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4 Organization Department. (Direct letters for this column to Dr. H. H. Fay, 41 Washington avenue south, Minneapolis, Minn.) t LIND A FLOATING KIDNEY. A kidney may not itself be diseased, may continue to throw off the waste of the body in which it is. But it may get out of place. It is then called a “float ing kidney.” Even a small displacement may cause most serious disturbances. There is a right place for everything. A “floating kidney” causes inflamma tions, wasting away, stoppages, hys teria, the blues, pains in the belly, dys pepsia, enlargement of the stomach. Ex actly so, the Republican kindey, Lind, is out of place. Humble and unimport ant as we are, we do not envy John his position, as the floating kidney to throw off the poisonous excretions of the Democratic party. As a floating kidney he can but prolong that party's miserable and false existence. As a floating kidney we already perceive the hysterical vain efforts it causes to pro long an unnatural life, the pains of the 4,000 who in vain mortagaged their souls and purses only that Lind might have a short political life. We also behold their “blues” over the coming election. We notice their inability to digest war problems, their “stoppage” in an attempt to fool the people. We also see the enlarged stomachs of Lind's office holders, soon to be driven from the public crib. Yet, still some solitary fool surgeon, afraid of the knife, comes along. He himself closely resembles a floating kid ney. for the offal of a corrupt political system. He piteously whines, “Don't cut honest John out.” Bryan once fooled National Populists so. Such surgeons would now with Lind confuse Minnesota Populists so. You, too, Brutus? * * * Devoted Student: For inclosed pos tage stamps mail me organization pamphlet. Judas' kisses plenty here abouts, but victims quite wary now. Truly yours, A. C. VAN TINE, Flora. Clay Co., 111. (On the back of the above letter was printed the following, which is too good to omit. Splendid idea! There is no question but what if all Populists would immediately adopt some such active work as this of Mr. Van Tine’6. and to the point, that the two old parties would “not be in it.”) # Whereas, For more than 30 years two great political parties have had undisputed control of our government, and notwithstanding the magnificent condition of prosperity, the contented industry existing throughout our land at the beginning of this period, that period of so much thrift and happiness to our people that the secretary of the treasury,in his report to congress of'Dec. 12. 1865, said: “The people are now comparatively free from debt. . . . The expansion of the currency has now reached such a point as to be oppres sive to a large portion of our people, while at the same time it is diminishing labor and is becoming subversive to good morals. . . . The remedy, and the only remedy, within the control of congress is. in the opinion of the sec retary, to be found in the reduction of the curreny.” Now, Whereas, We have seen from year to year the times becoming harder, our people forced into poverty and bank ruptcy, our nation demoralized, the peace of society threatened, the laborers of the mines, factories and farms be coming more and more distressed, until starvation and beggary are staring mil lions of human beings in the face, and Whereas, Our government by the ex pansion of the currency maintained a condition of prosperity and plenty through four years of terrible civil war that drew a million men from the voca tions of producing wealth and gave them over to the havoc of death decrepitude and despite the war, made its people satisfied, prosperous and free from debt It is therefore impossible that 30 years of peace and bountiful harvests should involve our people in such want, pov erty and despair as we are forced to con template today, unless this awful con dition is the result of unjust laws giv ing especial privileges to the few- at the expense of the many. Therefore, we the undersigned citi zens and voters, declare that relief or sincere consideration of our financial oppression from either Democratic or Republican parties has become a prom ise surrounded by all the subterfuge, fraud and deceit which the capabili ties of the English language contain, wherefore we herewith joint with all our patriotic fellow citizens in the most fIDITORIAL COMMENT -ON “The Pioneer Limited” “Nothing richer has ever been pro duced by any railroad.” St. Paul Pioneer Press. “It’s a world beater. ” -st. Paul Globe. "The ‘best thing’ the railroad world can produce. ” -s*. Paul Dispatch “Prominent and discriminatingpeople marvel at the creation of elegance and comfort wrought by modern car build erS" —Minneapolis Tribune. “The Pioneer Limited stands today perfect in construction, gorgeous in finish and the acme of luxury and comfort.” —Minneapolis yournal % “The closest inspection bewilders and takes the breath away, for the magnif icence and beauty of it all is simply tre mendous. ’ —Minneapolis