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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Impudent and Preaumptuoua.

1mpudent and PFeaumptuoua.
The demand for the Incorporation e
trade unions Is the last trench of thoso
who oppose organized labor. 1t is In
pudent and presumptuous. No friend
Of trade unionism ever believed in it q
advocated it or called for it. 1t is d.
manded today by enemies who have
used every means at their command -
oppose trade unionism, to counterfeit
its influence and to destroy it.
How the labor organizations shah
manage their own affairs is not thu
business Of the corporations or the en-
ployers. This new demand for the IN
corporation Of labor unions is not only
unjust and unreasonable, but it is i'm
pudent and insulting to the last degrea
Clarence S. barrow.
Poverty. ],
The people ca1l him rich; his lands
Stretch very far and very wide;
They call his rich, but there he stands ;
Ill clad and bent and hollow eyed.
The people call him rich; his gold -
Is piled In many yellow heap,
But he is all alone and old,
And when he dies no one will weep.
They call him rich, but where he dwells
The floors are bare, the walls are bleak;
They call him rich; he buys and sells,
But no fond fingers stroke his cheek.
They call him rich; he does not know
The happiness Of standing where
Sweet winds across the meadows blow
And toss the verdant pillows there.
81. e. Kiser In Harper's.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21

his power in the convention is waning,
will be to throw the nomination to
Judge Parker of New York, because
Parker is regarded as the least likely
to retain strength in the party if the
Bryanites determine to bolt tho
convention. In clearer words, the
opinion is expressed that Bryan's fol-
lowers, obeying his mandates. will
seek to prevent the nomination of
Richard Olney, the power of whose
name would undeniably prevent any
great detection from the party, If
Bryan should conclude to head =.
bolt
Judge Parker is little known in tho
West, while Olney 10 highly respected
by all classes and is certainly feared
by those who are close to Bryan, q,
Olney's elevation to the leadership OF
the party would clearly terminate Bry-
ans control OF the national organize
ton.
"Bryan's efforts to secure fusion
for another campaign appear to be ~
futile as his efforts to pose as the
mightiest of all the mighty, as popu-
lists throughout this country are do
olsring emphatically against further
union with the democrats.
Every Indication exists which shows
| determination on the part of the
populists to renew their earlier policy
OF keeping in the middle of the
road, although this is not due to
any work the Parker element has
been doing, but to growing belief
that the democrats are seeking to and
are succeeding in absorbing the party.
The DETECTION of this element from
the party will create {. new condition
worthy of considerable study.
"Populism has lost it's strength as 4
party organization, but yet has many
adherents who are allyipg themselves
with the older parties because the time
for success of populistic ideas does
not yet appear to them to have ar
rived.
"This element, which comprises I
very large proportion of the party, is
independent in it's vote, aud if the
democratic party's coming platform
appeals to this element it will receive
its support; otherwise it's vote will
be scattered indiscrim inate!y among
all parties Offering candidates.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
THORN OF ALL NATIONS"
What a Magazine Writer Says About
the Drink Question.

What a Magazine Writer Says About
the Drink Question.
'"The Thorn Of All Nations
this fitting Characterization writer i'll
Leslie's Weekly deals with the drink
question. The drink bill of the ma
lions, he says, continues to come be.
fore us with it's astounding totals, usu-
ally showing an increase all round,
while problems Of excise and saloon
regulation remain as thorns in the side
of all legislative and governing bodies,
sharp and irritating and with no ap-
parent likelihood of extraction" 1t is
IAN ominous specter at the banquet ia
bles of nations which will not down
either at the bidding of temperance
agitators or legislative reformers and
refuses to fade away into nothingness
before Gothenburg schemes, Maine
laws, coffee house systems and Ratchet
crusaders"
Governments, he points out, are
forced to take up the struggle against
the common foe because of increasing
and indubitable evidence that their
people are suffering moral, physical
and economic loss and deterioration
from it's presence in their midst. Much
real and satisfactory progress, he al
mits, has been made in temperance re-
form, and the situation is by no means
hopeless. "The best and only wise
thing for sincere and genuine friends
Of reform to do is to be patient and
charitable with each other as new diff
culties and differences arise and work
resolutely on''-work, we infer, says
the Union Signal, for the extraction Of
the thorn, the downing Of the specter;
that Is, we must agitate and educate
until the nations realize that govern
ment itself must first be willing to
adopt the one and only method of ex-
tracing the thorn; that no half way
remedies of regulation" will bring re-
lief; that surgical operation by the
hand Of law is the only way to remove
the thing which is causing such tester
ing sores in the body polite.
And the specter at the feast! While
Banquo's ghost often serves to point a
moral and adorn tale, it is hardly fair
to that conscience shifting apparition ia
bring it before us as the representative
Of the drink problem. If it is remem.
bered, however, that it was present al
Macbeth's banqueting table as re
hinder and an accuser of unrighteous
dealing, the illustration Is not inapt
/ Temperance agitators, be it said, will
work resolutely on to make the thorn
more and more irritating, the specte1
more and more fearsome, until the ma
! tons get out Of the liquor business
themselves and abolish the traffic from
/ every corner of the earth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
that the home owners are net willing

