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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

For a score or more years, with one
or two exceptions, the village of Will
mar has received saloon revenue.
Has the money so obtained proven a
blessing? What have we to show for
it? Water-wOrks and electric light,
did you say? Oh, no. We still owe
for these improvements. What we
have got are paupers, and an endless
train of poverty, misery, despair and
tragedy in homes in the village as
we'll as in the neighboring country.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

The citizens ticket is composed of
four republicans and four populists
and democrats. The republicans who
have dared to stand up for the best
Interests of the village in spite of the
buster and threats of politicians de-
serve great credit. The people of the
county are eagerly watching this con-
test and thoroughly understand the
situation. If there is to be any
"slaughtering'' done in the county,
the TRIBUNE predicts that it will be
the ottice-holders who have used the
influence Of their official positions to
foist this move onto the village of
Willmar. who will suffer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

Birch is known to be so very So
licitous about the prohibitionists and
the cause of prohibition, that his re-
marks in that line last week must have
great weight (?) He makes an alb
surd report of the meeting at the en-
CINE house. There were few caves
troopers in the anteroom that cleft in
disgust" when they learned that the
meeting adopted resolutions which
would give the prohibition plank the
lead in the citizens movement, but no
one left the room until the final ad-
journment took place. The Argus
statement that the meeting formally
adjourned before it began business is
a remarkable one, to say the least.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

The Republican papers were filled to
the brim last week with matter the pur-
pose of which is to convey the idea
that the village campaign is drawn on
partisan lines. But as it takes two to
make discussion on any subject,
and there will be but portion of one
party making a fight on party lines
the attempt is a miserable failure.
There is one Citizens Reform Ticket
in the field consisting of men picked
regardless of party af1iliation, and
which makes straight fight on is
sues. That is opposed by so-called
republican ticket which was brought
out through the efforts of the young
men at the head of the Young Mems
Republican Club which makes the
fight to hold and get offices.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05
citizens. The plea that better menwill
be selected when political lines are
drawn is opposite to the generally ac-
cepted facts in such cases.

The TRIBUNE has been accused of
misstating the amount of money in
vested in the village water and Ii ht
plant. We thought we were conserva-
tive in placing the amount in the vi
entity of $4,000. We presume the
plant is worth all that it has cost, and
we also presume that all additions to
the system are also to be counted. 1t
is unfortunate that the councils under
the old regime, which now seeks to be
returned with full power, did not keep
the records in such condition that a
question of that kind could be ans
wered instantly. However, if the plant
cost but S35, 900 the question of taking
proper care of same will not be
changed.
The Investigating committee that
furnished Crosby ''copy" for his lead
ing editorial on village issues evil
IDENTIFY forgot to mention the fact that
they had also furnished the Argus
with a copy, and hence the Gazette
stands convicted of turning it's edi-
tOrlal columns over to a nameless
committee.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

We were much surprised to see the
stand that Bro. Crosby takes il this
J: matter. That he should champion a
move originating as this did is GER
.tainly to Be regretted by ali good
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05
LOTS. FOR SALE

Willmar gus.-100 Lots For Sale Cheap
In Tribune's addition to Willmar, situated in
Foot Lake, near Foot Lake bridge. Good for
web-footed animals Call early and get first
choice. *s .'s5 -
y ~TRIBUNE REAL ESTATE MANAGER.
Well, we have heard rumor that
it was the intention to plat and sell
lots on the other side if the road was
completed, but we did not dream that
operations would begin so soon nor
that such name would be adopted
for the new suburb. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

FOR SALE---A ladies bicycle, for
SIS 90. Apply at this office or adj
dress Box 245, Willmar, Mimi.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

{Valage Council Proceedings.{
COUNCIL Room.

Regular meeting of the village coun-
Gil. Present, Aldermen Nasset, Tall
man, Void, Nelson, Ramsett, and
President JOhnson-7.
The minutes of the previous regular
meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were read and
referred to the finance committee:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

There is not one party issue at stake
in this village campaign, at least
neither of the other papers name one,
and therefore there are no party lines
drawn. Will our citizens line up
along imaginary lines and fight wind
mills conjured up by the sorcery of
place hunters or will they vote for the
best interests Of the village without
fear or favor? /. SIS 4:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05

OFFICE IN TRIBUNE BUILDING
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
FRUITS OF FUSION WITH REPUBLICANS.