Times. The Pioneer Limited leaves Minne apolis at 7:30 and St. Paul at 8:10 every evening in the year for Milwaukee and Chicago, via Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway. (No extra charge on this train.) For tickets, berths or information, ap ply to any ticket agent, or address, J. T. CONLEY, .... Als’t Gen’l Pass. sacred devotion to duty, the defense and preservation of our homes and our country, for the revival of the Democ racy of Jefferson and the Republicanism of Lincoln, and we herewith pledge our sacred honor to promote by all just means the enactment into law — Ist. The government shall issue all money without the use of banks, silver money of the present weight and fine ness. gold money of the present weight and fineness and paper money of suf ficient volume and convenient denomi nations for the transaction of business and the demands for> leans upon the stable property securties- of the people, and all money to be full legal tender at its face value for all debts, both pub lic and private. 2d. The issue of interest bearing bonds to be prohibited by direct and unequivocal repeal of all laws directly or indirestly relating thereto. 3d. In providing for the expense of government we maintain that a tax on net incomes is the least burdensome and therefore the most equitable and just. 4th. The People's Party having without division or hesitancy, cast all ts strength toward the adoption of the principles herein enuneated we p'eadge nir ballots and our influence at the coming November election to the nomi nees of that party. (Blank following for signatures.) * * * OFR GREAT OPPORTUNITY. Thanks to Joe Parker, of Kentucky, Bryan's differentiation from Populists is complete. No longer can that Demo crat falsely sail under our banner, no longer claim, “w’e all think alike.” Kentucky "Goebe'.isni” means that three Democrats of that state shall sit as greater than the supreme court of the United States, over their elections, for it is a self-perpetuating body, whose decisions and management, of all elec tions is final. It makes the chairman of 300 men in a convention guarded by armed police, greater than 64,000 Demo cratic voters of that state. What does Bryan say about it? I tell you nothing but the truth, my readers. Bryan says, “I am too great a statesman to reply if that is wrong, or even if the means by w'hich Goebelism is reached are wrong. It is a fact and that fact will give me Kentucky’s electoral vote, will make Kentucky for all time to come reliably Democratic.” I make no appeal to slick-skinned lawyers, merchants, editors, etc., who now say, “the war is going to give the Republicans next year's victory, any way. I'm going to take care of my self. To h 1 with the hindermost I've lost enough on reform.” Oh, these selfish hearts. Lost, .not on reform, but lost in their expectation of fusion offices. TO WHOM APPEAL. I appeal to YOU, with patience to read this through, to the honest toiler, w’ho will then lay this paper down, and leave YOUR OWN battle to someone else to wage for you. I tell you now, if you don’t send me a postal immediately offerings to distrib ute YOUR referendum ballots, your bat tle is lost. I tell you now, ANTI-Go ebelism is not enough. “Aunties" nev er win battles in politics. OUR GREAT OPPORTUNITY. Is to out Goebel. Goebel. Do exactly the opposite of what Goebel, Bryan and McKinley with Hanna are doing. Dis tribute referendum ballots in every house in which anyone can vote who wishes to become a stockholder in an independent party, that gives what both old parties only talk about. THIS IS OUR GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I have an immense correspondence to prove it. Jones' vote in Ohio also proves it. Lin coln's Republican party proved it, by taking the logically opposed stand to both the old Democratic and Whig par ties. neither of which would, in their conventions, plainly declare against black slavery. I have lately, by a trip into Towne’s fusion stronghold, learned that the peo ple will be aroused just the moment they see YOU distribute referendum ballots. Up, boys! It is the rank and file, the masses, the whole world—against the politicians. ♦ * * Wegdyhl, Minn., Oct. 28. Dr. H. B. Fay, Minneapolis, Minn.— Dear Sir: Below find answers to ques tions in The Representative. 1. Small grain and corn about the same yield as last year. Wages, 25 per cent higher. 8. Prices have advanced since last year on nearly everything we buy. 3. No profit on the average. 4. Very stingy people manage to save a little above expenses. 5. About 14 hours for work daily. A picnic on the Fourth of July and a sociable at Christmas only reereatior# A majority keep a weekly paper to read evenings, if not too sleepy. 6. Leave school at average age of 16. Attendance irregular, plenty nonsense little work in school yields an average finish of about 50 per cent in common branches and a few' vague ideas of his tory and hygiene. 