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ducts are affected by the low
prices canSad hr tho oo,,4noa.

ducts are affected by the low
prices caused by the contrac-
tlon OF the money volumes: What
the Representatives in congress
are most afraid Of is the question
OF being renominated. Unless
they please the bosses of their
various districts they will fail of
denomination, and consequently
OF reelection. The people will
be fooled by the promise of inter-
national bi-metalism. 10 as
sert that the vote on substitute
OF the bond bill was an express
sion from o majority Of the peo-
pie is idle talk. vt bestit is but
the expression of a majority Of
the republican party. When the
chaotic conditions of parties clear
up there will be but two parties,
one favoring the bin etallic stand
ard and paper currency issued
direct by the government, and
the other favoring the gold stand
ard and national bank currency.
Then we shall get a fair expires
sion from the people.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03

The House of Representatives
Of Congress has given the death
blow to the free silver substitute
for the bond bill, which originate
ed in the Senate. After an un-
usually lively debate the vote
was taken, in which nearly all
members took part and the re-
suit was the bill was cut down
with the large majority of 1875
votes. This is our country's
answer to the proposition to
double the value of the mine
owners product by cutting in
two the value of all what labor
has saved and what it will earn.
This answer is overwhelming.
final and decisive. Member of
congress are not ignorant of pub
lie opinion in their various dis
tricts. On the other hand they
are very sensitive of the same:
because of the election close at
hand when they will be respon-
sible for their actions. The vote
can therefore be taken as very
reliableexpression of the peoples
will. 1t buries the dangerous
idea of unreliable money under
one Of of the largest majorities
ever given in Congress.--Trans
lated from Svenska F'olkers It'd
ming, Minneapolis, MINI.
1t is with sorrow we see this
journal which lays claim to be the
Swedish peoples newspaper
come out and open reiterate the
exploded old pleas of the gold
bugs. The Swedish people al
most unanimously are in favor
of the bi-metall;c standard.
(dubbla myntfoD and when they
learn that this cannot be main
tanned without giving both metals
equal privileges at the mint,
they will repudiate such traitor
GUS comments as the above.
The talsity of the "Tidning's"
claims is open to any one who
will see. 1.-THE mine-owners get
twice the value Of their products,
the value Of the dollar will evil
IDENTIFY remain the same, and then
how could it cut in two the value
Of the dollar held by. labor. Il
the dollar is cut IN two how does
the mine.oWners get double value
But it is not only the silver in
.dulstry which IS suffering from
depressed prices) but all pro
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03

The Peoples Party is now on
trial for it's very existence. If
it shall know how to Judge the
public sentiment correctly adopt
a platform that will command the
assent of a majority of the com.
mon people, act in harmony and
put it's best men to the front it's
future is secured. If on the
other hand it shall demand some
thing the mass of the people is
not ready to vote for, no matter
how true in the absjr such q
demand may be, or split up with
internal jealousy, or allow incom
petent and inpracticable men to
run it, it's doom is sealed. It
has now the greatest opportunity
ever offered to a political party
in the worlds history. A few
months hence will settle it's fate.
G.. j.
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\ CAMPAIGN OFFER.

