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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
MONUMENTAL SELF ASSURANCE.

Wheelock's Weekly quotes the DEM
ocratic nominee for governor while at
Fergus Falls as having substantially
said, ''People's party men in the main
regard their object achieved by the
placing of ticket in the field, which
will enable them to rally their crgani-
cation two years from now, in case
the ''reorganizers" among democrats
take control of that party. They are
not at work for a large vote for
Meighen, realizing that every vote
cast for him is lift to that extent for
the republican candidate.' Think of
the assurance of this man to coolly in
wade populist stronghold and inform
the populists that they are not work
ing for their own nominee but for him.
self! Rosing hopes that he can corral
the populist vote. If he is successful
in this, he knows the organization
cannot be rallied two years hence.
And the people of Minnesota would
wait a long time before Rosing would
sound the alarm when the re-organi-
zers take charge. In fact Rosing is
now engaged at recognizing his
party in the state. It would have been
accomplished had not the populists
declared their independence and named
their own state ticket. Therefore it is
necessary to talk nicely to the popu-
lists in localities wherethey are strong.
But the populists of the state did not
nominate Meighen with the mental re-
serva alton to vote for Rosing, the lat
ter's statement to the contrary not
outstanding. Every man who be-
lieves in the great principles advocated
by the peoples party will understand
that he can give no stronger endorse
ment to those principles than by vot-
ing for Meighen and the peoples state
ticket. A big vote for Rosing and a
light vote for Meighen would be food
for the "re-organizers." Let popu-
lists be wary if they value their orga-
nization and the cause it stands for.
The man who claims that the people
and democratic candidates and plat
form are equally acceptable to the
populists and that they should vote
for Rosing in order that he may win,
is doing what he can, knowingly or
unwittingly, to kill the peoples party
and aid the democratic and republican
parties. In this section of the state
such talk chiefly assists the republic
cans, because here democracy never
has and never will amount to row of
pins.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
Publicity ~ 60 Trusts.

Publicity as to the affairs of trusts
would very likely save investors and
speculators some losses in the securi.
ties OF over-capitalized corporations;
and h should be enforced.
But the steel trust already publishes
regularly very full and detailed state
ments Of 1t earnings, it, expenses and
the amount and nature of It's obliga-
tions and assets. Other great corpor-
ations are doing the same as q matter
of honest dealing with the public.
Yet this publicity does not proven,
them from charging Americans more
than they do foreigners for their pro.
ducts.-New York World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03

that the Standard Oil company is
earning somewhere around eighty per
cent on It's capital every year, but
that don't reduce my kerosene bill
any. l know, and so does everyone
else, that the coal trust fixes the price
Tor the retailer, and that he dassent
come down a cent on that price; but
that publicity doesn't help my pocket
book the least bit. If the government
can't do more than tell me how much
the trusts rob me and what I could
do IT had money enough to buy some
trust stock, I don't want it to do any,
thing. Such knowledge will only be
rubbing salt in the sores.
But" says Teddy, "we want some
power to which the trusts must be an
swerable; power that can control
them." That sounds very nice, but
what does that mean? In what way is
the government going to control the
trusts? Is it going to fix the price on
the finished product? If so, it mus,
also fix the price on on the raw mater.
ial and on the labor. That would
come pretty close to socialism
wouldn't 1t? But Teddy doesn't say
that he means that. Well, then, will
1t tx q minimum price, so that trusts
won't be able to crush competition by
undertaking? Teddy doesn't say
Will any person please explain VIVA,
this control" will be?
There is q lot of words in the Eng.
ltsh language that sound we'll, and
look mighty fine in print, but wher
you come to dig out the meaning yor
find nothing that will pay for you,
trouble. The old party spouters are
getting to throw these words aroun6
promiscuous like in this campaign
and they may fool some people, but
amt going to be satisfied with any
words that l amt certain that I know
what they mean. I can understand
what government ownership means,
but I'll be hanged If I know what con.
troll means, unless I am given an ex.
act diagram of how far and in what
direction that control is going.
JnMMINNY CRICKETTS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03

