Willmar tribune., 1900-08-01

told . prominent Minnesotan. The
latter confessed that the outlook was
poor for cash for the campaign. An
other said that the had thing about it
was that whatever the Bixby machine
could get together it would spend in
the interest Of the Bixbyites.| Bixby as
the candidate two years from now ap-
pears to be the slate, and everything
would be managed to bring about that
result. I.
For the Democratic campaign is now
to come the formal notification of Bryan
and Stevenson, which will occur at
Indianapolis Aug. s, aid which will
probably be the grandest demonstration
ever known in this country. Also at
the same place on Aug. IL will be held
the national meeting of the Anti.Im.
perialists, the indications being that
they will endorse the Democratic plat.
form and candidates for the liberty
campaign which they will conduct. A
national meeting Of the antitrust Or
ganizations may also be held about the
same time, with like action more than
probable. ::
Concerning remaining events, before
the campaign can be said to be actually
opened, there are first in interest the
two state CO INVENTIONS to make up the
fusion ticket on state officers, which
will be held Sept. 6, the Democratic at
st. Paul and the Populist at Minneapo.
lis. They were not called both in the
same place, for lack ~of hall room for
both on the same day. But the differ.
ent locations should not make any diff.
ference in harmony of action. The
state ticket made, the state campaign
will have a formal opening with events
big enough to suit all.
: What do the people of the state think
OF the situation regarding the labors of
their railroad commission to protect
the people against railroad combinations
Tor exorbitant rates, and, as to the
Northern Paci6c-St. Paul and Duluth
consolidation case, when the corporation
daily papers rush in and in advance de-
eide the law and the facts to the preju.
dice OF the commissions efforts? The
Times follows The Globe in deciding
absolutely the great questions which
the commission is bringing before the
courts, towit, that the roads have not
violated the law, and the roads are not
competing lines, and that no questions
OF public policy, or of the peoples
rights and interests are at stake. live
are not mistaken there will be protest
from the people Of the state that will be
unmistakeable. Meanwhile the people
can rely on it that the commission and
Governor Lind will not be disturbed
nor swerved from their discharge of
sworn duty to the people and the state.
Apropos, one Of those papers quotes
railway official as saying, Nov is the
time for the roads to fight the railway
commission if they ever hope to win o
victory over that body"
In this connection it may be stated
that the commission will within few
days be ready to promulgate the new
general schedule of rates which they
have been considering for some time
past. That it will be acceptable to
everybody, except possibly the roads,
goes without saying.
The week has seen wheat fall again
to within few cents Of the low ruling
price Of the last year, standing at be.
tween so cents and GU cents at interior
Minnesota shipping points, the home
market. This, with loss Of crops, small
yields, trust prices about as high as
ever, will make the Mckinley prosper
ity look like 80 cents to a great many
farmers.
And of trade in general the situation
is in many respects serious. Mills are
closed, men out, trade small, jobbers
selling little, strikes continue, and labor
in the large cities is in great distress,
notably at Chicago, St. Louis, Philadel->
phia, ETC., ETC., where corporation op-
preston and war on labor organizations
prevent settlements of the matters in
dispute and where in instances the peo-
pie have invited the aid of the courts in
their futile efforts to compel corporate
authority to cease its arbitrary and un-
reasonable attitudes toward labor. Gold
also Is commencing to go abroad again,
for foreign war operations, and our
800, ,000, 900 gold reserve is reduced to
$69, 900, 600. Our own situation as to
Asiatic affairs adds to the uneasiness.
United States Marshal Grimshaw.
though political opponent of Cover
nor Lind, does the latter the justice to
commend his prompt action in sending
troops into the Indian country in the
late scare. Still the goppite press quotes
the marshal to the contrary.
Apropos, there is indignation, espe-
cially in the northern part of the state,
where Governor ind's course was
warmly commended, at the misrepre.
sentation that has been made, espe-
1cially by the st. Paul Dispatch. On file
in the .adjutant generals office were
official dispatches, showing the promp-
titude with which Governor Lind acted
and reported to Washington, and fur
thermore that he at the same time in
formed the department that if it had
need for the soldiers at Fort Smelling,
to- use them, as he would be abund-
antly able to care for the Indians with
the state forces.
All Minnesota is honored by the pres.
ence, taking needed rests at Mime.
tonka, of Hon. James r. Jones, our be-
loved head Of the Democratic national
committee, and Hon. Adlai Stevenson.