Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-01-31
Reform Press Bureau,

gle going on in the United States. Moth
ing like the deep earnestness now pre-
vailng with the united forces has ever
been known in this state at this distance
before the formal opening of a national
campaign.
Indicative of the deep interest and
great power Of the recent Bryan, Lind
and Towne meetings, it is stated as a
fact that one of the brightest and ablest
of the political writer's Of one Of the
leading Twin City dailes has seriously
friends, as to whether, moved as he was
by conviction of the right and truth of
what he heard at the meetings, he could
conscientiously remain in the service of
the journal that was constantly preach
ing contrary and fallacious doctrines,
and uttering, as none than himself bet
ter knew, political untruths, and un-
wise and ul-American sentiments. It
is the fact that men are being moved in
this manner that gives hope for success
Of our righteous cause.
AS another like pointer, it is given as
the opinion of a Republican tenant of
the great New York Life building in
Minneapolis, the large majority Of whom
are Republicans, that on the question of
support Of the Mckinley administration
those tenants are unquestionably two to
one against it.
One dark and forbidding recent night,
Doc Ames returned" to the Minneapo-
lis G.. O. P. fold, and the slaughter Of
the fatted calves has no1 Increased the
price Of veal!
A portion Of Senator Knute Nelson's
recent speech carefully censored out,
as well as the "break" Nelson made,
was his illusion to the greatness of one
John Goodnow as Americas great rep
resentative now standing i'll the China
"open door" Nelson used it as great
climax in one part Of his speech, paus-
ing as he reached it to remove his specs,
for emphasis. AS he roared out his
tribute to the great and good?) John he
paused for the expected applause from
Johns former neighbours, and received
not even grunt Of approval. Knute
was knocked clear out Of the box. He
dropped his specs, lost the place in his
manuscript and did not regain his CON-
posture to the end Of the address. It was
extremely painful.
Minneapolis Republicans are worried
about their coming ban-quit. The
sophomore Beveridge hesitates about
venturing into the G. o. P. frost Of
Minnesota, and wisely so. The Repub-
leans scarcely dare undertake an Expo
sition meeting, and may oonfne them
selves entirely to the ban-quit.
And, by the way, a very poor Bever-
idge is the article on tap in the senate
labelled Indiana It lacks both age
and flavor.
The tremendous pro-Boer meeting
held in St. Paul has called liberty low
ers in Minneapolis into action. On Jan.
81, evening, two anti-imperialist meet
ings will be held in South Minneapolis,
in Normanna and Dania halls, and the
following Sunday afternoon, a Boer
meeting in the Exposition building, all
to be addressed by that great man Of
the people Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld
Of Illinois, with whom Rev, Father
Cleary will also probably speak. Look
out for music!
Ex-Governor D. NJ Clough is about
to locate permanently in the state of
Washington, either at Seattle or Ever
EFT. He will take with him the best
wishes of hosts Of personal friends in
Minnesota.
It is now less than SO cent wheat.
What it will be before this gold stand
ard rule is overthrown, the Lord only
knows, and he does not seem inclined to
inform even Hanna.
Hanna's call for cash has been made,
and cu1iously enough he declared that
it is for the purpose of sending men tout
West'' to open debating schools where
the people may discuss whether they are
prosperous or not. A prosperity that
requires a debating school to determine
whether or not it exists is-well, it is of
the elusive, gold standard variety.
Get-there Eli Warner has got there
on the surveyor generalship' Hence
the lachrymal manifestations on St.
Paul Newspaper Row.
Talk Of the Kentucky contests-f the
Republicans only keep on killing each
other off, none will be necessary.
We judge from a letter from Captain
O'Farrell, that Minneapolis anti-im-
perialist meeting had rival in Wash
ington's. A dramatic incident was the
solemn declaration Of the venerable ex-
Governor Boutwell, Of Massachusetts,
that "a he had helped the McKiuley nd.