From Reconstruction to the present
day, whenever the Republican party has
ruled in any Southern State, disgrace.
scandal, peculations, shame and dishonor
have invariably succeeded their advent
to power. Many good men went with
Malone into the Readjuster movement.
As long as they fought alone, the party
had character and standing. When it
reached out for Republican help, it was
swallowed up in the vortex of Radical
venality. and became stencil in the
nostrils of decent people and they left
it like rats leave sinking ship. In
North Carolina many good men went
into the Populist party. To-day the
party stands at the fork of the roads,
one leading to principle and honor, the
other to spoils and dishonOr.
The Populist party will go the way of
the Rcadjuster party if it dallies or CO.
operates with the Republican party. LIN
four years its vote went from A.
600 down to $4,000 because it had part
with the Republicans in bringing about
base Republican legislation and low Re
publican rule in North Carolina. Many
of it's members disclaim responsibility
for the evils that have come about and
repudiate the members of their party
who voted to ncgroize the State. No
wonder honest white men repudiate the
condition of affairs, and will help to
bring about better government.
The fruits of fusion in the State adj
ministration have been seen on all
hands. The fruits of fusion with the
negroes in the Eastern counties is not
so well known. Some weeks ago we
published speech by Mr.. III. G. Wall
showing the low depths to which it had
carried public affairs in Richmond coun-
ty. To-day we publish statement
showing how it has debauched and de-
graded public affairs in BERTHE county.
1t is quite as bad. and in some counties
worse, in other Eastern counties.
Fusion by any party with the negro
party always means evils and scandals
and the lowering of the public morals.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
HE IS STILL AMERICAS FIRST CITIZEN.

Colonel William Jennings Bryan is in
camp with his regiment at Jacksonville
While he is thus showing his loyalty and
patriotism, the penny-a-liners on the big
papers are trying to destroy his hold on
the masses by a pitiable attempt to be-
little him. The Springfield Republican
thus rebukes the traducers:
THE partisan attempt to belittle Mr..
Bryan's purpose to serve his country on
the field of battle in time of war is petty
and unwise as Il matter of politics. The
people believe in fair play, and know il
when they see it. 1t is worth noting that
Colonel Bryan is making good Roadway
in his military studies. 1t was observed
while he had his regiment on exhibition
at the Omaha exposition Saturday night
that organs close study of tactics was
manifested by the orders he gave and the
grace with which he handled the reg
iment."
The Atlanta Journal copies the above
and adds:
wherever he goes he attracts the null
titude. He is cheered as Justify in Bos-
ton rs in San Francisco: he has rs cor
dial reception in New York as in Atlanta.
Eve agree fully with the Springfield
Republican that the attempts to belittIe
Colonel Bryan are contemplate"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

This war has shown that war cor
respondents have been as brave as en-
listed men. The career of Creelmln
and the other New York Journal CORE
spondent establish that fact. Lieutcn-
ant Joseph A. Carr, of the Rough Riders,
who was wounded and is at his home in
Washington. ID. c., in an interview i'll
the Post, says:
Not n man faltered, although it was
their first time under fire. The enemy
soon began to retreat. Richard Harding
Davis was the only man present who
had II pair of field glasses. and he de-
serves the credit given him in Col.
Woods official report. With his glasses
Davis located lunches of Spaniards and
pointed them out to our men. He seized
a wounded mans gun and was constant
ly on the firing line i'll the extreme
front"
1t is time for the penny-a-lners to quit
sneering about Richard Harding Davis.
He has shown his courage as we'll rs his
capacity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
NONE BUT MEN ABOVE REPROACH.

