Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-18

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Prohibition Press Bulletin,
Issued BY W. g. CAlDERwooD.
Minneapolis.
Mr.. Virgil G. Htnshaw, who has
achieved national fame in the Inter.
collegiate Prohibition Association,
has been engaged for = m ,nth's work
In the state Of Minnesota, am ing the
colleges.
Oliver w. Stewart, OF Chicago,
formerly chairman OF the National
Prohibition committee, and w. G
C%lderwood, OF Minneapolis, sore
tAry OF the state and national Psohi-
billion Committees, are to tour the
northern part Of the state for the next
90 days.
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Senator Elkius is getting up q new
railroad rate bill. There IL not
newspaper that We have seen that does
not recognize the fact that the soma
tor, who is serving (?) the people,
aud drawing his salary for that SER
vice, is, In point OF fact, serving the
railroads, corporations and drawing
= bigger salary from them, his duty
being to secure legislation for the rail-
roads and against fair and honest
treatment Of the people. That ia the
way that We get government of the
people and for the trusts.
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Bishop Potter, who blessed the Sub
way saloon with prayers, the dox-
ology and benediction, is out with q
defense of Sunday baseball and other
like sports. There Is no need of i'm
pugniug the bishops motives. he
may be doing the best he knows how.
After oil, there Is . frank, -brusque
honesty about the man who is not
brave enough to fight sin in the open,
and who plainly admire his cowardice.
He compares favorably with the man
who sells out to the devil for a stipu-
lated fee in the way of license, cam.
psign Doodle, or other confederation.
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Bonnie Tillmsu, of pitchfork fame,
buncoed the people out of prohibit
ton law in South Carolina, of which
state he was governor, about ten years
ago, and foisted upon them the ''dis-
pensary system" The system was
rotten. It smelled bad. The matter
IL now before the people, with a
strong indication that the iniquitous
systems will be given the quietus, and
that straight, strong, prohibition
law will be demanded by the elect
crate. The people are against the sa-
loon.
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Amorg other very interesting things
in connection with life insurance In.
vestlgations 10 the fact that large
amounts wore contributed by tho com
panies ''for the good Of the cause
to the republican campaign fund. The
president proposes that these funds
should be returned. From what
source are the funds for return to be
drawn? Will tho ''spell- binder, ye
editor" the ward healer, and the
slush. Doodle manufacturer to whom
this money WAS paid cheerfully dis.
gorge? Will the president, the sena'
tors, the governors, the Legislators
and others who were elected by virtue
of the campaign funds ''smile up''. or
assessments to refund? Or will the
Beer Trust, the Oil Trust, the railroad
companies aud other corporations
who are seeking ''needed legislation
be called upon to reimburse the Life
Insurance Companies? II the con
panies are TO be paid up somebody
will have to be "shook down.
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Congressman Williamson of Oregon
was not so lucky a. Congressman
Buckmsn Of Minnesota-the statute O
limit atoms did not operate to protec
the Oregonian, and he was convicted
4 Of land frauds. ,
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Minneapolis has . lively police de
par: msnt. "A man who had been D