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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

such an amendment to the Con-
stitution as will overcome that
evil
"What has Mckinley to say on
the subject? He knows that the
trusts are not myths. He must
have seen the list of 189 of them
in the World. He must be aware
of the purely arbitrary advance
of $3.50 a ton in the price of coal
trust. He cannot be ignorant of
their extortions and robberies
by these ...monopolies. He has
seen Senator Sherman's opinion,
telegraphed to the World, that
mo doubt the existing antitrust
law can be enforced by a presi-
dent and vigorous attorney-gen-
eral in sympathy with it.
"What does he think of trusts?
Does he think they ought to be
suppressed? Will he say as
much as Mr.. Bryan did? Can he
afford to say less?
1--WE can tell him that the peo-
pie are thinking very deeply and
warmly on this question. Hun
dreds of thousands of votes may
depend upon it. With the cleo
tion now to all appearances like
ly to turn upon the votes of the
Central Western States, where
the feeling against monopolies is
very strong, a silence that ap-
pears to give consent may prove
hazardous to the Republican can
didate.
what do you think about
trusts?
Speak out, Mr.. McKinley!''-
St. Cloud Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

eve have plenty of money in
the country and there is millions
OF gold ready to come in from
England when only confidence is
restored" says the goldbug.
eve have not enough standard
money in the country but we pro-
pose to utilize the product of our
own mines in place of getting
farther into debt by 1oaning from
England, says the bi-metallist.
Take your choice of methods for
getting more money.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

this board expects action to be
taken and in the part of the at
torney general in this matter at
once.'
State of Minnesota, Attorney
Generals.
Office St. Paul Feb. Is, 1896.
Mr.. JOHN GREAsoN,
County Auditor
Crookston; Mimi.
DEAR SIR: Your communica-
ton of the 81 inst advising me OF
a resolution recently adopted by
your Board of County Commits
sioners is just received. I note
the purpose as therein expressed
of the former resolution of which
you heretofore advised me. The
resolution referred to in your re-
cent communication fully ex'
plains the purpose of the former
one. The matter will therefore
receive proper consideration.
lam very truly yours,
H. w. CH1LDs,
Attorney General.
His letter was dated Feb. 25th
1896. It is now Sept. 23rd, but
nothing more has. yet been heard
from him in regard to the mat
ter. He is evidently still giving
it proper" consideration, and
will undoubtedly continue to de
so unless the exigencies of the
present campaign'compell him tc
resurrect the political capital
Mcintosh Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

The Populist National COMMITTEE
have given out a statement that from
knowledge received the following
states are reasonably sure for Bryan:
Alabama, II; Arkansas, s; Flori-
da, 4; Georgia. ID: Louisiana, 8; Mis-
sissippi, 9; Missouri, II; South Caro-
lima, 8; Tennessee, II; Texas, Is; vir-
ginia, II; Colorado, 1; Idaho, 3; Mon
tana, 3; Nevada, 3: North Dakota, 3;
South Dakota, 4; Utah, 3; Washing
ton, 4; Wyoming, 3: Kentucky, Is;
Kansas, 10; Nebraska, 8; Indiana, Is;
North Carolina, IL; Oregon, 4; Cali
fornia, 8: Maryland, s: West Virginia,
6. Total 232, eight more than necces-
sary to elect. Then there are list of
states in which Bryan's chances are
as good as McKinley's, as Minnesota,
Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and della
ware. Bryan is sure to carry some
of them and hence be elected with a
handsome majority.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

Tons of campaign NATTER
roorbacks-are said to be stored
away all over the country by the
gold bugs to be turned loose on
the people the last few days be-
fore election in the hope that the
silver forces can be stamped
ed. It will all be in vain. The
people are educating themselves
as never before on political ques.
tions, and will not be misled by
lies circulated on the eve of cleo
ton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
Next time some republican

Next time some republican
says he is in favor of coinage of
silver on Overnment account ask
him why the Republicans helped
Grover Cleveland to repeal the
only law on the statute books
under which the government
could purchase silver for the
coinage of standard dollars in
Nov. 1898, and when they pro-
pose to authorize the purchase of
more?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
THE REAL ISSUE.

