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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01

The ordinary banker out west is
as bad off as any. He gets his
capital from the East as a rule,
and when the East whistles he
must dance. If we only had to
deal with our home bankers and
business men, then there would
be no danger. They are inter-
ested equally with the poorest
debtor in the welfare of the
country. But we are in the
hands of a foreign money arts.
tocracy, that knows neither mer-
cy nor humanity. We only ask
this: Are you ready to deliver
the country from this debt slav-
cry at any or all hazard? If you
are well and good but if you are
not, and will turn back like the
children of Israel in the wilder
ness towards the flesh pots of
Egypt, if you are not prepared to
travel through the wilderness of
a panic before you reach the pro-
missed land, then stay where you
are and stop campaigning. We
want to be honest with you. We
can see a possible condition
brought on by the money power
that may cause untold sufferings
and misery. And we want you
to consider this matter with a
full understanding of all the pos.
sible conditions that may super
vene. This is a fight of the rich
against the poor. It is a strike
of the common people Of this
country against the aristocracy
of the country. It is an A. R. U.
strike on.a large scale. 1t is a
tremendous issue. 1t will be a
prolonged and bitter fight. We
are facing the most tremendous
crisis in the history of this ma
tion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01

A free silver farmer in Maine
has been converted by fire. He
had 5000 in gold and the same
amount in silver which be would
not put in the bank because it was
a 'Sgold-bug" institution. So he
mia the money in the hay in his
barn. The barn was burned and
in place of his money hefound two
Jumps Of melted metal. For the
gold lump he got 5000 and for the
silver lump a little over $500; and
ne does not want any more free
silver in his.-Detroit Free Press.
quoted in the Clar1 City Her.
aid.
We don't see any point in the
above unless it is in favor of free
coinage. The man ought to have
been confirmed in his belief in
bimetallism on the spot. Under
the gold standard the mint would
only recon the gold but under
bimetallism both his gold aud
silver Jumps could have been re-
coined and he would have lost
nothing. Supposing all the
leading com mercial nations would
refuse to coin gold, would it not
depreciate, come now, be homes t,
woulden't it? The only thing
that will make a silver dollar
honest" is free coinage and
such illustrations as the above
makes it so plain anyone ought
to be able to see it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01

While we do not desire to dis
parage the movement which re-
suited in the permanent organ
ization Of the Bryan & Lind Club
of this city, and will do all in our
power to promote it's best in
terests, consistency and feel
ing of duty compells us to speak
out. We consider it a misfor-
tune to the club that at it's first
meeting it should have secured
MI. Townley as speaker. He
had been recon mended to the
committee, and as at this time
speakers who were better known
were all engaged, they were
glad TO avail themselves of Mr..
L. While Mr.. Townley no doubt
did his best and uttered essen
TALLY the truths, nevertheless
they were couched in much un-
couth and in some instances vul-
gar language and could not be
well received by the intelligent
and refined hearers who in large
part constituted the audience
which had responded to the in
vitation. The address would
perhaps been an excellent one
to appeal to the people Of a min
ing or lum Der camp, but was no
what could be expected in the
inauguration of a club whose
mission is to encourage research
and investigation Of our national
problems. To be in any measure
successful it must conduct it's
meetings in a dispassionate and
deliberate manner, invite proper
dissenting questions and opin-
ions and treat all who choose to
properly attend it's public meet
ings with the utmost respect and
fairness. The TRIBUNE believes
it voices the sentiment of the club
whenitasserts that when the pub
lie is next invited to discussion
of issues it will be conducted in
manner that will not be obnox-
ious to any fairminded person
who chooses to attend.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01

''Our agricultural depar tment
has shown that the farmers in
come has declined over $6 per
cultivated acre. That means
that for the whole country they
are receiving about ST, 800, 900. 900
eighteen hundred million dollars)
less then they did a few years
ago, Not receiving it, of course
they cannot spend it. How
can there be work for city labor
ers or prosperity for anybody
when the farmers are spending
81 300, 100000 a year less than
they naturally would?. There is
no congress wise enough to de-
wise a tariff that will help: work
men % in manufact tories so long as
the farmers cannot buy the pro.
ducts. Ohm II. Beadle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01
CUSHMAN DAVIS IN 1890,

