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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

action of men is determined" and
fixed" both bodily and mentally,
by his economic environment, his fate
Is not in his OWN hands at all, but is
under the control of laws that are as
certain in their action as that of law
Of gravitation.
That leads these scientific social
lists into innumerable contradictions.
The latter part OF this book under re-
view is devoted to the Reign OF
Graft. and contains much valuable
matter But if tais reign OF graft is
determined" by fixed and inexoriable
economic laws, if ideals have no
force or effect upon the action OF men,
why this appeal to .'ideals?' In this
discussion Mr.. Client uses the term,
public conscience. But how can
such thing as public or private con-
science exist, If this doctrine of econ
omic determinism' is true? The SIM
pie statement Of the dotrlne makes it
impossible. II "economi; force is the
fundamental prOmpter OF all our ac-
tions,' as he declares, there can be
no sucn thing as conscience prompting
any action There is no place left for
the thing we call conscience. The ac-
tions of men are fixed and determined
by something else, and it is so declared
by every standard writer on socialism
from Carl Marx to w. j. Client.
In discussing this question of graft,
the author INDUCES in a thousand con-
tradictions of his theory of economic
determinism. He speaks of trading
class ethics" "ethics Of society" and
standard of moral judgment. Any
one must seo if the author is right in
the statement of his premises, he has
gone outside of the region of sanity
when he talks about ethics" There
can be no such thing as ethics. Human
action is not governed by notions of
morality. 1.-THE economic force is the
fundamental prompter of our actions
Ethics has nothing to do with them.
Mr.. Client brings fearful indict-
ment against, the grating, lying and
stealing of the trading class In it he
includes the purchasing agent of the
great corporation and from him, down
through all grades to the cabman and
waiter Nearly all goods are adulte-
rated, especially food products and
drugs. Nothing is what it is repre-
sented to be. And then going back
from his s'idealism" to his "fatalism,"
he says: Our class interest and func-
ton determine our conduct"
Before any man gives aid to such a
propaganda as that it would be we'll to
pause and think. Before we adopt the
theory that the moral teaching in our
schools and churches has no effect
upon the action of men, would it not
be well to consider what would fol-
low the adjustment Of it all? If it has
no effect, if the people are taught that,
as a scientific truth and it is SO ac-
cepted, it will not be long before the
churches and Sunday schools will be
closed and the children in the schools
will be taught that their every action
is impelled by fixed and we'll deter
mined economic laws, and not by ideals
of love, unselishness or any of those
things which previous unscientific
age thought elevated man and differen-
tiated him from the beast.
l. What sort of a civilization would re-
suit from such teaching as that? Is
there any populist who wants to make
the experiment?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

The kind of relief that will come
from the present congress is suggested
In the congressional action that puts
off tariff revision and takes up bills
Tor ship subsidy and recoining the
silver dollars into subsidiary coins not
= legal tender.
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When making remttances do not leave
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

With the next issue The Independent
will start out on the new year, and the
editor takes this opportunity to thank
subscribers for the unselfish and ener-
getic work that SO many Of them have
done for the paper. The Independent
is what it is and its circulation in every
state and territory is wholly the work
of the readers Of the paper. No sub
scription agent has ever been sent out
and none of~the tricks of a circulation
manager" has ever been employed. 1t
has been the object to make as good
a defense as possible of populist prin-
ciples and the paper has been offered
on it's merits. Many earnest reformers,
some in every state, after reading 1t
have concluded that the principles we
all believe could in no way be better
spread abroad among the people than
by circulating The Independent. Many
have written that it was not only the
most effective way, but by far the
cheapest. Believing that. they have
loaned their papers to their neighbors
and asked them to subscribe and in
that way its large and general circula-
ton has been. secured.
To all those co-Workars in reform
The Independent expresses heartfelt
thanks. twill continue in the work
of teaching those principles to which
this nation must finally come, and re-
joices with them at the amazing spread
OF populist doctrines in the last few
months, which surpasses anything in
all the past. 1t also assures them
that populists everywhere are just as
enthusiastic as they ever were since
the party was organized.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

Since Italy dropped her imperialistic
ambitions after that terrible affair in
Africa and began to attend to the
wants of her people at home, she has
started on new career She is the
only nation in the world that has a
surplus in ner treasury and that is
adopting measures to reduce taxation.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29
Socialism

