Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
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This will be year when party lines
will be closely drawn, but the demands
of partisanship will not suffice to shield
those who have shirked their plain
duty at 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. t.-Princeton Onion:
There is not a republican paper of
lars circulation or established repu-
tation in Minnesota that has su; port
ed Or will support the Toito Rico
tariff bill, and the same may be said
OF The republican press of all adjoin-
ing states. And yet it ives by repub-
lican votes lhat the bill passed the
house. Do We stem cCrg1essnen look
to the organs Of the eastern close cor
ro1 aticns for the support that will re-
tul n them next fall? Is it not about
time for western ccDg1essmen to look
around and consult public sentiment
a little?-St. Paul Dispatch.
Congresslnen who have forgotten
this obligation have haZardeu republic
can |srpltmacy, have outl aged the
hopes and EXPECTATIONS OF devoted
Pc ople, have ri>ked the loyalty of a
sple ndid Fear] of the Antilles. which
guards tEes me1te of the Car1i-
bean and the canal to come.-Minne-
apOlis Journal
A slight majority of repre- sc natives,
shame-taced evely one end evtly one
IN fear ct consCque nres,t passed this
brutal bill. It's passage is a blow in
face to Forte RICO, a premium On in
sure cti ion,t;a repuGi,ion Of pl omises
mace ty[theCger al conn and;ng the
armies of the United States.-NIinne-
apolis Times.
Read tie stcve scsthirg eenuncia-
tions Of the Fcrto Ricsn tariff infamy.
Rene mher that |every ore OF these
extracts:Eare from republican rapers.
Most OF them were written Lefore 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-
S garded the Constitution, the dictates
|, Of "p!ain duty" the promises of Gen.
It Miles to the People of Porto Rico, and
a the almost unanimous voice Of the
# people and the press of the entire
Il country. 1t is the duty Of the people
!. to rebuke this high-handed act. If
# congress finds it can safely disregard
= public opinion, the best safeguard of
our Liberties is gone. If it finds that
q the people, regardless Of party lines,
S will sweep out of office any congress-
Il man that dares disobey the wishes of
eHS pSVFbV, t01Ot0 "bsG
d be slow to repeat such an act. It is
d your duty as an intelligent voter, as
q one Of the guardians Of American lib
q erty, to vote down those who disre-
garded every sense of right, justice,
and law by voting for this universally
condemned Porto Rican BILL.
Remember that after President Nc
o kinIey had said it was our "p'ain 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 man who
stands convicted By his own words as
cne who will not DO his plain duty?
Remember that Congressman Eddy
. disfegarded your wishes--the wishes
= Of all the people, republicans and 9TH
:, ers alike--and at the dictation of the
sugar and tobacco trusts voted for
. this abominabIe bill. And then he had
Il the audacity to state that the people
q didn't understand what they we're talk
ing about. Show this superciIious
servant Of the trusts that you believe
you understand the difference between
right and wrong, and that party ties
: are weaker than your conscience. Let
r US administer such lesson that it
o will be generations before public
Il servant in this district gets to imagine
S that he is the master Of the people
and is the only ore who knows any
thing. Eddy scorned you last spring
u and imagined that like whipped ours
o you would crawl to his feet when he
cracked the party whip. Show him
. that you are men, thinking men. inde-
;, pendent men; men who place right and
e justice above party. Vote to keep
Eddy at home.
If the United States flag stands for
freedom, wh; does it wage war on the