The real issue in this cam.
paign is very simple. tits this:
Whether, as the gold standard
men insist, we shall depend on
England for our money supply,
keep borrowing gold and bond
posterity into perpetual bond
slavery,
Or whether,
We shall use our own money
metals in which our mountains
abound, put our idle workmen at
digging out the precious metals
and open our minis for their con.
version into money, and pay our
debt.
That is all there is to it. Take
your choice.
Every U. S. bond and money
obligation is legally and equitably
payable in a full weight Is to ]
silver dollar, such as we propose
to coin. To band this country
for the sake of paying this deb
in gold, while our mountains arr
full Of silver and millions of mer
starving for want Of work, woulc
seem to be not only a stupendous
folly, but a heinous crime
against the American people
The repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law Nov
1st, 1893, which put an end to the
increase of our stock of silver
money, closed our silver mines
and sent hundreds of thousands
of miners out in the world away
from family and home, as tram ps
and ragabonds was deed as
dark and Infamous as is recorded
on the page Of history in modern
times.
When the Republican party as.
sisted Grover Cleveland to thus
utterly destroy one American in.
dustry for the benefit of the bond
holder, when it utterly ignored
the interest of that Rocky noun
trim miner, that it might help
Cleveland, Carlisle & Co to issue
1862, 100000 of bonds, when il
Nov. 1st, 1898 laid violent hand
on the miner for the benefit oil
the rich bond holder then the
once fair grand old party fell
from the battlement of heaven tc
the dark and dismal bottomless
pit of infamy.
AS that dark and bloody act,
and it's real significance becomes
known, as the blood of the miner
cries to the American people for
vengeance, so shall the down.
fall be swift and certain of every
man, small or great, that had
a finger in that bloody deed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

The Argus heads an article,
1.-THE ribbon Craze and the Trib-
une Lies" but fails to point out
any falsehood made in our paper.
Everyone, however, who was
present at the Bryan meeting and
reads the Argus report of the
number attending and wearing
yellow badges will readily see a
divergence from the truth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
THE GAZETTE STORIES.

! Willmar Tribune: Lommen and
Johnson divide the time at the meet
ing at Irving Tuesday evening with
Henry Feig, the Republican candidate
for the Legislature. 1t took the silver
men just one minute to decide to con-
sent to the debate.
Nevertheless, the Doctor, in
opening his speech. said it was a
Populist meeting. that the Popu.
lists had made all arrangements
for it, and would use all the time
they saw fit, and that Republi-
cans could have talk after he
and Lommen finished if they
wanted to. Mr.. Feig was unable
to be there, being at home sick
with an attack of pleurisy, but it
is evident the Populist managers
had no intention of allowing him
the privilege of talking even if he
had been there. At the conclu-
sion of the meeting some one
proposed three cheers for LON
men, and there was a faint re-
sponse; but when three cheers
for Mckinley were proposed, a
mighty shout went up that made
even the. shingles rattle. Will
mar Gazette.
Nevertheless, Bro. Crosby,
you are mistaken again, and I
knowyouare misstating the facts,
and so does every man that was
at the meeting. I told the PEG.
pie there that inasmuch as the
meeting had been called for Ioae
men, that gentlema s
accorded the floor first daft
that I would debate l5l,
Feig all night if necessastl. 41
was told by several parties that
Feig was there before we /, came,
and also that he was in the i'm .
mediate vicinity'all the time. z I
do not know as to the truth Of
those reports, but I do know that
was ready to- debate with Mr..
F'eig any time and to claim other
wise is d falsehood. There was
a drunken, bowling and braying
mob outside disturbing the meet
ing by shouts for Mckinley much
to disgust of those present and
you are welcome to what comfort
you can get from that.
But then I notice that the
columns of the Gazette are full of
Misrepresentation against our
candidates. Well, Bro. Grossly,
If you are going into personalities
we are loaded too. and we can
show up such moral rotteness in
your camp, state and county, that
it will make your ears Jingle. I
give you fair warning, Bro. eros
by. Be careful that you don t
raise a certain evil Egenius that
you can't put down again.
c.. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
MCKINLEY, SPEAK OUT"

Every day the N ew York World
prints an editorial with the above
heading, yet it never.meets with
a response from Mckinley, and
never will. How the World can
support him, considering it's own
opposition to the trusts, and the
fact that Mckinley is their can.
didate, is beyond comprehension.
It's issue Of the 9th contained this
leader: -
SPEAK OUT MCKINLEY.
"Mr. Bryan's explicit and EN-.
phatic declaration against trusts,
in his Tammany Hallspeech, GER
tainly entities Mr.. Mckinley to
the floor on this subject. Mr..
Bryan said. .= NJ. .
I am opposed to the trusts and
if ] am elected / shall use as an
Executive what power i shall
hay to drive every trust out Of.
exis tence. f present laws are
not efficient to meet this evil, {,
II elected will recomme end such.
laws as will meet it. &c the Con.
stitution Of the United States is
SO cons ructed as to prevent any
interference with the operation.
Of q trust, shall REL mend
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

