Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03
TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1896
WHEREAS THE MOSES?

aside from all party political
wrangling, and looked at from
the standpoint Of an ordinary in
telligent and patriotic citizen
who simply desires the welfare
of the people, the absence of a
real leader in American politics
is very apparent. In statesman
ship as we'll as in war, some
heads, some single towering
genius is necessary in great cris-
is or reconstruction period.
General popular fermentation
and agitation, can break down
old systems and policies. The
people can clear the ground of
rubbish and grub out the hoary
headed oaks of superstition and
Anticipated institutions. But to
reconstruct the new system to
take the place Of the old. to make
order out of chaos that is quite
a different matter and has always
been the work of some master
mind. Thus it was in France.
The people in their desperation
tore down royalty and aristo-
cracy. They cleared the ground
for a new system. that was as
far as the people could go.
Chaos reigned until the master
mind Napoleon appeared on the
scene. and reared modern
France. For Notwithstanding
the extravagant career of Ma
poleon in many respects, and his
brief reign he nevertheless plant
ed the republic that tlourishes to.
day. So with the revolution in
this country General popular
upheaval severed the tie that
bound US to the old country.
But the master mind. George
Washington, first in war. first
in peace and first in the hearts OF
his country men, Was the tower
ing genius that brought order
out Of chaos. a government out
of anarchy. He it WAS that plant
ed this nation as we know it, and
nursedit in it's tender years till
it was rooted and grounded so as
to withstand the storm of party
divisions. William L. Garrison
Wendell Phillips. and finally the
whole population of the NORTH
made slavery impossible, rooted
up the upas tree, wrought chaos
and war, but it was the genius q
Abraham Lincoln the personality
of the immortal railspIitter. tina
guided the helm Of the state sue
cessfully through the crisis o.
civil war. No we'll Informed
student Of passing events from
1860 to 1865 will question tina
fact. This nation has now reach
ed another crisis in it's history
Look at this country today anl
what do we see but chaos on CIV
cry hand. Industrial chaos
everywhere; and political chaos
as we'll. All political parties are
breaking up and new parties are
forming on everyside. We arc
politically in the same condition
now in regard to the industrial
problem in 1850. The old 'politi
cal parties pretend to be able te
solve our difficulties, but thei,
attempts end in some comprom
Use that settles nothing. The
fact is that none of the old line OF
politicians can cope with this
present crisis. Now look at the
presidential candidates brought
forward by the Republican party
Not one of them rises above the
mediocre politician. Since Blaine
died the Republican party is
without a head. And if that
4 party is to enrole d real towering
statesman no sign of him APP
4 pears as yet. The. trouble is
that if there is such a man in the
party, and there UNI, oubtodly is
number Of them, he cannot
come to the front for the swarm
Of small men with more am bition
than genius. There is Nc inley.
All that can be said of him lis
thAt he halls from Ohio. He