lat the nome owners are net willing
to give up their possessions. Call it
prejudice, folly or any other name
that suits your fancy, the fact re-
mains. Mankind has for thousands
of years recognized the right of the
individual to own property exclusive
~. People have fought, bled and
died for this right, and such a deep
rooted sentiment cannot be eradicated
suddenly. Any theory that leaves it
out of consideration will be fore
doomed to failure.
Social reforms do not come by
revolutions. They must come by
evolution, the gradual sloughing off
OF the WORKOUT skin and it's replace
ment by q new one. We have gradu-
ally approached the position of leav-
ing In the hands of the government
the things that cannot be left in pri-
vate hands. This has been possible
because the mass of the people have
slowly been forced into a realization
that such a step was necessary in
order to preserve the right of the
masses to own property. They see in
this movement the very opposite of
communism such as the socialist
party represents.
The time may come when altruism
will be developed strongly enough to
make it possible to establish the mil
lennium dreamed of by the socialists
But that time is far from being here
now. There may be big rally
around the socialistic banner if the
plutocrats succeed in killing the
peoples party. But as soon as that
is accomplished there will be retro
grade movement. The plutocrats will
then turn their guns on the socialists
and by ridicule, sarcasm, misrepre-
sentation and falsehood so deform it
in the eyes of the public that even
those who might be willing to adopt it
if they knew what i; really meant
would be driven away from it.
What is the use of going to ex-
tremes and trying to force on the
people a system that runs counter to
some If the strongest sentiments OF
humanity? Why not try to learn to
walk before we try to establish a new
record for brood jump? The Amer
lean people have now been educated
up to the point where they are willing
to nationalize certain great monopo-
lies. Why drop that advantage aad
start on movement where we have to
antagonize the deep-rooted sentiment
of the entire people? Even if a man
believes in socialism as the ultimate
goal he ought to be ready to aid in
making one step in that direction in
stead of attempting to do everything
at once. Let US have evolution, not
revolution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
SIGNS OF A BREAKUP
4 Dispatch From Omaha States Con.
viction is Growing that Bryan
ties Will Bolt.

v'Ss'0n - growing tnat bryan.
ties Will Bolt.
The Minneapolis Tribune publ he'd
last Thursday dispatch from Omaha
from which the following are extracts:
THAT William Jennings Bryan will
not abide by the desire of the national
convention is belief which is becom-
ing prevalent among the active work.
ers in the party in this portion of the
country. During the past two weeks
your correspondent has felt the
pulse of the localities of Nebraska
in which Bryan has hitherto been
paramount in strength. From Nor
folk and Chadron on the north, Ne.
braska City, Lincoln, Hastings, Nc
Cook on the south, the feeling is
strong among democrats who have
hitherto been strong Bryan support
ers that his present attitude will do
more to disrupt the party organize
ton than did the attitude of those
who left the convention hall in 1895 tc
form national organization alone
the principles Of sound currency.
"Bryan's fervid utterancee, his ener
getic appeals for the organization o.
Kansas City Platform clubs, is the
first sign of prominence that has ap
peared CT his alleged intention tt
break frc m party control and afilia
tior if the national convention dee:
net abide by his will.
"W hat candidate Bryanhas in min6
as being Suitable is a question
which cannot be answered with an,
certainty. When approached upor
the question Bryan merely answers
that the candidate must be one who
has faithfully adhered to the prin
ciples of the Kansas City platform
and who is known as a man imbue6
with such principles
''That he will use all the power h
poss sses to secure fusion with tn,
popu'ists for another campaign i!
equally certain as his views that tn,
Kansas City platform must be reaf
| frmed.
''The opinion generally expressed
among dem ocrats of this state was tina
Bryan's attitude, if he disc ov< rs tina
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Should be Strengthened.