When the Repu blicans had just
passed the compromise silver
law, the Sherman act, and the
good effects were. being felt of
having four million five hundred
Thousand dollars a'month of new
money infused into the veins Of
business in our rapidly growing
country. republicans were in.
clined to feel elated over their
friendliness towards bimetallism.
Cushman K. Davis, in his cam
paign speeches in the year 1890,
IN his eagerness to give his party
all possible prestige by reason
of having partially restored sill
yer, made statements like the
one produced below, which when
compared with the speeches
credited to him this year show
such a complete change of front
as will justify any republican to-
join: the silver forces and still
claim to stand where he always
stood on the question. This
particular quotation Was taken
from an old file of the Pioneer
Press, the speech having been
delivered at Crookston, Oct. %,
1890.
"Now, fellow citizens, to bust
ness matters. The last Congress
probably passed more important
legislation than any Congress
since the year 1872, except the
Congress during which we be-
gan the war: We passed the
silver bill: Since 1872 that. in
strumentality Of finance, that
right arm of every monetary sys-
tenn which has existed in efcien:
cy through all the ages SINCE and
before the time when Abraham
paid 800 shekels Of silver for the
cave in which to bury his dead,
that great function Of. civilization
was restored and made legal ten.
der, and from the .momentit was,
poured into circulation prices in
creased !. a universal, sense Of
prosperity was felt, and the coun-
try began to move forward upon
Q y zcareer Of pro sperity which I as
sure you, my elbow citizens, we
did not begin. to apprec iate even
u its beginning wv e raised il.
from its diseredited and dis
6nrbed cond ition, and we gave it.
IS money the pure chasing power
q gold. The price of silver be-
tore the bill was pas sed was 90
yents. and re. utter the Bill was
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01
A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE

The Seventh district demo
cratic congressional committee
has decided to hold no convention
this fall to nominate candidate
as will be seen by the news item
published elsewhere in this
issue. This decision was
reached in view of the genera
agreement between the demo-
cratic and peoples party this
year in Minnesota and elsewhere
in the country. The two parties
have united on a candidate for
governor and for president. and
in many of the congressional
districts in this state and out.
side Of it the same course has
been pursued. There are thus
not lacking precedents for the
action of, the com mittee in this
district. The committee, will
maintain it's organization and be
prepared to take such action two
years hence as may seem war.
ranted by the conditions that
have arisen in the m eantime. It
does not mean a surrender Of
democracy to populism, any
more than the endorsement of
Bryan by the populistss means
the reverse. IT. simply means
that in this year Of grace 1896
every vote cast for a democratic
candidate for congress would be
a vote taken from Mr.. Lommen
to the advantage Of. the repub1i.
can candidate, and that the
demo crats of the district hold
that it is decide eddy wiser to send
to congress from the Seventh.
Minnesota q man who will sup
port q demo cratic presid lent Id
his efforts to restore free coinage
Of silver, and who will oppose.
any attempt to e. faste g 9 higher
tariff on the coun tryy ather than.
one who will ppose free silver
8nd favor higher tariff, as Mr..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01

President Grant in a message
to Congress on Jan. 4, 1875, made
the statements quoted below.
We. are told that silver was de-
monetized openly in 1873; that
the billwas published far and wide
as a bill demoneti silver, etc:
But here comes the presid ent Of
the country two years afterwards
and recommends more coinage
facilities for the very metal that
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01
THE STATE TICKET.
JOHNSON & LAWSON.

