Willmar tribune., 1900-05-23
WHAT they SAY ABOUT IT.

The corporation press does not lose
an opportunity to print stories of al
legged dissension and antagonism
among the supporters of Mr.. Bryan
over the nomination of Mr.. Towne by
the Peoples party. This may be ex-
pected from the enemy and need alarm
no one. Occasionally however some
irresponsible individual will give way
to his intense partisan spirit and say
some clustering things and denounce
the populist action, but we are glad to
say tn at the general tone of the demo
cratic press which we have the oppor-
tunity to see is very fair, and seems
to give the action taken by the pop
ulists consideration in the spirit in
which it was done. There are no pa
pers who can speak for the delegates
to the Kansas City convention, the
greatest number of which have yet to
be selected, but we append comments
taken from two publications which we
believe can speak for great many of
the Bryan democrats.
The National Watchman, published
at Washington, by the Democratic
National Publishing Co., has the fol-
lowing to say, in part OF the Peoples
convention:
The National convention of the
Peoples party, which assembled at
Sioux Falls, $. Dak., last week, was
iQ many respects the most notable pO-
litical gathering of which we haye any
record IN either ancient or modern
times. When the makeup of the con-
vention and the work it performed are
taken together they at once present an
instance 0fexalted patriotism and al
truism in politics that is truly refresh
ing. The unselfsh devotion to prin-
ciple exemplifed by the national con-
ventiOn OF a. great political party,
numbering among it's members gov
ernors of states, and members of both
branches of congress, in ratifying, in
advance of the Kansas City conven-
tiOn, the democratic candidate for the
presidency and selecting from the
ranks OF the silver republicans it's
brilliant leader as their candidate for
the vice presidency, thus setting the
pace for a grand cooperation Of all
the political forces who are opposed
to the monopolists, trusts, and i'm
perialists, is in striking contrast with
the sordid considerations that hold
the republican party, the party that
once boasted Of its moral purposes,
in the service of greed and permits
corporations and monopolies to dictate
its candidates for the presidency and
ill cabinets aud congresses with it's
paid attorneys and servile tools.
AT time when the moral atmo-
sphere that pervades our politics is
poisoned and corrupted by the usurp-
alton OF power and contempt for the
constitution and the moral law by the
party in power whose reasonable and
dishonest deeds bring the blush OF
shame to the face of all loyal Ameri-
cans, the example of lofty and unself-
ish devotion to the highest ideals in
our national life afforded by the con-
vention at Sioux Falls breaks upon
the nation as surprise and a de-
light. ~
The Press Bulletin, which is issued
by the Democratic National committee,
and is sent to every democratic news
paper in the country, contains the fol-
lowing: ..
The convention, actuated somewhat
by a not unjustifable pride in the
standing OF the populist party, felt
that nomination was essential to
maintain the integrity of that organ.
ization. From the day that the first