Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-03-28
MARCHING ON \
GOES THE q. o. r., TO "tMPERIAL
+. DE6TlNY'' AND TRUST SUB
sERvlENcY.

GOES THE q. O. TO "lMPERlAL
IS DE6TlraY' AND TRUST SUB
sERvlENcY. ='.
Day BY Day It Il Being Made Palmer to
tho People-Porto Rico Case and In
oreasing q. O. r. Dilemma-The People
Greatly Arouscd-The Weeks Political
Drift-People's Party State Convention
Points - Note and Comment OF the
Week.
Reform Press Bureau,
st. Paul, March 10, 1900.
During the past week locally, as well
as nationally, almost the sole topic has
been Porto Rico, and the food of light
it has thrown upon Republican imperial
ism and subserviency to the monopolis-
tic Influences That the G. O. P. goes
marching on to both with banners fly
ing, aud weak president at the head
of the column, the whole country can
plainly see.
The un,nasking Of imperialism in it's
real essence, and in the fixing Of which
upon this country no man is more re.
sponsible than Minnesota's senior sena-
Tor, is make most clear by Louis F. Post
in Chicago Public, commenting on Sen
ator Davis trimming and efforts to
point way out Of the G. o. P. dilemma,
Davis, says Public, has taken care to
make it appear that his proposed free
trade with Porto Rico is not that the
Porto Ricans have gained any rights
under our constitution, but in the strict
interests Of imperialism, lis a mere con-
cession of imperial grace The object,
says Public, would be obvious, if Davis
did not declareit. He would have congress
on Record that the Constitution has nc
force outside the Union except as con.
gress declares it applicable. That effect.
ed, the next step is that outside of such
extensions of constitutional power made
at will by congress, neither Porto Ricans
nor Fiipinos can receive constitutional
protection. The. language Of Senator
Davis himself is: my amendment ex
tends the Constitution over Porto Rico
and by so doing implies that it cannot
be extended to the Philippines or other
territories except by act Of congress"
eat last, as Public well says, Gamer
lean imperialism is unmasked."
Apropos, there are indications that q
large element among state Republicans
is coming to the conclusion that the
Davis way is the best way out Of thei,
wilderness of dilemmas. It has been
the comment among prominent state
Republicans as they have come and gone
during the past week. The idea seems
to be that they find the charge of i'm
perialism in it's mildest form, as here
expressed, and in the language of one Of
the most prominent of such Republi
cans, they fare in the soup anyhow" or
national questions, and that would bt
the least difficult to meet.
And, speaking Of Republicans, there
ire multiplying numbers Of them up ii
arms against their "free trade" Is PEI
cent national leadership at Washington
Some of them do not care who know
how they feel. One such is ex-repre
sentative J. G. Flynn of Little Falls
the Sixth district Republican wheel
horse, who informed the writer that hi
had never been much of an imperiais
anyhow, and this new situation wa
more than he could stomach. And h
said, "Have Bryan let the silver questio,
Alone and he will be elected"
And still another, is ex-Gty Health
Physician DR.. Kelly Of Minneapolis
who informs his friends openly that hi
is done with the imperialism party. An,
there are indeed others.
And while the whole country i
aroused at the Porto Rican imperialism
the congressional investigation into tn
militarism in the Idaho "bun pen" out
RACES is developing little less DESTRUCTIVE
ammunition against the administration
It is the opinion of the great commone1
W. W. Erwin, that the Idaho milita1
Ism is alone sufficient to win the COMM
fight.
And now that the British have abou
completed the destruction Of tho two re
publics in South Africa, when the cor
test was prolonged to an impossibilit
that England would listen to a word Q
Intervention, Mckinley the First offer
the good Offices of this country to sto
The fray. The United States could hav
saved the South African republics an
not risked man nor dollar, the sam
that a just and honorable course towar
The Nlipinos would have saved a reput
lie to that liberty loving people, an
saved us thousands Of lives and multi
piled millions of dollars.
And, speaking Of the Philippines, N
cruits are now going forward to tax
the places of the thousands wiped on
there by disease and bullets, and til
many more that are maniacs from th
exposure and hardships of that equs
torial cline. Handouts for the latte
and collins for the increasing number
Of dead are the chief, in fact about til
only present important items of "trade
with that portion Of our Colonies
The manner in which general bushes
is opening this spring is shown by til
last Chicago bank statement available
Comparing the weeks. ending March
for 1899 and 1900, in every single il
stance 1900 is behind. In loans, tt
l. ~ 1,.oo,o :. on QsO Onn tax1 "a Qnn. mn