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TRIBUNE in clubs of 10, for so
cents per copy from now until
election. Populist friends of
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subscribers, and circulate WILL
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fighting q political battle. We
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that will raise a club of 200 cam
paign subscribers a column of
local notices, and other matter
of local interest, free of charge.
You can select your own editors
for such column. We do not
want to interfere with any other
Peoples Party paper, but where
you have none, try our offer.
Rem her that WILLMAR TR1-
BUNE advocates Jefferson dem
ocracy and Lincolnrepublicanism
applied to existing conditions Of
to-day. 1t is broad and liberal,
and is open to all sides on every
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out the community in final. dis
charge of debts and full payment
for commodities, being accepted
equally without reference to the
character or credit of the per-
son who receives it to consume
it or enjoy it, OF apply it to any
other use then in turn to tender
it to others in the dicharge of
debts or payment for commo-
dities.''
Money, whether coins or paper
is valued at what it will exchange
for in articles of consumption and
for discharging money obliga-
tons, and not with reference to
the intrinsic value of the metal
or paper for consumption
Money is coined as a medium of
exchange for all other commodi-
ties, and to be worn out in such
service, and not to be melted
down to simply metal again and
used for it's intrinsic value. One
might as we'll claim that the in
trinsic value of the paper ON
which U. S. bonds are printed
determined the value of the
bonds as to claim that the in
trinsic value of the metals deter
mines the value of the coins.
Again, does the value of metal
money, coins, depend on the cost
of the production of the metals?
Does the value Of United States
bonds depend on the cost of the
prod uction of the paper on which
they ar printed?. Does the value
Of d deposit certificate on Atwater
Bank depend on the value of the
paper in that certificate reduced
to pulp again?
Nay, who does not know that
the commercial value of notes,
mortgages, bonds and money are
simply representatives of value,
does not depend on any intrinsic
value in the material of which
they are made, but on supply and
demand, like any other article of
commerce, and not at all on cost
of production, whatever that may
mean, applied to the money
metals.
We don't wish to critizise our
republican friends at Atwater,
but we don't want it to go out to
the world, that so intelligent a
lot of men still talk about the in
trinsic value of money.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03
ALLIANCES
WAKE UP.

The Farmers Alliance we believe
is going to be of greater immedi-
ate benefit to the farmers of this
section than any other organiza-
ton political or otherwise.
Through this organization the
farmers can CO. operate in various
ways, and through the state or
ganization combine effectively
against any monopoly. We know
that political reform ought to be
the great remedy for present
economic evites. But when we
take into consideration the diff
Guilty that political reform has to
encounter. it is becoming more
and more apparent that politi-
cal reform is a good ways off.
Many of the most thoughtful and
wises men of our age hold that
political reform is really out of
the question in this country.
That the country is too large, and
the interests Of the different Sec
tons too antagonistic and compli-
Gated, and the people too ignorant
OF careless to ever unite so as to
overcome the supporters of the
present economic system. That
in fact the only relief possible for
some time to come for the produc.
ing classes is cooperative is in.
side of our present system
There is much to warrant this
view. Thus cooperative cream
cries are a success. Farmers
Alliance elevators are a success
Capt Whetherstone of Steele Co.
told us that their Alliance built
an elevator1ast summer for $1,000
and SO far they had made $500
profit. Next season the state
alliance will undoubtedly build OF
lease an elevator at Duluth or Su
perior and then the houses al
Primary points will have a Still
better chance. If the farmers
will learn to cooperate to-
gether in q business way they
can simply smash any combine
that exists. Even railroads are
not exempt now. An electric
road can be built SO cheap thai il
will be no trick for the com bined
capital of the farmers of a county
to gridiron it with electric rail
roads Of their own. We should
like to see Kandiyohi county
Alliances to wake up and take
hold of these matters in earnest
Willmar TRIBUNE is the organ OF
the Farmers Alliance Of Kand
iyohi county if it is anything. anc
stand ready to help this matter
along in every way.
&. j.
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party is going to be sold out to
the silYerites; and the silverites,
ON the other hand, have a dread
that they are going to be made
Populists, whether they will or
not. This is a temporary feeling.
The conventions Of July 20, will
demonstrate that there are hon
est and earnest gentlemen on
both sides; and when they have
once agreed upon the same tick.
ct all jealousies and suspicious
will disappear in one wild whirl
wind OF loyalty. delight and Ell:
thusiasm.
The people of the L. 5, are go
ing TO unite eventually, in a grand
movement to destroy their de-
stroyers; and there is no power
on earth can prevent theil har
monious and triumphant cooper
alton; and that too Without thu
slightest sacretice of principle or
either side.-Representative.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03

