, legislature; and now that
the various local factions have been
paclhed and united by the INDIANAPOLIS
Unity Convention which adjourned
August 1, additional local successes
may be looked for, which will further
strengthen the national organization.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
THE MAN UNDER THE DRAY
Prof. George D. Heron.

The present situation may be COM
pared to heavy dray laden with mer-
chandise. You can call the draw civ
llization' and the bales of merchandise
'commercialism. Soon there comes
along a set OF men who see that there
is man under the dray, who if he be
not dead, probably wants to get out.
They gather. around and talk about the
man and about how to get him out, and
whether he ought to be let out. They
decide that it might be a bad thing TO
let him all out at once. He would not
be used to it, and he had better get
used to it by getting foot out first.
So they talk about him, and they get a
job talking about him. You can call
these men legislators. Then there is an
other class of men, who do not pay
much attention to the man, but they
examine the bales and the dray, and
they make tables of figures. They call
these men scientists, and they get job
talking about the man. Then another
class OF men say the man would not be
under the dray if his heart were not
bad And these men are called minis
tiers, and they get job talking about
the man. So they have all got jobs,
and the man is left under the dray."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
THE STRENGTH OF THE
MOVEMENT

Cannot be calculated by its political
expression. The hundred thousand
votes cast for Eugene V. Debs tor
president in 1900 do not include the
vast numbers of unattached socialists
who, hoping that Mr.. Bryan's election
might arrest foreign conquest and con-
centrate attention on economic condi-
tons at home, and not being thorough
ly schooled in socialist philosophy,
voted the Democratic ticket. Indeed,
that the radical faction Of the Demo-
cratic party has socialistic leanings has
already been pointed out by no less
discerning person than Mr.. Marcus A.
Hanna.
1t has also been limited that the Dem
ocratic party failed of success in the
last presidential election, not because it
was too radical, but because it was not
radical enough. 1t was a case OF the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

AS to the reply of the proper official |
representing the Minnesota Grain Grow
ers' Association. / have referred your
letter to President T. S. Rogers, of
Whipple, Mimi, who presume will an
swer you, if he sees fit, for his associa
ton. When our association made the
mistake to place few brigadier gen.
erals at the head of it who failed to
comply with resolution giving them 60
days to become members of their local
society, it showed its wisdom in getting
rid of these ornamental but useless ap-
pendages, of which yourself was one.
Since we filled the places of such drones
as yourself and others we have now a
live and vigorous association in many
Your communication directed to me as
counties in this and adjoining states.
an officer and member of the above
named associations is considered a
coarse bit of affrontary as contemplate
as it is ignorant and vulgar.
We have no quarrel with any Farm
ers' Association who may not agree with
our plan or effort. That is their right
But if such Fakes" undertake to use
the names of these two named Farmers
Associations, which we have taken the
precaution to copyright these Names
which you are herewith informed will be
protected with full force of the law
Your insolent and ridiculous request
is therefore promptly declined.
Yours respectfully,
J. c. HANLEY,
Secretary Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union, State of Minnesota
Mr.. Hanley's refusal to turn over to
Mr.. Campbell as his successor the rec
ords of his office is of no material i'm
portance. The Representative can fur
nish Mr.. Campbell with a complete list
of Minnesota's LAO old Alliances with
name and address of the secretary of
each.
We are of the opinion that the princi-
pie items of Mr.. Hanley's records would
show his exploits in Europe and at
Washington in behalf of the Great
Northern Railway and the ship subsidy
schemers, all of which the Alliance con-
vention of June II and II repudiated and
denounced by resolution and ordered
| that copy of such resolution be sent to
each member of the next congress. The
Alliance is freed from it's incubus and
| is free to push organization.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
ONE DOLLAR HANLEY.

That irrepressible J. c. Hanley, of St.
Paul, the man of Seven, Mammoth, in
ternational farmer organization fame
has again come out of his cor
ner and climbed into the ring
This time he issues a challenge to
John R. Campbell, secretary OF
the Minnesota Farmers Alliance. He
notifies Mr.. Campbell that he has copy
righted the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union and placed both organic
atoms under seal, and informs Mr.
Campbell that his vested rights in
these organizations will be protected
with full force of the law" Mr. Han
ley's letter heads now bear an impress
sion of this seal, which is indeed a work
of art This seal must be seen to be
appreciated. The motto upon the seal
is Cooperation and Prosperity" This
motto is illustrated by scene repre-
senting one of Jim Hills Great Northern
trains delivering the farmers produce to
one of Jim Hills Pacific subsidized
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