A corresr ondent to the Norman
County Herald from Twin Valley has
this to say:
1.-THE peoples party is still living
aud though It, at the present, may not
be in the very bestfghting trim, it still
holds the proud position as the only
real peoples party in existence today.
I co not fail to recognize the socialist
party but only fear that the time for
socialism and the socialists is not a.
yet ripe. Let US begin to make our
organic alton stronger than it ever
was and strong enough to win q VIC
tory next time we march to the ballot
box"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21

a composite democracy Which shah
contain the best of the creeds and the
best of the democracies everywhere.
Then we shall see for the first time in
history that imperial democracy in,
which every man shall be an emperor
and every woman an empress-that
new democracy which shall give US the
use Of all the resources of nature for
all the faculties of man for the good Of
all the people.-Henry D. Lloyd.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21

Half Done.
There's naught completed under the sun;
A wall that's hushed with mother 8
kiss, 49, =.
A lullaby and q moments bliss.
And the babes youth ere the songs half
sung: -~.--~ r. 81. .--s .:..~- = :. =
There's nothing finished since life begun;
"A torn book and griny slate,
A thirst to know: but. alas. too late,
For the boys 2 man and the task not
done. - 800 S. s=$ +
And the days pass over ono by one;
a bit Of fame and = dream that dies.
. 4 han1 outreached for q shadowy prize,
A. ~ runners dead. though the race
~ ~ ;ssS.zS - : ss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21

Absolutism Versus the People.
It is crisis. A new absolutism h
rising, but against it has risen that
master of all the absolutisms, the peo-
pie. Against the absolutism Of govern
ment rose the democracy Of govern
ment; against the absolutism Of prop
erty will rise the democracy Of proper
Il. It will be the destiny Of America to
gather Ill these oths9 dsDesTasies hAo
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
HOW BIG FORTUNES ARE MADE
By honest labor one
cannot acquire stone pal
aces-By labor one be.
comes not a rich man, but
a cripple-How fortunes
are acquired-The lot Of
the workman of today
The better a man il
the more sure he is of
losing his wealth. and
the worse a man the
more sure he is of re.
tanning and increasing
his fortune


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kG2z4s@@@ WEALTH. AND THE WORSE A MAN THE
MORE SURE HE IS OF RETAINING AND INCREASING
HIS FORTUNE The of the people says B honest
labor cannot acquire paaceB and BY LABOR ONE
BECOMES NOT RICH MAN, BUT CRIPPLE" So it
ancient times now when the dibu
ton of riches has been accomplished in the neutabe
Even If allow that primitive society temperate and indus
trous will acquire than who Incorporate and lazy
that is not the in present society.
THE WORKMAN ANOTHER LAND WHO
BUYS THE INDISPENSABLE NEcEssARlEs OF LIFE At THE
PRICES DEMANDED AND LA1oRs WITH NsTRU-
MENTs NOT HIs OWN NEVER ACQUIRE WEALTH, HOW:
EVER TEMPERATE AND INDUSTRIOUS He MAY BE.
On the other hand the prodgate and idle who
the good Of the Of wealthy people who
becomes factory banker merchant
tho Of house Of debeuchey easily acquire fortune
IA thousands 81 cases s*.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Different Views on Wealth.
tCHRlST'S COMMAND TO |
1.-THE RICH YOUNG Man !
"SeIl all that thou
hast and distribute
unto the poor, and
thou shalt have treas
ure In heaven and
come, follow me-"
By JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, J

will be recalled that when the rich young man
asked Jesus, Good Master, what shall do to
inherit eternal life2' Jesus said:
"Yet lackest thou one thing. Sell all that thou
hast and distribute into the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven: and come follow me-"
I DO NOT THINK WE CAN ACCEPT THE
TEACHING TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING
IN LITERAL@ SENSE. CONDITIONS
ARE DIFFERENT. Nevertheless we can con-
scientiously give up some things, and the ques-
ton for each man to- answer is, What can we give
up in our life? 6
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Do You Blame Hint