The only thing that will start
the factories IS orders for goods.
The mills cannot| run long on
conf encce' even should Nc
KEsiinley be elected. Raise the
prices ~: Of the ducts Of those
who who constitute the bone market,
the America far ers and there
will be q little left after pay ing:
interest to spend IA The stor IS,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
COUNTY TICKET.

COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON,
of Willmar.
For Auditor.
NELs GUAM,
of New London.
For Treasurer,
n. O. NELSON,
of Whitefeld.
For Sheriff,
A. T. BOGART,
of willmar.
For Register of Deeds.
o. S. REIGSTAD,
of Arctander.
For Clerk of Court,
JOHN T. OTOS,
Of Willmar
For County Attorney,
P. H. FRYE,
of Kandiyohi.
For Judge of Probate,
SAML OLSON,
of Willmar
For Surveyor,
N. G. HIGHSTROM,
of Colfax
For Supt. of Schools,
w. D. FREDERICKSON,
of Fahlun.
For Coroner,
DR.. o. T. HOFTOE,
of New London.
For County Commissioners
list District. OTTO NELSON,
of M,lmre; 3rd, A. J. SMITH
SON, Roseville; 9Th, j. S.
TROMBURG, of East Lake
Lillian.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

Mckinley will not betray a
trust" mo, to Judge from his
silence on the subject of trusts
and monopolies, he is fearful lest
people should tumble to the fact
that he is the pet of all these H.
legal com binations of capital.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

Mr.. Lommen left for Becker
county Thursday after having
held three meetings in the coun-
.ty. Mr.. Lommen is a hustler
and a worker, and is making a
strong campaign. He will prove,
g great disappo ointment to the re-
publicans who bank( !? On his de-.
feat. s.. b.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

Populist vote your county tick.
ct from top to bottom. The Only
hope for the old gang is to secure
silver votes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

The statesman, whose volumi-
nous voice resem bles the roar of
many waters, in his travels takes
exception to having it called "fog-
horn. But bless his heart, the
term was first applied by his G..
O.. P. friends in days gone by.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

AoOPlJ w tA0 uOOV0 l0UU0I COm
missioner Norland offered the fol.
lowing resolution which was
adopted by the board January
28th, 1896.
whereas, On the 9th day of
January, 1896, the attorney gen
eral of the state forwarded to this
board a communication. wherein
he Stated that he was at a loss to
understand the reason for a Ger.
tain resolution heretofore passed
by this board calling for his opin-
ion as to whether quo waran-
to proceed ings could not be sue
ressfnlly pros ecuted toterminate
the exist ence Of the ST. p. M. e.
N, Ry. GO. =.......:5. 81. i. !. ..s.}.. "
Thereof be it resolved, that
the auditor inform the attorney
general that the reason for our
action was to insure the pay ment
Of taxes on lands now held BY.
said company in this country il.
the near future, should said cor
poratiOn existence be termina..
ted and that as repres entatiyes,
Of the 2taxpaye rs Of this county
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
PEOPLES TICKET.
STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
JOHN LIND,
of Brown County.
For Lieut.. Governor,
J. M. BOWLER,
of Renville County.
For Secretary of State,
JULIUS S. HEINRICHS.
Of Hennepin County.
For State Treasurer,
ALEXANDER MCKINNON
of Polk County.
For Attorney General,
JOHN A. KEYES.
Of St. Louis County.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

The wave of sentiment in favor
Of an American policy is increas-
ing daily. The country will be
swept clean of toryism Nov. 3rd.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20

The "silver man" who does not
vote the silver ticket is no silver
man at all.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
A MANLY STAND.

