The representative., 1901-05-23
purposes, good intentions and good Of
ficials go far to do away with the neces-
sity Of irOn-clad limitations
THE CONVENTION.

4nN OVNV AVNs
Come to the farmers convention In
Minneapolis Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 11th and 18th. Read the calls on
front page of this paper.
Read what John r. Campbell, c. n.
Hopkins and other contributors to our
Forum say about the necessity of such
a convention and the work that should
be attended to at that meeting.
Nearly all who have in their letters
to us mentioned this convention have
been emphatic in their protests against
the convention being turned into a
white-wash committee or a taffy party.
The convention is called by farmers;
1t is a convention of farmers; it is an
organization for the protection of farm
ers' interests and it would be manifestly
absurd to turn the convention over to
speechmaking by agents Of corpora
tions or other organized capital. II
farmers are being robbed py railroad
corporations, elevator combines and in
dustrial trusts, very little good advice
could be expected from the presidents
or managers of these robber combina-
tions. Nothing better could be expect
ed from the paid attorneys, or from
senators, congressman or other high Of
ficials who owe their election to this Or
ganized capital.
Farmers are each year learning to
place less reliance upon advice coming
directly or indirectly from interests op-
posed to theirs.
Polished rhetoric, impassioned elo-
quence and finished oratory seldom ex-
press the wisest counsel. True wis
dom and good sense needs no eloquence
or oratory to make it's imprint on the
mind. Truth shines brightest in simp-
lest garb.
Smooth words about opening of for
eign markets are designed to conceal
the truth about the farmer paying the
cost and the capitalist getting the bene-
fit.
The ship. subsidy, and all other sub
sides are paid by farmers and other real
producers of wealth. The shipping
trusts get the subsidy, pool to keep up
transportation rates and laugh at the
dupes who voted them such bonus.
This convention of plain farmers in
Minneapolis is for the discussion Of
these measures by which the farmer is
wi ~
farmers for resistance against such
wrongs and for the summary and GER
tain punishment of public officials who
shall encourage or vote for special leg
lsiation hostile to the farmers interests.
At this convention it is believed the
we'll considered advice of sensible farm
ers will have more weight than the
sugar-coated fallacies of professional
politicians.
The farmers will meet in Minneapolis.
The WI Ting Fang, Clapp, Hanley
corporation aggregation will be pulled
off at the capitol in St. Paul during the
same week as the farmers convention
in Minneapolis.
Farmers will visit the Twin Cities
for fare one way, tickets good for eight
days. This is one of the cheapest ex-
cursions ever offered by Northwestern
roads and should insure large crowds
The Minneapolis convention is free
to all farmers, and all are cordially in
vited.
Curiosity hunters will be permitted
to attend the almighty, international
mammoth seven-ring colossal perform
ance in St. Paul, and will be given op-
portunity to see the widely advertised
WI Ting Fang, upon payment to one
]. c. Hanley, alias One-Dollar Hanley,
of the usual fee of one dollar per head