Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-09-24

ly surprised that such senti-
ment should come from you,
when as you must be aware. the
sum and substance of your
speeches last fall Judge by
the one you delivered at New
London-were:- nothing but a
gross.and slanderous misrepre-
sentation not only of Mr.. Boon.
but of the Peoples Party in gen
eral. l must say that your ridic-
ulous TRADE against our party in
the speech referred to and the
bravado with which you uttered
those false charges. knowing
that no opportunity would be
given any populist to refutethem
to your face. lowered you consid-
erably in my estimation. But
I am even more surprised to
learn that you have; no more
sense than to x]begin. TO throw
stones dwelling do, in
such a mighty 1it glass house.
But you prob4 gber:::: under
the impression aakyou Repub-
licans have patent right: to go
out and SANDER, Wilt and abuse
your opponents, and also the ex-
elusive use of such means as the
Nationality racket, A. p a. and
what not, for benefit:#but. that
your opponents must-sit quietly
and piously and be Slaughtered
without so much as opening their
mouths. Now, Mr. Eddy, let
me assure you, that, while such
has been the case in the past, the
common people of this district at
least, are getting so driven at bay
that they are beginning to feel
that almost any means are justi-
fable in defense: of; liberty and
home. Be a man. and don't COM
plain if you do. get a>dose of your
own medicine. Remembe that
he who loves the sword shall per-
ish by the sword. The people of
this district have foryears strug-
gled for existence. First they
took untamed nature aided by a
severe climate and frontier life,
and overcame that. The section
of country formerly supposed to
be too near the*North. Pole to be
habitab]e, was made the garden
of the world. Then the army OF
corporations and monopoiies ov-
er-ran this fair. section Of country
and laid us all under tribute.
Still prices for agricultural pro
ducts being fair. we stood that as
best we could. But now the
very government, organized Ito
establish JUSTICE and promote the
general welfare of our. as well
as every other; part Of the coun-
try. goes deliberately to work to
change our Money system, and
by virtue of this change, lowers
the prices on our products one
half at least. Now this section
is virtually bankrupt: Farmers
have received nothing for their
work for the last three years.
In many instances the gross pro-
duct of land is not'equal TO- taxes
and interest on capital: invested.
At present ordinary farmingland
is practically worthless. Every
citizen that has Q dollar invested
in land has lost that dollar. And
if the present monetary policy of
the Government and the repub-
lican party continue has lost it
for good. Now you know these
facts, Mr.. Eddy, you must know
them, for every town-clerk's Of
fee and every register of deeds
Office bear incontestible evid ence
of. the truth of my assertions.
And yet Notwithstanding this
deplorable condition in the dist.
riot you have the honor to repre-.
sent in Congress, and you living
in our midst and knowing all
about it, you nevertheless pro:
pose to continue the present pol:
icy, and has the gall to tell us to
our face that we will continue to
work for nothing, and loose our
money invested in land. that as
us long we have our bellies full Of
sour milk and potatoes, Of words
to that effect, we will be satisfied,
and never think Of demanding
our rights like men.
Now, to tell You the honest
truth, Mr.. Edd =. my patience
with such gross and wanton in.
suits is about over. Not salts:
fed with legislating US out q
I house and home you mean t.
rub into us that we are simply
voting cattle. And You put il
into q great daily newspaper SC
& as to let the world know what
fools you have il your district!
dislike to critizize q public ser.
vant T dislike to say any thing
1 unkind about any y But
neither 81 like to be treated like
ID dor, and have IS rub bed after;
ward without 81 least ma King 9