Bro. Lamphere gives his ideas
Of what the Peoples Party Plat
form should be to wit:
LIST. Unlimited coinage of
gold and silver as it was before
1873.
End. The government only to
issue paper money.
Bird. Government to control
or own monopolies that cannot
be otherwise controlled.
We say, Amen! That is our
idea exactly. That is the issue
before the country now. No
side Issues OF any kind must di-
vert the people from these sim
pie principles.
For these principles, a vast
majority of the country will vote,
aye!
Men who believe in these prin-
ciples believe in America for
Americans. Men who believe
in these principles can be trust
ed to legislate on the tariff and
any other measure demanded bv
the people. This is nothing
moro or less than what the pa
triotic men Of both of the old par
ties have demanded for years
and years.
1t is the principles always be-
lieved in by the ordinary people.
It is Jcffersonian Democracy and
Lincoln Republicanism and the
true cause of the people today.
On that we can stand with o.
en- face and bold front and defv
the world, and il fall we must. t
will be in patriotic grave in the
battle for free government.
The course of events, not any
person, has evolved this plat
form. 1t expresses the irrepres-
slble conflict, that must be
fought to a finish and on the out
come of which. the fate of this
nation devolves. s.. -... ri !
..,..'.' ..-.r.% .. - 49,. ..-. -.
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TIE OLD NOTION.

The Atwater correspondent of
the Gazette lays down some de-
finltions for studying the money
question at the republican club,
among which we notice the fol-
lowing:
"Coins are portions of metal
stamped by government to show
the exact amount and quality of
the metal. These must have an
intrinsic value or avaLue in them
selves. And when the two me-
tails are used for money the rela-
tive value Of the two metals will
depend upon the relative amount
of production Of each.'
We thought people by this time
had got over the old notion of in
tiinsic value in money metals.
We know something about the
intrinsic value of a. bushel of
wheat for food, an article of cloth
ing for wear, or any article for
purposes Of consumption, =
Metal is not coined into money,
like sugar into candy, for con
sumption, and hence intrinsic
value does not fgurein the coins.
Francis A. Walker the leading
authority Of the science Of money
thus defines it: Z.
M6nBy is that which passes
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UNION AND VICTORY,

The prospect of a union of the
Populist and Free Silver parties
at st. Louis, when the conven-
tons OF the two parties meet in
national convention, is good. The
News rejoices at this, as it sees
in it Il hope FOR the speedy better
ment Of the times. The editor of
this paper has long been an ag-
gressive and persistent believer
in free silver; that is. the con-
current use of gold and silver
and their free coinage at the
mints of the United States at the
ratio Of 16 to l, independently Of
of any other nation. Othe ma
tons will join when they see the
necessity therefor, which he be-
lieves would be within q very
brief period. AS early as in the
spring Of 1891 he urged this and
predicted disaster, falling prices
and distress Of producers, while
the gold gam blers and money
loaners would be the only pros
porous classes if silver was to
remain demonetized. And yet
he does not believe that restora-
ton Of bimetallism alone would
result in abolishing all the op-
pressions, all the enaq ualities and
all the abuses from which the
people of this country now suffer.
He believes that at least two other
acts are equally as necessary as
the restoration of silver, and
these are the repeal of the natio.
nal banking law and the issue of
all notes or substitutes for
money by the national govern
ment alone, RELOCATING the bank
ing business to it's proper and
legitimate functions of discount
ing promissory notes and bills
and ]oaning it's own money or
that of it's depositors; and a de-
claration for the destruction by
legislation Of monopoly wherever
it may exist and in whatever
form, all monopolies eventually
to be owned or controlled and
managed absolutely by the
government for the benefit of all
the. people without discrimina-
ton. =
These three cardinal princi
pies properly and clearly ex-
pressed are sufficient to. make a
platform and we cannot see why
all men who honestly and patri.
otically desire plenty, prosperity
and happine ss in this country,
to see the greatest good to the
greatest umBer, 10 see the up-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03
Senator J. c.. Cronkhite, of

Senator J. G. Cronkhite, Of
Marshal county one of the promi-
nent Populists in the last legisla-
ture announces that he has aban-
doned the Populist party and will
hereafter train with the Republi-
can party. Republican Gazette.
In a personal letter to the Doc
tor, dated last Saturday, Senator
Cronlzhite says, Il enjoy yonr
editorials, they are models of
force and ]ogic.' Does that lam
guage indicate that the man is
''training" with the republicans?
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uplifting OF the masses and the