Socialism
The Independent would like the
whole American people to become ac-
quainted with the fundamental propo-
sitions of socialism. That is, genuine
socialism, not the distorted and by
brid variety that is presented by the
modern street taller or in the dreams
OF Bellamy. The genuine doctrines
are so repulsive to the man of ordi-
nary human instincts that they would
be Immediately rejected and that
would be the end OF the matter. One
OF these fundamental principles is the
doctrine of economic determinism :
In the recent work of w. j. Client, en-
titled MASS and Class he derides the
irea that men are ever so moved or
influenced by 1.-The moralist's IDEAL =
He calls attention to the high moral
ideal contained in the writings OF
Ezekiel, Paul, and Shakespeare, and
asks if they ever had any influence on
the struggles OF men and says: He
would be an infatuated 'idealist who
would answer yes Then he gives the
doctrine OF economic determinism in
the following words:
Whatever may be our vague in
clinations. our nebulous aspirations to-
ward a universal moral law, the stern
necessity imposed by the economic pro-
cess DETERMINES and FIXES our
practical ethics and controls our &C
TONS"
Then he quotes DR.. Stuckenberg as
evidence OF the truth of his statement
OF the. determining factor in the action
OF all men. He says that 1.-The econom-
lie force is the fundamental prOmpter
OF all our actions" and adds the
statement of DR.. Stuckerberg that it
1 is Its basal character and can be ig-
nored only by ignorance or by false
spiritualism which itself depends upon
economies for existence.
! Now that is socialism, the genuine,
unadulterated socialism. All the talk
of leach for all and all for each" is in
direct contradiction of the principles
upon which it rests. Men are not
moved to action except by selfishness
rhere is no such thing as the fought
and fought not The preaching OF
morality and unselfishness accomp-
fishes nothing. II has no influence
upon the action of men. Only an in
fatuated idealist will assert that il
does. The mental condition Of man.
kind is fixed by the economic condi-
lions OF his environment Hear
Clients own words: "The prevailing
mode OF production and exchange is
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

Judge Alton B. Parker was given a
dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria the
>other night where the leading lights of
lthe old twin parties were equally rep
resented. Secretary of War Root was
the principal speaker The old twins
have so provided for Parker that he
will get bigger salary than he would,
|had he been elected president.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

Bixby says: I'm Colorado the demo-
lat has the same right to cast his
RlIot and have it counted as an hon
Bt man, but voting in duplicate or
}iplicate invalidates the whole box
= In, the precinct where The repeater
done his work II that is so, then
that needs to be done to beat the
her party is to stuff few fraudulent
sllots in the boxes where it is known
at they will have a big majority.
Lat has never been the law in this
untry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28

however, was elected vice chairman,
and will have the immediate work OF
this campaign in charge. The state
committee will consist of one member
from each county in the state. Mr..
Owen promised favorable mention of
the electoral ticket in his splendid
journal, which has a circulation of
10000 in the state. A late Bryan dem
ocrat present said that the city (Min-
neapolis was full of old-time popu-
lists who would vote for Watson, and
that he was glad that the door through
which they had left the party was open
for their return.
After the djeurnmant of the formal
meeting there was . pleasant reunion
of those present, number of whom
had not attended peoples state meet
for many years. Although not q
large gathering, the meeting was an
inspiration to those present, and a
large increase in interest may be
looked for in the state. Look out for
Minnesota's vote for Watson and
Tibbles this fall, and a great revival
before the great campaign of 1908!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28

Popular Sovereignty must agsinS be
crowned-the only monarch before
whose throne the American people will
ever consent to bend the knee Without
angry discomfort and , constant fierce
desire to throw off the yoke.
1.-THE purpose which inspires us ia
one which no good man should con.
demn, no just man oppose, no patriot
distrust; it Is q cause for which any
pure woman can pray, any brave man
die.
D"We are not split up and pulled in
opposite directions by differences OF
opinion. In conviction, we are also
alike. In purpose, we all agree. The
same yard-stick measures the populist
everywhere-for our party was based
upon political education.
"Come with us! We deserve your
confidence. Our principles have stood
the test OF defeat. Our faith is that
which does not depend upon Office to
feed it. It is part of our lives and
we glory in it, regardless of how the
multitude votes. Jeffersonians, every
where! Let us get together. Broth
ers in sentiment, let US be brethren in
action. Divisions are what plutoc-
racy wants, unity is what democracy
must have. Begin now the great
movement which will bring you VIC
tory in 1902
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28