Fo, Governor, THOMAS j. NEIGH
EN-, Of Fillmore county.
For Lieutenant Governor, JOHN B.
HoMPE, of Otter Tail county.
For Auditor, o. S. RE1sHUs, of YELL
low Medicine county.
For Attorney General, F. J. STE1DL,
Of Traverse county.
For Treasurer, E. W. KNATvO1D, of
Freedom county.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court, 81.
B. IMsDAHL, of Marshall county.
For Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioner, F. c.. GIBBS, of LeSueur
county.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
ANDERSON BROS.

question is the most prominent one in
the eyes of the people, and it is the
one the old parties are concentrating
their attention on.
The peoples party called attention
to the dangerous growth of monopoly
ten years ago, and was laughed at
for it's woeful prophecies. Now the
old parties find that the people recog-
nize the danger and they are forced to
pay attention to it. They are ten
years behind the peoples party in re-
cognizing the danger, and hundred
years behind it when it comes to pre-
scribe curatives. But they have &C
knowledged the existence of the dis
sease, and that is very important
step. They also acknowledge that the
government ought to regulate and
control all business in which the peo-
pie as whole are interested. That is
a long step ahead, and when the peo-
pie have thoroughly digested thatidea
they will see that from government re-
gulation and control to government
ownership is not very long step.
1t has taken ten years to get the old
parties thus far. Ten years is a long
time to the man who recognizes the
existence of danger and tries to call
peoples attention to it. But ten years
in the life of nation is not so much,
and we may congratulate ourselves
that it was done in such short time.
We no longer have to waste our
time calling attention to the dangers
of the trust system. We just take an
other step ahead and advocate the on.
ly effective way of stopping it without
trying to stem the irresistible tide OF
cooperation that has swept away for
all time the old competitive system.
We have the spirit of times with US.
Cooperation is preached in the most
effective way by the trusts themselves.
We only advocate the extension OF
this successful system, not it's annihi-
lation. We want all the people to be
partners in national enterprises, in.
stead of being only the ones who fur.
nish the profits.
The great number of mutual and
fraternal insurance companies preach
the doctrine of cooperation in every
part of the land that must be needed.
Every time person mails letter
or package or sends something by ex.
press he receives a reminder of how
much cheaper government ownership
of the means of communication is
than private monopoly makes it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03


and should Be- carefully avoidedl'
whispers the later tremulousiy: Tia
former desires to manage tho. elfairs!
of the country for ) eoodly eoneider-.
alton and he dos not wish to he in
terfered with, especially whom there il
q chance for . .'rake-o6." Tarmere:
should vote ~ he directs, because he
has "looked into''the situasion and
knows all about it, and in whispers,
with many cunning wines and mods,
he shows up the rottenness OF the Cd.
position and their evil desiens, and:
how he has knocked them out BY SKILL
full management, Ill in the interest Of
good government.
The mistake most farmers make 10
in confounding politics with partisan
ship. One is the science of govern
'ment; the other, adherence to Z party
or faction-very often unreasonable,
senseless adherence to It. Every
farmer should be interested in politics,
because this is q government of the
people, by the people. It 10 q good
idea to identify ones self with ono of
the political parties, because It
gives one certain standing in the
community. One can be q partisan to
that extent and still not lose his in
dividuality. But blind adherence to q
party in all contests, especially local,
is senseless.
Politics are tabooed in farmers in
stitutes and other farmers meetings,
also in many agricultural journals,
for the reason that many farmers can
not disassociatepolitics from partisan
ship. Let one say "tariff" in farm
ers' meeting and instantly he has
every ear, and bristles begin to rise in
all parts of the audience. A short
time ago the word "silver'' would
straighten up every auditor. A speak
er may Jump onto the ''trusts" with
both feet and little or no friction is
created. He can talk farm journals,
fowls and grains, and so long as he Is
interesting he holds the attention of
the progressive portion of his au-
dience. If he sings song or tells a
funny story he gets the attention of
the entire outfit. he may do any of
these things, but he must not mention
politics. Sometimes the policy of a
party is directly inimical to the best
interests of agriculture, still the mat
ter must not be mentioned in q farmers
meeting. Measures of vital interest to
farmers cannot be discussed, because
one OF the parties have rung them into
politics, and so many men are so
blinded by partisanship that they will
not have policy, advocated or op-
posed by their party, fairly discussed.
Let US hope farmers will be educated
out OF this folly.-Farm and Fireside.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
The oontlor Command.


