Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-05
JOHN LIND SPEAKS
MIND ON POLITICS.
Endorses Judge Com.tock for
Democratic Nomination for
Governor at Primary.

Speaking at the opening of the cam
paign for the nomination Of Judge w.
l.. Comstock as Democratic candidate
for Governor former Governor John
Lind made significant speech We re-
produce the report of the same appear
ing in the st. Paul Daily News:
Mr. Lind said In part:
IL am not here to oppose Mr.. Wheaton:
we all like him; he is good fellow:
he has rendered good service but I have
known Judge Comstock a long, long
time, said Mr.. Lind.
II don't fight the other man. but I
prefer this man. I have known him
many years, and he has grown every
day of his life since I have known him.
TIMES DEMAND BIG MEN.
Il want YOU to forget such as
pensions as have been cast around.
that people are putting him up to op-
pose somebody, to fight old quarrels.
to thresh old straw. These times are
too serious for chickering's, but they
do demand men, and big men.
"A great deal has been said in the
papers in this state and peddled by
word of mouth, to the effect that the
president wants the Democrats of this
state to support a certain candidate
for senator, and to support another
certain candidate for governor. It has
been said that he wrote letters to that
effect. I tell you, and know, that those
reports and statements are false
NOT AMY GUEssWoRX.
And this is not guesswork with me-
This is not rumor. I know it to be
false. Why, you would think, almost,
to hear some people talk, and and to read
some of the publications, that there is
no patriotism outside of certain party
affiliations That is absurd There is
another absurdity that, to my mind,
is worse. They say that every man
should vote for a certain official, and
certain other Official because they
are patriotic, because they are loyal.
That is great argument for our
Republican friends. Vote for this can
candidate, because he is loyal-be-
cause he is patriotic. Have loyalty
and patriotism become such a special
virtue with Republican of1ceholders
that they have to be paid for in votes?
And Democratic votes, at that.
Throwing OFF CA6oUFLAaE.
Now, let us see clearly. Throw
aside all camOuf1age. Let us talk busi-
ness. Why. 80 per cent of the people
of this state are loyal Not only loyal,
but patriotic. And then, to say that
because a certain individual does his
duty as citizen, does his duty as an
off oio1 nd ho
the government and the nation in this
hour of trial-that he is entitled to
special credit, on account of his pa
triotism, for doing that which he could
not avoid doing, if he is a citizen and
an honest man! 1t is absurd Why,
| nearly all our people are loyal. The
exceptions are fewer and rarer than
many think-we are all standing to-
gether, Democrats and Republicans
Yes, and the others are getting in line
pretty rapidly, even the Socialists
And you could not offend Nonparti-
san Lacquer worse than by saying he
| was not standing by the government,
| was not loyal.
DOMESTIC CONCERN.
In the prosecution of the war, we
stand together as one great American
people, presenting a united front
There is little room for difference of
| opinion, except perhaps in some detail:
but when is comes to our domestic
concerns, then there is room for differ
| ences, and these differences are just
| as important to bear in mind in times
| Of war as in times of peace.
THE trouble, in spots, during the
Civil war was that the country became
| so engrossed with what was the equiv
| alent of the foreign war that we now
have on hand, that they forgot their
| internal, domestic concerns, and many
| evils fastened upon the body polite
| so many that it took us SO years yes,
down to the time of Wilson, to get
| away from them.
WATCH THE PROFESSIONALS.
| Now, don't let these professionals
who are interested in politics, not
merely as citizens, but because they
| have financial interest in things that
| are procured by legislation and other
wise, lull you into the grievous error of
! saying, Forget domestic things, shut
your eyes to them, look only to fighting
| the kaiser We will fight the kaiser
we cannot forget him-and we don't
| propose to-but neither do we pro-
pose to forget or ignore the little kai-
| sers at home.
you have got to put your shoulder
to the wheel and make this country
| live up to it's ideals, live up to the Dec
laration of Independence, live up to the
highest and best that the fathers have
given us, from Washington down. You
cannot do that by political trading and
bartering. You can only do it by hav-
ing clean cut, we'll defined convictions
of your own and living up to them.
SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT.
They are speaking about these men
as supporters of the president. When
and how have they ever supported
him, except in connection with the
prosecution of the war? Why, will
give you very recent instance. a very
recent illustrations: Our president, I'M
fortunately, found it necessary to take
over the railroads of the United States