Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-11-17
OBSERVATIONS
(By a Cornfleld Philosopher)
A New Party

A New Party
There can be no doubt that a new
political party is in the making in
this country. Indeed, it can be truly
said, that it has already been formed
In several states of the West
The basis of this new party which
is destined in due time to sweep into
power II republican institutions are to
endure, should and will be in opposi.
ton to the further accumulation of
the wealth OF the nation in the hands
OF the few.
The condition of affairs in this res.
pect is indeed startling. From Stats.
tics gathered before the war it NAV be
learned that one tenth of one per
cent OF the population, that is one out
OF one thousand, own one fourth of
all the country's wealth, while barely
two per cent own or control two
thirds of it. One third of the people
still have their average share. Ap-
proxlmately two thirds of the people.
that is between SO and Is per cent.
al OF them belonging to the working
class, OF which the writer is one,
possess only per cent of the wealth
OF the nation, all of which has been
| created by labor.
It has been figured out that less
than 300 men as rich as Rockefeller
would own all the wealth of America
down to the clothing on our backs
1t is a condition, as Grover Cleve-
land remarked, that confronts this
Republic, not theory" And this
alarming condition our standpat
friends conveniently ignore" They
profess great love for our form of gov
eminent and our free institutions vet
they permit an insidious and design
ing enemy, the deadly foe of all free
governments of the past to under
mine the very citadel of our national
life and prosperity.
is 1t not shame that anybody in
this good land of plenty should be in
want yet it is said that $4,000 people
were evicted from their homes in New
York City in single month because
tney could not pay the rent demanded
OF them by their landlords. The great
Daniel Webster declared, mo republic
can long endure where there is a ten
dency for wealth to accumulate in
!the hands of the few" A quarter Of
a century later, Abraham Lincoln.
looking forward with prophetic Wis.
ION, solemnly said, Il see before me
condition that humans me and can
ses me to tremble for the future of
my country. AS result of the war.
corporations will be enthroned, an
era OF corruption in high places will
follow. ALL THE WEALTH Will,
ACCUMULATE IN THE HANDS on
THE FEW and this Republic will be
destroyed
All history verified these state.
ments. Yet in the face of such warn.
lngs at the recent election. a good
majority of the voters elevated the
class that stands for special privilege
TO power, gave them the reins of gov
eminent and practically invited them
TO DO their worst during the coming
two years.
Proflteering during the war with
Germany was carried on on such a
gigantic scale that some seventeen
thousand new millionaires 1--WE only
had about six thousand before) were
created by specializing on the mis- |
cries and misfortunes of their coun-
try! Since the war ended, sugar, for
instance, was advanced to a price
three times above normal and what |
real necessity of life is free from man
lpulation by greedy spectators? Dur |
ing the war the price of the farmers |
wheat was fixed by Congress but flour |
and mill feeds were allowed to soar
to any height the millers desired.
But why continue? All intelligent
people know these and many similar |
things are true.
AS the Republican party was called |
into existence to resist the further
enroachments of the Slave Power
which was bent on making the whole |
country slave territory, so L verify be-
lieve, new party, with a purpose and |
a Divine Mission to preserve this ma
ton from the domination and control |
of the privileged few, will speedily |
be formed and become a great Ma
tional Party
The nucleus of this organization is |
forming in many sections of !
the country. A principal, if not the |
chief plank in it's platform must be |
the government ownership and oper- |
alton of the transportation system. AL |
ready the great railroad Brotherhoods |
have endorsed the plan and the Am
erican Federation of Labor has given
its approval. All progressive farm !
ers are fast lining up in force in fav-
or Of this movement. How can they
do otherwise when they find their |
freight rates advancing and the pric-
es OF farm products rapidly declining?
Rest assured, the future is ours.
The Name
What better name for the new par
ty can be suggested than that of sim
pie 1.-THE American Party" When
asked are you Republican or Dem
ocrat, what prouder answer can be
given than, Il am neither, I am an
American" If further questioned you
can say: believe in equal rights for
all, special privileges for none. II
don't believe that all legislation
should be in the interests of the
capitalists as a class. The working
people make up the great majority of
the people and as Lincoln said, DE
serve much the greater consideration
at the hands of our lawmakers" What
answer could be made to such state.
ments that would be effective?
II ia fr11o that tho 1,,fo Ae-1