Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-29
.0BSERVAT
(By the Cornfleld Philosopher)

headed by Hon. henrik oHlpSIedu
for Governor has been duly filed. 1t
is now the duty and business OF all
of us who want good government in
Minnesota to see to it that the ticket
wins out on election day. BY good |
government" mean, government Tor
the masses, the common people, and
not just in the interest OF the few
The new system of putting repre- |
sentative local farmers in charge OF
the work in each township l believe
is going to be winner if carried
out thoroly and universally. 1t will
give the>people big advantage over
the Plunderbund because the big
fellows cannot find leading farmers
in but a few sections OF the state
who will serve their cause either for
love or money. Intelligent farmers
everywhere almost to man are lin
ing up on the side of the people in
the pending contest
If your Uncle Samuel owned and
operated the railways we would have
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| freight and passenger rates just as
We have had in the matter of postage.
Then we would have plenty of cars
to do all the transporting required;
and no one in business could get any
advantage over another by means of
rebates and Determinations. Farm
ers could then cooperate in packing
plants and flour mill enterprises and
even construct wooden mills and man
ufacture their own clothing from
their own wool and cotton. They
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length that might be desirable. In
must elect a President and Congress
of our way of thinking. 1t don't
make very much difference what Ia
bel they bear tho I doubt very much
ii this can be done thru either OF the
old parties.
Railroad operations by men hos
tile to the idea would likely prove a
failure. It certainly could not be
brilliant success, for no law has ever
ment was in the hands of it's enc
mics. If a judge believed it was
right to steal horses and a majority
of the Jurors were of the same opin-
ion, how many horse thieves would
get convicted in that court?
Along with government operation
Of the railroads we must have men
at the head of affairs who will take
pride in making transportation by the
government a success.
And now it seems that North d.
kota is to be the only. state in the
Union where freight and passenger
rates will not be, increased on local
shipments? Do you ask why? Be-
cause that it is the only state in
which the Supreme Court has a
greater interest in protecting the
people from extortion than it has
in guaranteeing profits on watered
railway stocks and bonds. The Court
up there has to be shown the necessity
of raise before it will consent to
the proposed increase and this is
something the railroad magnates
have been unable to do.
A fellow said to me not long ago
that the organized farmers and work.
ing men would close out in North Da-
kota on election day. Well, the
: grafters in that state are pretty nu
merous and mighty sore and the re-
dictionaries in both old parties have
formed complete fusion on one tick
: ct and outside money will be freely
furnished to grease the wheels OF
): the political machinery and influ
/ ence every voter that can be reached
4 so the boys will have hard time tC
S hold what they have gained but they
: are going to win.
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t States Senate with the friends OF
e the people, La Toilette is still there
! and they cannot get rid of him.
S North Dakota will send Dr. E. F
n Ladd to help him and Georgia is go
J. ing to elect gallant Tom Watson the
long time foe of special privilege
r All the reactionaries in the West
o whose terms expire are having the
fight of their lives to get back AGAR
l. and have to make promises and apol
ogize to the limit.
k Minnesota passed law some years
e ago prohibiting injunctions in labor
disputes but it seems that a joke1
l. was slipped in it in the shape of {
e qualifying phrase reading, "excep
e to prevent irreparable injury tt
property" Some judges have con
o strued this to authorize injunction:
y instead Of preventing them. There
S should be change and this is an
a other reason why Shipstead should
t be elected Governor. When work
ing man who quits his job can bt
l. sent to Jail without jury trial il
e is time for the voters who value thei1
e liberties to wake up. Government
e by Injunction must go.
t. The farmer owned county paper i:
L sure winner. Let the boys see tt
it that they have at least one O.
these papers in every county an(
S then give it their solid patronage
S We should read our own side of thu
e controversy now going on between
e the people who create the wealth ani
S the Plunderbund. and we cannot ge
- "the truth and the whole truth ant
nothing but the truth" from the KEEP
press When the people know thu
k truth, the truth will set them free
and make them prosperous ant
: happy.
It is the mission of the farmer
, owned press to spread the truth an(
u the more papers we have of thi!
, class the better.
The one exception is the Willma1
Tribune which altho privately owned
has been on the firing line-battlins