Still they are coming: A pro.
Republican in Renville
county sees the light and resigns
his candidacy for Supt. of schools.
SACRED HEART, MIMI,
Oct. 18th, 1896.
Z. II. NIXON, ESQ.,,
Chairman Republican Go. Com.
Hector, MINI.
DEAR S1R:-I have not yet been
notified of my nomination as
superintendent of Schools; but
IN as much as the time for &C.
ceptance of candidates will soon
expire, [ shall not wait longer,
out write to inform you that it
Will be impossible for me to make
the race upon the Republican
ticket. To be perfectly frank
With you, my convictions upon
the great issues before the peo-
pie and the principles for which
the Republican party stands in
the pending campaign are so
much at variance thatI cannot
longer act with the party. To
vote for Bryan and Silver and
run for Superintendent of
Schools on the Republican ticket
would be to practice duplicity,
and that l will not be guilty Of.
And you know it would never do
to advocate silver openly and
make the race, hence, I beg most
respectfully to decline the nomi-
nation. Trusting that personal
~ our relations may not be less
friendly, though in politics we
must be antagonistic, am
Very respectfully yours,
E. A. MILLER.
Politicians Of Kandiyohi Co.
are not so touchy over such mat
ters. Had Mr.. Miller the fnesse
of G. O. P. political workers of
our county he would accepted
the nomination from the republi.
cans and placed the Office on a
''nonpartisan basis.'' Miller's
act was a manly one, however,
and meets the approval of all
good citizens.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-20
ATTY. GEN. CHILDS.

The Honorable Reversible H
W. Childs made a big side play
| for public favor in the Jim Hill
| Northern Pacific Consolidation
| matter, but his record shows
that his ear is trained to catch
the slightest pulsation in the
neighborhood of Jim Hills
pocket, and that in spite Of his
professions of friendship for the
common people, and his party
declarations in favor of the tax
alton of railroad lands he is unal
terably opposed to the policy oil
railroad land taxation and will de.
lay and oppose it whenever an
opportunity presents itself.
In response to a resolution
adopted by the board of county
commissioners of Polk county
Decem Der 5th, 1895, and submit
ted to the attorney general for
his opinion as to whether or not
quo waranto proceedings could
be instituted to terminate the ex.
istence of the St. P. M. & M. Ry.
60. as a corporation, on the
ground that it had ceased to ex.
list for the purpose for which il
was created. The following com.
munication was received.
State of Minnesota Attorney
Generals's
Office, St. Paul, Jan. 81, 1896
MIR. JOHN GLEASON,
County Auditor,
Crookston, Mimi.
DEAR SIR: I am in receipt oil
your communication of the 2OtE
inst in which YOU apprise me oil
the resolution recently adopted
by your board of county commits
sloners, relative to the St Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
Company.
[ am at a loss to understand
why your board have requested
me to advise them upon the ques
tion submitted. 1t has nothing
whatever to do with their oficia
duties, and I must therefore de
cline to express an opinion upo1
the subject.
| am, very truly yours
H. w CH1LDs,
Attorney General.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21
A CYCLING TESTIMONY.

Almost every young man now can cycle.
Seeing young man pass, going like the
wind, and as straight as an arrow, friend
(writes the Rev. j. M. Strachan, BIB, Kill
spindle. in Life and Work. said. "That is the
champion cyclist in our county," Recently
i had the pleasure OF meeting him.
He has over seventy prizes gained by cy-
cling, forty-one gold medals, three silver
ones, and the rest made up of such things as
a silver tea-set aud marble timepiece Last
year he rode 100 miles in FIVE hours, thirty
four minutes, twenty-five seconds; and last
year also he won the fifty mile road record
in two hours, thirty minutes, nine seconds,
which means that ne went on the road for
fifty miles at the speed of mile in every three
minutes and much less than half n second.
He Oegan his successful career by finding
that the more regularly he pedalled and the
straighter he rode he went the quicker. In
a long race-he has broken three times the
road record for 100 miles-there is no time
allowed to take any refreshment. 1t must
be taken on the back of the bicycle. This
champion cyclist usually takes fruit or some
thin Cruel.
ibid you ever take spirits OF any kind?'
asked. 81 mean whisky or brandy.
"No. They cut the bre tn short. You
cau't race and take brandy. Anyone who
tries it is soon broken-winded and pulled.
1t may help for a little, but 1t leaves you
worse. believe that IL five or six men were
together in a race, say two miles from the
tape, and one was handed drink of brandy,
it might let him break away and win easily.
But ii he hal ten miles, or had a long race
before him. he would find great difficulty in
riding. His breath would be cut -
$50 you don't believe in brandy?''
"No. 1t may help for short squirt, but
is no good for a long run. Only q temper
ate man can be a good racer"
As thought of the vide meaning OF this
as applied to life instead of cycling, said,
DO You know, you are giving strong tes-
timony for temperance? We ministers often
teach that spirits do more harm than good
for long and successful lite. and that they
are only good in say an accident or illness,
when you need strength to pass quickly some
danger. Would you kindly allow me make
known your experience and words? People
are willing to believe champion cyclist."
Yes, am quite willing"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21