UCAAA oAIA6 VI ol1C uAdoo0S ttuu GQ0
number of multi-millionaries re-
duced, which now constitute a.
menace to free institutions, can
not accept it and rally around it
and vote it together with it's &C.
companying candidates into liv-
ing entities. There are many
issues and hobbies abroad in the
land, all good enough in their
way: but they weigh down Il na-
tional platform because each re-
Epels the adherents OF the other.
Let us restore the money Of the
people and of our fathers and de-
clare that monopolies shall no
longer be managed so as to op-
press the people and reducethem
to poverty, and in the midst of
the splendid prosperity that will
be sure to follow, we can, as oc-
casion permits, take up other re-
forms. one by one, and carry
them into execution.
The News has reason to believe
that the leading reformers in this
state would be satisfied with such
| a platform. If the silver party
will be willing to add to their
platform IL declaration for the
destruction of monopoly and
make it's utterance on issues of
paper money little clearer, so
that there can be no ground for
constituting. it to mean national
banks may issue notes, there will
be grand union of forces at st.
Louis that will, on the nomination
of the right candidates, carry
the country. Let the Mime
sofa delegations of the peoples
party and of the silver party go
to st. Louis as a unit thoroughly
committed to such a union on
such a platform, and the people
will begin to see a light, a ray of
hope to give them courage to en-
counter and grapple with the du-
ties and trials Of life. Now they
are almost hopeless. This is
true of farmers. of laborers, Of
merchants and business men, of
property owners and manu-
facturers.
The promises of the old parties
to restore prosperity by demone-
tizing silver, by reducing or in
creasing tariff duties and by
maintaining confidence and credit
through additions to interest
bearing debt. all have failed to
afford relief, but instead have
steadily aggravated the distress
and enaqualities of the people, de-
stroyed values, paralyzed indus
tales. created armies. of unem-
ployed, and have so changed the
bounties Of Nature intended by
God to bless mankind that in
some instances they have been al
most a curse. Moorhead Daily
News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03

happened to be chairman of the
committee that reported the fam
GUS bill that bears his name
but he was not the author of it.
nor evenendorsed the only real
valuable feature Of the. bill, the
reciprocity clause. He has a
certain magnetism before an
audience, is a good public speak
er, and no better than thousands
of theirs. But no where in all
his life long public career has he
shown any great genius. So
with Reed. He halls from Maine
and wears some of the glory shed
by Blaine on that state. AS
speaker Of the House in 50 Con.
gress he earned his title of Gar
by his bull pertinacity in carry
ing out certain program. He
is undoubtedly a good executive
officer. But when has he ever
shown creative genius in dealing
with great living problems of
craftsmanship? If he is elected
President he will no doubt rule
with a rod of iron. Carry out
Reeds program. But what this
country now needs is new pro-
gram to meet existing difficulties.
and so far Reed has not shown
any ability to formulate any.
Nor is it likely that he would &C.
cept any other mans program
however excellent. The other
candidates mentioned are all
old line politicians. and
should any Of them be elect
ed he would probably lack indi-
vidual force to be a factor of any
consequence in the coming con-
test. He would be tied down
with so many party strings that
he would be unable to move in
dependently.
The Democratic party has on
ly one leader and he is played out.
Now then where is the Moses
to lead this country out Of the
present wilderness?
A Moses. another Washington
or Lincoln we must have.
He must be Il genius. And he
must be man above small par
tisan views. He must be broad
enough to be above cranky fam
ticism. He must be practical
He must be u man of and from
the people. He must be a man
that common ordinary people the
business man as we'll as the
farmer and laborer can put con-
tidence in to do nothing but what
is just and right. He must be a
man whose face, is like that of
old Abe. reflect the very i'm
mage of honesty. patriotism and
courage.
Where is that MAN to be
found?
Are our Populist leaders and
silver leaders now hunting up
that man, or are they simply
figuring everyone for himself
and let the devil Take the hinder
most?
The reform movement is now
on trial for it's life. If the re-
form movement can furnish that
man, that Moses, and then unite
to hold up his hands, all will be
we'll. If not, another page of
trouble and tribulation will be
written in the nations history.
This nation must have IL simple
towering genius to reconstruct
our shattered economic condi
ton. And the political party
that can bring him to the sur
face will be the political party Of
the future.
Platforms cut very little figure
it is the man we need.
q T
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Have you got policy in the Mime
sofa indemnity Association? If not,
why not? Write to J.. Emil Nelson.
.Wlllm al for particulars concerning
it's workings,
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WILLMAR TRIBUNE.
Wiflmar MINI.
Annual Report.

