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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31
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A farmer in the presidential
chair with pitchfork in his hand,
and the prongs sharpened for use
on the money changers, would be
an exhilarating spectacle to close
this century with. We have had
a superbundance of lawyers and
a surplus of military heroes. A
radical change is desired with
the certainty that if things are
not made better there by they
can assuredly not be made any
worse. A vigorous application
of the pitchfork in high places
and a chasing of the rascals from
the temple of liberty would be a
lifting preparation for the Goth
century. Let the right man be
found and let him be put there
by the com bined reform forces
operating against the corrupt
com bine which centers in and
radiates from that den of iniqui-
ty called Wall street. Andy
jackson, who was something of
a farmer himself, set the right
example and used the right
method in the thirties and over
threw the tigress. What we need
is another like him, only
more so, to scatter the whelps
born Of the beast which jackson
set adrift. If the St. Louis con-
vention can find this man it will
have performed it's main duty.
The people will furnish the pitch
Observation-Disclosures.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

system which makes possible
this sort of extravaganza in
public time and official. energy.
That district is the best served
whose representative gets the
most good positions for his CON
stituents. The great concerns
OF congress are left in the hands
of a few leaders. The rank and
file vote on these, for the most
part, as their party votes, and
devote their time and attention
to work as petty and unimportant
in it's nature as that which occu.
pies a town supervisor. The
most hopeless thing about it is
that the party organs and the
congressman themselves seem
to think that such duties, well
done, mark the most successful
representative. Mr.. Eddy thinks
so, In a recent interview with
the St. Paul Dispatch he sum.
married. his 'recnrd''. It was a
feeble and inane showing, vet
the congressman appeared to
feel a pride in it, and the repub.
lican newspapers of the district
have ever since been singing
his praises for being so efficient
and energetic. It is a.. different
kind of energy that we of the
northwest most need. The two
acts of public concern for which
Mr.. Eddy claims credit are the
opening Of the Red Lake reser.
walton and the attaching of
certain territory to the Crookston
land office. The latter change
Was started by ex-Congressman
Boeh, and Mr.. Eddy merely con.
summated the plans of his
predecessor. For the former,
which was commendable change
Senator Nelson will probably
claim the lion S share of the
credit, but it constitutes the
actual record on which Mr. Eddy
must go before the voters this
fan.-Wheelock Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

1t is evident that the American peo-
pie are not yet ready to take dis
tinctively American position on the
money question. Thousands of per-
sons in every state who have lost all
they had in the last ten years by tinan-
cial contraction and thousands OF
others who are now in the verge of
bankruptcy from the same terrible
cause, are still held under the delusive
spell of international agreement
and :Ehonest money! It is a delu
sion and snare, but it is proverbial
in Europe that the American people
delight to be humbugged and our
platforms on the money question prove
it, At the same time we think it
is better for those who believe in
American money as against European
money to stand by the Republican
party. The Republican party is the
only political party that has for the
last forty years pursued an American
policy and it'comes nearest pursuing
an American policy to-day. It stands
between the mOnarchistic Democrats
on the one hand and the socialistic
and anarchistic Populists on the other.
Every man can't have a party to fit
his own ideas. We know this coun-
try must some day recognize silver,
and we shall keep on advocating it,
but we can afford to wait until the
people are ready for it.-Midway
News.
The idea of declaring that the
Republican party is the most
American party in existence,
because the American people
love to be humbugged is certain
ly a novel argument for a repub-
lican to make, and yet when the
above is analysed, that is what
it says.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

The Willmar Argus claims that
only one-ffth of the people are
in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer. Great Heavens! Show us,
just show if you can, one single
person who has not voted for
bi-metalism in this country for
all time pas t And then show us
a definition of the word "bi-metal-
ISM by any reputable authority
OF monetary science prior to
1895, in this country or Europe,
which does not hold that by BIZ
metalism is meant the free &C.
cess of both metals to the mint
and the privilege of the debtor
to pay in whichever metal he
chooses. Now do this, or 9TH
erWise come out like a man
and admit that that you were
mistaken.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

Among recent defaulters in the faith
are John Day Smith and Frank Stacy,
neither of whom have been sufficiently
subsidized to cling to their party. 4
The Wlllmar Tribune shouts for lead
ers and these two we tender them all
charges prepaid.-Atwater Republican.
We welcome these gentlemen into
the ranks of the great Peoples party,
where they will have an opportunity
equal with all worthy men. Whatever
was their motives in joining, we are
sure they were not ':subsidized,'
which by theway the Republican seems
to admit is one way they have of keep=
ing men in their party:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31
What a love feast our republi-
IAN brethren had upin Crookston,

