Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-15

But to the subject matter.
There are times in the life OF
every movement, in the course
of every ocean voyage, in the his
tory Of. every large enterprise,
When halt, q rest, q recupera.
tion, a taking Of the bearings be-
comes an unferative necessity,
not only to the ultimate success
Of the undertakings, but even to
the safety of the forces engaged
in it. Without science and skill
in politics, agitation will accom-
plish nothing. There are times
to agitate and there are times to
keep Still. Just as in war there
are times to shoot and there are
times where it would be folly
and suicide to shoot.
We believe that the people of
this country are now full of this
money question talk. They de-
spise to hear it now. The peo-
pie of this country decided that
the Republican party should try
their hands at solving the prob
lem. They don't want any more
talk, but some practical work
towards solving the question.
Now, Bro Vermilya, let us see
what the G.. O. P. will and can do.
You and I don't care for Office.
All we want are conditions such
that ordinary sober and indus
trious people shall have q chance
to make a decent living and
everybody somewhat fair play.
If the G.. o. P. will proceed hon
estly to give the people that, then
we'll and good. But you say that
the Republican party is not
going to do that. Well, just wait
and see. The Republicans are
not fools. They want office, and
they know as we'll as we do that
they must bring better times or
leave the White House in 1900.
But grant that the Republican
party proceed to carry out the
gold-bug programme destruc~
ton of all legal tender money ex-
cept gold what of it? Didn't
the people ey a large majority
vote for this? And doesn't d
majority determine such matters?
In fact, we would like to see this
gold program carried out. We
would like to see the thing tried,
to see whether this nation can do
business on promises of corpora
tions. In our opinion this exper-
iment would convert every small
banker and business man into a
bowling silver lunatic in no time.
When a new generation grows
up with appropriated brain cells
provided the old prejudiced
entity do not descend by heredity
then, and not till then, we may
begin to talk about third parties
in politics.
But we shall have reforms in
politics. Our educational work
is not in vain. It is the bread
cast upon the water of human in.
telligence, and it will return in
due time. But we will probably
have to label it Republican or
Democratic to get the masses to
take it.
Our idea is that if the Peoples
Party men will stand aloof from
any political organization with a
ticket in the field, they will con-
stitute the balance of power, and
can virtually dictate the policy Of
one or the other of the old par
ties. The instant that we cease
to put men up for Office, that in
slant we are the ruling body in
this republic. The Farmers
Alliance should be reorganized
but on more compact and prac-
tical principles, and it should be
non-political. We should like to
hear from Populists at large in
regard to this subject. The
W1LLMAR TRIBUNE is open for a
discussion of this subject. .
G. J.
The Atwater Republican publishes