Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-10-19
JOHN LIND SPEAKS,
He Opens the Campaign in Mime
apolis ana Discusses State
Issues Entirely.
A Clear and Forceful Statement of
the Issues Now Confront
ing the Voters.

address of the campaign. He spoke as fol-
lows:
=, Mr.. Chairman, Ladies amt Gentlemen:
Sa1s sse my saoa a
this vast building almost as large as this
one; # IT, was Er1tifying to me then 60 re-
corded, it is doubly gratifying tonight to
see that not de:arred by temporary defeat,
your heart is still in the work.
IN Ny friends, what is the work before us?
Ny Ny 99pPo!n3ent has given Us his definitionI
said in his speech Al st. paul pa in " open
ing this campaign: Our citizens have now
taeS f or tS 6g their
Judgment. all other issues in this campaign
sink into insgniticance in comparison with
saSse the admlns5rafon hat has carr aSr
M nG in their character can %ei
wait another election. What would be the
moral M effeGfs in Il the capitals of Europe
ton congress. differene from the one ef that
DECLARED S1 and carried on the WARP"
lawyers called a ''feigned issue?' What
P9rt G3pp }Ps the var? Rd the
silver republieans? Not one Of them en- As AS
R MF s ESstis VEL says in another part Of
units not ony IN von for the war
but in voting the money with Which Viii to (;
e caII1y II on. The only opposition that de-
!1argely republican, who felt a keener in
t tfFe5t hgx he Of Spanish
vStms VITO rG IS there n 4hgS Of
ence that disapproves of the Spanish war?
pause tor an answer-none comes. The
they unit for the wan n5 5o l9G sns any Mar IN
me naturf h of things congress cannot be
o h to W Yin BE to the
tlement of the questions growing out of it.
With 1Ht 5 5ayS Saa Mr. ESstis. the moral effect
the presdens coDceding This P "a Ss
s suppos ihen th s5 e ask fTfnds
should be good then Would you pegre f'i It
effects in Europe or at home? B ute rea 9iv
think 9l that the moral effect Of the election
that NY say to gou that tf ihe
moral effect in, the capitals Of Europe s
and Sat NAV tna T a vas
hil: when GerveraS feet was 'S sunk kan ana
and rendered their lives in defence 'et Of
Am feon abn honof and human liberty
growing out of the war there is ana ui' viii
G Pc a great variety of Individual opinion
sn Of ali 1h factk wy fno are mot mot
Of the countries and of the POPULATIONS in
vot Even the president and his cabi-
tic te sns have not YET formulated any definite
pans: AS soon as we have had time and
the ht Of to fDs sudy hede of to-
conditions that prevail / have an abiding
faith that public opinion viii be evolved
ton in way that o Viii ne eli .n's Be aues
menace to our institutions nor a betrayal
o! co@tx On our MP part Lind paid g7owinr
h tribute TO the wisdom. Of the Am eMicH
p et;pte to whom he looked. for right and
brought about by the war, and added thai
the American people, along all lines Of
H tbn n[or g7adeavor' were second to none in
The Real Issue.
pardon this dgregson sac 3 uH rst@a r.
e9 waat is the real issue IN this
issue. It does not touch che great dues
flons that are uppermost in mems minds.
Il s Tv nt+ to give expression to this issue
r.; o. forces: Nothing but questions Of
make this great body Of our people for
G {ons all 1T P crstd gnoIe
and party. pride and unite in harmonious
action: both nationally and in this State.
eaaSe u It to sx Great in set
words; but, in my mind, 1 am clear that
h h0t it may be Formulated BY difer-
the conviction. has forced itself upon the
S S6nT2 of Of The he wealth
caused by the Employment Of mod deuStf iY.
yen ana 3P Ind the
tanned more than their fair share''
The Gold Standard.
G cont 1sl H. in that eampagn and believe
been one Of the most af Poten s'1 fae
the distribution of wealth. But the political
judgment Of tn: people, as. expressed in
shons bs hat the go
it prices cease to fan, production is en-
ties IS Facilitated, we shaiI be content. u If
not. 1t will again be an issue. Bue it is
not ana cannot be an issue in this state
we do not come before the electors of
f fhls state With any patent, device or any
eg No eae t9 all che ills Of
to which I have, referred has come about
trial Developments and by force Of circum-
STANCE. The cure must be brought about
III Tue same way, honesty OF purpose,
intelligence, patience, and time must guide
society away from the pitfalls that threat
en- Us: The social body as it exists to-day
OF human effort f and experience; Il has al
haps no worse than those that have beset
cure remedy, but we hope and propose to
remove at least some of the conditions
that have and are producing our present
Ills. The task that we have set before us
In this state, by the platform adopted by
our forces, is 10 so reform the admins
trat1on of the laws and the conduct Of
the AFFAIRS of the public as TO secure to the
producers Of the capital state more
just proportion of the products of their
toll; to- save to the public what is left Of
the public riches of the capital state; to-
and and equal as It Is possible, and that every
honestly expended and devoted to public
and not to personal or partisan purposes;
to give the people an efficient and econ
omtcal administration of our state !nsti-
buttons, and to confer upon the citizens g.
direct voice In legislation. Ill., -.
These are the issues that we have ten
dered and that we shall discuss. My OPP
ponent did not deem one of them worthy
Of the slightest reference. Ny friends,
1 believe that there is more method more
policy, than oversight In this omission.
The republican party has been in power
for some forty years in this State. During
that time all Of our great corporations
have been formed, railroad franchises
granted: booming privileges, street car,
telegraph. telephone and all other fran
eScae, srr&~y 200