the lifetime of considerable number
that the ideal enters in, and sometimes
moves the world forward beyond the
goal aimed at by the masses. The
masses in their discomfort clamor for
the return of good times; the few who
have ideals wish for the return of moth
ing; they would press on to future
better and nobler than all the past has
known 1t is undoubtedly true that on
the part of contended ignorance in the
United States the socialist movement is
regarded as an expression of discon-
tent; it is referred to in deprecatory
spirit as foreign importation, easier,
perhaps, to condemn, than to under
stand. Its idealistic character and its
very considerable dynamic force have
not, however, escaped the observation
OF the discerning. Neither can it long
United States are more favorable to its
rapid growth than those ever presented
by another country. However persist
emily arguments regarding present pros
perity may be put forward, it is unde-
niably true that there is today in the
hearts of the American people vague
sense of disappointment. The expecta-
tons INDUCED by our fathers at the
birth of the republic have somehow
failed of realization The blessings of
liberty bestowed upon us by those men
who went barefoot in the snow Of Val
ley Forge are in danger of being lost
by process of evolution not readily
understood. In fact, the American
people are beginning to realize that in
assuming political liberty to be the last
victory to be won they somehow COM
mitted a grievous error. Political lib
erty has not brought to the great
masses of the people either remission
from overwork or freedom from eco
nomic fear and worry; and as the years
go on these evils are intensified by the
gradual withdrawal Of all economic
opportunity. In country the richest
in resources in the world men and
women are asking what to do with their
sons. It is quite clear to any one that
the opportunities for an independent
career are today very rare, and to go on
educating children while denying them
an outlet for their personal activities is
to invite discomfort OF the most men
acing character
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

The Farmers Tribune has fin
ally dumped their farm editor j.
G. Hanley of St. Paul. His burn
ing and impassioned editorials
in favor of the proposed ship
subsidy steal have been dropped
out of the twice a week Tribune.
The Tribune under the hyp-
motto influence of the president
of seven mammoth international
farmers organizations, expected
to speedily increase it's circula-
ton among Northwestern farm
ers to, at least 100000 sub
scribers. Mr.. Hanley on his
letter heads never fails to an
nounce that there are in his or
ganization 100000 people en-
gagged in agriculture. This vast
number are all at his back, be-
because he has got them copy
righted, coopered or cornered as
it we're.
Instead of this enormous in.
crease in circulation, prominent
farmers of the state were writ
ing to tho Tribune to stop the
Hanley ship subsidy sheet. The
Representative before Mr.. Don
nelly death had the same expe-
and Mr.. Donnelly was com
PEELED to drop Hanley to save
The Representative from bank
ruptcy,
We congratulate The Tribune
on it's second judgement.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

The Representative has this week
turned over to a collection firm large
list of subscription accounts due the pa
per for three to five years subscription.
The aggregate amount due the paper
from these subscribers would be sufi-
cient to pay the current expenses of pub
fishing first class reform weekly for
four years.
Every man who has paid in advance
is entitled to demand that the other fell
lows pay up, at least all arrears.
Gentle hints that it takes cash to run
a reform paper has brought in some re-
suits, but in few cases we are COM
PEELED to let the collectors get after
them.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10

that the Intellectually indolent should
attribute this discomfort to soclallstlc
agitation. A parasitical society has
never been a discerning society. 1t is
doubtful if the contention of the social
ist that all liberty is rooted in eco
nomic liberty, and that to own man
bread is to own his soul, would be quite
comprehended by one who had been
fed and clothed all his life on interest
or ground rents. 1t is law of life that
we gain our bread either at the expense
of work or at the expense of faculty;
if we cease trying to understand, we
do not long retain the ability to under
stand
The socialists plea for absolute equal
ity of opportunity has up to few years
ago fallen upon deaf ears in America
owing to the prevailing belief that OPP
portunities were already equal. We
had fallen into the habit OF attributing
economic failure to economic ineffi-
cheney Now, however, in the face OF
dearth OF opportunity our logic forces
us to conclude that we cannot at least
fail before we attempt, and that there
must in consequence be something
wrong in our social polity. We are at
last able to see that we cannot engage
in the coal business when the coal sup
DIV is owned by few; likewise iron,
likewise oil, and SO on. The spectacle
of immense private fortunes amassed
through forestalling is not without its
educational value. If the material re-
sources upon which all men depend are
to be privately owned, the same hard
ships will be wrought by thousand
owners as by one; but the lessening OF
the number of owners objectifies the
effect of the system and better discloses
the principle involved.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
SETTLED BY THE COURT.

We have just been informed by the
judge of probate of Dakota county that
the papers, files and records in his Of
flee make no claim to the Representa-
estate of the late Ignatius Donnelly.
We make this announcement that all
readers of the paper may know that the
administrator of Mr.. Donnelly's estate
is no longer making any claim to the pa
per or to it's subscription or other &C
counts. All re1nittances should proper
ly be made payable to The Representa-
tive and the envelope addressed to E. A.
Twitchell, 632 Boston Block, Minneapo-
lis Mimi.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
A TOUCHING APPEAL.

The following poetical appeal
won for the author the prize of
81, 900 offered for the best appeal
poem to newspaper subscribers
to pay their dues.
Lives of poor men oft remind us
Honest men now stand no chance,
The while we work there grows be-
hind us
Bigger patches on our pants.
On our pants once new aad glossy
Now are stripes of different hue,
All because subscribers linger
And don't pay us what is due
Moral: Examine the colored label on
your paper and send in the dollar for
another year.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
FARMERS ALLIANCE.

