Willmar tribune., 1900-08-29

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have his way he would now be cam.
paigning with parachute attachment
to help him get off the trains at some of
the county seats. tz} .S ..' - # sss
The Captains record for 1895 10 re.
served for some future occasion. 5E.
It is now generally known that the
great army Of commercial travellers are
supporting the Democratic and Peoples
party ticket this year. They have good
reason. They understand the situation
and know that the Republican policy
has bred the trusts which have robbed
thousands Of travelling men Of their
employment. According to list pre-.
pared by James w. Jump, chairman
OF the national Democratic committee
OF commercial travellers, 100 Of the big
combinations have absorbed 2,314 indie.
pendent concerns, and thereby relieved
at least 49, men Of their jobs. Fur.
thermore. the office force in almost
every independent concern was cut
ownd proportionately in greater de-.
gree. 1.-THE salaries Of a number Of in.
dependent superintendents and man.
ayers were cut off and Jumped in one,
to be handed out in gross to some ia.
vored Individual who happened to be
on the right spot when the business
was fenced in with barbed wire"
Mr.. >Monett. the formar Republican
attorney general Of Ohio. keeps his
eyes and ears open. and as a result be
sizes up the Republican plan Of cam
paign in this wise: Zone glance at
Teddie's hat and whoop and q snort
from rural postmaster, and our lead,
ers think they will accomplish NOR,
than all logical arguments and anti.
trust speeches"
Apropos of the talk about the New
York Ice trust, the Sioux Falls Daily
Press gets back at our friend the enemy
thusly: About all the Republicans can
say Of the alleged Democrats who got
mixed up with Platt's men If the New
York ice trust is that they look and act
very much as if they were not Demo.
Gratis. And this is not so uncompli.
mentary to the Democratic party, either.
1T is emblematic Of Americanism.
It typifies the best thoughts and high.
est aspirations Of Americans. There is
no reason why it should not be worn
by every man who believes that no
mission or destiny can be too broad or
high or noble for the American repub.
lic." So says one of the stalwart Re-
publican dailies of Chicago. And what
may this wonderful thing be over which
the paper raves? This proudest emblem
Of the Republican party; a thing over
which to grow maudlin? This highes;
emblem Of Americanism is not the
Stars and Stripes. No, it is-R ,ose-
velt's slouch hat.
Will somebody please explain. The
Republican campaign MANAGERS and
their organs in Minnesota are asserting
that Governor Lind's, administration
has weakened the reform forces and his
own chances Of reelection. At the
same time these same managers and
organs figure out majority II $4,000
for their national ticket and not less
than 10000 for VaneSant in this state.
How does it happen, anyhow, that Van
SAINT is going to run some 1000 votes
behind his ticket, in spite of the fact
that he is so strong and Lind is so weak
among the vOters3 ..1~x :H< %,
The imperialists are. in desperate
straits trying to show that Thomas
Jefferson and some others whose mem.
cries are revered by all good Democrat,
occupied the ground now held by the
Republican party in favor of acquiring
new territory by fair means or foul.
One of the organs now introduces
Stephen A. Douglas as q Democrat
whose patriotism caused him to declare
in favor Of the Republican policy of
expansion. An extract is published
from speech delivered by Douglas in
his famous debate with Lincoln, in
which '.The Little Giant said:
'*Whenever it becomes necessary in
our grown and progress to acquire
more territory am in favor of it with.
out reference to the question of slavery,
and when we have acquired it will
leave the people free to do as they
please, either to make it slave or free
territory. as they may prefer 4
This is quoted by the Republican or.
gan to show that Douglas. though a
Democrat, was Of one mind with the
latter day imperialists > 90
The genial Captain Van SAINT is re-
ceiving shameful treatment at the
hands Of the leading organs of his own
party. He addressed two meetings in
Minneapolis the other day, and he,cer.
tainly had the right to expect that the
Republican dailies would report a part
at least Of what was said by their can.
didate for the goveriaorship. But in
point Of fact they pay less attention to
his remarks than to those Of the 6rdi.
nary ward heeler. The Journal. for
instance, says Of the first meeting. at
which the Ga nkoi,, vno1o H. -: d, !.