Towne-There seems to be nothing
be enjoys so much as the sound of his
ewn voice.
Browne SO, and there's MOTH
ing annoys him 50 much as the though
that he can't hear himself when b
talks in his sleep.-Philadelphia Press
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Extremely Rare,

Tommy-Pop. what Is meant By thel
sense Of humor2
Father The sense Of humor, my 90.
consists hrgely Of knowing when ~
= - faG-P1i3aAslphto De1DDk
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21

THINK WE MIGHT SOLUTION GIVING UP THOSE
THINGS THAT MAY TEND TO KEEP OUR THOUGHTS FROM
CHRIST AND HIS WORK. s.
Property thing but there many other things
that up besides property think that it is per-
sonal matter between and Christ and each de-
tene for himself just what sacrifice he called upon to make
in order to follow Christ completely.
THE PROBABLE REASON FOR CHRIST WHAT HE DID
WAS NOT THAT THE YOUNG MAN WAS NOT DOING WITH
HIS MONEY, THAT LOVED POSSESSIONS MORE
THAN he LOVED CHRIST. S
There Pleasures legitimate pleasures that given
up for the of Christ, it possible may cura
business pursuits in order devote to practical
Christianity No believes in business do and
1 AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT A MAN CAN SERVE
GOD IN HIS OFFICE AS WELI.AS ELSEWHERE
DO not think it would be good thing our pur
suits and follow Christ literally, because conditions different
but we should give up those ng that stand between and
Christ.
GREGORY of Chicago
~ HR'sT EITHER MEANT WHAT HE
B MEAN It, IF HE DID NOT MEAN CHRIST;
<A~ IF HE DID MEAN IT, THEMAMR. ROCKEFELLER,
PROGRESSING CHRISTIAN, WORDS AS
THEY STAND WITHOUT ATTEMPTING DIPLOMATIC MANlP
uLAToN OF THEM ONE WAY
BY the New York
TY THINK THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST YOUNG
81 MAN MEANT LITERALLY COMMANDED THE
ID YOUNG MAN WAS MORALLY PERFECT, AND
POSITIVE ACT TO ROUSE OPPORTUNITIES PRE-.
sENTED
BABBlTT of Brooklyn
/E>HE command of blessed Lord the rich young
proclamation for universal poverty against
1T DOES NOT OBLIGE EVERY MAN WHO HAS WEALTH
TO GIVE IT AWAY. GOD OFTEN BLESSES BY MATE
RIAL RICHES AND OFTEN BLESSES BY TAKING THEM
AWAY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Whore Do tho People Como ln7

It is announced from Washington
that J. J. Hill is in favor of Senator
Knut Nelson's publicity" amend
ment to the antitrust bill. Indeed it
is further reported that Mr.. Hill was
duly sounded by both Senators Mel
son and Clapp before the amendment
was introduced. It seems, however,
that John D. Rockefeller was not
sounded and it now turns out that the
Standard Oil magnate is bitterly op-
posed TO the amendment. Strange,
isn't it, that Nelson, Clapp and Hill
are so soon found in the same bed,
considering the ''merger" incident,
while equally strange that Hill and
Rockefeller should be arrayed on the
opposite side of any measure, and
leaves room for the suspicion that
there Is a colored gentleman in the
woodpile somewhere. It is barely
possible that the whole thing is q job
calculated to protect such men as Hill
from each other and from such men
as Rockefeller, who, it is we'll known,
has always exacted and obtained ex-
ceptionally low rates of transporta
tion. Now, while it may be all right
to protect these men from each o.her,
we would like to know just where the
great mass of the people come in for
any Observation-Disclosures Independ-
ent Press (Rep
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-31
A Sad End.

Frank Martin, we'll known
Oregon sheepman, came to a SAD
and sudden end, in Caldwell Tues
day morning. He had been drink
ing heavily for six weeks or two
months and death came as the re-
suit of an excessive use of alcohol.
Mr.. Martin came to Caldwell about
two months ago from Ontario, Ore
gon He started to drink; became
respondent, and concluded that he
would rather be dead than alive;
having said several times that he
would never sober up again. Mon
day night he slept in G. W. Hod-
sons lodging. house. He awoke
about six o'clock Tuesday morning
and asked for a drink of water,
which was promptly given him. In
about an hour he arose from bed
and went out into the back yard
and thence into the Exchange sa-
loon. He staggered in at the back
door and fell into a chair near the
door. The occupants of the room
saw him come in, but paid no at
tention to him. In a few minutes
Mr.. Wilson noticed that he was
deathly pale, and gasping for breath.
Thinking he had tainted Mr.. Will
son ran behind the bar and got a
glass of whisky, but Martin could
not drink it. Mr.. Wilson sent for
a doctor, but before one could be
found Martin had passed into eter-
nifty.
Frank Martin was highly respect
ed by all who knew him. He was
Industrious, frugal, honest; and
temperate, most of the time. 1t is
said that he would go for two or
three years without drinking a drop
of Intoxicating liquors of any kind,
but when he started he could not
stop. He has no relatives in the
west. At the time of his death he
had about 1900 head of sheep at
Ontario and $500 in bank at
the same place.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-31
lTLooNS GOOD.
your profit

