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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23
GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!M!!

GOLD! GOLDM GOLDM!
History has been making fast
during last week at St. Louis.
The issue on which the political
battle of the century is to be
fought has come to the front at
last. The cidatel of the confed-
eracy of modern tyranny it at last
unmasked. It is gold. For a
quarter of a century preparation
has been made for this notable
event. History has repeated it.
self again. Forty years ago a
great political party was formed
to destroy the foul blot of Afri-
can slavery. 1t brought to the
front the greatest men of the age
and of the world both in states
manship and in war, and in the
providence Of God wiped out the
demon Of chattel slavery. But
how the mighty has fallen! To-day
that same party assumes the
champion ship of a demon worse
than chattel slavery-gold mo-
nometallism..~ The fiat. has gone
forth, Bill Merriam wrote it,
UNTIL INTERNATIONAL AGREE
MENT CAN BE OBTAINED THE Elk.
<1sr1Se GOLD STANDARD MUST BE
PRESERVED. Now remember
the platform four years ago at
Minneapolis. The American
people from tradition and inter-
est, favor bi.meta]lism, and the
republican party demands the
use of both gold and silver as
standard money!
Thus in four years the republi-
can party has changed from a
bi-metallic party to a gold mono
metallic party. Of course an
international agreement for BIZ
metallism is an utter impossible
ity. It has changed to a party
that at least pretended to have
some concern for the welfare Of
the common people, to a party
that coldly and deliberately as.
~serts that it will help the Rotch-
childs and Morgans to contiscate
the homes of the bulk of the peo-
pie in this country.
Well, in one sense we are
thankful that the party has come
out Of the woods. Every citizen
who believes in the money of the
constitution will have to leave the
party. Here|is what the greatest
constitutional lawyer of America
said on this subject:
-"Gold and silver are the money
of the Constitution. The'consti.
tutional standard of value is es-
tablished and can, not be over
turned. To overturn it would
shake the whole system. Gold
and Silver at rates fixed by Con-
gress constitute the legal stand
ard Of value in this country and
neither Congress nor any
State has authority to establish
any other standard Or dispose Of
this. Daniel Webster, : oath
Congress, 1886. 49, 81 u :.
But neither the plain language
Of the constitution nor the =au-
thority Of Daniel W ebster counts
for anything with Lomb bard
street and Wall streets money
conspirators. By stealth and
fraud in 1873.l878.1 1890 and 1893,
they overturn the 6 money of the
constitution" and establish gold
Il .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

Cleveland and Carlisle have
openl y declared that they will
vote toe Republican ticket next
fall. Of course they will.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

The Slogan now is For the
Single Gold Standard or
'Agains the Single Gold stand
ard Chose your sides,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23
TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, 1896.
HURRAH FOR TELLER,
TOWNE AND THEIR CON-
PATRIOTS!

A AeAO l. ~
The St. Louis Convention has
been the spot of earth ON which
millions of anxious citizens OF
this country have held their fixed
gaze during the lastweek. Thou.
sands of leading Republicans
have during the last three years
since the party openly departed
from it's time honored princi-
pies on the money question been
protesting against this and as.
sured the people in general that
when the time came they would
stand by their principles, and
bolt their political party if nee
essary. But did these men
have the courage of their convic.
tons? That was the question
asked by thinking men every
where. It takes courage to
sever a life long connection with
any association, and more SO
with a political party that had
honored them in many ways.
Yes, more true heroic courage
than to face the mouths Of can
non in the heat of battle. And
then, had not the love of money
and power taken sway of the
minds of men now days so that
rebellion againsta powerful polit.
cal party on principle was simply
an empty dream at best? Many
of us have asked ourselves this
question a thousand times, and
hesitated for an answer. Thank
God, the question is answered.
Thank God, manhood and cour-
age is yet alive in the hearts and
souls of the American citizens!
This grand and glorious country,
the hope of mankind and birth
place of free institutions is still to
be the home of the free and the
land of the brave. The silver
bolt in the St. Louis convention is
the most significant event in the
history of politics in this nation.
1t is the first real defeat of the
arrogant money power in this ma
ton. The Gold cohorts felt it..
understanding their appar
ant hilarity and scanning conf
dence a sad gloom prevails every
where among them. For once
their political machinery failed to
coerce the minds and conscien-
ces of free men. Senator Teller
talked to these hardheaded money
men in the committee of resolu-
ton of justice, righteousness and
a Judgment to come till they
wept like children. Talked and
pleaded and reasoned and ex-
postulated for seventy, millions
of people, and millions unborn,
for justice and equity!
There he stood strong in: the
conviction of right, earnest,
grand, majestic, yet cool, collect
ed and firm and plead his cause,
and when downed, retired a hero,
and henceforth the idol Of the
common people of America.
The ball is now open. The
first big gun in this. money bat
tie is fired. The gold army has
lost one-fourth or possibly one
third of it's soldiers. Re-align-
ulent of political parties on The
money question Isl reality. The
G, O. Party wallis down and the
stream is pouring through the
breach The Marty z;cs hrol1 IN
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

