Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-24
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.Dassel Dispatch Opens Mud Bat
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VIC Lawson OI 5Iu95=VV11maT. Fl =
bune has at last expressed himself r.
editorially. He was so peeyed :.
- that he lost all control of himself !:
and used language entirely unbe-
coming the good, kind, lovable /
gentleman that he u.s. He calls us :
"A Lying Scoundrel" and defies :
us to prove that he has accepted
.@'gold from any political source :
This we cannot do of course, dear
Tribune, and we did not so state,
We do know that since the Town =
leyites over ran Kandiyohi county
so thoroly that the Tribune failed
to take any decisive stand against r
them in spite of the proven disloy-
atty of their leaders and the vi
cious- propaganda against home,
church and country that they have
been and are now actively prose-
cutting. Does the Tribune endorse
them? The answer can be Eyes"
or mo-" BY using the ''lure of
gold'' phrase we meant that the
Tribune has acquisced in the So
cialistic program, founded on sedi-
ton and dishonor, and rather than
condemn it openly the Tribune
has maintained a discreet editor
ial silence all these months, pro-
fitting by the fact that your Town
ley adherents are lead to suppose
by the means of Socialistic con-
tributors to the Tribune columns,
that it is supporting their mistak-
en- cause. The Tribune has chOs-
en- to take a commercial advant-
age of a popular delirium among
a certain class and it calls this
progressive" and liberal" 1t is
evident that it has learned no.
thing thru it's experience with the
populistic craze Of some years ago
during which time the Tribune
was started. In common with
great majority of state papers
The Dispatch will always fight
the forces that destroy American
ISM. foster disorder and promote
sedition. If that is "reactionary"
why make the most of it.-Dassel
Dispatch.
Does anyone of our readers after
perusing the above think that we uSe(
any too strong language in denOunc
ing the writer as we did?
The Dassel editor is Chas. w
Henke, who belongs to the school O.
editors of the state wh<
have gained the ascendancy at thu
State House and whose services a.
publicity agent and perhaps advice
has helped to damn the Burnquist ad
in the public mind. W.
submit the above screed as fai
of Henke's decency and politi
cal sanity.
In trying to gracefully squirm GU
of the rotten accusation against u
which he admits he cannot prove, h
heaps added insults upon us as well a.
upon the farmers movement. It il
easy for politician editor, if he i
enough, to accuse hi
fellow citizens by insinuating general
ties of dishonor, but it is quite differ
ent to be forced to produce the fact
to substantiate them. Now, MI
Henke, we demand that you use som
of your "editorial'' ability in provin
some of the things which you hav
reiterated so often that perhaps yo'
half believe them yourself. To star
with we want you to name the de
mands made by the old time populist
which time has proven to be "crazy.
Do you remember what they were?
We have vivid recollection of tn
time 26 or II years ago when as a XII
editor brought up as a stralght-lace
we came face to fac
with populism, and when we appealed
to the National Committee for argC
ments failed to receive any help e1
cept the charge that the populist leaC
ers were a bunch of misguided fool
and crooks The same kind of "argu
ment" is still resOrted to.
Then we, demand, Mr.. Henke, tina
you name the action of the farmers
organization, the Non-partisan League
which can by any stretching of tn
of sane person be cor
strued to mean destruction of Amer
canism, the fostering of disorder o
promoting of seditiOn. If you cannO
do this you will stand convicted Q
having slandered large share of tn
population Of your own and neighbol
ing counties. We are going to kee
right after you, and try to pin 20
down to facts, if such thing is poss
BILE.
To close with this time, Mr.. Henke
we add for your perusal and digestio
letter and statement from opponent
to the Non-Partisan League, not ii
tended for publication, but which sho7
what is going on and what is beln
done on the inside to call off and sui
due the assininity of such FOOLS
NUTS as you are.
The attention of our readers
especially directed to the statemer
accompanying the letter relating
the failure of the old political partie
Isn't it rich in the admissions