How completely the bitterness On.
gendered by the civil war has been
eradicated, can be seen by the last Of
fetal communication from Commander
Torrance of the G. A. r. He recon-
mends that the G. A. r. shall help to
maintain q home for old Confederate
soldiers, who are unable to support
themselves. He closes his appeal
with the following eloquent words
that will certainly find an echo in the
hearts Of all the surviving boys in
blue:
know of no surer or shorter way
to q complete unification of this
country in purpose and feeling than
the highway of kindness, and l believe
It's extreme 0utposts should be Jointly
held by the surviving soldiers of the
armies of Grant and Leo.
There was time when the nearer
we came together the worse it Wa for
all, but now the closer We come to.
gether the better for all.
The old order Ito kill" has riven
place to the gentler command Ito
make alive, and for the bitter contest
forever ended at Appomattox has
been substituted perpetual contest of
good will and patriotic devotion to .
common country. I believe It 10
within the power of the surviving
soldiers OF the great war to make fre-
ternity q national anthem, loyalty q
national creed and charity 4 national
virtue.
My comrades, - we grow older our
hearts become more gentle and tender
and next to the comrade who stood by
our side is the brave soldier who
faced us. ,"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
County Option and Efficient Officers.

The next step in the cause of tenn
perance is the enactment of the county
option law. 1t has been migrated
into the state platform of the Peoples
Party, and with the pressure brought
tn bear by the vigorous campaign OF
the Probibitionists, the next legisla-
lure will have to pass THE law.
What is needed then will be q sheriff
and a county attorney in each county
who will see that the laws are respect
ed.-New London Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
FENoE.kAIl Phlko3oPNY.
TEDDY AND THE TRUSTS.


I notice by the papers that Teddy
has gone on the warpath against the
trusts. He has been cavorting
around in New England, and at almost
every station he has emitted q long
toot about the necessity of doing some
thing to check the power Of something
that according to my friend Mark
Hanna does not exist. Teddy must
either have sharper eyes than Mark
has, or else HE respect for the truth 10
stronger. The daily press has just
been filed with these antitrust speech
es from Teddy, and the republicans
think that they have now every lasting
~ spiked the suns Of the opposition.
I came near shouting some for Teddy
myself when I saw what long speeches
he had made on this important sub
ject, but after 4 while it occurred to
me 1t would be more prudent to wait
till I had read them. am glad did
1t saved me from Wasting breath on q
shout.
I find that the most prominent idea
In the speeches IL that the trusts are q
blessing that ought to be most
carefully guarded. Anything that
would injure the trusts would be an
awful calamity. Having thus given
the trusts notice that he 10 friendly to
them, the president proceeds to point
out that maybe some Of these bened-
cent Institutions might be tempted to
misuse their great power and there
something must be done to regulate"
them. Apparently Teddy hasn't got .
very clear notion ~ to what that
means, 30 he borrows 4 phrase that
Bourke Cochran of New York made
up. ''Publicity,' that IL the thing We
need, says he. The books Of the COR
poration must b open to inspection
by the government. Now, for the life
OF me I can't figure out how that 10
going to help the people. It would be
= mighty fine thing for . fellow who
wants to buy stock in = trust.
BE could 20 to tho government report
and find out just what the value oft he
stock was.. But tho great majority of
the American people don't have any
money to invest In trust stock. The
most Of tho farmers are glad If they
have stock enough to fill their stables,
and the city or mine laborers are glad
sometime II they can get some sonp
stock. II we're going to invest q
heap Of money In trust stock I would
shout for Teddy's prescription every
time. But I don't see how it will help
me any In getting trust made goods.
I know, and 20 does everyone else,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03
Mr.. 01undv Saws:

The Farmers Vote-In all districts
there are two or more candidates for
the various offices, and the vote of the
farmer is his own. II he Is not
blinded by partisanship he will put
that vote where it will do him the most
good-he will vote for his own inter-
ests as others do for theirs. He will
not allow the corner-loafer partisan
politician to ''scare him into line, {"
but he will quietly vote for the man
who will look after his interests as
we'll as those of others. It is this silent
vote that politicians fear. It is q
vote that has righted many q wrong
and proved the undoing of many q
pufed-up staggering politician.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03