7. Very few are satisfied w'ith the present conditions. Remedy, an am ple supply of greenbacks, pbstal savings banks, public ownership of public In stitutions, and direct legislation would improve them. - 8. Yes, will do what I can. , 9. •The Representative and the Nye Normanden, both of Minneapolis, best papers here. 10. Some keep no “tab” of Bryan, others swallow Tammany and all. 12. Norwegian-Lutherans. 13. Frank Bentley (Rep. chairman), postmaster, Montevideo; Elias Jacob son (Rep. secretary), clerk of courts, Montevideo; George Claggett (Dem. chairman), hardware merchant, Monte video; O. H. Arntzen (Pop.) Wegdahl. 14. The referendum vote will decide my choice . I feel positive that Barker and - Donnelly are the favorites. lk.. I shall certainly , want the refer- ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦» | PROSPERITY IN GRFaT Bid; | ! CHUNKS—FOR THE TRUSTS; I Fkom Milwaukee ♦ \ PRICE LIST At MILWAUKEE.; " ””| | NOVEMBER 13,1598: NOVEMBER 13,I8W: * ♦ Wheat, No, 3 Spring, bushel . .94 Wheat, No* 3 SpriOg, bushel. . . 90’ ‘ ♦ | Barley, No, 2, bushel 48 Barley, No, 2, bushel.. IV. f X Oats, bushel f ,.27., Oats, bushel 25 | ♦ Corn, bushel 32 % Corn, bushel .32*4 ♦ ♦ 2=inch iron pipe, foot. 5 1 / 2 j 2*iuch iroa pipe, foot 25 X Sucker Rods, foot . V/ 2 Sucker rods, foot 11 X ♦ Rope and twine, pound 8 Rope and twine, pound.. .. 17 ♦ | Nails, 100 pounds $1.85 Nails, 109 pounds $3,49 J X Lumber, feet $12.99 Lumber, 1980 feet . . $18.99 I ♦ ♦ « The prices for farm produce are taken from the market + X report of the Milwaukee Sentinel of Nov. 14, 1899; the rest are ♦ ♦ obtained from business men.- They may vary somewhat in dife ♦ ferent stores and different localities, but they are a fair average. ♦ | Now, Mr. Farmer, Figure It Out Like This: | X When you wanted 100 pounds of nails a year ago you could ♦ buy them with three bushels of wheat; now you must give live ♦ ♦ and a half bushels to get them. ♦ ♦ ° ♦ ♦ A year ago you could buy 100 pounds of nails for less than J ♦ four bushels of barley; this year you must pay yyer seven ♦ ♦ bushels. ♦ ♦ Or, vou could buy the nails with seven bushels of oats a ♦ + ♦ ♦ year ago; now you will have to give nearly fourteen bushels. ♦ ♦ And last year you could buy them for five bushels and three ♦ ♦ pecks of corn, but this year the trust makes you pay over ten ♦ ♦ bushels for the same weight of nails. ♦ ♦ Or, if the farmer needs lumber, he pays as follows for a ♦ ♦ thousand feet: ♦ t LAST YEAR— THIS YEAR— ♦ ♦ Wheat, 20 bushels. 30 bushels. t ♦ + Barley, 25 bushels. 40 bushels. * i Oats, 45 bushels. 73 bushels. ♦ Corn, 37/{> bushels. 56 bushels. ♦ X How do vou like it, Mr. Farmer? ‘And don’t know that it » + was your vote that did it? ♦ X Don’t you know' that you voted prosperity- —fo / * the trust*?-X endum system. To delegate my in alienable rights to conventions of rep resentatives is contrary to the spirit of liberty, and furnishes one of the prl-“ mary shackels on popular government. We have delegated our right to issue j money to banker corporations; we have delegated our rights of communication to railroad, telegraph and telephone | corporations; we have delegated our rights of public improvements to pri vate corporations, and legislatures and” cou-rts seem doomed in a similar man ner. Yours truly, C. I. ARNTZEN. THE REFERENDUM. A few names, as those of lion. Mil ton Park, Hon. Frank Burkett anfi.dlou. Paul Dixon, have already been sent ..in, - with requests to have them inserted on the referendum ballots for our nation al ticket. Send in your requests now, j for candidates, also fof our whole state j tickets, also auestions on our planks ; you wish the state central committee j to have inserted. Deafness Cannot Be Cured - By local applications, as they cannot reach ; the diseased portion of the ear. There is ) only cne way to cure deafness, and that is ■ by constitutional remedies. Deafness is | caused by an inflamed condition of the j mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. : When this tube gets inflammed you have a i rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and j when it is entirely closed deafness is the j result, and unless the inflammation can be I taken out and this tube restored to its j normal condition, hearing will be destroyed , forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by '■ catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed j condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused bv Catarrh) ‘ that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, i Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. Sold by druggists. 