Willmar tribune., 1900-10-31


tate elections and make popular gov
lernment an empty name2 Shall we
submit TO- q plutocratic government Of
that kind? Shall we permit q few men
with long purses to dictate how we
shall vote. They tell you you must
vote for Mckinley. Be a man, and tell
them that they cannot control you.
Protest against their usurpation of
power. Cast your @
vots for Bryan. -
In state matters the Independent
voter has q chance to register vict-
ory for good government, such as is
not always svouchsafed. Gov. Lind
and Railroad Commissi sioners Ringdal
and Knox have made q record that
any citizen of the state ought to be
proud of. OF course person desper-
ately set on finding some little fault
may succeed. We have no man that
has attained perfection. But the acts
OF these men, taken as q whole, show
conc)usively to the unbiased mind that
they are animated by strong desire
to do their duty we'll, to protect the
common people against the encroach-
ments of organized wealth, to give
equal justice to all-in short to give
as nearly perfect government as
possible. Their bitterest enemies find
only little insignificant things to criti-
else. The administration of these men
has been subjected to the most severe
scrutiny and has stood the test to the
satisfaction of all fair-minded men
Why then should any honest citizen
for that intangible thing, a party
name, vote to discharge these faithful
and efficient citizens of the common
wealth, and substitute for them men
of doubtful quality? No employer of
labor would be SO foolish in his pri-
vate affairs as to discharge good
servant for differences on national
questions. Why not use little COM
mon business sense in state affairs as
we'll?
If you believe in taxing railroads
and other corporations so as to make
them bear fair share of the burdens
of government d;
| Vote for John Lind.
If you believe in having a governor
who looks after, the interests of the
state in every matter that he possibly
can supervise, then
Vote for John Lind.
If you want to see the remnants o1
the state lands saved to our common.
wealth and its schools, instead of hav.
ing it fall into the hands of corpora.
tions, then
Vote for John Lind.
If you desire just and fair grades or
your wheat; if you want to get the
same grade for your wheat when you
sell it as the big elevator companies
get for it when they ship it out, ther
| vote Tor John LIND.
II you want to serve notice on the
political managers that you appre
ciate honesty and good work in 8
public servant more than you value
party names, and thereby make then
more careful in the future as to wha
kind OF men they put on the ticket
then
! Vote for John Lind.
And when you vote for John Linz
remember that the same reasons
should make you
Vote for Ringdsl and Knox,
While you are about selecting gooc
servants you can safely vote for thf
third man on our ticket for railroad
commissioner. We know of no mar
more worthy of an honest citizens
vote than Owen. You will make NJ
mistake if you
! Vote for S. NJ. Owen.
If the politicians find that you holi
party name above ability, honesty
and efficiency they will regard you al
their political slave and proceed te
govern you accordingly. The mos
unscrupulous men will obtain ant
keep control of the party machinery
You will get the kind of governmen
you deserve, but not the kind 20,
would like to have.
Every reason why you should vot,
for Bryan is also good reason VIII,
you should votesfor M. J. DAILY TO
congressman. He opposes govern
ment by force, taxation without repre-
sentation, gunpowder civilization
trust domination, and a large stand
ing army. Eddy is a champion o
these things. He stands rel ady to de
fy the public opinion and the dictate
of plain duty at the behest of tn
trusts. The people of the distric
were a unit in condemning the Port
Rican tariff bill. Read carefully wha
republican papers said about it, an
then see it. you have. a party reaso
even to vote for Eddy. Rebuke thi