Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-17
that we NAV be mistaken.


American liberty and American in
situations are the most priceless
treasures in all the world. All loyal
citizens should guard themselves with
Jealous care, no matter from what
source they may be assailed. Among
the most important Of these institu-
lions are free press, free speech and
the right to assemble together. In
deed these three form and constitute
the very keystone of the arch that
sustains the temple of liberty. When
they are destroyed or seriously i'm
paired, then the whole structure must
fall to the ground.
It will be interesting to note what
differences the old political parties
| will hatch up and parade in order to
divide the voters in the coming Presi-
Dental struggle. 1t is a. safe bet that
both will cater to big business" and
that seems to be the program now.
the voter do who is opposed to mill
tarism and is in favor of government
ownership and operation Of public
utilities and the interests Of all the
people? If this class of voters should
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they not make up the majority?
This is a funny situation! The coal
miners can be ordered back to work
of the constitution but the mine owner
can legally close down his mine and
refuse to operate it, even though every
citizen should freeze to death! The
Farmers Governor Of North Dakota
appears to be the only one to decline
to so construe the law and is operat-
ing the mines himself, rather than
see the people suffer. He does not
seem to regard the sacred Right of
property" as more important than safe
guarding human life.
The farmers are the most conserva-
tive class in the country. Otherwise
they would never have consented to
toll, with their families from twelve
to twenty hours per day, to grow big
crops and then allow interested mid
dlemen'' to fix the price on this pro-
duce, often actually way below the
actual cost of production.
The marked tendency of wealth to
accumulate in the hands Of the few
which the forthcoming government
Census will disclose. ought to alarm
every real lover of this country and
it's institutions. The way and the only
way, that wealth can pile up in this
manner is for the few, through "Spe
cial Privilege to absorb the surplus
earnings Of the many. Is that the
reason why the small privileged class
who are the benefciaries Of this ar
rangement or condition, willingly and
gladly finance the old political parties
to the extent of millions Of dollars iI
every campaign?
Truth is mighty and will finally
prevail. But this great fact does no
seem to make much impression upo1
the pigmy minds Of editors Of the
Kept Press" who keep reiteratint
their Stale Falsehoods, about the OF
ganized farmers. I notice that nom
of the opponents Of the farmers pro
gram, dare to seriously discuss tn
principles or policies of the grea
League and Labor movement. The.
work only by the cowardly metho'
of calling bad names and using "cus
words"
Some of the friends of the Plumber
bund claim to have discovered tina
= there is no community Of interest be
tween the farmers and city workers
Well, they are both equally fleece
s and buncoed by the big CRATER:
o Amt that enough to drive them tt
gether.
The cheap liars who edit some c
- the country papers, judging by tn
q rot they dish out, must take the1