Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-17
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PROSPERITY PROSPERITY is now
rs NOW here. Any man that
with U.s. denies it is a traitor
to his country. To be sure there were
never so many men out of employ
ment in this country at this time of
the year, with the possible exception
OF '93, nor so much anxiety, unrest,
suicides, murder, etc. But prosperity
has come, nevertheless.
II X
TYRANTS ARE SENIOR CANOVAS
NOT DEL CASTELLO, the
oo-e' pHoor' Spanish prime minis
ter and the real butcher of the Cubans
(Weyler was only his tool), was as
sassinated lately. The United States,
of course, sent messages of condol-
ence, while every humane person will
thank God that there was one man
willing to sacrifice himself to rid the
earth of the inhuman monster, Cano-
vas. The Minneapolis Tribune says:
IF it is true, as claimed in many
quarters, that Premier Canovas was
the man who stood behind Gen. Wey-
ler, and the man really responsible
for the cruelties and atrocities perpe-
trated in Cuba, there will be very little
grief in this country over his untime-
~ taking Off: We may condemn the
method Of his execution; we have no
sympathy with anarchists; but we can
hardly tail to recognize the hand of
Providence in the retribution that has
overtaken the bloodthirsty monster.'
Think ii our government should
have pulled off Canovas long ago
and secured to the Cubans their lib
erty. Then they would have raised
a statue to Cleveland or Mckinley
Now they will likely raise it to the
Italian anarchist as a martyr to their
cause.
HUMAN NATURE NEARLY two thou
is EVER sand years ago there
me SAME. came certain man
preaching peace and good will among
the common people. Incidentally he
told the priviledged classes of that
time Of their hypocricy, and warned
them against the oppression of the
weak and defenseless, such as widows
and orphans. AS the common people
heard him gladly and began thinking
about the truth of what he was say
ing, the privileged classes began to
fear him and determined to get this
dangerous agitator out Of the way.
They then trumped up whole lot of
false charges against him, hired lot
Of ward bummers to work up senti-
ment among the, ignorant multitude
against him; so much so that when
the people of the city were given the
choice between a convicted and noto-
rious highwayman and robber and
their real friend, against whom no
chose the robber and allowed their
friend to be murdered. Some have
questioned the truth of the above oc-
currence, but the essential facts are
undoubtedly absolutely true. It is so
true to nature that it will hold good
in every essential feature even today.
Let man talk truth and Justice for
the common people and the hired as
sassins of the privileged classes will
follow that man to the scaffold. And
the multitude, properly manipulated,
will gather around shouting: "Give
us Barrabas!+ Give us Barrabas!"
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WAS NOT STAYED THE Scrbes and the
# THEN. NEITHER Pharisees thought that
WILL IT BE NOW: they had saved them
selves and their nation by crucifying
Christ C,hr How happy they felt when
they had the agitator out of the way!
The streets of Jerusalem resounded
with shouts of the good time to come!
But they had only sealed their own
and the nations doom. They had
killed the last refOrmer, and as G cd
could not reform the Jewish nation
he proceeded to destroy it-had to to,
svindicate justice in the universe. So
today Our privileged class may, and
pro badly will destroy every man that
idares to talk about justice to the poor.
But after our cup Of siniquity is full
as natio Al ffter enough tears and
3groans OF the starving and suffering
humanity has ascended on high, then
God sends the s. omans q to purify
the earth with fire and sword And
stone shall not be left pom stone of
the alaces Of those who have traded
and traf licked III the tears and blood ofl
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