Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-14
A MATTER PERSONAL.

AS L naN .' received some let
tiers latelYin regard to political
matters, and candidates for coun-
ty Offices next falIon the Peoples
Party ticket deem it proper TO
publicly explain through the
TRIBUNEmy feelings as to my own
posision in relation to the COM
ing campaign.
I want Populists of Kandiyohi
County to understand that Meth
er myself nor anyone connected
with the Willmar TRIBUNE will
have anything tosay for or against
any man desiring a nomination
on our ticket next fall. The
Willmar TRIBUNE was not start
ed to boost any man or set of men
into office, but to advocate GER
tain principles, and measures of
reform deemed by the editors to
be essential to the welfare of our
section of the Union. Beyond that
the TRIBUNE is not a partisan
newspaper. Two years ago Mr..
Guam and myself accepted a
nomination on our legislative
ticket at the urgent request of
the reform element of the county.
We fought the campaign the best
we knew how, in an honorable
and straightforward fight, on
principles, as you all know.
Then you said, "what we need is
a newspaper Very well we
said, 1--WE will establish news
paper to advocate progressive
ideas in political economy We
have done so, and done SO by lots
of hard work and at consider
able sacrifice. Now I feel that
you must excuse me from fur
ther service, and / know Mr..
Guam feels the same way. I
shall write for the TRIBUNE, of
course as long as l own q part of
it. for the furtheranCe of the
political principles of my covic.
ton, but I wish to be excused
from any management of the
machinery of our party. I have
neither time, capacity nor incli-
nation for that kind of business.
Tending to town caucuses and
wire pulling and such things, are
not in my line. Yet such things
belong to practical politics nova.
days if political party shall ex-
pect to win at the polls.
Now. I will say this to you,
Populists of Kandiyohi County
if you want to carry this county
next fall, you must organize your
towns, for active political work.
It lies with the Populists Of every
town to do this. The Whitman
TRIBUNE is at your service for
aiding this work in every posi-
bic way, but it must be carried
on by ourselves. The Willma1
TRIBUNE will neither boss, nor
dictate how you shall work, nor
who shall lead, nor anything OF
the kind. It gives you an organ
through which you can prose.
cute your work. but it will not
and cannot lead in the work.
I give you this warning in time
as some Populists seem to think
that Mr.. Guam and myself will
tend to this matter. We will not
and cannot. [ have all [ can do
with my profession, and Mr..
Guam likewise with his pri-
vate business. If the people of
Kandiyohi County want change
of conditions and times, they
must take hold oft themselves.
now and hereafter. As I have
said before. the TRIBUNE will do
it's share as a liberal and pro-
gressive newspaper ready to aid
the reform movement in every
way, but it cannot, and will not,
carry it on all over the county.
The people must do that, if they
want it to succeed.
If any Populist supposes that I
and Mr.. Guam have carried on
this work for the sake of getting
offices he is badly mis- taken.
We have advocated the cause of
the common people because we
felti it our duty TO do so. We
| have no regrets, and expect no
reward, except the satisfaction of
duty done to the best of our abil.
ity.