Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-09
THE PoPuLlsrs .FlLL The cAP. I"

The editor of the Pipestone Star at
tended the democratic state conven-
ton. He returned, bnt could raise no
enthusiasm. He probably felt like the
populists did who went from Minnea-
polls to attend ratification meeting
at St. Paul two years ago and heard
the chairman's address. After re-
viewing the doipgs of the state con-
vention, the Pipestone editor con-
cludes as follows:
But the die is cast and it remains
for the democratic party to make the
best of it. Rosing cannot be elected
governor. His running mate, ROb't
Smith, cannot hope to secure the vote
of the Bryan democracy, because he
was one of the candidates for presi-
Dental elector on the Palmer Buck
ner ticket, the state branch of the Han
ma aid society in the campaign of 1896,
comprising the gold wing of the demo-
cratic party that opposed Bryan. To
make matters worse, the St. Paul
Globe, the official organ of the Han
ma aid society in 1900, came out fair
and square for the nominees of the
state democratic convention last week.
The Globe opposed Bryan with all it's
might in 1900, and its support of the
recently nominated state ticket only
serves to strengthen the suspicion OF
the ,populists that they we're being
swallowed up by the democrats.
1t was the opportunity of the reform
forces to nominate winning ticket
this year. The republican party has
been put on the defensive, and had
the convention paused to consider the
course it was pursuing it might have
erasped the opportunity. AS it is the
reform forces are now divided and on
ly little short of miracle can re-
unite them.
1t remains for the populist Estate con-
vention to place itself on record. It is
the opportunity of lifetime for the
populists to cell the gap" 1t is now
the hope of all true advocates that the
populists this week come before the
people of the state with a ticket that
stands for populist principles and
make no compromise with with gold
democrats, republicans or other cor
pOratiOn bound organizations. 1t is
only question of time, Judging from
the present Indications, that a new
party will spring into existence and
the populists have the opportunity to
make the primary move.
The Leader gives it's honest opinions
in the foregoing. It does so without
cheating about the bush'' as it were.
It stood for Bryan in two campaigns
aud it cannot feel complimented to any
extent by being asked to support a
ticket that meets the approval of the
organs that fought Bryan in those
campaigns. 1t may be wrong but it
will have to be convinced otherwise.
The editor was pre- sent at the conven-
ton, and for the time being every
thing appeared lovely, but in the face
of post-convention developments it
would not be consistent to give its I'm.
qualified support to the democratic
state ticket -Pipestone Leader.
The Leader is mistaken as to
Bob Smith having been on the Palm
er-Buckner ticket, but the fact never
theless remains that he is in close
touch with and always enjoys the cor
dial support of the corporation demo
Gratis of St. Paul.
Tho populists were equal to the
emergency, and manfully did their
duty. They present a ticket which al
reformers will honor themselves by
supporting.