The Plymouth Beacon has = a wise
editorial in its last issue saying that
while the outlook is bright for Dem
ocratic victory this fall. the voters upOI
whom we must depend to make the ne
cessary gains cannot be obtained unless
the men nominated command respect. The
Beacon truly says:
.'To win these men back and to hold
the Democratic party in place and VIII
Il Democratic victory, it is necessary tt
place candidates in the field in whom
the people have faith, men whose char
acters are above reproach, men who
represent the principles of Democracy
With such candidates before the voters
there can be but little doubt as TO the
result"
After all, nothing. but character will
stand the test in politics as well as in
church. Many voters have largely lost
faith in public men and to that fact
must be attributed much of the unwise
voting that has cursed the State. They
will learn to vote better when their
faltH Is restored. HelF ldltu VIII De
restored in the Democratic party only
when the party dominates men possess
ing the qualifications named by the
Beacon. No other men can win. No
other men ought to be nominated even
in the most hopelessly Republican coun'
ty. The contrast between man of
high character and tricky and un'
worthy man will win votes always and
particularly this year. The conven'
tons cannot be too careful.
AS related to this matter, it ought
to be impressed upon the best men that
it is their duty to accept nominations,
and the party ought to be rather forcing
nominations on strong men who do not
wish to run than upon men who are
seeking nominations. This is particu-
larly true Of legislative candidates. Nc
Democrat can afford to decline to re-
spond to the call Of his party while
it is on the homestretch and straining
every nerve to win because success this
year means to put morality and virtue
in the place of immortality and scandals
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
TAXATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

When one studies the system of taxa.
ton in the Philippines the wonder is,
not that there is IL revolution there. but
that there have not been revolutions ga
lore.
Probably the world has no parallel of
such excessive taxation. The ingenuity
of the Spaniard has spent itself in devils
ing new methods of imposing taxes.
Every native in the Philippines pays q
poll tax. The men pay $50 per year ana
the women SO. The Chinese are sub
jects of special taxation. They pay $2S
per year per head for the offense of be-
ing Chinese.
The one great overwhelming passion Of
the Philippine native is to spend as
much of his time as possible at cock
fights. All cock fights pay 50 each to
the tax collector. A man must pay
81 per month to own a fighting cock.
Nothing escapes the tax inquiSitOr. The
natives must obtain licenses to pick fruit
from their own trees. When they bury
their dead one-half the cost of the burial
must go to the government. The penalty
for non-payment of taxes is imprison-
ment.
Does it surprise any one that there
are revolutions in the Philippines?z
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24

courage proved their right to be free
Remember that.
The marines at Guantanamo learned
their worth as fighters, and Garcia anc
his men bore their part i'll the sangul
nary days before Santiago.
The Cuban flag should have been car
ried side by side with the stars aho
Stripes into the captured city.
We owed that much to Garcia anC
to the cause which Garcia represents
Justice required it, propriety should have
suggested it and policy demanded 1t.
1t is time for President Mckinley t'
remind our generals for what II Is ina
we are battling i'll Cuba.
The enemies of the patriots are active
in efforts to estrange American sympa
thy from them. These enemies are Il
the Spaniards in Cuba, who now, having
against the United States, seek to lngra
tate themselves with the American con
uuerors by depreciating their late vic
tins, the Cubans; and (2) the SINAI
Americans in this country-the same
SNUG and soulless crowd that out O
solicitude for the business interests
(which have suffered no injuryO RAISED
their sordid voices against Intervention
against action by this Republic in the
name of liberty and humanity.
The Cubans are our prOteges. Thei
cause is IA sacred cause, and the islanC
from which we are driving the Spaniard'
is theirs. Consideration, dclicacy, GOO
faith-all these the Cubans have RICH
to expect from their American allies.
This is Il war of liberation not wa
of conquest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
WANTS TO WASH HIS HANDS.

Chairman Caudius Dockery talks
about washing his hands of the peniten
Tertiary affairs. First give us Il sworn
report as the law directs, Mr.. DOckery
You can not wash your hands of yout
official dereliction of duty as chairman
until you give the report to the public
Hurry up with it.
Also, Mr.. Dockery, please let the pub
lie know all about the terms of the leases
of the new farms and the other transac'
tons which the board has never ap
proved, if the superintendent of the peni
Tertiary has told you.
Let's take Il look at the books, Mr.
Dockery. 1t is your duty to require the
report.
Let us take Il look at the books and then
you can wash your hands, and welcome
Until then, you can not evade the respon
sibility!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
BE FAIR TO THE CUBANS.

