Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-01-22
WHO IS IMPERIINENT7

1t cannot be dou 5ted that every hon.
est Minnesota democrat is interested
in the success of his party in the elec-
tions this fall and in the restoration
of honest and rep table government in
this mmonwealth. \ \ \ This is
u, question ably the desire of the demo-
Gratis of Minnesota and is also un-
dou btedly the wish of the members of
The Populist party who aided SO great
ly in Winning The victory of 1898
But the ob5tacle-the serious ob7tacl'
in the way OF uniting under one ban
o. ali the elements OF re Orm is the
test of Organism which the populiets
aud silver democrats will probably
'ry to saddle on the candidate. Indeed
shis is tie attitude of tn, state central
,mmttee Of the peoples patty and Of
he various organs Of the state. But
as an essential is not this a little too
strongly az centu .iteu? If the contest
that we are going to have in this state
next ia shou d involve the question
of free silver or have any relation IT,
the popuietic issues with which Mr.
l}ry an is identii d it would be entirely
.iltlng, if not indisp nsab!e, that TIT
nominee for governor should be an
ardent supporter Of MIR. B"yan and
ais faith. But the approaching state
contest i, not g ling to hinge on issues
Of that kind. The democrats Will be
called upon to unite for the deliver
ance of the state from the cOn'rOl Of
-puismen with whom publ; plurder
is the chief object of political power
md who base their sole source Of ap-
peal TO the people upon the sp5 ctacu
lar stand taken in regard to the for
natiOn Of the NOl thern Securities Com
pany. The honor ard vel are of the
commonwealth will be the main issue
tnvol> ed. and with 50 plain and IN
complicated proposition, requiring
he pc: Il rm"nce Of but a sirgIe duty,
direct and III miStaE able in it's charac-
ter. it may lie bel eyed that any at
tmpt 10 make Organism a test in the
gu:s rEat;'riat nGminat on would be
reg arGed by the democrats as urcal led
i'r, if not an impertineLt Intrusion of
an relevant question.-Morris Times
So that is the tune the bourbons are
humming now. AMI when they get
tuned up proiel lily they expect US to
Join in the chorus. Well, it does not
90 with us. Before we are willing to
drop Organism as a test for fusion
candidate S it will become necessary to
convince us that Organism is wrong
The fact that Bry an has been twice de-
feated does not in any way determine
the truth or fal,ity of the princip es
he represented
The TINS tries to make peopl,-
think THAT national is ucs should have
no we ght in state campaign Under
ordinary cod .tions this may be true.
If for instaEc>, one party should nomi-
nate a man who is VIGOROUSLY unfit
for Office it would be the duty of the
honest people in his party to vote
against him. Such step would not
be treason to- party Or principle, for
it would help the PARTY that thereby
suffered defe It, by making its leader
more careful IN the future. But under
the present circumstances it will not
do for the honest democrat that be-
lieves in the 3, yam platform to drop
national Issues in the state campaign
Everyone who knows anything about
politics knows that a life ard death
struggle is going on inside the demo-
cratic larty between the believers in
the last rational platform and the
trinmers who are ready to be "any-
thing to set the coon.' If the word
should go out TO tie other states that
Minnesota had nominated gold
democrat, would Lot that be taken as
a victory for the trimmers, even if the
platform ignored the national issue
entirely? And if the populists should
j lin With them and help them elect
tleir mar, would not that give the
death stroke to Organism in this state
and weaken it in the nation?
No, the populistS are not so anxious
to merely see the republicans beaten
that they Will sacr flee their principles
FIR it. A victory Won without a guild
ing principle is worthless, and the
men Who 90 into such a fight place
tIemst Ives in the same category that
the Times luts tie present state ad-
mihistratl, n poilsmen with whom
public plumber is the ch eff object OF
political power.' The only ttiog lha.
made fusion betv e:n democrats ard
populist~ possible was the fact that
both sid believed in Gel tain common
principles that have come to be
known as Bry anism. And now we are
told that our help is wanted, but that
it is san impertinent Intrusion of an
irrelevant question: to insist upon the
recognition IF the OILY bond of union.
If You want our help to destroy
Organism you can have provided
you can convicce us that Bryarism
is wrong. You, as we'll as we, fought
for those prime; pies in 1900. II those
principles were right then they are
right now, aud you have no right to
weaken their chaLces of success merely
to get c ntrol of few state Offices.
If you have become convinced that
you were mistaken and that Organism
is wrong, say so and give your rea-
sons. We will then be able to respect
you for your honesty, though we may
doubt your Judgment. If you can
convince US that those principles are
wrong We shall make amends by j ,in-
ing the only party that has consistent
~ opposed them.