Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-02-07

ton, M o., publishe IN the Miinneapolis;
Journal. Mr.. Anson cited numerous
large shippers Of rain who approve the
present inspection. When there is only
occasional complaint, says Mr.. Arson, as
now, arising from the fact that grain diff
fers on different land, you may be
pretty sure that the inspection is
pretty near right. But when two-thirds
of the shippers in three states roar, you
may rest assured there is big steal on,
and that was the casepnder the Clausen
administration. Do. you suppose that
elevator men can accumulate vast for
tunes in a few years simply from the
per cent they get for. handling grain?
Not much. Their wealth comes from
the over-run and dockage and differ
ences in grade from what is taken in
and taken OUT
Mr.. Arson has recalled one of thu key
notes of the last campaign in the pledge
given the people under the slogan, ''Re-
member the grades
Poor Schoolmaster McCleary. His
pedantic speech on the currency bill
was riddled as full Of holes as a Ken
lucky shirt in election time, especially
on the worn out point chat silver coin
age was not wanted because in certain
period, under free coinage, few "dollars"
were coined. The reason was that the
smaller coins then coined were ssful
legal TENDER" and dollars were not
wanted. Now, the subsidiary coins are
not full legal tender and the dollars are
wanted. Also, the fact was thrown into
the schoolmaster's frontispiece that few
er "gold dollars" were coined at that time
than even of silver, and SO few of the
little chaps, that their coinage was soon
dispensed with altogether, while the
coinage Of the larger pieces went on as
usual.
These and other facts were adroitly
brought out by Interruptions of the
schoolmaster, and with most telling
effect. Thus was exploded and wiped
out, one Of the points" that has long
done duty on the gold side of the money
question.
The New York Sun, which has be-
come the advocate and intimate of the
Mckinley administration, has openly
attacked the Republican financial bill,
and openly come out for the abolition Of
the national bank system. The straw
to break the camel's back, is the pro-
vision tackled on the bill, which creates
a fund of $3.50, 900, 900, 2 per cent bonds,
in order to permit the national banks to
take out circulation at par value, for
which they are to pay but one-haf of
per cent tax, thus letting the banks clear
N per cent on the vast sum, without
turning hand over. The government
guarantees, and pays in case of failure of
the banks, their outstanding notes. The
Sun boldly advocates the issue of gov
eminent notes direct to the people with
out the national bank system, and de-
clares that the national banks have got
to go! This, says The Sun, is at the
risk Of "Bryanism," and indeed it de-
clares that "Bryanism' will find an
issue Of great power with the people,
which it more than intimates will sue
coed, If the money power and the admin
istration go on with this proposed sur
render Of the money issuing perogative
to the banks by the government! Good
for The Sun.
In the Fifth '(Hennepin) district, the
opposition to Mr.. Fletcher has reached
the stage that Leading Republicans are
openly denouncing him.. In this contin-
gency there is more and more talk of
ex-Mayor P. B. Winston as the man to
beat ''Your Uncle Loren" Certain it
is that some one will do it.
And, as to the Fourth district, there
is considerable talk that Hon. Thomas
R. Kane, secretary of the Democratic
state central committee, is the man to
redeem it. Mr.. Kane's recent pro- Boer
speeches have added to his former
strength with all liberty lovers, and his
praise is on many lips.
Daily the St. Paul reform forces are
getting into shape to redeem the Sanity
city in the coming municipal election.
Republican Observation-Disclosures can be
smelled-well, as far off as Spion Kopl
Why in the world is the Doc Ames
party, in Minneapolis, proposing to ban
quet on Lincoln's birthday. What sin
gle principle is left, of all that Lincoln
stood for, that the Doc Ames party now
represents. But the said party is wise
in abandoning the exposition meeting.
It couldn't fill the hall.
While the clergy, for the most part,
stand supinely idle to the issues of the
hour, or, what is worse, bend fawningly
before those in power, or commend the
sycophantic hypocrisy enthroned in the
White House, how refreshing come such
fervent utterances as those Of Bishop
James Ryan, bishop Of Alton, Ills,
which have usually first appeared in
The Irish World.
"Vainly,'' says the Bishop, ''has the
Nestor of Ohio (Shernan) cried to his
party that it has gone far from home
and business. Reckless Of expenditure
and of the blood and burdens of the
people, it must have colonies, forsooth.
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