Whata love feast our republi-
can brethren had upin Crookston,
and how the Polk county farm
ers must have enjoyed this feast
OF redemption of this district
from populism and pauperism!
We noticed lately that Polk coun~
ty had a delinquent tax list Of
some seventy columns, but that
of course is only another symp-
tom of the good Republican
times. Next year when the
country is wholly redeemed it
will be much better. Wheat will
no doubt fetch 80 cent per bush
ell, and the whole district
can be bought for a song. The
office holders may then be able
to buy the whole township for a
years salary.
One of the planl1s in the Crook
ston platform reads thus: Re
solved, that we heartily endorse
and commend the course of our
representative in congress Hon.
Frank NJ. Eddy who has on every
occasion by voice and vote
shown that he is a faithful re.
preventative of the people,
We have heard some Republi-
cans around lately who emphat-
ically deny that F. M. Eddy rep
resented then when he made
his great speech and voted for
the $25o,000 appropriations to
Catholic Missions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

of money behind it to fight They are
we'll organized this year, but I am
getting up reading matter that can't
help convincing both republicans and
others that we are on the right track,
I expect to work every town in this
district during the summer. I am,
yours respectfully,
MARK D. JUDK1Ns.
We also clip a letter from the
Moorhead News, from the pen
of the same gentleman, as follows:
OsAKs, Mimi, March "a, 1885,
Mr.. Geo. N. Lamphere, Editor News:
For years I have been reading up the
financial question that has been con-
tinually disturbing the people of this
country, and l see that almost every
act Of congress since 1861 has been to
enrich the reach and impoverish and
distress the laboring class of people.
To-day the American farmers and all
other working people are driven to the
wall. Through the system Of the pres
ent administration the wheels of pro-
gress are entirely blocked, manufact-
urlng choked, and millions of
men out of employment, the merchant
and the farmer that are in debt are
having sorrowful time. and unless I
am badly mistaken we haven't seen the
| worst of it yet. When this United
States government has to issue bonds
IN time OF peace to pay government
expenses, and the secretary of the
treasury allowing a rake off of $18,-
100000 to the money powers in the
two hundred million issues, it looks
like 1860 and 1861, it shows gov
eminent system of robbing the peo-
pie. The people of this country can
never get out of debt while they are
compelled to pay and 10 per cent in
terest. It is impossible for any man
to robustness on that rate of interest
and ever expect to get out Of debt,
have voted and worked with the
Republican party since 1860, but they
have been in power SO long that it is a
complete net work of rings from the
white house down to the ward heeler.
don't believe in this plan at all. One
bell sheep in each state, county and
town handles the whole flock. but in
1896 you will see the old party fence
knocked down and at every turn and
you will see a general jump out. The
Old wind fence is getting too thin and
transparent. The people can see some.
thing better on the other side, and will
make a general stampede. The party
lash is played out, and the old party
orators will howl themselves hoarse
telling the people that the ''Dops' an6
especially the independents are moth
ing but farmers and laboring men ant
are no good.
| have made up my mind to, and do
announce myself as an Independent
candidate for congress from the I'll
district Of Minnesota. I will send yo,
a declaration of principles. 1t will
meet with your plans of finance,
think and I hope we can work to
gether. I served in the Union army il
light battery 24th U. S. artillery fror
1861 until 1867, all Union Soldier
fought for one country and one flag
It was hard fight, long and bitterl
contested, but old glory is still flynn
at the masthead. I am, yours re
spectfully.
MARK. D. JUDKINS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

We have received a little book
or pamphlet of a hundred and
sixty pages on "Principles of
Finance and Philosophy Of Bime-
tal|ism' by Marcus Wilson, and
published S. L. Griffin & Co., of
Philadelphia Pa, under the aus
pieces Of the Bimetallic Associa-
ton of Philadelphia, for which
we send the author our thanks.
Prof. Wilson is an accurate and
erudite scholar, the author of
various popular philosophical and
historical works and in this little
work he has presented the money
question with such perspecuity
Of diction and felicity of arrange
ment on the various topics that
the whole question is laid bare to
any ordinary reader Here the
inquirer after light on this ques-
ton can find what he wants from
a strictly bipartisan source.
The author is protectionist,
and SO of course is every true BIZ
metallist. Those who advocate
the free coinage Of silver are the
true protectionists. The author
shows very clearly that no. tariff
duties, however high. can pro-
tect any gold standard nation
from the competition of silver
standard or bi-metallic standard
countries. 1t is only question
of very short time when Japan,
China and even India freed from
English domination, will under
present conditions anihi]ate the
manufacturing industry Of Eur
ope and this country. The i'm
mense advantage under the sill.
yer standard has enabled Japan
to make such a start in this d.
rection that her supremacy as a
manufacturing nation, even over
England, is already an accom-
plished fact. Then the goldstand
ard introduced by England to
ruin her competitors in the bust
ness of the world, is in the real
ity to be her own ruin. We re-
commend this little book to all
our readers.
Send Is cent is the author for
a copy:
Address: Marcus Wilson,
Vineland, New Jersey.
We shall try to get copies of
them if there is any great de-
rooo111 E1r,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