slavery" Now tits, "down with
gold!"
From this on there will be war
to a finish. The common people
have so far hoped against hope
for some equitable settlement of
this great issue. They could
hardly believe that G.. O. P. would
finally leave the great mass of the
people of this nation entirely at
the mercy of the Unsuitable greed
of a constituencies foreign mon
ey-ocracy and their agents in the
country. But alas! so it is.
But we welcome the contest.
The present condition is unbear-
able. When the next Appomattox
is fought the people will be ready
to vote another amendment to
the constitution. That amend
ment will probably Danish gold
and silver from the minis of this
country for good, give us govern
ment banks. government rail-
roads and government ownership
of our mines and public fran
chises.
Up, you men, that have a
particle of love for liberty for
yourself and children and de-
fend your homes and fresides.
You and your ancestors left the
old home to enjoy liberty and a
fair return for your industry in
this new world, and now your
former lords have invaded your
new home to shackleyou and your
children in the worst form of
bondage, gold slavery. Their
agent in congress tells you that
he will take your last shirt of
your back if he sees fit to do so.
If you are worthy citizens of a
free republic you will resent such
insults with the last drop of
blood in your veins if necessary.
You need not suppose that a
man who believes in the gold
standard is dishonest. Not at all,
Alexander H. Stephens was
not dishonest. On the contrary,
he believed he was right with all
his heart. But he was fearfully
mis- taken. He was color blind on
the slavery question. All around
him in every town of any size
was the horrible auction block of
chattel slavery where the most
brutal and heartrenqing scenes
was enacted daily, but he saw it
not. Education and environ
ment had made him ipsensible to
the suffering of the negro. Thus
it is with our gold standard ad:
vocates. They live in an atlnos=
phere of wealth and aMuence,
and know nothing Of the trials Of
poverty aud distress am ong the
common people. They look at
Europe and Wall street, and the
| world as they say, and forget to
look at the ordinary people on the
farm and in the little out of the
way cottage. Take secretary
Carlisle as an instance. Years:
ago when he was in contact with
the common people, and looked
at their condition and interest he
declared that the decentralization
(of-one-half Of the money Of the
world the gold standard would
entail more misery on the world
than war, famine and pestilenee..
But as he gradually looked away
fromsthe common people and to-.
wards Wall street and the nobil..
|ity of the old Wgorld his views
changed changed, changed, u1-5
I'll he now de- lares the gold stan
|dard bened GENT ecessity. 4
Carlisle is not dis honest, this.
enYiro ent5 Of late years, have:
made him 81 hat he i. And this.
is true ousand IS like him:
But an onest ak IS Just as
fffatal. il ts3eonseq uenee. Jas 9 will III
Eful mistake a. this Is why It
necessar for ever man alive
..to the danger nreatens this. ]
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

Had Blaine been living he
wouldn't have been a Republican
today.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23
HO! FOR THE PEOPLES PAR
TY CAUCUS JULY THE1ST
AT7O'CLOCK P. NJ.

