Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
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z 30 Declare Patriotic Mon Of All Parties,
in Co nfersnce at Chioago-Rsprsssn
= tat'vss Of Moro Than Thirty State.
Condemn the Mckinley Foley In the
Philippines, aud Organize For His
Defeat and For Anasrioanism-G Gov
ernor Lind's Tribute to tho volunteor
Among tho Key Notes-Other National
Political Eehoss-NIr. Bryan's ,Trl.
umphal Campsign-Towne In Ne
braska, kentucky and Iowa-stats
and Twin City Political Points OF
Reform Press Bureau.
ST. PAUL. Oct. %, 1890.
Did our liberty bell ring in vain?
Was our Declaration lie?
Must we turn to the old world again
With the penitent prodigars cry?
Must we arm us and march In the van
OF Europe's barbaric parade
And boom out q gunpowder gospel to
To open pathway for trade1
Shall we strut through the world and
buster and brag,
With the dollar mark stamped on the
brave old flaga
Again is to be recorded, by personal
knowledge, more fragrant exercise of
the monopoly of news, in the censorship
of political information by the Asso-
ciated Press, the case of the antrim
perialist conference at Chicago, held
several days during the past week. The
Associated Press gave neither the facts,
as to representation, nor the spirit or
the plans of the conference. But for the
fact that General Carl Schurz' add
dress was sent out in advance to the
Northwest, enabling the fair minded
papers to print portions of the same,
there has been but the merest skeleton
given the people, of what was the most
important, most patriotic, most far
reaching gathering, as many believe,
in the present generation. There is
space for but the 1nerest condensation,
but every Reform Press reader will in
time have opportunity for learning the
whole proceedings, as they will be pub
lished in pamphlet form.
Every state in the Union was repre-
scented by letters or personal delegates,
the latter coming from 30 states. More
of them were lifelong Republicans
than of any other political faith. Many
were gold Democrats who had stumped
for Mckinley. An instance of change
is Captain Patrick O'Farrell Of Wash
ington, who stumped five states for Nc
Kinley, and was the author of the IA
NOUS Silver Catechism of which Hanna
circulated 1000, 900 copies in the close
districts. He declared he would now
go Is to /, high tariff or low tariff or
for "a yellow dog" in preference to Nc
Kihley. Veteran fathers of the Repub-
lican party from all parts of the coun-
try were in evidence. At the opening
session over 100 conferees were present,
reinforced until larger hall Central
Music halD was required, and it
was filled to its capacity at
the open sessions, in spite of the careful
suppression of announcements by the
administration-con newspapers.
Extremes on other issues are sunk for
the moment, as shown in the fact that
Cleveland's former Secretary of agricul-
ture, Mr.. Morton, presided over one of
the open meetings, and our Towne over
the other. It was, in word, meeting
of the Phillips, Garrisons and Wades
of anti-slavery times, represented by
the TONNES, Schurzs, Atkinsons, Cock
rams, Welchs, Bigelows and the rest,
who are at the front to arouse the
American conscience against the de-
struction of American liberty by Amer
lean conquest.
When organization is completed the
term "Americanism" or american
policy" may supplant the term ANTI
Imperialism"
Ex-Congressman Towne was able to
reach the meeting from his Iowa en-
gagements, and was at once chosen to
preside over the great meeting ad-
dressed by Bourke Cochran.
Minnesota was well represented other.
wise. A feature of one of the sessions
was the reading of that portion of
Governor Limbs address to the Thir-
tenth, in which he referred to the
passing of the volunteer, in the passing
Of the country to the policy of conquest
and aggression. The sentence that ''fol
purposes of conquest, he (the Volunteer
is unfit, for he carries a conscience as
we'll as gum" was the subject of sew
eral addresses, and brought out from
the official records, that more thar
5000 of our volunteers at Manila ex
pressed desire to be withdrawn from
shooting down the iberty-seeking Fill
pinos!
A complete plan was arranged, an6
one for organization will be completed
by. the authorized committee. Thu
former is to have the whole American
nation rise by petition to congress il
substance as follows:
That congress direct the president tt
suspend hostilities, by informing tn,
Filipinos that our purpose is to give
them se]f-government and independ
ence, and that meanwhile, as they q
on organizing their government, WI
will protect them by our flag and assis
the authorities established to maintain
peace, and will say to the world, "Hand
off. now and hereafter. .-. 4.
A. This is substantially the recommen
dation of Mr.. Bryan from the first.
These petitions will be circulated fo1
signers by the organization effected il
& the different states. The committee TO
Minnesota will be as follows, under tn
Chicago appointment: .-:. s, +
At Large Governor John Lind, st
Paul. B u AT IL z.sjF .@s5 ). s.s5s fl
First Congressional District-Hon Mil