Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-10-08

been but recently coo operating politi-
cally, and Il Is not 3 pleasant thing
to part company with them, as my
honest convictions, earnestly enter,
tanned, force me to do. Under recent
Legislation, fusion in Minnesota was
impossible, had it been desirable, aud
our state convention did not consider
it desirable, for the reasons herein
stated. Our convention had to make
q ticket, or disband the organization.
Until the reform democrats are unal-
terably in control Of the party in the
nation, and unqualifedly declare for
government ownership of all public
utilities, the peoples party must. re-
main an Independent living entity.
The Cleveland wing, or so-called re.
organizers, are in control of the dem
ocratic party in many of the states,
and expect to name the party's candi-
date for president in 1904. In a re.
cent circular, Mr.. Bryan says: 'It
will require constant vigil ON the part
OF the masses to prevent the re-organ-
izers from securing the adoption OF
resolutions that would cause the
friends OF reform to question the
party's honesty in dealing with public
questions. - This is q strong state.
ment of the conditions existing, which
Mr.. Bryan prefaced by saying: cit
rests with the voters to say whether
the party shall represent democracy.
or be turned over to plutocracy." To
decline to become democrat: under
such conditions was a duty no genuine
populist could neglect, the averment
of some who have strayed from our
reform movement to the contrary not
withstanding.
Van SAINTS Position.
Governor Van SAINT, the republican
candidate for governor, says he en-
dorses the position of President
Roosevelt as to tho trusts. This is a
confession that nothing can be done
until the constitution is amended.
Is the constitution in the way of the
merger suit? We will not expect an
answer until after election. 1 notice
the merger organs support him cheer.
fully, and merger editor has been
selected to conduct his literary
bureau in the campaign. What the
farmers and merchants of this state
need is a reduction of the rates on their
products. Why do not the govern.
or and the republican railroad and
warehouse commissioners exert them
selves to this end? This would avail
the people more than campaign oi
humbug about the merger.
Representing the peoples party, il
elected, promise to enforce the Law
against all merger trusts and othe,
violators, the prosecution to be more
vigorous after election than during
the campaign. Our party is pledged
to reduce freight rates upon the rail
roads of Minnesota.
Republican Position.
The trust management of thu
republican party is undisguised
It's pretense of tariff revision is a mer,
diversion to keep the rank ant
file from Investigating. They pretend
to favor the control of the trusts bu
say it requires an amendment to tn
constitution. Mr.. Roosevelt said las
year in his Minneapolis speech tina
it was becoming necessary to ''shackl
cunning" Nowhe discovers constitu
tional amendment necessary to d.
it. This recalls the Copperhead con
tention of 1861, that the STAKEHOLDER
were protected by the constitution an
the bred Scott decision. But tina
great statesman, William II. Seward
called up the higher law, and chatte
slavery was abolished. That highe
law which permits the people to d
that which is necessary to confer tn
greatest good upon the greatest mum
Der, needs enforcement now, to pre-
vent worse enslavement of the Am
erican masses than was that agains
which Seward invoked it during tn
Civil War. Yes, we had chattel slav
cry ''copperheads" then, and we hav
trust-slavery ''copperheads" now.
| There IS Enough Law.
There is enough law, organic an
statutory, to. meet all the needs of th
public for protection against trus
piracy, provided that it can >behonest
~ enforced. The state is greater tina
the corporation it creates, and may RI
woke any charter, obtained by fraud
or that the public good demand