Populist, do not forget the
caucus. Free silver Republicans
or Free Silver Democrats, at
tend also. Every citizen, of
whatever political faith you may
be, that believes in the money
OF the constitution should go.
Every citizen who believes that
the people should rule. and not
bosses and rings, should go. The
republican party don t wantsuch,
ltsaid SO at St. Louis. The de-
mocratic party ditto. 1t said so
in st. Paul lately. Come right
in to the Peoples Party caucus,
and help us to save this country
from English Lords and Ameri-
can ring politicians. Young man,
here is the chance of your life
if you want to be in it in the fu-
ture. We need you now, when
the battle is on. Dare to stand
up for the cause of justice and
humanity, and experience the
satisfaction of duty conscien-
tiously performed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

positive statement that *:THI
CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARD OF
VALUE IS ESTABLISHED AND CAN
NOT BE OVERTURNED" But il
has been overturned, and now
for the first time has a politica
party dared to openly endorse
this notorious violation of the con
stitution. The republicans have
cried anarchists at us populists
but they themselves stand now
convicted of open and notorious
anarchism. They first foist or
by fraud and stealth, and now il
is to be attempted in open day
light to saddle on this nation 8
money system not warranted
nay, in fact, prohibited by the or
ganic law of of the land.
This reminds US Of the history
of the democratic party for a gen
GRAFTON before the civil war. Ul
to Jackson's time that party was
the party of liberty and justice
But Calhoun, Hayne and lesser
proslavery champions by degrees
converted the great democratic
into a pro-slavery party. At first
this process was hidden from the
common people. It eliminated
in the Confederacy. Alexander
II. Stephens the vice president
of the southern confederacy ir
his great speech at Savannah
March 21-1860 gave expression
to the following statement:
THE prevailing ideas enter
tanned by Jefferson and most Of
the leading statesmen at the time
of the formation of the constitu
ton were, that the enslavemen1
of the African was the violation
of the laws of nature; that it was
wrong in principle, socially, NOR:
ally and POLITICALLY x . =
those IDEAS, however. were
fundamentally wrong. They
rested upon the assumption Of
the equality of races. This was
an error. Our new government
the confederate) is founded upon
exactly the opposite ideas; its
foundation is laid, it's corner
stone rest upon, the great truth
that the negro is not equal to the
white man; that slavery, subordi
nation to the superior race in his
national and normal condition
[applause] This, our new gov.
eminent, is the first in the his:
tory of the world, based upon this
great physical, philosophical. and
moral truth" Thus the party
that claimed Jefferson as its
founder at last repudiated the
principles of Jefferson, and sub
stituted something directly con
trary to them. But the course
of events indicated Jefferson
and the God of war decided the
issue.
Abraham Lincoln said that this
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

Abraham Lincoln said that this
is a government of, by, and for
the people that compose it. But
the republican party of to-day
say that Lincoln was wrong.
That our laws and policies can
not be made by and for our PEG.
pie but that the effete monarch
les of Europe must be consulted
aud our laws and policies must
be made to suit them prospect.
i've: of the needs. and wants the
masses Of our own people. The
aristocraey Of Europe have de
cided that it wants gold only for
money and the repu blican party
now says that we must follow
suit. :. n. s=:. .
It needs no prophet to foretell
that the republ lean party has
signed it's death warrant. It's
idol gold, III 90 down as slavery
did, and. the part with itas did
the dem cratic 3 part with slaY-.
.er hhe. is ue now is Is not s. sim a.
-
spl ll, free silver, IS anti gold
Every az ti- old q an Is. coupe lled|
to fight the|repu blican party IA
1850 the cry was, own with.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

Every election precinct in the
county should at the caucus elect
a committee of three for a pre-
cinct committee, the chairman
especially should bea willing and
and active worker Be sure and
select representative and active
men. Then after this the pre-
cinct committee can give it's own
caucus notices in the future.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23

When the hour for holding pri-
mary election has arrived, the
caucus shall be called to order by
the chairman. or secretary of the
precinct committee, if present
and willing to proceed. In their
absence or refusal to proceed,
some other qualified voter of the
party may call the caucus to or
der. Then a chairman of. the
caucus is elected, next clerk,
and last two judges of election.
The chairman shall administer
oaths to the clerk and judges of
election, and to any voter whose
vote is challenged. The clerk of
the caucus shall keep minutes of
the proceedings ind also Il regis
ter Of the names and addresses
of the per sons voting at said
caucus. Upon the close of the
polls, which must be kept open
one hour at least, the clerk and
judges count and announce
the vote. : The chairman will
furnish the delegates with Gre
dentials, and report forthwith
the names of the delegates to the
county chairman.
= The precinct committee and
citizens in general must familiar
ize themselves with this primary
election law of 1895. While it is
of very little Importance at this
lime, as there is no fight inside
of the peoples party, you should
practice the law so as to learn
how. The county convention
can admit populists present here
from any precinct without regu-
lar credentials, and will no doubt
do so should a caucus from any
cause miscarry or fail to be con
Quoted strictly according to the
law So be sure to send in a full
delegation. no. matter whether
you strictly comply with the law
or not. ...;s.:......5
J. DALE, s... j.
hairman,
Randi ohi Go. P.P Com.
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THE NEW CANADIAN CABINET

