Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-31

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entail some suffering and losses.
would in the aggregate be Of great
benefit to the United States. It would
cut off the drain of our wealth abroad
which is constantly going on. It
would teach our people to live within
themselves. The mob of American
snobs in Europe would have to elect
whether they would come home and do
their duty as American citizens, or be-
come permanently expatriated. Their
incomes from the Uniled States would
be cut off. Our immense debt to Eng
land public and private, would be can
celed. There would be a marvellous
development Of American industry in
every department. There would be no
trouble about money. because we are
now producing gold enough, if none of
it were exported, to serve as a basis
for an abundant currency. \ wal, in
short, would be the most effective pro-
tective tariff that could be devised.
From a moral and humane stand
point The Tribune would dcprecate
war. But we can see no reason why
our country has reason to dread its
physical or material effects"
We rather agree with the Trib-
une that - a war with England,
while it would entail some sui
fering and losses, would in the
aggregate be of great benefit to
the United States.'' We pre-
sumo we can second the Tribunes
motion for war, without being
dubbed bloody anarchists. No
Republican will question the pro-
priety of bloodshed when sug-
gested by their great organ of
Minnesota, however much they
may be terrified when popu]ists
talk about war.
We populists have time and
agained expressed the wish that
a fiery wall separated us from
England. so that we might learn
to rely on ourselves as q nation.
But old partisans have expires
sed horror at that. But, 10 and
behold, now the Minneapolis
Tribune comes out and tells us
that such an insulation from Eng
land by means of war would
lead to "a marvellous develope-
ment Of American industry in
every department.. Just so,
Mr.. Tribune; you tell the truth
at last!
And listen further. We small,
hearted weakened old party
men, that have been scared by
what Europe would do in case
this country should try to go it
alone on money matters or other
things: There would be nc
trouble about money. because we
are now producing gold enough
if none of it were exported tc
severe as a basis for an abund.
ant currency See! Did you
ever. Now the Tribune has run
up the flag of independence
Gold enough for money if We
don't export it. Of course we
have. Stop exporting our gold
our money, and the money ques
ton will be solved. And if a wal
with England will do that, by al
means let us have war.
"A war in short would be the
most effective protective tariff
that could be devised. - Oh
course it would. and we say let il
come. 1t would be a protective
tariff Of some benefit to the ma
ton, for it would keep foreign
goods out. and the money Of the
land in. That would be the kline
of tariff that we believe in. We
believe in an American policy fo]
this government. A tariff pol
icy if you like, that places a duty
on importation of goods, and ex
portation of money. That is
what we have been preaching
right along. And if the Repub
lican party will not give us such
a policy without war, we say lei
us have war.
But then, some doubling
Thomases may ask how a wal
with England would as the Min
neapolis Tribune says cause {
marvellous development O:
American industry in every de
partmept.' We answer exactly
the same way, only more so, as
in the sixties. Being shut Of
from England, the government
could not borrow gold. The
miners and mints could not furn