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. An Eurnrst Worker. LESLIE, Okla., Nov. 30, '99—Edi tor Representative: It is with a sad heart that I announce the death of that • grand old reformer. Col. C. A. Lincoln, i of Cowlv county, Kansas, on the 13th of this month. The writer’s acquaint ance with the colonel was very short, but we had learned to love him as an older brother, and looked upon him as one of the truest and best workers that the reform cause ever had. He un doubtedly had the cause of the com mon people more at heart and was try ing harder to get them to rally together for the defense of their rights and lib-" erties than any other man that I have ever met. Think of a man 71 years old. traveling and speaking wherever he could get an audience and showing up the shortcomings and rascalities so plain of the two old parlies and when warned that he was getting old and had better take better care of himself and not travel and speak so much, \4ould say j that if he could only hold out through the coming campaign—he would quit then. He fully indorsed the Cincinnati convention and plan of organization and had commenced to help to organize our territory on the precinct plan, and we have every reason to believe would' have succeeded beyond our most san guine expectations, had he been spar ed to conWhue the’ work. Should not everyone take up the work with renewed resolution and press firm ly on to the end, like that grand old” brother? is the query of P. B. SHARP. Appreciate** Oar Paper. Editor Representative: I see by the slip that the time of my subscription for your paper is run out, and I think the least that I can do in return for its solid information and splendid criti cisms on current topics is to renew my subscription at once, for more useful knowledge is obtained from your paper THE .REPRESENTATIVE, TftU£SDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1899. from week to week than from all the dailies in either of the Twin Cities com bined. Furthermore, I feel like saying' If the fool people don’t take to- that kind of information now. what will they, do in the swelling of Jordan, when they will have no Moses to lead them dry shod on the other side. Will they nev er come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty, the men of ambi tion and greed, now utterly regardless of laW,“both human and Divine,-as-seen* in the wicked combination of trusts-at home and exterminating wars abroad to bond the nation to a pack of bond holders and to enslave the people to capitalistic tyranny and greed? Is (Here anything in the history of politics that equals the bold effrontery and infernal, tactics ,p£, a Mark Hanaa.>and ,a, Goebel, and their fraternity of political frauds, to wrest from the tLeir inalienable rights?.... And yet the people l/yt stand still, awaiting even, worse to turn up, when, perhaps.- they will awake, like a lion at yvreak vengeance upon their enemies, a day that Abraham Lincoln foresaw in the growth of the imperialistic idea and the separation of capital and labor, when this country would be forever lost to liberty or drenched in fraternal blood! But this the People’s Party platform a* Omaha was intended to prevent. —-Yours for justice, ■*••-• MONSSINI. V tliil-lloailrr. SHERIDAN. Mont., Nov. 4. 1899. — Erlitor Rbbrepsfentative: Inclosed find $1.20 for Representative. I am a mid-roader,- have voted and W'orked in the reform ranlys soince 1876, voted for that grand old reformer and philanthropist. ‘Peter Cooper, and while I live I shall continue to advocate and .vote for. the principles of the People’s Party. Why? Because..l. consider it my duty toward God and my fellow' man. If I live I shall vote for Barker and Donnelly in 1900. I). W; THOMPSON, Sheridan. Mont. •Etislly Settled. The century was closing fast.-' When through this great land there .passed A man who bore along the line A great . big. lettered canvas sign. “Men Wanted.” He passed a vacant soup house door. And still the sign he proudly bore, And, as he marched, he did stampede*, Most' every hobo who could read, . „ “Men. Wanted.:’ *• •> The-farmers stacking up their Shocks', The shipping men out on the docks, The railroads all, the factories, All echoed upop the breeze * “Men Wanted.” .. k 1 1 n. An orator from out the Platte •Was babbling chgeugh his tattered haf’,’ When swift thw gig sign passed him by, And loud rangtotft the same old cry, “Men Wafcted." . .. .. . . “Who .seuds-this *kiessewger about, '“* n 1 Re-echoing that Horrid shout?" The orator in4igkant cried. The messenger! qWick replied, "Men Watted." HI/ “Who’s made £ pfkce for all these men?” The speaker a4k#d. and looked again, “McKinley, siK' ot> the man replied, AH- over nation I have cried, "Men Waited.’’ J ’ • mi Then said the ffceaker from the Platte, “I’ll tell you How < to settle that. Elect me president, and then I guarantee more Idle men - - *'Thatrivahfed." " " ” —Bismarck Tribune. i• ,i y ' BftD SHOT! ikest and surest cure for 9 j fever, colds, burns dys- ■ ..piles is Deadßhot4Ja~l It is nature’s remedy, I and TJolorkdd ozone"! Never fails* Box- 25c. B imedy Go., <32 Boston Block I PREMIUMS TO SUIT EVERYBODY Articles of Great Value Given Away to Subscribers of The Representative. The articles described below are all of the very best quality, exactly as represented, and the price* named will average fully 25 per cent below prices asked at country stores. We offer choice of these for ; few hours’ work and a little energetic hustling getting subscriptions to the Representative:. 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