The above is the title to 4 very sensi-
BILE editorial copied from the New York
journal, that appears elsewhere in to-
days paper.
Many of the dispatches from Cuba,
from the very first, have seemed to us
to be inspired by lack of appreciation,
if not positive hostility to the Cubans
In this we may be mistaken. but that
is the impression we know that has been
also made upon others.
1t is too soon for us to judge Of the
Cubans. They have fought a great fight
for liberty against overwhelming odds.
The Spaniards could not conquer them.
Their self-sacrifice and courage in all
these months and years is not to be dis
counted 1t is to be doubted if our
military leaders have recognized them rs
was proper. Indeed i'm some quarters it
is even believed that there has been
studied intention to slight them, to
give them no opportunity to fight where
they are efficient. and then, by branding
them as towards and incapables, to jus
tify taking the island and ultimately
anneXing it.
1t may or may not be true that syndi-
Gates with a political pull are working
this scheme for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
1t may or may not be true that the
Cubans are shiftless, cowardly and no
good. 1t will be wise for all of us to
reserve an opinion until all the evi-
damon tc in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
BE FAIR TO THE CUBANs

Iu BE FAIR TO THE CUBANS.
New York Journal.
= What is it that gives dignity to this
war?
i The fact that the great Republic
has generously drawn the sword to sue
cor an oppressed people.
Were it not for that fact out war
on Spain would be but Il powerful rob
ber's foray.
1t is as the friend of the Cubans that
we are justified before the world in
Strengthening Spain's soldiers. sinking
SPANS ships and taking possession of
Spain's territory. AS the champion of
freedom the position of the United
States is noble.
Ignoble minds are prone to forget
this. In the eXultatiOn of victory they
betray Il disposition to slight the people
in whose behalf the conflict is waged.
The Cubans are in danger of being
thrust aside. scOrned and insulted.
These CubanS are not meek men, They
may be wanting in many of the outward
and inward qualities which Americans
deem desirable in patriots. but they are
patriots nevertheless. They may thirst
for vengeance upon the Spaniards with
a tierceness that shocks armchair war
riors and rearguard statesmen. whose
wives and children and kindred have
not been outraged, starved and muir
dered.
The Cubans fought Spain for three
years unaided with a courage and to-
nacity which forced the admiration of
the American people. Remember that.
An army of 100000 men could not con
quer them. Remember that.
Their ways are not our ways. Their
blood is not our blood. Our civilization
is not theirs, but they have by their
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
WILL VOTE RIGHT THIS TIME.

A citizen of Robson county, who
takes no part in politics, but is close
observer of the trend of affairs, in a pri
yate letter says he CHANGED to go to
Lumberton last week to court and was
astonished see that there was Il great
revolution going on in the minds of the
people. He adds:
II watched the campaigns of 1894 and
1896 closely, and have known something
of other campaigns, but | have never
seen the people so aroused as they are
now. In walking about the court house
grounds ] could hear plenty of men
(some | didn't know personally say i
voted wrong before, but l can't stand
this thing any longer. and l am going to
vote right this time"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
He FiTLY REPRESENTS THE GANG.

The New Berne Journal, commenting
on the endorsement of Russell by the
Republican State convention, says: And
yet strip Daniel l.. Russell of the Gov
ernorship of North Carolina, and that
entire Republican assemblage would
gnash with it's teeth and howl over him
until he would be forced to seek an OBJ
security SO remote and inaccessible that
his return would be impossible"
The Journal is badly mistaken. Russell
represents the gang, is no better and no
worse than his party. Everybody knew
him before Pritchard helped Hancock
and Jim Young nominate him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24

The Charlotte Observer and our Char
lotte correspondent have both fallen into
an error with reference to the Repub-
lican platform. They say that the Re
publicans declare 1--WE endorse the Ding
ley tariff bill, made necessary by the
enormous expenditures incident 10 war,
The platform is full Of humbug and
buncombe, but that plank reads, we en-
dorse the Dingley tariff bill and also
the Republican tariff measures made
necessary by the enormous expenditures
incident to the war"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
NO REPORT YET.