OF the Arctander and Lake Andrew
Township Mutual Insurance Com
pany, of the County Of kandiyohi.
made to the Insurance Commissioner,
for the year ending December 81 1896.
Organized April It'll, 1881.
NELS GUAM. President.
s. n. SYVERSON. Secretary
Commenced Business Aug. II. 1883
No. AMT.
Policies inforce Deem
Der 3lst Of previous
year. 10 bIZS. UOO
Policies issued during
Lne year. ............ II 50, go
Total. ..... rs 1853, 100
Policies expired and
ceased to be in force
during the year. 49,. Is S21,llO
Policies in force Dec 81 $50 l42. $50
Cash on hand and in
Bank Dec. 81 of pre-
vious year. ... Sl463.73
Received for member
ship during the year 37.OO
Received from advance
assessments during
the year. ........... 175. Sc
Received from all 9TH
er sources. ......... 1914
Total amount Ofcssh Sl726. SO
Losses incurred du4lng
Cne year. .......... Il26.72
Loses paid during the
year. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1872
All other expenditures $3.50 1902
Balance on hand $l535.91
Nels Guam, President, and S. A. Sy-
version, Secretary, of the above IN
surance Company, being duly sworn,
depose and say thatthe foregoing state
ment is true exhibit of the affair and
condition of said Company. on the 3lst
day OF December, 1895.
NELS GUAM, President
s. "A. SYVERSON, Secretary,
Subscribed and sworn before mo
this 18th day ofJanuary, 1885,,
JOHN GUAM,
Notary Public.
State of Minnesota
department Of Insurance.
Inns IS to certify, that the Arctander
ana Lake Andrew Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, Of lhe County of Kan
dlyohi in the State of MINES ota, a. COR
poration duly organized under an act
otthe Legislature OF this State, entitled
IAN act authorizing the formation of
township Mutual Insurance Compau-
les, approved March 9th, 1875, and
the acts amendatory thereof, is now
authorized and empowered to assume
risks and issue policies as a Mutual
Ere Insurance Company, within it's
proper territory until the 3lst day of
january 1897, unless for sufficient cause
this certificate should meanwhile be re-
voked.
Witness my hand and official seal.
this 10Th day of January, A. D. 1896.
c.. Fl. Smith.
Commissioneer-o of Insurance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-03

OF the Arctander and Lake Andrew
Township Mutual Insurance Com
pany, OF the County Of Kandiyohi,
made to the Insurance Commissioner.
for the year ending December 81 1896.
Organized April It'll, 1881.
NELS GUAM President.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-21
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIANS.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge
I'm Portland.

Reports of the Grand Chancellor and
Grand Keeper of Records-Election oi
Oficers-The New Officers Installed,
The annual session Of the Grand Lodge
of knights o. Pythias, convened al
Pythian hall yesterday morning which
was beautifully decorated with bunting
gracefully festooned and potted plants.
1t was. a very full gathering, one of The
largest grand lodge sessions ever held, al
least two hundred and fifty members be-
ing present.
Seventy-five past chancellors were in
trcduced and given grand lodge rank.
All the grand officers were in atten.
dance as follows:
Grand Chancellor-Wm. A. Taylor,
Portland
Grand Vice Chancellor-Henry Evans,
Portland
Grand Prelate-C Charles A. Moses, West
brook
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Wesley G. Smith, Old Orchard.
Grand Master Of Exohequer-Edwin O.
Miliiken, Portland.
Grand r.at-Arms-Wm. o. Alb
bott, Rockland.
Grand Inner Guard-Henry f. Libby,
Pittsleld.
Grand Outer Guard-Edward E. Bark
er, South Norridgewock.
Supreme presentatives-Lu Luther B.
Roberts, Portland; Enoeh G. Harrington,
Augusta; Fred Emery Beane, Hallowell.
After organization and the confirming