donkey who does not know that he is
q donkey; who never realizes that his
bray differs in melody from "Schu-
bert's Serenade;" and who cannot be
made to see that his ears are more
prominent than his head.
"Burchard, who killed Blaine in
1884, was a mere cup of water: emptied
at the right time, he managed to put
out the fre-that one time. Then the
cup was empty evermore. But Jones,
of Arkansas, is fountain, peren-
NAL stream! Men may come and
men may co. but he goes on for
ever He put out the fire in 1896; he
did it again in l90O;. he is doing it
again now. Bully for Jones! Mark
Hanna must have loved him! If there
is any one man in the country who
ought to hold warm place in the az
fections of the republican party, it is
the man who played Butcher to their
Wellington in 1896. AS q grave-dig-
ger and pall-bearer for national dem
ocratic candidates there never was q
man who was worthy to polish the
shoes of Jones, of Arkansas.
"What do we care about this talk
of drawing votes from Parker?' A
third party has no excuse for exist
ence except upon the idea that both
the two old parties are wrong. A
third party is protest against both,
a combat against both. A third party
is necessarily, q two.edged sword,
cutting both ways. In one campaign
it may hurt democrats the most; in
the next the republicans. That result
is merely the accident of war. We
have nothing to do with that. It is
our business to hew to the line-let
the chips fall as they may. If our
campaign hurts the democrats most
this year, that is not our fault. 1t
is the fault of Jones and all the others
who sold out the principles of democ-
racy to Wall Street at St. Louis"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28

number of the citizens of the county
are ready for a change in the Office.
Mr.. Ramsett's opponent, entirely un-
known and without making an active
canvass of the county, polled $50 votes
at the primary. A popular and we'll
qualified opponent would likely win
out in the election. It is probably
not so much the thirteen years of un-
disturbed occupancy Of the Office that
has created this sentiment as the fact
that Mr.. Ramsett cut loose from his
old friends two years ago in this city
and allied himself politically with the
faction who were opposed to the clean
ing up of the aft airs of the city. This
might have been overlooked, but the
following year (last spring. when the
discredited and corrupt partisan
movement that had involved the city
financially and morally and brought
disgrace and shame upon the repub.
lican name was at loss to find can
didate to lead them, Mr.. Ramsett
stepped into the breach and led the
fight against the forces that stood for
sobriety, honesty in public affairs
and clean city. There are hundreds
of voters who do not wish to give their
political support to men who will use
the influence of their positions against
the friends of clean government and
civic righteousness at the county seat
This is the secret of all the opposition
of which Mr.. Ramsett need have any
fear.
Now we have stated our views of
county politics, fairly and squarely,
without knowing of single candidate
who will file as independent, and with
out any knowledge whether any such
filings will be made or not. But it is
significant fact that q journal that
was started ten weeks ago, ostensibly
as an independent newspaper, sees
spooks in every bush and has already
begun the cry of "treachery' for fear
some good republican should see fit
to exercise his rights as q citizen to
aspire to any Office within the gift of
the people of the county. VEL.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28

First publication Sept. 81
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, (s.
County OF Kandiyohi. 81
In Probate Court
Special Term, Sept 10, 1904
In the Matter of the Estate of Erick John
son, a so known as Erick Berg. deceased:
On Receiving and Filing the petition OF Jonas
Berg. OF the Town OF tennessee of the Coun-
W ofsk andlyohi, representing, among other
Things, that Erick Johnson, also known as Erlck
Berg OF the Town OF tennessee late OF the
County OF kandiyOhi in the State OF Mime
sofa, on the oath day of July A. D. 1874, at the
County OF KandiyOhi died intestate; and being
an inhabitant OF this County at the time of his
death, leaving goods, chattels and estate with
In this County. and that the said petitioner is
brother OF SAID deceased, and praying that ad-
mlnistration OF said estate be to Jonas Berg
granted;
1t is Ordered That said petition be heard be-
lore said Court on Monday the Gath day OF o.
tODer A. D. 1904 at o clock p M, at the Pro-
bate Office in the Court House in the City Of
Willmar in said County.
Ordered Further, That notice thereof be
given to the heirs of lid deceased and to all
persons Interested by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day OF hearing in the Willmar Tri-
pune. weekly newspaper, printed and pub
llshed at Willmar in said County.
Dated at Willmar the 10th day OF Sept. A. D.
1904.
By the Court
[sEAL.] A. F. NoRDIN,
Judge of Probate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28
WATSON RoAsTS JONES.

