Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
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i duty al the beheSt OF truSt-prOtected
corporations. And every republican
congressman who shall surrender to
the Establishments of the trust lobby in
this matter must ccme home to his con-
stituents with an apology in his mouth
and he may we'll ccme with fear in his
he art.-Princeton Onion:
There is not republican paper Of .
large circulation or established repu-
tation in Minnesota that has support
ed Or will support the Forto Rico
tariff bill, and the same may be said
of the republican press of all adjoin-
ing states. And yet it Yves by repub-
lican votes ithat the bill passed the
house. Do western ccng1essmen look :
to the organs of the eastern close cor
POI ations fer the support that will re-
tu,n n them next fall? Is it not about
time for western ccngressnen to look
around and consult public sentiment
a little?-St. Paul Dispatch.
Congressman who have forgotten
this obligation have hazardeu republic
can Supremacy, have outl aged the
hopes and expectations of devoted
people, have rjsked the loyalty of a
splendid Fear] of the Antilles, which
guards ther cen me1ce of the Carri-
bean and the canal to come.-Minne-
apolis Journal.
A slight majority of repre- sentatives,
shame-faced every one and every one
in fear Of consequences, passed this
brutal bill. It's passage is blow in
face to Forto Rico, premium on in
surrection,tt;a repudi,ion of promises
maze byCthergeneral commanding the
armies of the United States.-Minne-
apolis Times.
Read tie stcve scstking denuncia-
tions Of the forto Ricsn tariff infsmy.
Rene mber that !every ore Of these
extracts::sare from republican papers.
Most OF them were written before the
senate had acted on the bill and when
the papers had hopes that the senate
would save the nation from this dis
grace. Since it's passage these papers
have mostly maintained silence on the
subject. But the people have not for
= gotten it. What was wrong six months
a ago is wrong today. Congress disre-
IS garded the Constitution, the dictates
l, of "pIain duty the promises of Gen.
1t Miles to the People Of Porto Rico, and
a the almost unanimous voice of the
If people and the press Of the entire
IL country. It is the duty Of the people
t, to rebuke this high-handed act. If
If congress finds it can safely disregard
= public opinion, the best safeguard Of
our Liberties is gone. II it finds that
d the people, regardless Of party lines,
IS will sweep out Of office any congress-
1t man that dares disobey the wishes Of
d the people, future congressman will
d be slow to repeat such an act. 1t is
d your duty as an intelligent voter, as
,e one Of the guardians Of American lib
,e erty, to vote down those who disre-
ID garded every sense Of right, justice,
and law by voting for this universally
condemned Porto Rican BILL.
Remember that after President Nc
10 kinley had said it was our "piain duty
- to give Porto Rico free trade with this
country, he disregarded the call of
duty and used his influence to pass
. the bill. Will you vote for a man who
. stands convicted By his own words as
% cne who will not do his plain duty7
y Remember that Congressman Eddy
- disregarded your wishes--the wishes
- Of all the people, republicans and 9TH
I, ers alike--and at the dictation of the
~ sugar and tobacco trusts voted for
- this abomlnabIe hill And then he had
- - the audacity to state that the people
a :" didn't understand what they were talk
= ing about. Show this supereiIious
10 servant of the trusts that you believe
you understand the difference between
right and wrong, and that party ties
e. are weaker than your conscience. Let
er us administer such lesson that it
20 will be generations before public
Il servant in this district gets to imagine
IS that no is the master Of the people
y and is the only one who knows any
thing. Eddy scorned you last spring
" and imagined that like whipped ours
% you would crawl to his feet when ho
le Ecrscked the party whip. Show him
!, that you are men--thinking men, inde-
:, pendent men; men who place right and
1e justice above party. Vote g keep
0 Eddy at home. .:s .,s
3. q If the United States flag stands for
y freedom, whj does it wage war on the
= Flipinos, who are fighting for free
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