Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
POLL. CAL SITUATION.


THAT the democratic party is rap
. idly going to pieces seems evident.
The democratic minority in congress,
under the 80 called Iea.e"sh(p OF John
Sharp w ijllaus, Is rent iE twain a
the very time h4u ttrou(C! b. Il powe'
in dis u,t.ug tho republican party
Notwithstanding It's uncOncchles
friendship for predatory wealth. an
its hostility t., t e real producers o
wealth, the republican ua erity IL
congrs IS sex ms more jntept udeDt then
the Democratic min, ri1y. Most Of The
msmte CONFUSING The lister wear tie
railroad corporation collar with
meekness that wou i be subj me, wer,
it not s. iulicruu>; and laushable
were !. not So serious.
"Willlam l;a0dr.pn Hearst, Rob
ert Faher auu u sna., handful Of kir
dred sous are the ouly democrats LEI,
in the .(,mucraejc minority. Hearst,
through his pape' ), is. Ia street par
1aDcr, ''mahlT a II nkeS O. John
Sharp WiIiam-, and Williams re.
tires from LEADERS hip ard r>consiG
ers it about e. cry Otter day. Hearsl
very frankly takes lie pcs Ion that il
the litse hard;ut composing the miE
GRITTY cans he ,eal,y d. HI 't"atjct a.
the dem cratic party ah.ull 60 OUT {
buslLe;s. DouuIl $ he kn VS. N !;
the latter IS t;.e Oo!y II u awe No"
but does not feel .yar4,lnttu i" SAY.
ing 50 u0til every reasonable effort IS
made to secure the former.
'Presilent Roosevelt is daily get
ting lit:le nearer TO an a4tual state
OF war with the senate Indications
point to f sht toay Will lay the Az
drew johnson episode completely II
the shade. Thanks TO popular agita
tion for election OF ser atOrs by tn
people, the president ha, a pow=rfu
weapon TO use in the struggle that
seems sure to come. Wei informed
men believe the upshOt will te con
stituJiOnal convention. If SO, the
friends Of real democracy mus be On
the alert and see that the Jew instru.
ment is ade qua!e to meet modern cen
dltions.
''But the presidents war with the
senate must inevitably split the re.
publican party. That is why I said
in the begin ming that the outlook for
genuine democracy was never bright.
er'-oecause with the democratic par
ty dead and the republican party di.
vided, a new democratic party must
arise, gathering up the scattered frag-
ments into compact, militant Or
ganization which will sweep every.
thing before it.
SIN my opinion, no organization
existing today will carry to victory
the banner of the new democracy
The peoples party might have done
80 in 1896 Or 1900, but for the tactical
movement Of the democratic party
which because conditions had 70
reached the crucial stage, delivered a
death blow to the former, wholly re.
gardless Of 'fusion.' Doubtless ''fu
sion" broke up the peoples party ma.
chinery little more quickly than ar
opposite course wOulI have done-bu'
the American people are opportuntst:
and they would have locked to Bry.
an, "fusion' or no ':fusion."
"The socialist party will not meas
ure up to the requirements of the new
democracy. 1t IS ruled by an arstoc
racy of idealists-unly about one
tenth OF those who voted for Debs be-
ing members Of the party and having
any voice whatever in its cou ellis
It's demand for the collective owner
ship Of all the means OF production
and distri button, however just it ma,
seem theoretically, will not receive
support from majority Of the voter
at least not for many years to come
But socialis N, in the larger seIse, a.
opposed to anarchism--Or collectiv
ism as opposed to individualism-wi
be dominant in the new democracy
In fact, ma joriry rule, the keynote O
=: democr .acy, is q form Of colIecti7isn
or coercion Of the min'rity by tn
majoritJ -and bitterly opposed by til
ideal anarchists.
1.-THE peoples party, although not
in my judgment, destined to fnall
win the decisive victory for the ne'
demo cracy, will furnish the nucleu
around which will be gather. d toe win
ming army. It's demands may nc
stand the test OF ha.r-splittir & theore
ticians; but they are sound enough 70
practical men. In toe last analysis
the peoples party demands mean tina
government BUSH ess shall be trans
acted by duly chosen governm mt off
cials, without the delegation Of powe
to any private individual or associa
ton of individuals: and that privat
business shall be conducted by pr
vate persons with the least possibl
inter erence n the part Of government
consi stent wi h the public peace. Tbi
may be criti cised as vague and mean
ingless; but SO may any abstract state
ment.
9Th Jus ands OF years Of progress i
the direction of civilization hav
shown men that private persons ma
not safely be entrusted TO do tw'