Willmar tribune., 1900-10-10
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TOUR OF THE STATE BY THE. TWO
GREAT LEADERS oFThE PEOPLE. 81
Grand Ostpoaring Of the People and
s1raEniaeeat Display cf Enthu.i.sm.
sweeps over the Whole st.te Like :.
:s, Irresistible. overwhelm,ns, Tidal Wave.
Unparalleled in the History Of the State.
Trade Balance Fallacy-Expsnsion ".
Imperialism - Roundup Of Rs1orm
Press Notes and Comment for the
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REFoRM PRESS BUREAU.

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Reform PRESS BUREAU.
u. ST. PAUL, Oct. l. 1900.
Bryan's tour Of Minnesota has been
one grand triumphal march. It far
surpassed all precedent and even all
expectations Every where the people
gathered in countless numbers and
came from great distances to see and
hear their great leaders, Bryan snd
Lind. 1t has been an outpouring OF
people such az Minnesota has never
seen before. The enthusiasm dis
played was overwhelming, irresistible.
It swept over the country like q tidal
wave and carried everything before it.
Many a voter who was hesitating on
the brink. plunged in and declared
himself for Bryan and Lind with a will
and vim that guarantees an over.
whelming victory in November.
Nor was the enthusiasm confined to
any class or locality. Farmers with
their wives and families drove across
country dozens Of miles to hear Bryan
aud Lind. In Duluth the laboring men
were so anxious for an opportunity to
hear Bryan, that they. asked him to
speak to them before they went to work
in the morning, before o'clock. The
greatest demonstrations Of all were the
Twin City meetings. The surging
masses Of humanity that had gathered
to greet their leaders, the magnificent
display Of enthusiasm, all this has no
parallel in the history of the state, and
augurs well for the future.
Bob Dunn's speech against the pres
ent state administration is about the
weakest thing on record. Democrats
have at least one advantage in the pres.
ent campaign. They don't have to 70
back generation or two to dig up
ancient fossils in the boneyard of an.
tiquity to throw at our opponents. We
can find carloads of brick bats and cob.
blestones on the streets and highways
just anywhere. The greatest part of
the speech is devoted to a eulogy of
Minnesota, its growth and prosperity.
But Minnesota has not grown because
Of the Republican administrations, but
rather in spite of it. The growth of
Minnesota is not due to the Republican
party but to the energy, intelligence
and thrift of her citizens, her wonder.
full resources and natural advantages.
IF the opposition can't find anything
stronger against Governor Lind, they
certainly won't cut much ice. They
had better go out Of the business. The
whole affair looks like confession of
incompetence on the part Of the oppo-
sition to make case, more than any
thing else. A state with such resources
and such energetic inhabitants as Min.
nesota has. could not be retarded even
by administrations of driveling i'm
beetles or arrant knaves, and in this
respect the Republican administration 8
have not all been nearly as bad as they
might have been. A few of them even
came up to very fair standard of in.
ocuous mediocrity.
Down in the Minnesota River valley
live three farmers. Jones, Brown and
Smith. Each owns nice farm of 16O
acres. Jones had his farm mortgaped
for $1,000 at 9 per cent. During the
past year he sold and took to town
farm products amounting to 81, ,00O, i. Q. ,
his exports amounted to $1,000. Now,
the first thing he did was to pay the
interest on the mortgage amounting to
$500. This left him $500 which he
spent in clothing, furniture, farm i'm.
plements. etc. His exports amounted
to 81, 1000, his imports to 500, leaving a
trade balance Of $500 in his favor. &C.
cording to McKinley's way of figuring.
Browns farm was not mortgaged.
He also exported 81, 900 worth of farm
produce, all of which he invested in
clothing and other necessities of life.
farm implements, etc. His imports and
exports were equal.
Smith not only owned his farm, he
had also lent out 5000 to various peo.
pie from which he realized the sum OF
$500 in interest. He also sold 31,OcJ
worth of farm produce, all of which
he invested in improvements, machin.
cry, etc. His imports amounted to
$1,000, his exports to $1,000, leaving q
trade balance of 500 against him. His
imports were $500 more than his ex.
ports. -'ES .>a ~s'@o -
According to McKinley's way o1
figuring, Jones was the most prosper.
ous of these men, because his exports
were $500 more than his imports, leav.
ing trade balance Of $500 in his favor.
To argue that we are prosperous be.
cause we export more than we import
10 falacy like the rest Of McKinley's
arguments. The simple fact is, that
countless millions of foreign capital are
invested in this country and the inter.
est on these Investments has to be paid
for by products which we export and
for which we consequently receive nc
returns. ..Ss
The only other country which has q
similar trade balance in her favor il
poor, down.trodd den, starving India,
which is similarly obliged to pay in.
terest on immense Investments o1
British capital. while in the case 81
Great Britain, which has invested i'm,
mense sums in foreign countries, the
imports far exceed the exports in value.
What tremend dous waste OF raw
material at the rniversity tor onr re.
ss5 ne Feared to Presume. s
e.