List Of the Members Who VIII Attempt
to Run the Government.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 1.-THE cabinet
ministers have been sworn in and the
portfolios arranged as follows:
Premier and President of Privy Coun-
cil-Sir Mackenzie Bowel.
Postmaster General - Sir Adolph
Caron.
Minister Of Marne-John Costigan
Minister of Finance-George Foster.
Minister of Railways and Canals
John Haggart.
Minister of Public Works-J. A.
Ouimet.
Minister of Interior-T Mayne DAILY.
Minister of Justice-A. r. Dickey.>
Secretary Of State - Sir Charles
Tupper.
Minister Of Agriculture-Dr Mon.
tague.
Minister Of Trade and Commerce
w. H. Ives.
Controller of Customs-John F. Wood.
Controller of Inland Revenue-E. G.
Prior.
Minister of Militia-A. Desjardines
This leaves the portfolio of solicitor
general yet to be filled.
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GREENWAY GOVERNMENT WINS
His Position the School Question
Endorsed by Manitobaus.

His Position on the School Question
Endorsed by Manitobaus.
WINNIPEG, Jan. 17.-Results in the
Manitoba general elections were most
disappointing to the opposition and a
complete victory for Greenway. The
school question was made the sole ISSUE
The day was cold and stormy, which
prevented hundreds of farmers from
going to the polls It is q notable fact
that the towns and villages generally
gave majorities for the government
candidates, while the country places
usually went the other way. In Port.
age la Prairie Hon. Robert Wilson was
elected by a bare majority Of II. This
was the smallest majority in the whole
list.
The seats gained by the government
are: Avondale, Deloraine, Morris and
Norfolk. Seats gained by the opposi.
ton are: Gallon, Kildonan and Turtle
Mountain. Jackson's majority in
lockwood is small, but returns are in.
complete, and it may 60 to the Con.
servatives yet. In that case the gov.
ernment has the same strength as in
the last legislature.
WINNIPEG, Jan. Incomplete re.
turns show the election Wednesday OF
20 Greenway government supporters
opposition and independent.
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ARE BRISTLING UP AGAIN.

The St. James Gazette Gives Another
Warning to Americans.
LONDON Jan. 1.-THE st. James
Gazette, commenting upon the speech
which the first lord of the treasury, the
Rt. Hon. A. S. Balfour, made in Man
chester, says:
Mr.. Balfour does not give encourage
ment to the diplomatic amateurs who
are trying to get the Americans to be-
ieve that they are wrong and will end
by buckling down. Those who have
been led to believe that the marquis of
Salisbury intends to apply to Washing
ton, asking it to be good enough to arbi-
trate or conciliate, are much mistaken
and we sincerely hope that they have
not been able to lead American opinion
to share their error, otherwise the re-
suits may be calamitous There is an
increasing disposition both in London
and in Washington to believe that the
dispute can be arranged with negotia-
tions between the only genuine parties
thereto, Great Britain and Venezuela.
Object to New Monroeism.
We have no quarrel with the old
Monroeism; but, if the senate insists
upon getting up new Monroeism
which will render the United States
absolute arbiter Of the affairs of the
continent, of which Great Britain owns
one-third, we certainly cannot avert
the consequences by yielding. The
issue, peace or war, lies with the Amer
leans. Nobody in England has discov-
cred patent method to escape the dan.
ger of a conflict, unless the Americans
themselves are anxious and willing to
avert it."
The Globe takes the same view Of the
arbitration propositions and asks:
How could court be constituted
whose decisions would be sure to COM
mand equal respect from both sides:
To this day the Americans have not
carried out the Behr. .ng sea award, and
the arbitrators have no means of en-.
forcing it,
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Resolution by Senator SeNell of
New Jersey COndemning
Cleveland's Policy
Might Cause Trouble and Would
Virtually Be a PrOtectorate
for All America.
English Newspapers Again Brist
ling Up Over the Monroe
Doctrine.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Mr. Sewell
(Rep. N. J. introduced resolution on
the Monroe doctrine in the senate.
The resolution declares that the presi-
dent has pressed the doctrine beyond
what it was intended, and that his in
depreciation Of it will involve us in
foreign complications, and virtually
extend protectorate over Mexico, Cen.
trail and South American states.
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The New Iowa Executive Duly
Inaugurated at Des
MOineS.
Endorses Cleveland's Stand on
the Monroe Doctrine in His
Inaugural.
Funeral Services Over Remains
of Ex-Governor Marshall at
St. Paul.

