Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-06-04
"Keep Up With the Procession''

"keep UpWith the Procession
This heading in modern par
lance, as we understand it. is
that every calling stands on it's
own bottom, and consequently
must look ont for itself. AS
mankind have gotten so inextric-
ably mixed, through a false ed
ucation in civil government, and
what the abuse of their faculties
induces them to believe is for
their special benefit, that they
have become practically bellig-
erent towards each other; so
much so that sincerity, justice
and right are ignored, and the
main object in life is to grab gold
whenever and wherever it can
be found, and hold on to. it in
spite of the hordes of robbers
watching with eagle eyes for a
grab. And this thing is becom-
ing so outrageously wicked that
those who would be honest if they
could, are obliged to follow the
example of the rest, or seek con-
ISOLATION in the bony arms of pau
perism and suffering. Nearly
all callings are trying to keep up
with this molly procession of
robbers, and the very last call
ing which is being forced to fol-
low suit or perish, is the farm
ers who feeds and clothes them
all. During all this turmoil of
supposed conflicting interests,
the farmers as rule have tried
to be honest, but the constant
encroachments on their prosper
ity is fast driving them to the
wall and they begin to exhibit
symptoms Of uneasiness which,
if not pacifed with substantial
opiates, will produce a condition
of affairs never dreamed of by
the enemies that so long have
been plundering them, through
the violations of the constitution
and laws of protection for the
safety Of the robbers.
We predict that in the end
farmers and wage workers will
command the situation, and then
the robbers will rush for the
mountains, or meekly submit tc
the new power that will reign
for the good of mankind. The
forces at work to cripple, im
poverish and enslave the tillers
of the soil must come to an end
and the number of farmers in
the states makes it possible fol-
them to assert their rights an0
bring the ringed, streaked and
speckled crowds that have 81
long waged war against them, tt
terms. The time is coming, anc
in their hot haste to make serf<
of farmers, they have overleape6
the bounds of prudence, as this
last panic we think will prove
We have said it, and now repeat
that we believe farmers would b.
justified in using the power il
their hands to bring these rasc
ais to terms and to a sense: O
their wickedness, in the uncon
stitutionality and unnecessar,
warfare> against him. The re
sources of the farmer for a iv
ing, and a poor one at that, lie
in his soil, and if he refuses il
self defense to supply the drone
who rob him, who is there tina
can blame him? AS to feeding
our alien enemies at a loss t
ourselves, we are entirely nc
obliged to do, and the conscienc
y of public opinion would natura.
! " concur in this opinion. TIL
smallest animal when driven t
& bay will turn and fight for ibel
r. ty; will one half of the peopl
thus driven do likewise, sho,
n their teeth and stand face t
face with their enemies? Go
forbid they should be SO crave
as not to resist slavery with q
the means at their command
They can, and will uccessfun
resist, and that too without mncl
if any, blood shed, for they hay
the votes to overture W the Wicl
edness that immo lates the col
stitution and passes laws g,
pressly with g view to the lllt
mate serfd dom Of the tillers {
Of the soil,
Look Of the cons lation the