Liz SGdCe COuVeuIlOu pdSSeu
off without any extraordinary
development, quietly, peaceably
and according to program. The
result is what we expected. The
nominees were John Lind for
governor, J. NJ. Bowler of Bird
Island for Lieut.. Gov, and John
A. Keyes of Duluth for Atty.
General. John Lind was nomi-
mated by reclamation even be-
fore the platform was adopted.
He was escorted to the stage and
delivered quite speech of &C
ceptance of the nomination,
which was we'll received. Over
the Lieut.. Governorship there
was quite contest, J. M. Bowler
coming out victorious. The
most important officer contribu-
ted to the ticket from the Peo-
pies party ranks Was the Atty.
Gen. John A. Reyes. Mr.. Reyes
is one of the solid men of the old
time populists. He is the author
of the Australian election law in
this State. He is an accomp-
ished lawyer, a man of proved
integrity, of unhinching deter
mination and interchangeable ener-
gy. He is a man Of strong individ-
uality, and if the ticket is elected
will no doubt exert great influ-
ence on the administration. He
adds great strength to the ticket.
Mayor Bowler Of Renville county
is well elL.s and favorably known
throughout the state. He Was a
brave soldier, is an ideal presid-'
ing officer, and although the
senate is repu blican he will be of
considerable Importance in that
body. John Lind is well and
favorably known as the most pro-
minent politician of Swedish ex-
traction in the state. He has
served three terms in congress
from the second district. He is
particularly known as the free
silver republican Of the state.
Although the Office of governor
has no bearing directly on the
silver question, the free silver
sentiment brought him to the
surface as aft represe ntative to
head the fusion ticket at this en-
julius J. Heinrich forI
secretary 81 state and Alex Mel
Kinnor for state treasurer were
The democratic contribution toll
thg ttt et, and are worthy and
s0npBtsnt gentle men Alto
zether the ticket is q strong one
md stands q good chance of elect
I; s y ~ not So sanguite OIL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01
PREPARE FOR BATTLE.

All signs indicate that if the
Bryan forces win in the coming
campaign, we shall have the
greatest panic the world has ever
seen. We have stated time and
again that the money power of
the East can bring such a panic
on any time it pleases. The in
debtedness of the country, and
especially the West, is now so
enormous that all the great credi-
tors of Wall street and England
has to do to sdrain every dollar
out of the country is simply to
call in their loans as fast as they
mature, and refuse to renew.
This kept up for three months,
will take every dollar out of cir
culation and most of it out of the
country. We have hitherto been
of the opinion that when the
money power saw that public
sentiment was against it it would
yield gracefully. Recent events,
however, tends to prove that the
reserved power of Wall street, as
Clews calls it, may be exercized
in all it's severity. lfsuch should
be the case it would result in
general bankruptcy of every
debtor in the land. Now so far
as we are personally concerned
we are read y to face the music
now, for it must be met some
time. But we are not going to
shoulder the responsibility of al
lowing such a condition to be
brought about without due notice,
to all concerned" This country
is in the hands of Wall Street.
We are apt to have a. practical
demonstration of this fact from
now on to election, and if Bryan
goes in, until remedial measures
can be devised by congress.
Our readers should understand
this, so as not to be able to say
afterwards that the silver cranks
brought them into a trap un-
aware. The great trouble is that
we might fail to control congress
and our people might be left at
the mercy of revengeful credi-
tors.
If you silver men have the
courage of your convictions. and
the manhood to stand by your
guns to the bitter end, even at
the sacrifice of home and pro.
perty during the impending
struggle then close up your
ranks aud march ahead, and de-
liver this country from the grasp
of Wall street. This work must
be done sometime, either by the
ballot or the bullet, if this coun.
try shall be the land of liberty.
!. But history teaches US that
masses of people are not always
to be depended upon. They are
liable to be STAN peded likea herd
Of buffaloes. We can.readily i'm
agine that if this panic should:
be very severe and prolonged
with universal distress, the tickle
public might turn around and run
before any good could be accom-
s..s=. *
Hence we give due and timely
notice Of what the people may ex-
pEect, 50 as to be pre- pared for the
oattle when it comes.
Let i be clearly understood
hat E' when we speak about the1
money power, we do1i not meanl
~ Ct the small countr ~ bankers1
nd business men DIT here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-01

