Willmar tribune., 1900-06-13
PROlJ|D|:,E'R
Than EVER
WERE GRlZZLED VETERANS THIS
YEAR THAT THEY STOOD FOR
LIBERTY IN '61.

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And stauncher Arc tho People, Day bv
E Day, For Liberty For All Men. and
More and Moro Do They Condemn
"Criminal Ageression"-While Liberty
Dies in South Africa People of tho
North Star State Give Welcome to the
Boer Appealing Envoys-Cominr State
convsntion-Next Fourth of July-Ir.
Towne's Candidacy - Lessons of the
Hour-Other State and National Pollt-
io"' Points of = Busy Week.
Reform Press Bureau,
st, Paul, June 4, 1900.
"And Freedom shrieked when Kos
ciusko fell.''
Before this shall have reached all its
readers Of the week, Minnesota, ever
brave and true to liberty and to every
appeal for human freedom, will have
given in her reception to the Boer com.
missioners her sentiments on the SUBJ
ject of destru uction of republics, and the
sitting of the desire for self govern
ment wherever it may be throughout
the world. Coming Immediately upon
the heels of Memorial day, with it's les.
sons of all that was suffered for the
cause Of country and political freedom,
the public mind and heart were the
more responsive, if possible, to the ques-
tions involved. Indeed, it required no
close scrutiny of all connected with OBJ
servance of Memorial day to find proofs
OF some deeply moving power in the
general public mind. This was seen in
numerous directions-in the sentiments
of numerous short addresses in the pub
lie schools, in selections of music, in the
public addresses, and especially in the
disappearance, in great degree, of that
fiip-f1ap sentiment about "duty" and
characterization" of the world by the
bullets and bayonets of conquest. In
deed, IN at least one instance, that of
the general address in Minneapolis,
there was distinct and pertinent politi-
cal allusion in the denunciation of
trusts and combinations as destructive
of individuality Coming from a thick
and thin Republican partisan, though a
clergyman, the incident was certainly
significant.
Nor does it lessen the interest that
while the Boer ENJOYS are making their
appeals their beloved country is appar-
emily in the death throes of English sub.
jugation, as also seem the Filipinos,
under American conquest. It but
heightens the interest, and deepens our
sympathy, at the same time that it in
tensifies condemnation of our un- Amer
ican administration in it's own wrong
doing.
By the way, the week has brought to
light explanation of the. Republican
holdof attitude on the Boer question.
1t seems that the Republicans are rely
ing on English sympathizers to make
good the losses they admit they will
have among anti-imperiaists, on both
Philippine and Boer questions. In fact
it leaks out that at the recent meeting
OF the state committee report was
made that there are $4,000 English born
citizens, whose votes they expect to get
to offset such losses from other foreign
born citizens and from other Americans.
It is missing calculation.
The week brought serious losses to
Twin City citizenship in the death of
several old residents, including Colonel
John H. Stevens, the first settler of
Minneapolis, and John P. Rea, the we'll
All official recalcitrants look alike to
Public Examiner Pope, and so his sub.
ordinates feel just as much at home
with the Democratic ''gone wrong"
treasurer of Winona as with the Re-
publican of any other county.
It is we'll to record that Senator Tel
ler's resolution of sympathy with the
Beers was buried in the committee on
foreign relations on motion of Senator
Davis Of Minnesota. But never mind,
it has been passed in every nook and
corner of the land a thousand times
over. by liberty loving Americans.
A very pretty little game is being
played by Minneapolis Republicans, en-.
deavoring to create opposition to the
denomination of Mayor Gray. But
everybody is on. It is complete waste
of the raw material.
Reports of the Lincoln movement con.
tinue to be immensely favorable. Chair.
man Corser has completed all arrange
ments for the national convention, and
1900 to 1900 delegates are expected.
The movement is reaching out to great
numbers Of independents who will drop
Mckinley and stand for Bryan. This
is especially true of the anti-imperial-
lists and the anti-trusters.
There is scarcely any diminution Of
the flood of good things being said both
in and out of the state for Hon. G. A.
Towne in connection with the vice pres
idential nomination. At home it is but
a repetition of what we all know him to
be, and away from home it is the best
that can be said fer such we'll beloved
son. .>
# Nor does all this enthusiasm and ad-
miration endanger that wise action that
al feel must be taken in the final deter
mination, towlt, that, so far as the state
! Democratic convention is concerned, its
warm endorsement Of Mr. Towne, in
whatever form it may be put, shall
nevertheless submit such final deter.
L mination to the wisdom Of the national
convention. The warmest friends Of
Mr.. Towne advise this course. *5.6ss