The song of the partisan politician
and the lullaby of the ox-like ''son of
the soil" who teaches "pure farming
for simple-minded farmers" has al
ways been against farmers taking q
hand in politics. "You tend to your
farming and we'll take care of the
country!" says the former. "Don't
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03

The republicans are jeering ct the
proposition that the government
should own and operate such indus.
tries as are controlled by trusts-and
then they shout themselves hoarse
praising the way the republican ad-
ministration has managed the prison
twine plant. Is not the success Of that
plant standing and unanswerable
argument tor government ownership
of monopolies.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-03

from Anderson Bros makes not
only q most artistic and ornament
al feature of your sideboard, but
will be found a very necessary es-
septial for hot weather comfort.
We have them in silver and cut
glass, and in glass with silver
mountings, very rich and effective.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
FIRES STILL RAGING.
All Enorts to Check Them Have Proved
Futile so Par.

| an fH"Fts 10 theck Them Have Prove,
Futile so Par.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Sept iG.-Governol
Richards was Informed by telephone
from Grand Encampment for many
miles along the Wyoming. Colorado
line Of North Pearl. Col. that furious
fires are raging. devastating every
thing In their path. Every effort 10
Eubdue the flames has been exhausted
without effect Governor Richards I'm.
mediately communicated with Govern.
or orman OF Colorado and arranged
for both to send a telegram to the sec
rotary OF the interior. asking for AID.
According to the latest reports there
are at least eighteen serious fores,
hres Burning IN Wyoming. to say moth.
ing OF the numerous smaller fires In
southern Albany county that are de.
stroying the great swamps OF fine pins
TIMBER In Medicine Bow range and
threatening the mining buildings. Al.
though hundreds OF miles away from
Cheyenne the smoke from the fires OBJ.
scures the sky here and the odor OF
fhe burning wood is plainly noticeable.
Fires In southern Carbon county are
burning hercely. The government
agent With a large force OF men. Is
on the ground. but Is reported as max
lag but little progress.
Five or more fires are burning IN
Fremont county and more than 300l
square miles Of magnificent timer land |
are already in ashes.
In central Ulntah county the fire Is
burning and In Jackson Hole county
two big blazes are eating the timber.
Farther east In the Shushone reserva.
ion. the FIRE has been destroying the
Timber for the past ten days. One big
Ire threatens the timber of the Big
Horn mountains
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
Larger Mail Cars

Denison, Tex. Sept. 1G.-All tho
combination postal cars In service on
the Katy flyers between DenlsOn and
St Louis will be discontinued next
Sunday. when the new time card on
the Katy goes into effect. and the new.
full length postal cars will be put In
service. The mail on the flyers be.
tween this point and ST Louis has In.
creased so fast that Il Is impossible to
handle Il on the small cars.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
Saw Husband aud children.

Trenton. n. j.. Sept. lG--After be.
Ing totally blind seven years. Mrs
Julia Morowskl. OF Trenton. ~ n. has
had a momentary glimpse Of her hus.
band and six children. when the band
ages were lifted from her eyes An
operation was performed two weeks
ago, and when the bandages were re.
moved, for the FIRST time she saw her
youngest child. born after she became
blind
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
ALABAMA REPUBLICANS.
The cssvsssses wss csuapsssa EetIrsiy
az waite nspsbssssss 90 the sssss.

The cs.vssssss wss csapssss Ess,rsiy
az waite nspsbisssss 81 shs sssss.
Birmingham. Sept 1.-THE Repub'
licsn state convention met here AZ
noon to-day. large attendance
noon yesterday. a large attendance
present. almost every county In Ala
bama being represented. James Bow
eron. former vice president Of the Ten.
nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com
pany. acted as temporary chairman.
The convention was composed exclu'
siyely OF white men. being the nrst
white Republican state convention
ever held In Alabama. United States
Senator Pritchard OF North Carolina
was present by Invitation and address.
ed the convention. II Is expected he
will endorse the white movement. For.
mer State Senator McEldery OF ITALIA.
dega Is said 10 be slated for the nom.
inatlon for governor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
Cattle Wanted.