Last May Hon. P. H. Rahilly, of LAX,
City, president of the old Farmers Al
lance prior to its merger in the PEG
| pies Party, called State Farmers Ali
ance convention to meet in Minneapolis
June 18th and 18th. Mr.. Rahilly was
the last president elected by the old Al
lance. and under the bylaws of the old
organization would be president until
his successor was duly elected. The call
was issued upon request from a large
number of the most influential old ALI
ance members and the convention was
fairly we'll attended. Mr.. Rahilly was
reelected president, with John R. Camp
bell, of Clyde, secretary; Chas. H. Hop
kins, of Fairfax, vice president and H.
V. Poore, L. c. Long, T. J. Meighen,
Geo. w. Day and S. w. Powell as dis
trict organizers.
The work of organization was de-
ferred until September. On the 9TH of
September Mr.. Campbell, as the newly
elected secretary, wrote Former Secre-
tary J. c. Hanley, requesting that the
books and papers pertaining to the office
of secretary be turned over to him, and
in reply received the following charac-
teristic reply. We say characteristic,
because the letter is characteristic in
more ways than one. It is characteris-
tic in its large pretensions, characteristic
in its abuse and characteristic of the
writer's ignorance. 1t will be noted that
Mr.. Hanley really believes that by the
novel device of a copyrighted seal he has
bottled up the Farmers Alliance of Min
nesota. The letter is rich reading for
every member of the Alliance and runs
as follows:
St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. ID, 1901.
Mr.. John R. Campbell, Clyde, Mimi
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 9TH
inst. came to hand during my absence
on my ranch which accounts for delay
in answering same before this date.
What do you mean by stating you
were duly elected secretary of the
Farmers Alliance and Grain Growers
Association in their joint convention in
Minneapolis, on June nth and 12th?"
| know of no such meeting being
called, except what l saw through the
newspaper reports of what was COM
posed of few disgruntled politicians
and cranks, who were dismissed from
the regular association because they did
not belong to the association. This mon
grel crowd labored hard, according to
the newspaper reports, to form an as
ISOLATION of som ekind land to give it a
name, ETC., but failed in doing so.
l desire to inform you that the above
named Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union and Grain Growers Association
held their regularly called convention
and bona fde elected delegates from AL
liances and Grain Growers Associations
in St. Paul, Mimi, during the week of
June II to IS inclusive.
l wish to further inform you that the
officers elected for the various national
and state officers were from actual men,
bers Of the said named associations. of
which l was elected state secretary of
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, and as such will continue to ex-
ercise that Office until my successor has
been duly elected and qualified.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUN-
lTY THE GOAL.

Thus American economic conditions,
although they are the logical outcome
of special privileges granted private
persons under political liberty, furnish
the somber background Of discomfort
upon which the socialists are flashing
their ideal. 1t is in no wise remarkable
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-10
SOCIALISM NOT NEGATIVE

1t is during periods of social discon-
tent engendered by lapse from favor
able conditions previously objecti6ed in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-15
FEAR BUTTER TRUST
MINNESOTA DAIRYMEN THREAT
ENED WITH AN ATTEMPT TO
MONOPOLIZE THE INDUSTRY
SCHEME WOULD BE DISASTROUS
Dairy and Food Department Pre-
pares to Agitate the Matter Be-
fore the Farmers of
the State.

Day by day the trusts have taken pos
session of one industry after another,
from steel rails to hairpins, but no one
has ever dreamed that they would DELHI
erately encroach upon the rights of the
Minnesota cow. Such however, is said
to be the case. The state dairy and food
department is greatly agitated at the
symptoms which threaten a creamery
trust in Minnesota, and is making efforts
to arouse the farmers against the ins.di-
Gus scheme. 1t is believed that an at
tempt is being made to monopolize the
buttermaking of the state
Inc scheme was tried in Michigan and
Kansas with disastrous results to the
dalrymen and creamery Interests general
~, and it resulted also in very inferior
article of butter being put upon the mar
ket.
AS explained by a prominent dairy au-
thor1ty. the method of procedure is this:
AS is understood, the promoters of the
trust. to begin with, offer the dairymen
cent, lie cents and up to cents more
than the regularly established creameries
can afford to pay. BY this proposition
they bait the farmers and dairylae0, and
later on, having entirely controlled the
milk supply, and procured from them an
lronciad contract, then the price is cut,
SO that it is even less than it was be-
fore the tsgst bsgan the absorption of
the milk.
If the project meets with success, it will
result in closing large per cent of the
creameries, and in the end, very likely,
impair, If not destroy, the dairy industry
for after VIII lie, when the farmer be-
comes convinced that he is being gold
bricked, he will, as a measure of self
protection. abandon the dairy industry
and turn his attention to something that
will pay him better
The State Dairymen's association,
which is soon to meet at st. Cloud, will
take the matter up and discuss it and
consider means for its circumvention.
Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell thinks all
that is necessary to completely defeat the
scheme is to thoroughly arouse the farm
ers of the state and Illustrate to them
the. real effect it would have upon one
of the most prom sing industries of the
state. The dairy and food department.
will hold a series of state institutes in
the immediate future. ana at these this
question will receive prominent attention.
The dairymen of the state, once acquaint-
"a with the real object of the trust will
never submit to the scheme to discredit
M1nnesotas high rank as butter state.