We are told that the Populist
party is led by men whose object
is office only. But is it not a lit
tie strange that men should leave
a party that has Offices to bestow
and is in power to enter one
that has as yet not elected any
officers to speak of and which we
are told is "dying out?" Don't
be fooled by clap trap. If you
want to know where the greatest
number OF the real chronic Office
seekers are, just watch the
scramble in the G.. o. P. this fall.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

Pennsylvania is beingorganized
Tor silver, and some Of the lead
ing manufacturers declare thew
VIII support q new party if the
old do not pronounce for the re-
storation of silver. These man
utacturers are beginning to real
lze that their safety lies in the
prosperity of the consumers and
not in the good will of the gold
gamblers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31
FIAT MONEY.

When you hear men talk big
talk about fiat money meaning
Reputation, fraud and anarchism
you may know at once that such
persons simply do not know
what they are talking about.
The Republic of Venice had a
pure fiat system of money for 626
years, and it was the best and
soundest money the world has
ever seen. The republic never
redeemed a dollar in gold, never
made provision to do so, never
kept reserve of gold or any
other kind of specie to redeem
it's paper notes. Yet these notes
were at q premium over gold
nearly all the time. The system
was discontinued when the Vene.
tan republic was overthrow
by Napoleon in 1897. Yet even
after this event the Venetian
notes remained at par as long as
any were in existence. It was
English fiat money that con.
quered Napoleon. It was Uncle
Sans fiat money, non interest
bearing, to the amount nearly
three billion that fought the civil
war. There is only one nation
Of any size that have not at some
time resorted to pure fat money
to save it's life, and that is Poland
and Poland is the only nation
that has been entirely destroyed
in modern times. And further
more, every nation of any conse.
quence today does it's business
on fat money: The only ques-
ton is whether the goVernm ent
shall issue the fiat money or
whether private banking corpor-
ations shall do it.
w. r. Merriam advocates
a pure fiat money issued
by the National banks. So did
the Baltimore Convention of
bankers. There is no getting
away from fiat money. no matter
who bowls. Fiat money we have
and must have and we do 90 per
cent o. our business with it today
the only difference is as to the
kind and character of this fat
money that we shall have. If
the banks issued it, it is secured
by the assets of the banks only.
If the government issues it, it is
secured by the wealth Of the
whole nation. If the banks is
sue it they of course reap the
whole profit of issuing it, and
control it's volume for their own
private interests. If the govern
ment-the people-issue it than
the government gets the. profit
incidental to issuing it and if pa
triotic will regulate it's volume
for the interest," of all the people.
That is all there is to the ques-
tion of fiat money. And every
school boy ought to know that
much.
G.. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

For superlative unmitigated
gall congressman Eddy takes the
cake. He claims credit for trans
fering some land from the st.
Cloud to Crookston Land district.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

when in fact Boen had done all
the work that the congressman
could do in the matter. And
Boen proves his side by docu-
mentary proof. Has Eddy got
the delirium of graudeur,-Stor
mands galskab?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31
STAY IN MINNESOTA AND
DEFEND YOUR HOMES.

While spring is coming on, and
hard times are urging people to
seek for pastures new in which
to make a living it may not be
out of the way to repeat what we
have often said that there is no
better place anywhere for poor
man than in Minnesota. We
don't know what hard times are
here compared with conditions
either east or west. With a salu-
brious climate. a fertile soil. un-
limited resource in mine and
forest, very best class of citizens,
the cream of all nations so to
speak, Minnesota can, and does,
Withstand panics, misgovern-
ment Of various kinds and de-
grees as no other section in the
Union.
To be sure we complain, and
with reason, of the hard times.
But our ideal of human existence
is high, way above the concep-
ton of people in other places,
Therefore we repeat, think
twice before you leave this state
of high culture, and refined So
ciety and the home Of virtue and
sobriety.
The difficulties that the ordin-
airy citizens have to contend with
here are met with elsewhere, and
in most places in an intensified
degree, not to mention new and
to US unknown, foes of human
happiness. Stay here in Mime
sofa and correct public abuses
and assert your independence
like men, and by and by the econ
omic clouds that hovers over US
will dissipate and disappear.
Get out of debt by disposing of
property that you cannot operate
alta profit, and keep out Of debt
even if you have to wear to dozen
patches on your breeches. We
are informed that great effort is
made by railroad companies and
mortgage companies to import
Russians and Poles to'take.up the
farms that are now being fore
closed'by thousands throughout
the state. We are emphatically
opposed to this. This state be-
longs to, our present population
and our children. The high
grade people that now inhabit
Minnesota have made the state
what it is, and we should deplore
the idea that they should be dis
placed BY serfs. And what we
say about the state at large is
more especially applicable to
Kand iyohis county r. There is no.
better county IN the state q 4,h o n
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

