Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-14
OFFICE IN TRIBUNE BUILDING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IA, 1899.
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platform, and nominate candidates
upon whom all democrats can unite,
might be dismissed as idle vaporings
unworthy of the attention of thought
full men if it were not for the fact that
such newspapers and politicians are
the mouthpieces and agents of the
worlds greatest criminals, who ex-
plot nations and peoples through the
wholesale bribery of political leaders
and government officials. The gold
democratic press and politicians are
the agents and tools of the gold COM
bination. Their utterances are in
spired by the organized bondholders,
money changers, extortioners, usur-
ers, and pawnbrokers of the earth,
who have made a conquest of the
world through corrupting the kings,
emperors, and presidents, and are
now preparing for decisive encounter
with the American people at the bal
lot box.
To underestimate the craft and cum
ming of this organized financial
banditti who have stealthily but sue
cessfully wrought in courts, parlia-
ments and congresses until they
brought the world to their feet. would
evidence our untitness to meet the ext
gencies that confront us as a nation
and people. The evidence of their
stealth and cunning marks every step
in the financial legislation and the
politics of the United States during
the past thirty years. That they have
found willing tools among the leaders
of both political parties during all
that time there is abundant evidence.
The republican party, as an organiza-
ton, has given them but little trouble
and they we're able at all times to
crush any republican statesman with
in the party whom they considered a
source of danger.
On the other hand the democratic
party as an organization in the cam
paign OF 1868 opposed their scheme of
converting the national debt, then pay
able in greenbacks, into a coin debt
only to find treachery in it's own
household and the betrayal Of its can
didates by the men who sought the po-
sitions and were entrusted by the party
to manage its campaign.
During the enty-eight years inter-
vening between 1868 and 1896 the gold
combination held both parties we'll in
hand and contributed their money with
a lavish hand to defeat and destroy
politically all statesmen regardless OF
party who were known to espouse the
side of the people.
The fact that they were caught nap
ping in 1896, wien the democratic
party wrenched itself from their en-
brace was owing to being deceived by
Grover Cleveland upon whose judg'
ment they relied. Had they realized
thrt there was danger that the demo
cratic national convention in 1896
would not have Endorsed Cleveland
and his policy they would have spent
millions of dollars to sustain him ir
the contest. But Cleveland was de-
ceiyed himself by his of6ceholders who
continued to assure him to the las
that there was no danger of their fail
ing to secure the delegations. Whe1
it dawned upon him that there was
danger it was too late. The revolu
ton within the party was fully devel
oped and too many delegations had
already been secured by the people.
The arrogance and vindictiveness O.
Cleveland was such that his owr
of1ceholders feared to tell him the
truth lest he mistrust their own 10y atty
to him and cause them to forfeit their
positions and influence. Hence they
assured him to the very last of thei,
ability to control the delegations tc
the national convention and he in turn
confident that he could not be over
thrown, deceived his masters, the
money kings. This accounts for thei,
not spending millions in 1896 to re-
tain control of the democratic. organ
ization.
The campain of 1896 taught the
money power and monopolies lessor
by which they they intend to profit
It taught them the impossibility o.
making an open conquest of the Amer.
icau people at the ballot box. The
fact that Notwithstanding the digrace
and generalization into which the
Cleveland administration had plunged
the democratic party, the oppoition Of
Cleveland and his oficeholders, the
gold press, the brutal use of money
by the republican committe and in de.
fanoe of the practical reign of terror
inaugurated by the capitalist classes,
the democratic party should poll a
majority of-one and :one-half q mil:
lions Of the white voters Of the nation,
startled them and reused them to q
|realizing sense Of their danger.
They are determined to corrupt the