Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-27
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rEREsT THIS TIM &.

49, .. ~ w M I'M
TEREsT THIS TIN,1F
As this CAM aign IS drawing to
aclose We have Just one word It'd
saytot heco 81 peoplle Zof Rand
yohlc ounty For y ears you have
y g the interes { Il cesrtains
few ind ivid uals and corporate IN
t 'E' on have upheld enter.
prlses titution 1land political.
partles whose only object is. and
has been sell grand isment at
the expense Of the com PEG.
pie. You have allowed corpora
tons and individuals to absorb
and pprop PIRATE our common
naltural res ources. Que un fci
alledsan mag iticent pine timber
of.a quarter of q century ago has
passedslnto the hands of few to
make lum Der barons. The rich
est=iron m ines of he world have
passed to a Rockafeller, and our
own people-Win henceforth buy
it at<his figures, Our thousands
ofzmillions of bushels of the best
..wheatin the world. the natural
riches Of the ace ulations Of
vegetation. for ages,shaye left the
soil partially exhausted, and the
farmer but little better off then@a
quarter of a century ago, to make
milling ;,millionaires. The
right Of eminent domain and
millions of the best land in the
state have been bestowed on rail
road companies to build up mighty
corporations that rule supreme
and tax the people at their
sweet will an pleasure. You
have fostered and upheld a none
.tary policy that is now fast
transferring the ownership of
the soil to mortgage companies,
and making our people, tenants
instead Of owners of their homes,
tenants paying rents in the form
Of interest. On every side, even
in this garden of the world. we
see an ever increasing mum Der
Of as honest ind ustrious and saw.
ing people as ever existed. any
where on Gods footstool, with
wrinkled faces, gray hairs and
tottering steps without homes Of
their own, and without provision
for their declining age, while on
the other hand a few, who. a quar-.
ter of a century ago was as poor
as the poorest, roll in luxury and.
splendor that rivals eastern
.des pots and poten mates. !. I'D
Z on all know that this is so:
And you have BY your votes made
conditions so that this unjust
distribution Of the fruitof labor
have been possible. Is
At last the common people of
this country have awoke to a rea::
lizing sense Of present wrongs.
The common people. of all politi.
cal parties have for the first time
since 1860 thrown political party
prejudices to the winds and Sc
lected men for the highest, politi-
cal Offices of of the State and ma
tion, that, truly represent the
masses, the interest Of the COM
mon people. ...z = !. =. i
Now fellow citizens, you who
earn your daily bread in, the
sweat of your brow, whether you
be on the farm or in the factory,
one week from today you will be
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called upon to prove by your bal.
lot whether you know your own
business, whether you value
your rights and privileges as free
American citizens, and have the
lligence to vote'for your own
interest, ~ s=S..s .~:ss.s=>; 4: =
The reform forces OF Randi
yohi county have fought this bat
tie for the interestof the com on
people for we should be negligent
TO duty did we not give this final
adlnonition on; the eve Of battle.
The greatest can paign in our na-