Willmar tribune., 1900-01-24
INSCRIBED RANKS
GO FORWARD THE UNION FORCES
TO VICTORY IN MINNESOTA.

GO FORWARD THE UNION FORCES
TO VICTORY IN MINNESOTA.
Celebration - Immense Acosssfons to
the United Army-Ths Slogan IL for
Complete Redemption of tho state in
November, and the Electoral Vote for
Bryan and American ism-Our Great
and All-Powerful Triumvirato Of the
People, Bryan, Lind and Towne-Mr.
Rryan,s Coming Eastern Tour-The
Weeks Round Up Of National and
Reform Press Bureau.
ST. PAUL. Jan. Is, 1900.
While the great speeches and in.
tensely interesting events of the Jack
son day celebration at Minneapolis GO
echoing round the state doing their
whole, perfect work for the cause of
the Union forces, there are numerous
points and aftermath which should not
bo overlooked.
A feature overlooked or minimized,
was the meeting with Republican and
Gold Democrat, Anti-Imperialist and
other Independents with Mr.. Bryan.
This had been arranged by those who
best knew Mr.. Bryan's wise conserva.
fictoo nd <ho
Americans in the anti-imperialist move
ment who have been prejudiced against
Mr.. Bryan, to see him personally and
as he actually is. The result was of
Importance. Rightly and shrewdly
gauging that great man of the people,
it is believed that without exception
those enthusiastic Americans, believers
in the old-fashioned doctrines of the
fathers, and of the Bill of Human
Rights. will be found voting and work
ing for Bryan in November Their po.
sition is, even those who are still gold
standard men, that we will first see
whether we have republic, before
we spend further time on economic or
financial theories. See if this prediction
be all immense spread of anti-imperial-
ist organizations under the American
League.
The Republican reports of the events
must in the main be called quite fair.
The Tribune could not, however, fairly
state the numbers at the exposition,
"estlmating" them at 1900 in the
building" and "perhaps 5OO'' on the
stage. Not less than 5000 were ''in
the building," as everybody knows.
One thousand tickets were issued for
''stage," and every one event." Other
thousands were turned back from the
closed doors and long stood in the gen.
tly and kindly falling snow, vainly hop
ing that those charged with the safety
of the building would relent and let
them in. The writer knows, for he
carefully noted these facts for this very
use of the truth.
The Tribune, however, must be
credited with reporting Mr.. Bryan's
closing of the panther hunt incident.
The Trib man asked Mr.. Bryan if it
was true that the panther, after being
caught, was returned to the cage from
which, as Mr.. Bryan explained, it had
been released for the sport. YES ~
said Mr.. Bryan, 1.-THE panther was
spared, for in these gold standard times
people cannot afford to waste whole
panther on one hunt"
Governor Lind's speech, and the cir
cumstances attending it, were by all
and by far the most intensely interest.
ing political incident within the recol-
lection and probably in the states his
tory. Relating to the future, he made
in substance the declaration forecast in
this bulletin, but under such circum-
stances as no one could have antici.
pated. The one great, grand feature to
be noted, was the absolute clearing of
the atmosphere of all doubt and hesita-
tion as to issues, and such inspiration to
battle, from this on, as has never before
been felt in this state. Likewise was it
such a rebuke to what Mr.. Towne
termed peanut politics." as will clear,
there is no doubt, even the Twin City
atmosphere.
The management of all the functions
must be accorded due praise, as there
is but one banquet" Baldwin, so is
there but one Breslauer, when it comes
to getting out and managing great
political gatherings.
It was proud time for the repre-.
sentatives of our Reform Press, and
only to be regretted that more could
not have attended. We should all feel
just pride at the renewed compli.
ments paid our press by our great
chieftain, Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan went direct to Lincoln and
from there to Kentucky banquet
whence he will go to New Jersey. Be.
fore returning home he will make an
extensive tour through New England,
with bis gospel of true Americanism
OF, human, political and industrial free
dom.
50 many uncertain comments have
been made with reference to the new
duties given Surveyor General Corser
and recent conferences" by him, thai
it will be matter of political informa'
tion to state what are the facts. Mr..
Corser has been commissioned by the
Democratic national committee, by
Chairma Jones, to have official charge
of the allies in this campaign, with ref
erence to their relation to the Democratic
organization function, the impor'
tance of which cannot be overestimated
.This.includes. the Silver Republicans
the Anti-Imperialists, the Antitrust
ers, and other independent movements