Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-06
A Communication.

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A Communication.
Editor Wi11mar Tribune:
IF the farmers and the working
men would get together, and
vote together, the men who live
off their labor could soon be
brought down of their perches,
What have you gained by sup
porting with your votes a system
of laws so pleasing to the wealthy.
What did your ancestors ever
gain by it either. They gained
their. poverty and so have you,
but the people do not want to live
like free citizens should. They
would rather vote as their politi-
cal and religious mastersinstruct
them, because they have been
trained like so many parrots to
repeat what their masters tell
them to say; they think the peo-
pie wonld be ruined to be provid-
ed with homes independent of
landlords, because their land
lords have said so; they think the
people would be ruined to own
the railroads, because the rail-
road owners tell them so; they
think the people would be ruined
to have the Gov. loan them money
as it does to the bankers, because
the bankers tell them so; they
think the people would be ruined
if they owned the coal business,
because coal monopolists tell
them so; they think the people
would be ruined if the govern
ment furnished warehouses and
stock yards for the farm pro.
ducts because the monopolists
who owns the warehouses and
Estockyards tell them so; they
think the people would be ruined
if the city governments owned
the electric lights, gas, water, tele.
phone and street car business be-
cause the. monopolists who own
these things tell them so. and sc
on down the whole list, but when
the people have taken some more
of the gold cure I hope they will
see theirsfolly.
Rev. Baxter from New York
says there is only one way to es
cape bother in this world, "be.
lieve in the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt besaved." All talk
ing about worldly things will dc
no good, to which J. A. Wayland
replies as follows: What shall
we believe about Jesus in him OF
what he taught? Did not Jesus
bother himself about worldly
things, did he not characterize
such priests as blind leaders OF
the blind? Did he not teach q
| code of morals to be observed
here on earth? Did he not con
denim the usurers? Did he no:
set an example Of living in com.
mon comm unism with the Dis
ciples? Did he not refer to earth
when he prayed on earth as in
heaven? Does not Bro. Baxter
talk about worldly things? Does
he not clutch the fine fee fol
binding the people in their natu
raj rights? Does he not like 9
worldly mansion and the lusts Of
the flesh even though though his
brothers and sisters perish in the
street Of want? Does he mo-
know the present system is god
less and an abomination before
] the Lord? Does he not know the
wages of the Laboref are with
held by, corporate tyrants
Shame on such leaders! Jesus
disoWned such in his day.. Rev
HINES, from Michigan, preached
that the money kings extort mil
lions Of m oney from the people
land then they build churches
endoW libraries, hospitals anG
such, whereby they m ean to APP
pease the people, bride God
cheat the devil, escape he'll, ano
win heaven. But on judgment
day God will spro fess unto them
1T never knew you, depart from
me, We that work iniquity
Iheresi no stop ing place 81
mid dlegrou sun d. The eople must
make their own goVernme and
.enjjoy the wealth they create, Of
lthey must be slaves TO capitalist
lord they are now and just
as SOON asgthe people learn enough
to- stand togeth for. thei full
rights they will get. them
Town or ARcTAND
Old apers for aleat this Office.