Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-18
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Big Demand For Tariff Powders and
''Plain Duty Pills-The C. X. Davis
az. Anti-McKinley Move q Cloud Bigger
Than :. Mans Hsnd-Non-Ripple Maxi
ing Capacity of the Dewey Announce
ment-The Democratic Position Stated
by Chairmen O'Brien and Rosing-Other
National Political Points - State and
Twin City Points-Judge Willis Honor
able Course in the SANITY City Middle.
The Weeks Roundup.
Reform Press Bureau.
st. Paul. April 9, 1900
The week has seen contamination, so
far as the senate could do, and lacking
only the assured concurrence of the
house, Of the iniquity Of laying tax on
poor Puerto Rico-that mere fly speck
ON the map of the country, but which
promises to be, in the full application of
the principle involved, a veritable ma.
ton of power for arousing the American
conscience to the dangers which beset
the country. But there has been such
q protest from within the party being
used to corsummate the iniquity Of tax
alton without representation, as prom
Uses widespread revolt in its ranks.
The knife of inharmony is in clear up
to the hilt. The best promise of effec-
tive revolt, is in the boom for @. X.
Davis as anti Mckinley candidate, and
which movement it should surprise no
one to see in progress in the open in
the near future, as it is being now care
fully nursed in secret. And the play
will deepen, as the conventions come on
for nomination of congressman, here
the free trader, and there the IS per
cent liberty man. Then will follow the
state convention to set its sea-dog can
didate ON q platform which will suit
both sentiments, and which will have
for its particular work the endorsement
of Senator Nelson with his uncompro-
missing free trade attitude. Altogether
it is situation calling for tariff pow
ders and "plain duty pills in vast
quantities.
And, speaking of the sea-dog candi.
date, what an opportunity there is 60
ing to be for Commodore Van SAINT of
the Winona flotilla to show his states
manship and his ability as acrobat. Be-.
sides covering the inconsistencies above
mentioned, all Of which the astute COM
modore will undoubtedly be able to ex-
plain, we shall see him calling for the
support Of the veterans who fought for
freedom for black men, while Vans
party stands for the war against the
men who are brown. Van will explain
how he once stood for the Declaration
of Independence, but now stands with
his party for taxation without represen-
tation; that he stands for the Constitu-
ton and for the flag wherever it waves,
but does not stand for rights for those
who have been brought in under the
protection of the Constitution and the
flag. The commodore will undoubtedly
do this, at least to his own satisfaction,
but there are those who think he will
find troubles worse than river snags or
the festive steamboat mosquito.
The Dewey presidential "boom' fell
upon Minnesota with not so much as a
ripple on the political waters. It was
almost impossible to find people taking
the announcement seriously. Pressed
home to some of our leaders, by requests
for their views by the Eastern papers,
the general sentiment of all was ex-
pressed by the following kilograms sent
respectively by National Committeeman
O'Brien and State Chairman Rosing:
1.-THE Minnesota Democracy is united
on William j Bryan. The party is bound
to him by all the ties of confidence, re-
Bpect and loyalty. Democracy demands
rs a candidate for the presidency one who
stands for definite national policy.
''THOs. D. O'BRIEN,
"Member National Committee of Mime
sota.''
minnesota Democrats desire to win
the coming campaign upon Democratic
principles. The candidate must repre-
sent Americanisn in its broadcast sense,
the Americanism of Washington, Jeffer-
son, jackson and Lincoln, and opposition
to the Imperial, Military and Trust pro-
tecting policy of Mckinley and Hanna
w. j. Bryan represents these views and
Democrats trust him. The political views
prAdmiral Dewey are unknown in this
state. L. A. Ros1NG,
"Chairman Democratic State Committee. F."
The above sentiments were also un-
questionably those of the other allies,
Lincoln Republicans and Populists.
The persistency with which the
"temperancers' are after Brother Nc
Kinley, leads to the suspicion that they
have better proofs that the president is
a real "tippler" than is generally sup
posed. On this point we may give some
testimony that, if we dare give names,
would be absolutely convincing. Re-
Gently national politician was in ST..
Paul who is in intimate relations with
Western United States senator whose
wife, rabid temperance woman, is a
member Of McKinley's church, and
who has been not little distressed at
the reports of the presidents drink
habit. On q recent occasion this SEN
ator and wife dined at the White House,
and the lady determined to see for her.
self whether or not the president drank
wine, or, as he had informed church Of
acials and friends, simply went through
the motions. SO when wine was
! reached she watched narrowly, and
: kh;o il xuhat aho told tho oonutor xvho,,