Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-28

publican party is decidedly on the
run. Not being able to hide behind
the hysteria occasioned by the World
War and pose as "super-patriots,"
they hardly know what to do or
which way to turn.
DR.. Shipstead never spent a post
age stamp to secure the farmerlabor
endorsement for Governor. 1t was
pure case of the office seeking the
man.
If the rest of the state follows the
example set by Kandiyohi and Meek
er counties, enough voters to carry
the primaries might be enrolled in
Shipstead Clubs before the elimina-
tors find out who is their most avail
able man to lead their "forlorn hope"
to certain defeat.
When the reactiOnaries point to
the horrible example" set by North
Dakota just ask them to name the
laws enacted in that state to which
they take exception and see them
wiggle and sQuirm and finally crawl
into their holes The fact is they
dare not name one single law. but
content themselves with generates,
The fellow who is working overtime
in warning the people against every
thing of a "Socialistic'' nature or
tendency conveniently ignores the
fact that three of our most cherished
institutions are purely socialistic
These are the public schools, the
streets and highways and the post
Office. Do they want to abolish
them?
If the eliminators, when they
meet in convention on the eight of
May, want to help to carry Mime
sofa for the Republican National
ticket will produce harmoney in the
ranks by unanimously endorsing
Shipstead. If they wish to create
dissensions that will imperil the G.
O. P. in the big battle for the control
of Congress and that Administration
the will put candidate in the field
friendly to big "business" and de-
clare war on the organized farmers
and working men.
1t is said that Gen. Wood in his
campaign for the presidential nomin-
alton is riding around the country in
military style. His army of attend
ants occupy seven Pullman coaches
and travel in special train. It
would be interesting to know who
puts up the money for all this display
of militarism
Congress is going to take the tax
| nr0f1fc hn
and put tariff on all purchases of
every description involving an
amount above one dollar That will
surely hit the common people both
"a coming and going"
1t is predicted that before the CON-
ing season opens the price of sugar
will go to IS cents per pound or high
err l wonder if the plunderbund will
charge this up to the Non-partisan
League or Federation of Labor.
Poor Burnquist! None too poor
to do him reverence" Having 10y
ally obeyed orders and played into
the hands of big business, the Gov
ernor is entitled to more considera-
ton from the interests he served so
faithfully and we'll than he is re-
ceiving. Having served their pur-
pose it looks as if the reactionaries
are going to drop him like hot po-
tato without even a vote of thanks.
The big business interests that
have been running the government
for these years have apparently just
discovered that government by
class is bad thing. Well when the
common people have been in power
as long as Especial privileges it will
be time to consider this matter.
Less than fifty years ago the farm
ers were getting two-thirds of what
the consumer paid for their products.
Today it takes IS per cent of what
the farmer produces to get the bal
lance to market and yet some people
think the tiller of the soil should be
satisfied with his condition.
When do you think we will get
some of the worst profiteers in Jail?
This will never happen so long as
we elect the apologist and defenders
OF the profiteering system to public
Office.
The fellows who stand in such
mortal fear of "socialistic tenden-
cies" do not appear to be greatly
alarmed over the fact that two per
cent of the people own or control
two-thirds of the wealth of this ma
ton. They seem to think it a good
thing for few to gobble up every
thing. Well, it may be for them, but
how about the rest of us?
What is there so awfully wicked
in the program of the Progressives
here in Minnesota? Is compelling
the Steel Trust to pay it's fair share
OF taxes, collecting a royalty from
mining leases and the guarantee of
bank deposits going to do any injury
to the average citizen? Why not let
the fellows that this legislation
would hit do the bowling?
I would like to have the reader
"study up on the railroad bill re-
Gently passed by Congress before he
goes to the primary. 1t is a long
complicated measure and hard to
understand in all it's features. But
it provides for these things which
can not approve. 1t allows the big
railroad magnates to fix their salar-
les and perquisites, to put the valu-
alton on their property, and then
guarantees them in addition all other
expenses and charge 5h per cent
dividend or profit on this valuation
Suppose the government should treat
farmers the same way. Allow the
farmer to fix his wages and that Of
his family, operate the farm as he
pleases and the guarantee him 81
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