The following richly deserved roast
was administered by Thomas E. Wat
son in his Houston, TEX. speech last
Friday night. 1t might be added tina
there are several of the Jones species
Of democrats in Minnesota:
"Senator James K. Jones of Ar
kansas found his voice few days ago
and spoke his little piece in The New
York World. The Peoples party, ,
says Jones, lis working for the repub-
leans. If there is any one man whom
the public would heartily forgive for
keeping his mouth shut, at this par
ticular time, it is Jones, of Arkans as
Among all the asinine blunderers who
butchered Bryan's campaign in 1896,
the Saul OF the whole lot, the great
hulking BOBBY who lowered head and
shoulders above all the other boobies,
was Jones, Of Arkansas. In that
memorable year of 1896, the demo-
cratic senatorial visitor to our St.
Louis convention who was most ready
to mortgage the battered democratic
machine for populist votes, was Jones,
of Arkansas. 1t being a vital neces-
sity to Bryan to poll the full populist
vote, only laundering political
drome larry could have STUN bled into
the meshes of inevitable defeat by
openly insulting the populist voters;
and the insensate camel who did that
particular thing, "at the psychologi.
cal moment,' was Jones, of Arkansas
''The populists can 20 to the niggers
where they belong" said Jones, of
Arkansas; and he killed a campaign,
which, in The hands Of a manager with
a thimbleful of gray matter, would
have been q brilliant success.
"Talk about helping the republic
ans! Never in this generation will
any man play into their hands as was
done in 1896 by Jones, of Arkansas.
He saved the day for them when all
seemed lost.
1.-THE republican party had it's Bur-
chard; but he WAS an accident, he just
happened along; ard while he was an
ass there was no peculiar mark,
brand, or distinguishing trait about
his asininity. He was an ass-and
that ends the story. And the beauty
about Burchard was that he knew his
place on the catalogue, and having
been duly told what kind OF an animal
he was, he went off into decent, per-
manent, almost respectable desuetude.
But In Jones, of Arkansas, the demo-
cratic party owns = great national
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28
the PRIMARY ELECTION.

The primary election law has had
it's second trial. The defects notice
able in the law two years ago were
again made apparent, namely the
nomination of minority candidates
and obliteration OF party lines. The
latter may perhaps not be an unmixed
evil, as the average American voter
is prone to stick too closely to the
party name. There is no doubt that
it the law is to survive, it must be
radically amended. An effort will
perhaps be made to extend the direct
nomination law to include state Off
GERS. If it is desirable to nominate
county officials by direct vote, why not
the state officials, great deal more so?
The present trouble within the repub-
lican ranks will, we believe, bring
about this change.
Here is the manner in which we
would change the law, If it is to stand.
Ballots should be provided for every
political party with legal standing in
the county, the same to contain blank
spaces for each Office to be filed in
addition to the printed names of can.
didates filed. Provision should also
be made upon the ballot for electing
delegates to a county convention.
The result of the direct vote for can.
diaates should be binding if q choice
is made, otherwise simply advisory
The county conventions could then be
called to assemble, to complete the
work OF the primaries, formulate the
party program and provide for the
party organization.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28
Fur Goats Rooairod.

Bring in your fur coats now fo1
repairing, so they will be in good
shape for next winter. We make q
specially of this class of work. Clean.
ing, pressing and all kinds of re-
pair work on clothing.
ll-tt WARMARK & ROSEN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-28
First publication Sept. ~, l9O4.]
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS, ETC,

First publication Sept ~, 1901
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS, ETC
STATE OF MINNESOTA, lss
County OF Kandiyohi.
In Probate Court
Special term, Sept. 10, 1904.
In the matter of the estate OF Annie Linn
dece ased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Theo
dOre Linn, ADM nlStratOr OF the estate of An.
ME Linn deceased, representing, among Other
things, that he has fully administered sale
estate and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final &C
count of his administration, and for the as
. Signment OF the residue OF said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition and application be heard by thi.
court. on Monday the Gath day Of October, A
D. 1904, at 10 O'Clock q. No., at the Probate
ONCE in the City Of Willmar in said county.
And 1t is Further Ordered, That notice there
or be given to all persons interested BY pub
fishing this order once in each week, for three
successive. weeks prior to said day OF hearing
III the Willmar Tribune, weekly newspaper
printed and published at Willmar in said Coun
ty.
Dated at Wllmar the 10th day of September
A. D. 1904
By the Court:
>sEAI"J A. F. NORD1N,
Judge Of Probate.