Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-05-02

The committee on permanent organ |
ization recommended that the temp"
rarv organic AliOn be made permanent.
Adopted.
Will. waiting for the committee on
resolutions Mr.. L. A. Whitney was
called ON for speech. He responded
with u short but interesting talk.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report, which was un-
animously adopted:
We the Peoples Party of Kandiyohi Co. in
convention assembled do hereby make the fol-
lowing declaration:
We reaf1rm the great principles of our party
as adopted in their St. Louis convention of
1885,
We arraign the present republican admin
stration for having broken faith with the peo-
pie and departed from the fundamental prin-
cipIes of our government in the following in
stances.
/. It promised in 1896 to maintain the gold
standard, temporarily, while working for bi-
metaIlism by international agreement. In
stead of that it has done everything in it's
power to fasten the gold standard permanent
ly on this country. While its so-called bimetal-
lie commission was in Europe, the secretary OF
the treasury openly declared that this coun-
try was in favor Of the gold standard perma-
nently thus giving the European powers the
impression that the commission had come on a
half-hearted fools errand.
End. It has surrendered the right of issuing
paper money to the national banks, thus
giving to private corporations the power to alb
solutely control the money volume-enabling
them to initiate the money market for specula-
| tive boom and then afterwards contract the
| money volume causing depression in prices
| and thereby enabling men of wealth to con-
iscate vast amounts of property.
| 3rd. It turned a war for liberation, begun by
| The American people Irrespective of parties,
into war of conquest and subjugation.
When the war was begun the United States
occupied the proudest position OF any nation
a dsinterested protector of any weak people
strugg ling for liberty. But when this war was
| turned into war of conquest the world be-
leved that those high moral purposes pro-
| claimed at it's beginning were only a sham
And the monarchies of Europe now say
United States is just like the rest of us.
| 4th. It has repudiated the Declaration of
| dependence-denying the basic principle Of
our government-that governments derive
| their just powers from the consent of the
| governed"
9TH. It has violated the constitution of the
| United States and our pledges to the people
of Porto Rico by the Infamous Porto Rican
tariff law.
9th. 1t has violated the principle of self
government by forcing on the people of Porto
Rico Il carpet Bag system Of government by
nOn-rcSidents, whose first interest will be to
collect t;sxeS to pay their owu salaries.
7th. II has imposed our country the bur-
den Of vast standing army-the greatest
menace to free institutions and the best tool in
the hands of plutocracy.
By engaging in the work of conquest and
subjugaton it has sealed it's own lips against
uttering even the faintest protest against Eng.
lands Infamous attempt to crush the spirit of
liberty in South; Africa, and wipe two. twin
sister republics Transvaal and the Orange
Free tate from the earth.
In view of taese facts we believe that the
coming campaign will pe the most important
one ever fought in our country We believe
that all who love freedom, all who desire tC
see popular government survive, all who wish
to see the United States restored to the grand
and glorious position of the champion of lib
erty, oil who believe in the Declaration of In
dependence, should disregard minor differences
and past party affiliations and rally around one
standard to present united front against the
hosts Of oppression, Imperialism, militarism
! and financial slavery.
AS q leader for these united forces of free
dom we believe there can be found no grande1
man than that fearless, honest, intellectual
eloquent champion of the people, William
Jennings Bryan.
It is the sense Of this convention that ex
ceptonal care should be used in the selection
of q congressional candidate and we will sem
4 q solid delegation to see that the interests o
} this section are we'll taken care of and to U.s.
their best efforts to secure the right man to re
I deem the district.
We endorse the able and honest administra
tion Of our present governor, John Lind, ant
t point with pride at the many commendable re
;. forms that been brought about in the varou
executive departments.
We commend the firm attitude of Comm
: sioners Ringdahl and Knox, Of the State Raj
8 road Commission which has led to a great re
| ductiOn in railroad rates on grain thrOughOu
- large sections Of the state, and which give
promise to accomplish still more in the redu'
tion of freight rates and curbing discriminate
5 against smaller towns.
And we also commed the uniform and ia
grading of grain as has been established.
We denounce the efforts of rum politician
l. in refusing to allow the people Of the state t
express their will on q more advanced tempe
q ance reform measure than the present la
, governing the liquor traffic. We commend
the consideration of friends of temperance
all parties the cardinal principle of the Pc
by which temperance as we'll as other reform
r may be accomplished.
We cordially invite friends of all parti
who believe with US in these important que
Is tions to join hands with us and we with the
maintained.
I. The committee on delegates mac
\. the following report:
Congressional-Pet Bonde, G.
4 briel Stene, o. N. Grue,.O a. Heidi
O. F. Johnson, v. E. Lawson, S
" Stansberry, P. H. Frye, N. B. Car
u, son, James McManus, A. o. For
. berg, John H. Stauffer, G. F. Spence
le A: J. Smithson.
Alternates-E. M. Stanford, j. En-
- Nelson, O. S. Reigstad, A. H. Sperr
State--P. H. Frye, L. z. Thonpso
= o. A. Hedin, Samuel Dahl, Gudmu,
" Karwand, Gust Monson, a. Fl. spe
ry. e.1s .. ~
= Alternates-L. j. Boudette, V ]
:. Lawson, Henry Johnson, @. N. Cru