Senator Tillman has been pres
ented with a silver pitchfork by
bis admiring friends. AS an en-
Diem for the populists in the com
ing campaign the pitchfork will
fill the bill.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

Our populist exchanges tell US
each week Of prominent men who
have abandoned the old parties
and joined the reform forces.
The tide is turning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31
A prominent Western Repub.

A prominent Western Repub.
ican Senator says:
'You may elect the next President of
the United States. Where will after
all then be your protection by tariff?
1t will rest then just where it rests now.
You simply won't get it. The blanket
must come our way soon, or someone
else also will be in the cold with US.
We can get along without the Republi-
an~party full as we'll as it can get
along without u.s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

1t is said that he has increased
considerably in flesh, but he doesn't
allow himself to be weighed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31
DEMOCRATIC GAINS

President Cleveland is a growing
man, as will be seen by his tailor's
measurements last year and this:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-31

Address: Marcus Wilson,
Vineland, New Jersey.
We shall try to get copies OF
them if there is any great de-
mand for them:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21

adopted about 10 years ago, has represented
his tribe in the great council "a number of
times and was recently unanimously elect
ed the eighth time chief of records In
1899 he was unanimously chosen by the
great council to fill an unexpired term rs
representative to the great council of the
United States. Bro. Boyer organized
Wyanet tribe and Indianola council, ID. of
p, and is still an active member of the
latter.
The order has increased over 500 in the
Minnesota reservation during the past five
moons.
Tennessee will make the greatest prog
ress this term in it's history. The great
chiefs have a dozen tribes in process of or
ganization. The order in Nashville will
report four times as many members as a
great sun ago.
There are bright prospects for speedy
growth of the order in Wyoming.
Maine reservation has made a gain Of
about 600 in the past six moons.
Great Sachem j. J. Selon of Iowa is
doing good work in South Dakota.
One hundred and ten new council fires
have been kindled since the last reports to
the great council of the United States.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
Strong and Gentle.


Emperor William l of Germany pos.
sessed All iron will and at the same time
had u great gift of popularity-a most
happy combination for IA ruler. At the
close of the French war he dictated to his
private secretary an address which he in
tended TO deliver to the German army.
The final sentence ran thus:
But do not forget that we must all be
grateful toward Providence, for Provi-
dence has willcd that we should be the in
strument destined to accomplish what are
such great events in the history of the
world"
The secretary, having his own IDEAS as
even the secretaries of emperors and kings
cannot help having, wrote, Providence
has permitted.
'Stop, said the aged emperor. 'Do you
imagine that could have supported the
burden of this war if had not entertained
the firm conviction that Providence willcd
itS Write the word as L dictated 1t.
With all this faith in himself-that is,
in his divine commission-he preserved
those simple and human qualities which
In strong ruler never fail to win the
favor and even the homage of the people
A young gardener was showing him over
the grounds of his favorite retreat at
Babelsberg. The emperor noticed that the
youth was embarrassed and seemingly pre-.
occupied and by and by demanded the
reason.
"Your majesty" said the boy, lin half
an hour am due at the barracks at Pots
DAM"
That was enough. In few minutes the
young soldier was in uniform, and the
emperor took him post haste in his own
carriage to the drill ground. s
Communion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21

Applications are being received in Mis-
souri, at the rate of ton per day, says the
grand recorder.
The $1,000 beneficiary certificate is a
great success in the Michigan jurisdiction
Money used to extend the lodge is never
foolishly spent, even if the returns are
slow coming in.
There is some satisfaction in belonging
to the A. o. U. W. 1t does not make any
difference how fast the assessments come
in any portion of the year, every member
knows just what his maximum liability
for the year Is and just how much he will
have to pay.
Membership in Missouri on April /, "a,
987.
Wear button indicative of your con-
nection with the order, and when nybody
asks you what 1t is tell him all about the
order.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
knights of Honor.

The number of lodges in Missouri has
decreased from 81 to 81 during the past
term. The membership has decreased a
few hundred.
The order is in a most fourishing con-
dition in Alabama, and the gains in men,
bership last year were large.
The grand lodge of New York meets
next September at Syracuse.
A good suggestion Is being agitated by
many of our brothers, and that Is the for
nation of a relief board for the purpose of
securing employment for deserving mem
beers and to help them in case of distress.