Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-17

what has the Doctor done to call
forth all this vituperative language
from the Willmar Argus. There is
absolutely nothing which the Doctor.
can be charged with except that n:
has changed his party utilization. rs
long as he remained in the Republic
can fold he was treated with respect
by the Argus and it's co-adjlltors.
But when he found that the party was
gradually drifting away from the
cause OF the common people. he in
common with hundreds of other re-
publicans in this county, after sound
ing fair note Of warning, joined the
Peoples Party, of which Organizations
he has since been active member He
was just as active with his pen and on
the stump while he WAS a Republic an
as he has been since he became y pop
ullst. Even sometime after the Doc
tor had joined the Peoples Party, the
Argus did not abuse him, but used
him as fairly as could be expected
from such source. It was even limited
about that perhaps the Argus would
abandon the old monopoly-ridden
party and come out as champion of
the masses. a course which the Pop
ullsts may. congratulate themselves
upon it did not take. AS proof of
the truth of the above might be men,
toned that it was SO fairly disposed
as to ''rent' two columns of space dur
ing the campaign to the populist cam
paign committee, also that it advo-
Gated Geo. N. Lamphere, who WAS
pronounced in his views of ''free sill
yer, for Congressman.
Just what was the first cause of the
campaign of abuse that was opened
against the Doctor in particular and
other populists in general as soon as
the results of the election became
known is not easy to determine. It
may have emanated from the cussed-
ness of the Argus editor, or it may
have been a concerted move by par
ties wishing to forever down the Doc
tor for reasons best known to them
selves, but however that may be the
Argus week after week assailed not
only the political views of the Doctor,
but his character and his practice, in
so contemplate, lying and under
handed way as to cause public revul:
sion even among many of those who
| were opposed to the DOCTOR politically.
TWAS then that it became plain to
| the Populists that in order to be able
to defend the men they chose as
| standard bearers and present their side
in a right light before the public they
| must have a local newspaper, and a
canvass taken proved that there was
an urging demand for an independ-
ent journal that would ADVOCATE the
| principles which are embodied in the
| platform. The result was that the
TRIBUNE was established, and the
| Doctor as being an old writer and
| newspaper contributor, was chosen as
the proper man to head the enter
prise. The TRIBUNE proved a sue
cess, and is now we'll established.
The poor old Argus became more
disturbed than ever when the TR1-
| BUNE appeared, and since the tisrt is
| sue, Feb. 10, 1895, the one and. only
topic of the Argus editorials has been
the TRIBUNE and its editorial con-
tributor. Green-eyed jealousy, what
else can it be- has entered his soul,
and when that monster once gains
! possession it holds undisputed sway.
| Thus far the only result of the TRADES
| against us has been that the TRIBUNE
| has been we'll aadvertised in all homes
where the Argus enters, and many
who otherwise would not have thought
of reading our paper have been led to
see what we did have to say for our
selves. We have lost nothing, except
perhaps our temper occasionally.
Our arguments have not been an
swered except by being called 'rot'
and "gall," and his standing epithet
against all populists is word ''anareh=
ist." Just think what a compliment
to- one-half OF the peaceful population
Of this county!
v. E. L.