Willmar tribune., 1899-12-13

I Is recommendation for removal, .'in
rder to stop discharges made for par.
tsan purposes" declaring the men were
BILE and trained, and that the commits
Ion "could not afford to lot them go. u
Now. this 10 the truth. The three
were Colonel Becker, brother of Com.
missioner Becker, drawing $3.50 per
month, who has not done a rap Of work
since Inspector Reishus has been in
Clausen's place, and who, it is officially
stated. had not done any work for at
least two years, not even to the extent
of signing his name, unless in drawing
mis- pay. Another is Deputy Frank
Curtis, drawing $115 per month, and
the third o. H. Xirke, helper, draw
ing $62.50. Inspector Reishus found
that the work of the last two could be
done by a remaining deputy, Mr..
Squires. He therefore recommended
the dismissal Of all three off,
cials, at a total saving of 1897. so
per month. Reform Commissioner
Ringdahl voted for the inspect.
or's recommendation. His colleagues
agree in letting out Colonel Becker, but
made his dismissal Dec. Is, so that he
is only cut off Is days, since he would
have gone Jan. l, anyhow, on which
date we shall have an actual Reform
and Democratic majority on the board
by successor to Judge Mills. It was
clearly understood that the recon-
for removal of the three was
because they were no earthly use.
Inspector Clausen had carried these
useless men for years.
The Minneapolis Jackson day ban
quet for Jan. 10 is going along splen-
didly. Tickets are already on sale and
going fast. Hon. William Banquet
Baldwin says that it is bound to be the
biggest thing ever known in the North
west. Address him, Minneapolis, for
tickets and particulars.
The following was Hon. Erving Wins
lows Thanksgiving greeting to William
the Filipino conqueror:
Lovers of liberty, who would rather
be the hunted patriot than the blood
guilty usurper today will nevertheless
use it to pray that he, who has given
her first Thanksgiving of shame,
may be brought to repentance and bet
ter mind"
And the Mckinley war is at the
women and children stage, Aguinaldo's s
poor mother in Jail, his child dead in
the woods, bis family scattered, with
his brave men, his wife's apparel par
celled among our pursuing regulars.
The Cubans are bowling for that "In-
they were to have. Soon
the administration will openly ask them
If they were green enough to think in
was ever intended.
And the "Brother Abners' are get
ting quite as tired as the Cubans. They
want those franchise plums. Mckinley
should get move on him.
National Democratic Press Bulletin:
Here is an object lesson which will not
fail to interest a very considerable num-
ber of American people:
Nails in 1851 SO.
Nails in 1899 35
Increase In factory Wages-1O per cent
Increase in trust profts-18O per cent.
Increase in the cost to consumer-l9O
per cent.
Professor w. w. Folwell of the uni
versity is out in a very strong address
against the trusts. Now if the most
excellent professor could only get him
self out against the party that produces
the trustsl
If only Chairman Steele of the Repub-
lican state central committee, had his
red ink back, with which he endorsed
Frank Wright's origin circular, he
would be perfectly satisfied, and agree
not to do it again.
The Minnesota congressional delega-
ton is at Washington and all that re-
mains is the mischief wrought for the
goppites through Merriam, Byrnes, ct
al, and the resulting bad taste in the
&. o. P. mouth.
And so the scheme, after all, was to
do up Bob Evans, and boom Captain
Van SAINT. 1t is all right for the cap.
tain, but hard dose for Collins, Clapp,
Heatwole and others. Sly Bill Merriam.
And Schoolmaster McCleary's name
is not even mentioned in the Repub-
lican currency bill. Can such things
be, and not overcome us like a SUNNI or
hailstorm?
The Minneapolis anti.imperialist
mass meeting promises to be hummer.
The goppite press worry about the few
Democrats participating. Why that's
an anti-McKinley show, of those who
won the gold brick in '96. The Demo-
Gratis and Populists will sit in the pews
and enjoy the sermon.
The gold standard has wiped out the
great house of Harper g. Bros. at the
same time that fire cleans out the Lip
plncotts. The Harpers fail for S.. 500.
900, $2,OOO,0 900 of it unsecured, and the
lose $3,000,00j. But fire is
better than the gold standard, for there
is insurance, while the gold standard
loss benefits nobody. Both houses have
the sincere sympathy of all the literati.
That tremendous force in the awak"
ening of 1896, "Coin'' Harvey, is writ.
Ing book on the newer issues, in the
sfvla of Schoolnn astar .sCoin y .uhinh