Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-19
that. Our first supply is going
like 'hot cakes" but we have
sent for more.
A LETTER FROM CHARLES
E. JOHNSON.
LAKE ELIZABETH, Jan. 6.

LAKE ELIZABETH, Jan. 6.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: The Political
battle that was fought and so hot
ly contested during the late cam
paign, has now been decided and
national issue will be presented in
congress, agitated by the Rep
ublican party to become laws,
that will according to their
promises and convictions bring
speedy relief to the great masses
of people throughout this nation.
And we honestly hope that the
promises made during the cam
paign by them will come to pass.
And that to all may prosperity
come. This at least was pro
claimed in the press and on the
platform during the campaign
should 1.-The advance agent of
prosperity" be elected. Mr..
William Jennings Bryan, who
will always be remem bered and
recognized by the American peo-
pie, as one of the most noble
statesman that has ever taken
up a just cause for humanity, he
with other great leaders have
quietly surrendered and laid
down their arms and conceded
victory to the opposing side, yet
those issues as represented by
the reform parties are still se-
fore the people and will be live
issues again in the future and
will remain so until such are
adopted and placed upon the
national statutes, either by the
Republican Party or some other
purity And what is the differ
ence whether such laws bene
ticial to the com mon class of PEG.
pie are enacted through the one
party or the other. Political agi-
tation at prasent is useless, the
great mass OF people have heard
so much udon these as well as
all other issues that they have
grown tired and Disguised and
will pay no further attention to
any agitation from whatsoever
source it may come. The Rep
ublican party has been placed in
power again, not for thirty or
twenty years, but term Of pro-
baton, four years only. Should
they prove false to their trust
and their promises then this
sentiment or this current of
thought and conviction among
the masses will come to the sur
face, and they will again rebuke
and dethrone thatparty. Still we
may have some severe lessons to
learn before the masses will rise
up TO save themselves as we'll as
this government from ruin: We
have nothing left to do at present
but stand silently by, not as a
disorganized mob or bitter
enemy to certain political parties,
but stand like solid unprejudic-
ed and independent army ever
ready to give encouragement or
guard the interest of the COM
mon people by our influence, our
action and our franchise. AS
such an independent body we
can better determine the issues
involved and hold the balance of
power within the other two
parties for they must and will
recognize us. They know our
strength. TO court our
favor will be for them to adoupt
our principals. Reform must
and will come in due time, we
still have confidence in the Am
erican people to bring about a
change that will eventually turn
the tide for the better. The
mass of people are almost com
pletely under the com mand of the
monopolists or the money powers
|yet they are not ignorant of the
fret. They know it through
practical experience as we'll as by
the agitation that has been go
ing on through the press, and by
the speaker on the platform. 1t
has been carried through the
length and breadth of the land
Further agitation and POLITICAL
organization seem to be useless,
ond we differ with Clarence as tc
his views as presented by him in
the TRIBUNE, in the issue of Dec.
I27th. 1896. There is limit to