Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-25
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With Bryan-Mr. Townes Personal At
titude-Other Notes of the National
Campaign - The Lincoln Republican
Movement Shortly to BE Inaugurated.
State and National Resume of the Week.
Reform Press Bureau,
St. Paul. April Is, 1900.
The event Of the week, connecting
national and state politics, has been de-
velopments touching the candidacy of
Hon. Charles A. Towne for, the vice.
presidency. The matter has been quite
fully gone into in another branch Of the
reform press work, wherein has been
given as fully as space would permit
current comment on the matter, and
Mr.. Towne's own very clearly expressed
as well as patriotic and noble senti-
ments. In a short time the county con-
ventions of all the allies will begin,
from which there will be reflected,
doubtless, very clear idea Of what is
the home view of what should be done.
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state has deeper hold on the love and
confidence of his people than has Towne
on Minnesota, and that just as deep and
abiding is that senti ment of devotion to
duty and to our cause, that will sacri-
fee anything and all for that cause.
In connection with the Towne candi.
dacy there has been no small attempt
by the goppite press to make it appear
that there is change Of position on the
money question. The contrary is the
fact, as shown by Mr.. Towne. The
money question is simply intensified.
From discussing the simple free coinage
question, we have the whole question,
of which free and equal coinage was
-four years ago but a feature. Now is
presented the whole question Of the
surrender Of the money issuing preroga-
tive to the banks, the whole control Of
the circulating medium to the few, the
burdens of the special privileges con-
ferred, placed on the many.
The coming week will probably be
promulgated the programme for organ
ization Of the Lincoln Republican party,
as has been briefly mentioned in these
letters. In advance, suffice it to say
first, that the plan originates in Mime
sofa, and next is approved in all Sec
tons of the country; that it will en-
brace not only silver Republicans, but
all those who, regretting the turning Of
latter day Republicanism into Hanna
ism, will be glad of the opportunity to
rally under the name 50 long revered,
that of Lincoln. The final consumma-
ton will of course be at Kansas City a
feature Of next Fourth of July celebra-
ton. Meanwhile all Republicans de-
sirous Of participating in such a move
ment will please send names and ad.
dresses to this bureau.
Another of the brave, honest Lincoln
Republicans to repudiate Hanna McKin-
leyism is Colonel George c. Ripley Of
Minneapolis, whose recent public ad-
dress to that end was published by the
St. Paul Globe in full, and which forci-
BILE and patriotic speech is worthy of the
widest circulation. Colonel Ripley is Of
Revolutionary stock and is among those
who earned this right to political inde-
pendence by honorable service to his
country in the Civil war.
Ominous indeed are the signs of dis.
ruption in the G.. 0. P. ranks. Many
life long Republicans are daily declar-
ing their purpose to vote for Hannaism
no longer. Indeed there are more signs
of dissolution of that party than were
to be seen among the Wings at the
off.
Speaking of the same thing the other
day, President David Starr Jordan of
Leland Stanford university, whose
avowal for Bryan, whom he opposed in
1896, he has recently reaffirmed, said that
Theodore Roosevelt confessed as much,
and that the imperialist policy was what
was running the party, as exemplified in
Porto Rico tariff Roosevelt expressed
his anxiety thus: Jordan, wish to
God we were out of the Philippines and
had them off our hands,
And, speaking Of the alleged deter
mination Of Hanna that Roosevelt shall
consent to stand for vice president,
President Jordan states that Roosevelt
recently said to him of Mckinley:
mckinley has about as much backbone
about him as toy chocolate man that
you see on the confectioner's stands"
Teddy will no doubt be very willing to
run for vice president along with such q
backbone.
With real estate still dead, building
dull, jobbers' trade quiet, products
lower, come reduced exports, or foreign
trade, to go along with the gold stand
ard. During March, as compared with
March q year ago, exports Of breadstuffs
have decreased $1,000, 900, cattle and
hogs decreased $500, 900, provisions de-
creased 81 900, 900, cotton decreased $22,-
$1,000 and mineral oils decreased ST.
100000. In the nine months last passed
breadstuffs have decreased $40, 700, 900,