The law plainly requires a yearly re-
port TO be made and sworn to by the SUI
perintendent Of the penitentiary. The
time for filing that report was last De-
cember. Seven months have passed, and
yet there is no report. The Governor
snapped John II. Smith off to the Board
of Agriculture and he was allowed to go
WITHOUT making any report.
Why?
The News and Observer thinks it
knows the reason. 1t ventures to pre-
dict that the public will never get Il
sworn report.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
POLITICAL SIX ES ARE FRIGHTENING.

The political skies brighten daily. Th,
along Its manipulation by oificehold
ers, its applause of Whites vicious
speech, and its endorsement Of all the
villainies under Republican rule gave
cause for pause to white men of all par
ties. The truth about the mismanage'
ment of county affairs, the elevation of
ing assurance and impudence of negro
officials are turning the stomachs OF
honest white men. One speaker in the
meeting of the Wake county Democra ic
executive committee said he knew five
white Republicans in one township who
would vote for white supremacy this
year.
The attitude of the Republican conven-
ton, repudiating every plank in the Pop
ulist State platform, and reaffirmine
gold standard issue and dishonest elect
ton law has shown the Populists that
there can be no fusion with the Repub-
lican party. The action of the Repub-
lean convention plainly says to the Pop
ulists: ''If you will pull the chestnuts
out of the fire for us. and repudiate your
this year. and by 1900 we will swallow
you whole" Honest Populists will not
let the office-holders carry Them info
such dishonorabe and suicidal course.
The Democratic conventions every
where have been largely attended and
have been characterized by a spirit of
Cancellation and conservatism. The men
named are known and tried Chicago plat
form Democrats. who will be true to
their professions. They commend them
selves to the people.
The people are reading the Democratic
State platform. An hundred thousand
copies ought to be printed and posted on
every store in the country. 1t is the best
State platform any political party in
North Carolina ever adopted. 1t ans
wers fully and completely all the ar
guments of Democratic detractors. 1t is
the chart of safety 1t wins votes wher-
ever its provisions are made known
The closer the speakers stick to the
texts therein contained the more votes
they will make
The people are becoming aroused in
most sections Of the State Arrange
ments on big scale are being made for
grand openings of the campaign at big
rallies on the 3rd of August. These will
mark the real beginning of one of the
most important campaigns in the his
tory of the State.
The civilization of North Carolina is
ct stake, and all brave and patriotic
white men will bury their differences
to take the State out Of the bands of the
vandals who are debasing the public NOR
ais as well as misgoverning the people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24
THEY ARE WORSE AND HAVE
LESS ABILITY.
Wilmington Messenger.

w IIIlTIIIt- IVII -'fV'7'7NEISVI'
\ The white leaders of the negroes in
1898, in North Carolina, are every whit
as mean, reckless, corrupt as the lead
ers of the newly enfrancEised negroes
of 1868. They are as vindictive, as
full of trade. as much given to jobbery
and plucking. as Indifferent to the
best and truest interests of the PEG
pie as were the rascalS in the time OF
Holden, Littlefeld, Swcpson and Com
pany. Then the scoundrels placed i
debt Of more than S20,0O0,0O0 upon the
recently stripped and impoverished
white men of the State. 1t is the same
gang today if new men have come oi
to help rob. ruin. degrade and Cypress
Woe be it to any State or race that
has such party scavengers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-24

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

FOR JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT.
First Distrct-GeOrge Ii. Brown, Jr.,
of Beaufort.
Second DistrIct-Henry II. Bryan, Of
Craven.
Fifth District-Thonas ]. Shaw, OF
Guilford.
Sixth District--CYver II. Allen, of
LenOir.
Seventh District-ThOMas A. Mcneil,
of Robson.
Eleventh District-W. A. Hoke. of
Lincoln.