1t does the heart good to see the
way in which work is progressing
on the Districts canals. There is
only one disquieting feature. Faris
& Kesel are not pushing the work
ON the side hill. For some unknown
reason these contractors are daily
ing. 1t certainly will not do to let
that work drag any longer, and the
temper of the people is such that
the Board of Directors will be
obliged to take some action to COM
pei the contractors to expedite the
work or, if that cannot be done,
then take it away from them.
and, it may be, this is what the con-
tractors are trying to bring about.
In all other respects, things are
moving along splendidly. Bissett,
Marsh and Reeser are pushing
work in fine shape on the High
Line. Last Tuesday they had a large
section of the canal practically COM
pleted and had opened up just half
of the entire work between the Big
Cut and Mason Creek. They conf
IDENTIFY expect to get through about
the 10th of December, or sooner.
Metca1f & Nichols have been some
what delayed, but are moving along,
and will increase their force as soon
as possible.
Up on the Phyllis, Carter is max
ing a fine showing. He has large
outfits at work and is moving right
along. Carter has the reputation
of having done the best work on
the Phyllis last year ever seen in
this country, and he is just the man
to maintain that reputation. 1t is
safe to bet that his contract will all
be completed and smoothed of
sleek as croquette ground prompt
ly on time,
Commencing at Nampa, the
farmers are working down the Phyl.
lis. There is a big force of them on
and they are working with spirit
and cheerfulness. Mr.. c. E. Pull
lam is in charge aud, from all re-
ports, is a thoroughly competent
and satisfactory foreman. The can
al is being enlarged to its full size
and every rod of progress is SC
much assurance of ample water sup
ply for the people at the lower end
Engineer Hedden is kept busy look
ing after his five or six engines
corps, and is pushing the work il
every direction. 1t all looks gooC
except the Faris & Kesel part
about which something must b
| done.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-31
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE OF PERSONAL PROP
ERTV

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
an order of Probate Court of Canyon
on Se soS day Of 0ctobeT $685. IN t4e
matter of the estate of Moses F. Fowler,
deceased, the undersigned administrative OF
sad estate Will sell H. at public auction, for
Probate Court, on the 3rd day of November,
1903, at the hour Of ten O'Clock a. m. of said day
and one half miles west of Star. Idaho, the fol-
lowing described personal property, to-wit:
Ninety-fonr head of cattle consisting Or the fol-
twenty-six head of yearllngs, two bulls, fifty
four head Of cows from two years old and up
EMMA M. FOWLER,
Administrative of the estate of Moses F. Fow-
Ter, deceased.
Dated October 2lSt, 1908. ct
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-31
UNDER the RIDEMBAUGH.

Things are moving right along
towards the organization Of an IT.
rigation district under the Riden-
baugh canal. The petition was
presented to the Commissioners of
Ada county and the time for hear
ing set. According to the Nampa
Leader there is a little quibbling
opposition by "prior rights" men,
but no serious trouble. It is quite
natural that those who have not
studied the District system should
be a little suspicious, and every
thing should be clearly explained
to them. Patient effort will bring
them around all right.
That is going to be splendid
country under the Ridenbaugh
when the District is organized.
When every farmer feels personal
interest IN the condition OF the can
al, and realizes that he hasa voice
in its management. When he
knows that the time is coming
when the price of water will be the
actual cost of conveying it to his
land, and that his right to use it is
as perfectly established and fixed as
his right to plow and seed his own
land. It is this knowledge and the
feeling of permanency and owner
ship that appertains to it that is the
crowning glory of the District sys'
tenn.
The people under the Ridenbaugh
may be toll by some that the cost