The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-03
Senator WINDOWS Speech.

Upon the arrival of the train on the c.
NJ. & st. p. road, Saturday evening,
several of our citizens, together with the
Germania Band, received Senator VIM.
Window at the depot and escorted him
to the Mankato House, where he par
lock of tea, and spent an hour in geeet-
ing the many friends who had gathered
there to extend him their regards. At
the appointed hour, Mr.. Window made
an address in Union Hall, upon the
political and financial condition of our
country, as obtained through Republi-
can supremacy to large, intelligent
and enthusiastic audience of farmers,
laboring men, mechanics and mer-
chants.
Taking first our political condition,
the speaker went back to the days of
the Rebellion, when matters pertaining
to administrative affairs had been thrown
into a state of chaos by Democratic mis-
rule and Southern secession, and
showed what the Republican party had
done for the people aud the politics of
this nation, during its twenty or more
years of unbrokcn Iule. Under the
policy of this party one of the NEST
desperate and bloody wars in the history
of man had been suppressed and the
peace and prosperity of the nation Sc
cured.
Passing from the political field, Mr..
Window took up the finance question,
and if there is any one gentleman more
than another in these United States who
thoroughly understands the monetary
interests of the Republican financial
policy, that man is Senator Window.
Going back to about the time of the
outbreak of the war, the Senator showed
what has been already stated in these
columns, that bonds were sold at dis
count, and interest at the rate of 12 per
cent. had to be paid upon our indebted
ness. Compare those times with the
present, and then ask yourselves if the
Republican party cannot be longer
trusted with the manipulation Of Gov.
, ernmental affairs? To-day our bonds
bearing the unprecedented low rate Of
interest of 3H pen cent, sell for prem
ium in all the great commercial center'
of the world, and are redeemabie at Ia,
will of the government. Never befor,
in the history of this nation were ou
finances in as good and safe condition
rs they are to-day, and for this crafty
ing result is the Republican party en-
titled to credit. Taking disrupted
and demoralized nation, politically anC
financially, twenty-five years ago, bring
ing it vlctoriusly through bloody war
placing it upon financial pinnacle tina
challenges comparison, and vOuchsafiinl
to the people Union of States, UnioC
of Hearts and Freedom forever, wha
sane man will say that the Republican
party is not entitled to confidence. Tn,
question of transportation was intelli
gently discussed, and right here it il
only justice to Mr.. Window to note tina
he has labored, perhaps, harder than any
representative from the West to improve
the great water channels of the North
west, that our products might be trans
ported to the great markets of the work.
at reduced rates, thus directly hsnofit
ing tho people or this rapidly developing
section.
The Senator expressed himself us il
favor of civil service reform, and a re
ductiOn in tariff, and should labor fO
the accomplishment OF both.
| The speaker compared the ratios o
Democratic dcfalcatiOns with Repub
lican honesty. The losses sustained b,
the government On 81 900, from tn
first to the last administration, is show
, by statistics to have been as follows
Washington, $2.22; Adams, $3.50; Jel
fcrson, $2.75; Madison, $4.28; Monrot
$s.5S; Adams, $3.50; jackson, $7.51
Van Buren,, $l1.5l; Harrison aud lyle
$6.40; Polk, $4.08; Taylor and Fill
, more, $4.l0; Pierce, 1886; Buchanan
1881; Lincoln, 76c.; johnson, 75c
Grant, 24c.; Hayes, $40 mill. Thes
figures are sufficient evidence to sho'
D that instead of the Republican party b'
coming corrupt, it is welding out rot
tenncss from administrative affairs, an
challenges comparison for honesty wit
any nation on the Globe.
A gentleman in the audience aske
the speaker if Mr.. Wakefield's view
upon questions of great moment to III
c people were in accord with his own. 7
f the query, the Senator remarked tn,
: he had conversed with Mr.. Wakefield
: upon various matters of public polio
and their views were in unison, and
felt that the Congressional candida
!. from the Second District could be in
s plicltly trusted to labor for the he
q interests of all. Mr.. Window took o.
casion to speak in glowing terms {
J. praise of Mr.. Wakefield, and the hear,
y encore which followed his remark
:, showed cOnclusively that our new Coz
r gresham had none bat friends in IL
audience.
u Before closing his remarks, Mr.. Wi
q dom took occasion to castigate certa
n disreputable and libelOus newspape
Il that were traducing his character.
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