Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-08

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But now comes the money
power and says thatif we succeed
in: carrying out our principles
we shall be forced to the wall
at once. &. ~
Now we admit the force of this
argument. It is no use to ignore
it, We understand that prudence
dictates cool and deliberate action
to extricate the American people
from this domination of Wall
street. Now if the Republican
party had any policy that looked
to the liberation of our debt fet'
tered people and business, be it
ever so remote. we should be will
ling to consider it with due de-
liberation. But as nothing of the
kind is offered, but only a contin'
uance of present conditions in an
ever aggravated form, we see nc
hope there. 1t seems to US toe
humiliating for al American citi.
zen to be cOerced in this way tC
support policies and measures OF
government that our best judg.
ment condemn. And itseems tc
us that no American citizen, even
to gain party advantage, should
rejoice in victory gained by such
means.
We are in favor Of radical
measures Of relief. But as the
whole business fabric of the ma.
ton is involved, it is a grave
question in our mind whether the
people, that is a majority of them,
are ready for this. It remains
to be seen whether the people
have suffered long enough to be
willing to suffer the shock and
pain, of the operation to have it
done now. The statesman that
can suggest the best and safest
remedy for the liberation of the
American people from this bon,
dage Of debt to Wall street, is
the Moses that this country
wants.
But our simple statement of
this debt slavery of the American
people to the money power seems
to have disturbed the minds of
some Of our good people here
about. Some populists dropped
their heads and said: The Doc
tor has scared the people to vote
for Wall street, and some re-
.publicans became jubilant and
and said, Yes, that's so. we will
be the gamers.
Both are mistaken. The popu-
list that will run because of the
truth is not worthy OF the name.
And the republican that will re-
joice because the American peo-
pie are in a condition to be CO.
creed by the money power to vote
as it dictates, is poor specimen
OF an American citizen. And he
admits the whole contention of
the populist: That we are ruled
by the money power. He admits,
that the fear of a panic, is the
motive that sways the people to
vote the republican ticket. The
cancer that eats at the vita]s of
this nation is Indebtedness.
Nothing more and nothing less.
How shall it be cured?
The populist doctor advices a
surgical operation of radical
nature. Cut out the cancer, let
the consequences be what they
may. And do it now. The re-
publican doctor wants palliative
measures; wants confidence cure.
and time. He says that the 20.
pulist plan will endanger the life
of the patient. But he himself
offers no cure, only a prolonga-
ton of life in any events.
Now we hold. the same as in a
surgical case, that the patient
the American people-should be
confronted with all the facts in
the case and then 1e allowed to
say that plan of treatment he
prefers. If the American people
wants real and lasting cure for
debt disease, although it may and
likely will hurt during the opera
ton, we populists have got it.
If on the other hand the Ameri-
can people are afraid Of an oper-
alton let them employ Doctor Re-
publican with his confidence me,
dicine, that is all we have to saw.