Mr.. Bryan is to address the
wage g Farmers Of Chicago on La,
Dor day.
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exactj equivalent of genuine indorse. .u1ent of Mckinley, the single gold standard, an abominably high tariff tax, continued gold bond issues, perpetual national debt and cruel and heartless corporations for the next four years and possibly for all time If elected presi- dent, Bryan will know no Democrat, no Populist, no Republican There will be no stepehildren in his political family. All who have been with the great re. form forces in the fight will be on an equal footing He will be the peoples president Nebraska is for Bryan 1"
 This enthusiastic statement, coming from the Populists of Bryan's own state, attracted the most attention. The Nebraska delegation is thoroughly or gantzed and is doing missionary work among the middle of the road" Popu- lists.
 We want to show them" said Sen ator Allen, what the middle of the road is ]"
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dorsed Mckinley Hence the choice is between Mckinley and gold, and an abnormally high tariff, and Bryan with free silver, tariff for revenue, income tax and other reforms. "
 The senator expressed the opinion whether Bryan was indorsed or not the Populist convention would promulgate a platform of it's own.
 Some members of the Nebraska dele gatien, among them Senator Allen, pre-. pared the following statement:
 s'The Nebraska delegation is unit for Bryan They know him well. His life has been fulfillment rather than 8 mere promise We knew his high char acter and eminent fitness for the office of president He is our neighbor and we are not deceived in him. If elected. he will be the greatest man that has oc- cupied the White House since the days Of Lincoln. and in his broad and genu. inc sympathy for the masses he more nearly resembles Mir Lincoln than al } public man We can recall The nom. ination of third ticket would be the
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CANNON AN ENDEAVoRER.
The Illinois Congressman Poses as Mem
 ber of That Order.

The Illinois Congressman Poses aa a Mem
 Der of That Order.
 Congressman Joe Cannon, chairman of the appropriations committee, arrived in Washington the other night from his home in Danville, Ills. "I am a member of the Christian Endeavor, !" he said to the clerk as he registered at the Nor mandie. and if you are giving special rates to Christians count me in.
 Where is your badger" asked she clerk.
 My face is my badge, " the congress man responded.
 I had some business in Washing ton, said Congressman Cannon, "and l thought, inasmuch as there was so be Christian Endeavor convention here this week, I could come now and kill two birds with one stone. The young people seem not only to have taken pos session of the capital, but of the roads leading to it. On the train was asked several times what delegation belonged to. When 1 got off the train in Wash ington tonight, a young man rushed up, grasped my hand and pinned badge on my coat. For a man who has been in congress 20 years l consider it great compliment to still look like a Chris tian. Chicago Times Herald
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THE popuLisT PRESS.
It Is Expected to Be Well Represented
 at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July 21-The Populists are making extensive preparations for the Popnlist press which they expect here in force. They claim over 1000 re- form papers in various parts of the coun- try, and most of these papers, they be- lieve, will be represented. Some of it's representatives held an informal confer ence and strong sentiment against the unequivocal indorsement of the Chicago ticket, which might result in the com plete annihilation of the Populistic or ganization. prevailed. The general feel ing WAS that the silver forces should be united, but only in a way that would
 preserve their organization. While most of them were disposed to unite through some plan on Bryan they are bitterly opposed to Sewan and some are strongly
 of the opinion that separate platforms should be adopted which would include demands for many additional reforms.
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BOLT IS BEING TALKED OF.
The Populist Convention May Split oa
 Indorsing Bryan.

