Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01

Inc MCA1nlov pOllCy WOuLQ eXClngulSh
the spirit Of 1776, and the slaughter OF
Filipinos under that policy is needless
horror, and we protest against extension
of American sovereignty by the Spanish
method.
The president shall promptly assemble
congress for the cessation of war and an
nouncement of our purpose to give the
Filipinos independence. A self-govern
Ing state cannot accept sovereignty over
an unwilling people.
The real firing line is not about Manila,
but the foe is of our own household. The
treason OF 1861 was to divide the country,
that Of 1899 is to destroy its Fundamental
principles and its noblest ideals.
whenever this war shall be ended the
contest must still continue until the
Declaration Of Independence and the Con.
stitution OF the United States are rescued
from tho hands of their betrayers. =.
Issues OF currency reform, tariff, even
our debauched civil service, and the
great Importance, must even wait while
itself Is imperiled.
or party that stands for the forcible sub
jugation of any people, whether candi-
date for the White House or for congress-
men who would betray American liberty
for un-American ends.
eve hold" with Abraham Lincoln.
that no man is good enough to govern
another man without that others con-
sent When the white man governs him
self that is self-government but when he
governs himself and also governs another
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that is despotism. Our reliance is in the
love of liberty which God has planted in
us: our defense is in the spirit which
prizes liberty as the heritage of all men in
all lands Those who deny freedom to
others deserve it not for themselves, and
under a just God cannot retain it long"
Finally: Incorporation is invited OF
oil men and women of the land loyal to
the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States"
McKinley's abuse of the welcome of
returning soldiers, as stumping op-
portunity, was deeply resented in vari.
Gus parts OF the Northwest, notably
South Dakota. In Minnesota. only re.
spect for the presidential Office saved
politician Mckinley from open rebuke.
It has leaked out that there was a re-
deeming feature at Minneapolis in lift
ing the veil from the hypocrisy and
cant which thinly yelled the hypocrit.
ical purpose of the sacred show. It was
at the Lowry dinner, where very Sc
lect few crossed legs under the mahog-
ony, following the exposition hippo
drome. The statement Isl from a
gentleman who sat within hearing
of Secretary Wilson. The ban
quet, as the Exposition show, was
preceded by grace by Bishop Joyce
and the reverend gentleman evidently
felt that the occasion and the company
especially needed the Divine Mercy, and
so prolonged his devou5 utterances far
beyond the patience of the undevout
and hungry secretary, who finally gave
in an undertone an expression of his
impaticnce as follows: "Why does the
- fool keep it up 80 long:
He is putting that ~ stuff up for
the newspapers" The secretary was
unduly impatient. He knew very we'll
that the whole show, prayer and all,
was put up for the newspapers, to fool
the voters withal.
On the return to Chicago, Wednes-
day, the president was at Evanston,
where is located the great Methodist
institution. where he brought great
cheers from the crowd by referring to
himself as an alumnus of the North
western university. On his departure
the records were searched, and 1T was
found to be no such thing: that he had
neither attended nor received any de-
gree, so far as could be ascertained, and
the officials issued statements, that the
president was in error. Whisky lost
Andy Johnson his head when swinging
round the circle. Vain political ambi-
ton answered the same purpose in Nc
Kinley's case.
Bryan has made tremendous cam
paigns in Kentucky and Ohio. Towne
is making the same kind of campaign
earthquakes.
And, speaking of Towne, the call is
from one end of the Sixth to the other,
that he make the race next year.
And Query: Who is the congressman
in the Sixth, anyhow? Is it Judge
Boobar or John Morris2 Here's q Page
worth examining. Eth, Bede2
Mark Hanna is openly defending the
trusts in Ohio. Verify, 1.-THE Ok Know
eth His Owner, and the Ass His Mas
ter's Crib"
| Rampant is the Dollar mark, and the
injunction of the Prince of Peace reads
"Go Shoot the gospel Into All Living
Creature$.
A Twin City paper reports one of the
local churches pledged to the conversion
of s., 900, 900 souls.
Note that not song or poem ha
been produced from McKinley's Philip
pine war. False is the war that nj
poet SINGS" truly says the bard:
The trust organizers are on tho spit
/ of the industrial commission, but thu
people are being spitted by the trust
! power and monopoly.
The Minneapolis lying about biz
wages in the woods, has brought out
the official statement in the lumber
mems organ there, that the reports ar
not true. Lumber Jacks this white
will receive but slightly increased
wages, not within a mile Of the wage
of the good old bimetallic times, Will
all that they buy costs q big per cen