Willmar tribune., 1900-02-28

vania.
Treasurer. g. T. Bride, District OF
Columbia.
Secretary, Franklyn H. Wentworth,
Illinois.
Financial Secretary, w. R. Fleming,
Kentucky.
Vice presidents and nucleus for organ.
lzatlon were chosen. Minnesota's 8 vice
presidents: Hon. Charles A. Towne,
Rev. S. w. Sample, DR.. Cora B. Eaton,
P. NJ. Ringdal.
Professor Hatch, better known as the
''Singing Parson' has stunning anti
impe:ialist song: "Rajahala, the Slave
Girl of Sulu," the chorus goes:
Though the Stars and Stripes are above
her,
Rajahala can never be free"
He sang it, and for encore, gave 30,
Macs Been Too Long in the Chair!'
The parson simply took 'em by storm.
Most interesting were the reports
made on industrial conditions under
trust prosperity" The general con-
dition is not improved. For instance,
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, said that his
heart ached day by day from applca-
tions and appeals from men and women
who begged for something to do to earn
living. Helen Cougar, Of Indiana,
who was conspicuous member, of the
conference, stated that her door bell at
her home in trust" -"prospered' town,
rang from morning to night with pitiful
appeals for aid, as much so at any former
period. Other reports from Eastern in
dustrial regions describe the rising tide
OF tramps from men discharged by the
trusts from plants purchased and closed
down. A number of reports
described the destruction of valuable
machinery and plants purchased and
closed to make sure that they would not
be reopened, while the employees by
hundreds and by thousands are turned
loose in vain search of work, These
facts do not reach the general public
because carefully edited out Of the trust
established daily press.
And speaking of press control, A.
torney General Monett described how
Standard Oil had reached even the
country weeklies in his state, Ohio,
with general system of $50 much pcr
line" rates. Thank God, our Minnesota,
press is above such subsidizing.
And speaking Of the Chicago press,
barely two daiies, the Chronicle and
Democrat gave report and editorial in
sympathy with the conference. The
Record was quite fair, bat in general
the dailies gave but meagre space to the
conference, and but the merest outline
OF the papers presented.
And, by the way, our Reform forces
in the Northwest should know that The
Chronicle is apparently quite with us
even on the money question, appreciat-
ing the wickedness and danger in much
OF the Republican financial bill, while
on all the rest of our tenets, it is max.
ing grand fight, especially on imperial
ism and the trusts. The Democrat is,
Of course, with US in everything.
In general the metropolitan reports
OF the conference, were about what
would have been given warm cock
fight and less than to football game in
season.
The tribute to Mr.. Towne was most
pleasing to the Minnesota delegation.
Upon his illness being made known by
the delegation, resolutions of sympathy
were at once adopted by rising vote
and telegraphed by the conference to
Mr.. Towne. The latter's eloquent
reply was read at the great Auditorium
meeting and received with cheers.
Speaking of personal characters and
laborers, none deserve more credit
than the Bowens, father and son, Hon.
George S. and Hon. George E. Bowen.
The elder Bowen is a patriarchal Lin
coin Republican, far past the average
age allotted man, but vigorous and en-.
thusiastic for the issues Of the hour.
The son, the former secretary of the
American Bi-metallic union, fell in a
faint at the opening of the conference
from exhausting labors for it. The
Bowens will be entrusted with the pub
LEGATION Of the proceedings of the con.
ference, every paper and document, in
book form, for which orders can be en-.
trusted to this Bureau or sent direct
Price, cloth bound, $1.OO; paper 50
cents.
It was also pleasing to the Minneso.
tans that Judge Prentiss, remembered
for his pro-Boer and anti.imperialist
addresses in Minneapolis, was so promi.
| nently reCOQniZed.
For SO large body and views so di.
versified, there was little straying from
the general thought that political action
this year will be the main political re.
lief. The absolute confidence in
Byran, breaking into frequent
and open expressions, were marked
features. Mr.. Donnelly's propo.
sition for new party smothered
at once, was an incident. Sincere and
life long Republicans present were con.
stantly humiliated with admissions OF
the hopeless situation of the party of
Lincoln, that it is bound hand and foot
in the trust control. The gist of the
whole matter probably is that the forma:
platform declared for presents the oh
jects ultimately to be obtained;
but there is no expectation that
the Democratic party will adopt
all the views expressed, but
rather do the anti-trusters expect that
the Reform platforms will send assur.
ances that they aim, in good faith, in
the directions sought, and then the
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