lndoFsinE Bryan.
 ST. LOUIS. July 2l.-The belief con { tinues general that q bolt is among the strong probabilities of the Populist con yention whatever course is decided on by the majority. Delegates are con- stantly arriving now. and the larger the crowd becomes more evident is the in- tensity of feeling over the one question at issue.
 This question is whether to indorss Bryan and Sewall or nominate an inde- pendent ticket. In general way the contest is between the north and the south. The western and northern dele gate calls himself a Populist and the southern delegate refers to himself as a Populite. Many of the delegates ex- press the opinion that they may at no distant day be separate parties The northern men as q class contend that in an indorsement of Bryan lies the only hope of making the influence of the party felt or of achieving practical re- suits, while the southern men, remem- bering their many contests with Demo. crats in their section, maintain that such q course is utterly suicidal. Ths feeling is the same, whether among ths leaders or the rank and file, the only difference being that the former discuss the issue i'll the committee rooms and the latter i'll the hotel corridors. Both classes are equally Gs earnest and both declare there Is but ono course open.
 The Bryan followers talk of a split more openly than their opponents. They are perfecting thorough organization and will make most strenuous effort to secure an indorsement of the Demo. cratic nomin ees. They do not publicly admit that there is any possibility they will not be able to control the oonven. tion, but privately many of them say if they are not in the majority and if separate ticket is nominated they will walk out of the convention and ap. peal to the people to rally to the support of Bryan and Sewall The other crowd is more reticent, but the feeling is mona the less intense
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Nebrssks Penull.ts and Rr...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 1e.-The Populist state convention to select dele. gates to the national convention at St. Lotus convened at II o'clock today amid great enthusiasm. Bryan men were in the majority on all sides. Four hundred delegates composed the con- yention. The name of Bryan was re- ceived with applause whenever men, tioned.
 A Bryan delegation and none other Will be sent to St. Louis and man. in order to be elected, must be pure Bry. an man.
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Father KnsIpp May Not Come.

Cold water is already thrown on the announcement that Father Kneipp would come to this country for the pur- pose of featuring on the benefit of his cure of going barefoot and the applica- tion of ice for blood and nervous dis eases. The empress of Austria's favorite physician is in his seventy sixth year. and scarcely likely to. venture so far from his home in Woerishofen. Ger many. Those who would be his patients must travel across seas, but they can leave their shoes and stockings at home, as Father Kneipp has no rse fer them. --Boston Herald
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Mark Twain In South Africa.

Mark Twain has been telling the South African pressmen some yarns and cracking some jokes at his own expense One of the latter is related by $ Johan- nesburg paper, Mark was talking about South Africa's numerous recent afdic- tions. "Yes, " he said, ''you have had fearful time here lately-what with wars, revolutions. rinderpest, locusts. drought-and me. I guess you can go no farther with plaques. Now that I've come, you must take a change for the better "-Westminster Gazette.
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to indorse Bryan the Populist party would not contain corporal's guard in November. An honest endorsement is the only salvation of ths party So far as Kansas is concerned it matters not what this convention does, we will in- dorse Bryan and vote for silver
 We have, said Tgnatius Donnelly, f'built up our party in the face of ridi- cule and misrepresentation We car ried g electoral votes four years ago and our party has grown steadily since. In two years our vote in Minnesota in- creased from 29, 900 to S7,000. In the south and west our speakers educated
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the people on the silver question, and it was our work which was responsible for the declaration in favor of silver at Chicago. They stole our thunder now they want to buy our party. There is no personal hostility to Bryan here, but we must maintain our organization. For if WIG allow ourselves to be swal- lowed and the ticket should not prevail, or if successful, and for some reason silver should not be remonetized ill the next four years the Populist party would be disaffected as an organization and it would take 20 years to build up another reform movement. ;
 George w. Brewster of Falls City, Neb., the Populist candidate for con- gress, is here urgently advocating Bry- ans nomination and not indorsement Endorsement, said he, implies &C., eeptance of the Democratic platform. We should adopt our own platform and nominate Bryan. That would unite Democrats and Populists on the silver issue, but StllI malntaln our orRanlza- tion as separate entirety
 Lawrence J. McParlin, of New York, one of the general secretaries of the na- tionnl Populist committee. has arrived, and he expressed the opinion that Bryan would be nominated. though not in dorsed, and that an arrangement will be reached for an equitable division of electors. He thinks the Omaha plat form will be reaffirmed with the ad- dition of 8 plank indorsing the initiative and referendum system.
 ]. E. Anderson and Dr. Evans, two delegates from Iowa also came They gre for Bryan under certain condition !, but are not yet prepared wholly to com init themselves.
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Fol.nd Sick Ina ca.

CHICAGO, July 2l-Robert Jackson, r years old, was found in a freightcar on the docks of the Western Transit com. pany. He appeared to be i'll and was removed to the county hospital, where 1t was said he was suffering from tr phoid fever Jackson told the police that his home was in Petersburg, Va. and asked that his parents be notified of his illness.