DEs MONIES, Jan. 1.-THE Iowa
capitol building was grandly decorated
in honor Of the Inauguration Of Gov.
ernor Drake. The ceremony took place
at 2:S0 p. m. on a platform in the ro-
tunda Of the building, in the presence
Of several thousand people. The in
augural procession formed on the West
side at 1880 p. m, and began the march
to the capitol. Companies A and H of
Des Moines, with the governors staff,
formed the military escort. Carriages
in the procession were occupied by
Governor Jackson and wife, General
Drake and daughter, Lieutenant. Gov.
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SOME HAWAIIAN NEWS.
Volcano Breaks Out without Warning
RAltim Coming Back.

Baltimore Coming Back.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE steam.
snip Mariposa arrived from Honolulu
bringing the following advices to Jan. 8:
The volcano has broken out again
and shows great activity. The out
break began Friday night, Jan. 8, and
the rise of the lake of about 200 feet
took place that night. The lake is now
about 200 feet wide and $50 feet long.
The illumination was very strong, the
glow being visible at Hilo. There had
been no heralding of returning activity.
On Dec. 6, 1894, there was a quiet dis
appearance of the lava, and the renewal
ond the Sd Of this month was as noise
less and unwarned as the disappearance
had been.
President Dole left for the island Of
Hawaii on Wednesday. He will be alb
sent about three weeks. Land matters
and the question of forestry will occupy
his attention while absent.
Carl Klemme, an exile, who returned
without permission Of the government,
has been arrested on charge of con-
spiracy He will be defended by Charles
Creighton, who was sent out OF the
country about the same time as Klein.
me. The lawyer was allowed to return.
The Italian corvette Cristofero Col.
ombo, Bertolini, commander, has ar
rived, II days from Tahiti. She takes
coal here and leaves for Esquimault,
B. c., ON the 18th.
The United States steamer Baltimore
will leave for Mare Island on the 10th.
The Bennington's stay here is still for
an indefinite period.
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MR.. CALL GIVES NOTICE.,

Florida Senator Will Seek Direct Vote
on Cuban Recognition.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Senator Call
gave notice that he would soon move to
discharge the foreign relations commit
tee from consideration of the resolu-
tions for the recognition Of the Cubans
as belligerents, in order to have the
senate vote directly on the question
without further delay.
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CUT OFF COMMUNICATION.

Havana Can Now Only He Reache
From the Sea.
MADRID, Jan. I.-Dispatches re.
ceived here from Havana say that the
insurgents have cut off means of land
communication between the city and
the interior, except by the short rail
road from Havana to Mariana in the
province of Havana and over the still
shorter railroad between Ragla and
Guanabacca, suburbs of that city. Con.
sequently, the steamships are the only
means of communication with the cap.
ital and the provinces which remain al
the disposal of the authorities.
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POpulists ut St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. l7.-Quite a number
of the members of the national COM
mittee of the Peoples party have ar
rived here to take part in the meeting
of that body which is to name the time
and place for holding the national con.
vention. MIR. II. E. Taubeneck, chair
man of the executive committee, says
nothing is known yet as to where or
when the convention will be held.
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Wisconsin VIII Celebrate.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1.-THE Wiscon-
sin mi-centennial conference held
here during the day was attended by
45O delegates. 1t was decided to have a
statehood celebration in 1893. General
Lucius Fairchild was elected chairman,
and he, together with five Others, will
appoint committee of 100 which shall
decide upon the place, time and scope
of the celebration.