Mr.. ID. o. Dunn of Vinton, La,
is in Bryan with headquarters at
McCorquodale's stable. Mr.. Dunn
wants to purchase one to two car
loads Of Jersey cows, good mixers,
3 l-2 to . gallons per day; also two
carloads of beef cattle, four year
old and up. Cattle wanted during
next ten days. d2lS WIS. =
A vote for the poll tax amend
ment is vote TO augment the free
school fund.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
M,,Iesn Gnnhe.l. L.nneh.a.

Ellzabethport. n. J.. Sept 1.-THE
Mexican gunboats Tamplco and Vera
Cruz were successfully launched at the
Crescent ship yards here. The Tam
plco was christened by Mrs. Lewis
Nixon and the Vera Cruz by Senorita
Mercedes Godery. the daughter %
Senior Godery Of The Mexican legation.
A very large number Of people witness
ed the launching. Following the
launching there was a luncheon and
celebration az the headquarters Of the
Mexican commission In Elizabeth The
city officials and one hundred guests
were present.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.

II Is said that good corn crop ant
fine grass will cause the price OF beeI
TO fall.
Thomas Perkins. n minister OF IN,
Holiness church az Macon. Mo. com
mitted suicide by hanging himself In
the barn. Family troubles the cause.
Cottonseed has become so scarce
that oil men OF Texas are paying from
SIS TO s2l per ton.
Jim Allen OF Pine Bluff. Ark. while
out hunting accidentally killed him.
self.
Twenty-Five villages have been
swept away and 5000 people rendered
homeless by floods In Calcutta. Hin
dostan.
The little child OF james Rainey. a
farmer living near Bonham. Tex. was
smothered TO death In a cotton bin.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
Columbian Mediterranean.

Washington. Sept 16.-Senor Con.
cha. the Colombian minister. received
a cahlegram Monday dated Sept l3
and signed by President Marroquin
and Secretary OF War Fernandez.
which stated that 5000 government
troops under the command OF General
Perodmo had started down the Mag
dalen0 river % reinforce the govern
ment troops on the isthmus. The ca
blegram also stated that 10000 add
tional government troops were held
In readiness 10 move 10 the isthmus
and that the interior was quiet.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
ON III. Wa, Home

New York. Sept l6.-Herbert l..
Bridgeman. secretary OF the Peary
Arctic club. received a dispatch from
Lieutenant Peary. dated Chateau Bay.
Labrador. Lieutenant Peary says In
the dispatch that he Is on his way
home on the relief ship wlndward ami
that all on board are we'll Beyond
this dispatch Mr. BridFeman has no IN
formation as 10 the movements Of the
explorer who started with his expedl-
tlon to the north pole July {. 1895.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17

Denver. Sept. 16.-But little prog
ross toward checking the forest fires
In the different sections OF the state Is
being made
At the head OF the Chicago creek the
fre Is again beyond control. a vast
strip of territory has been burned over
and II Is feared the towns along Clear
creek will experience a shortage OF
water due TO the fact that the Are
destroyed the protection to the snow
sheds.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17
FUNERAL OF COL. W. A. BANKS.

The obsequies Of Col. William
A. Banks were held yesterday af-
iernoon at 3 o'clock. Religious
services were conducted by Rev.
I'D. West, pastor of the Presby.
terrain church. The interment was
with Masonic honors. The A. and
NJ. College, Allen Academy, Aca-
demic and Collegiate Institute and
the Bryan public school suspended
the exercises of the afternoon, and
the business houses of the city
we're closed during the funeral
hour as a mark Of respect to his
memory. Members Of Camp j. b.
Robertson, U. c. v, assembled at
the courthouse and attended in a
body. A very large assemblage
gathered at the late home of Col.
Banks and at the city cemetery.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17

The dispatches state that the
Spanish boy king is making himself
very popular with his subjects by
his democratic ways. Probably
so; but ifthe reports af the cruel
treatment of his mother are true,
he should be taken out in the roy
al wood shed and have his pants
famed with the fat side Of saw.