The accident insurance business in
the United States has been of rapid
growth. It's hardly more than twen-
ty years ago that it was undertaken
by eingle company as an expert
ment. but there are now ten large
stock companies and many more mu-
tual or assessment companies in the
field. Last year they received nearly
1900, 900 in premiums. and paid out
about SO, 900, 900 in losses. In 1895
ten of the leading mutual companies
carried 1901, $50, $50 of risks, received
1898. 1877 in premiums, and paid out
$441, 172 in losses; the loss ratio was
47.2 per cent. In the same time the
ten stock companies carried 81, 261, :
274, GIT. in risks, collected SIS, 1852, 623
in premiums. and paid 50, SIS, $50 in
losses; their loss ratio was 43.7 per
cent.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21

The Commissioner of Labor has Just
Issued bulletin showing the number
of convicts in the various penal insti-
tutions of the United States. The
total number of these convicts, based
upon the returns for 1895, is "a, 244.
In comparison with the figures for
1885, the showing is anything else but
satisfactory and shows that such
crimes as murder. robbery and other
felonies have rapidly increased during
the past decade. In 1885 the number
OF convicts in the United States was
only 4l,8S7, or 1887 less shan the
number shown by the records ten
years later. OF the number impris.
oned in 1885, only 1867 were females.
The number of females, as shown by
the prison records for 1895, is 1888.
In 1895 the number OF criminals en-
gagged in productive labor was 80, 1857.
or 1871 per cent. of the total number
of convicts at that time. In 1895 the
number of convicts thus employed, as
shown in the bulletin furnished by the
Commissioner OF Labor, is 38,415, or
only 1913 per cent. of the total num-
Der of convicts. An increase in the
amount of work done by convicts is
shown In the returns from Alabama,
Connecticut, Florida, Maryland,
Massachusetts,, Minnesota. Missouri,
New Hampshire. Now Mexico, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Texas, Yer
mont, Virginia, Washington and Wis
consin. In the following States de-
crease has occurred: Arizoua, Arkan-
sas, California, Colorado. Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas. Ken
lucky, Louisiana. Maine, Michigan,
Mississippi. Nebraska, Nevada, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oregon, PsnnsylvApia, eouth
psksts, T>saNase 90 Wi Virgins
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21

resenting the kings OF Europe, and at q GER
tain time of day Willism the Third OF Eng
land and other kings were made to come out
and bow to Louis the Fourteenth. But the
clock got out OF order ons day and just the
opposite OF what was expected occurred, as
the clock struck a certain hour Louis the
Fourteenth was thrown to the feet OF Will
lam the Third. And so the clock OF destiny
brings many surprises and those go down
that you expected to stand, and at the foot
OF disaster most regal conditions tumble. In
all styles OF life there come disappointment
and struggle. God has for some good rea-
son arranged 1t so. II 1t Is not poverty 1t is
sickness. Ifitis not sickness, 1t is persecu-
tion. Fit Is not persecution, it Is contest
with some evil appetite. II it is not some
evil appetite. IT is bereavement. II it is not
one thing, it Is another. Do not get, soured
and cross and think youf cGse is p ocular.
You are Just like the rest of US. You will
have to take the bitter draught whether 1t
be handed to you In golden chalice or pewter
mug. man who has a Thousand dollars a
year income sleeps sounder and has better
five millions. III our life were
not n struggle We would never consent TO
get out OF this world, AMI we would want to
stay here aud so block no the way of the
advancing generations. By the time that q
man gets to be seventy years of age, and
sometimes by the time he gets to be fifty
years OF age he says: 81 have had enough
OF this, and when the Lord wills it am
ready to emigrate TO country whore there
are no taxes and the silver of the trumpet
put to ones lips has no quarrel with the
gold of the pavement under his feet" We
have in this world more opportunity to cul-
tivate patience than to cultivate any other
grace. Let that grace be strengthened in
the Royal Gymnasium OF obstacle and OPP
position, and by the help OF God, having
overcome our own hinnrances and worri-
ments, let us go forth to help others whose
struggle is greater than our own.