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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

But it is not until it is remembered
that not only has there been this de-
crease in the number of sheep and
their value, but that there has also been
decline in the value of the wool pro-
duced of about IA cents per pound, that
the full extent of this calamity to our
wool growers is perceived and appreci-
ated. The annual clip is now about
5000, 900 pounds less than it was in 1888
and the 25,0O0,O 600 pounds not produced
bring to the owners Of our hocks each
year more than S3,000,0 900 less money
than formerly. To put wool on the free
list, as proposed, and thus put our wool
growers in competition with the free
grass and cheap labor of foreign wool
growing countries, is to unjustly dis
criminate against an honorable, indus
trious and patriotic class of people, and
to utterly destroy one of the most i'm
portant Industries in the country; an in
dustry, in fact, without which no coun-
try can be independent. The effect
would fall with particular severity upon
the state, since it would not only destroy
the wool industry, but also injuriouslY
affect every other.
He says protectionists fail to show that
the prices of goods are ever reduced
under protection. Look over the fol-
lowing table, for example, showing the
average wholesale price of cut nails at
Philadelphia and production in the
whole United States for the years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The st. Paul Globe rarely misses an
opportunity to misrepresent the Repub-
icans or any of their doings, and it is
not strange that once IN a while it shows
great lack of consistency in its blind
denunCiatiOn. For instance, Yesterday
1t had two editorials commenting upon
the actions of the state railroad commits
sion. In the first it spoke of the com
missIoners having 80 we'll distinguished
themselves by their services in behalf
Of the people" that they possess honor
even beyond the limits of their own
state" This was followed further down
the column by an endorsement of a set
of resolutions adopted by some obscure
farmers alliance finding fault with the
commission for not more speedily rem
edying all the ills the farmers suffer
from the oppression of the railroads.
The first paragraph was a sample of the
editors true sentiments due TO his COM
mon sense which teaches him that the
railroad commissioners are doing all and
even more than with their limited DOW
ers can be expected. The second edi-
tOrial was an illustration of the Globes
spleen against the present Republican
state administration, and its purpose
to misrepresent whenever occasion of
fers any move Republican may maze.
The Republicans have never made any
promises to the farmers which they
have not fulfilled to the best of their
ability, and the assertion that the rail- |
road commission has made rulings
unjust TO or discriminating against the
agriculturist IS absurd. The present
railroad commission has been character |
lied by a great disposition to secure the |
enforcement of rulings for the benefit Of |
the farmer, manufacturer, business man |
and people in general. They have been
clothed with more power than their
predecessors and have wisely used IT,
There is doubtless some demagogy
practiced by politicians in their promis-
es to farmers as well as other people,
but that is a failing that is not confined
TO the Republican ranks; in fact, history
shows that the Democracy has had
surplus Of such fellows-about the only
kind OF surplus it has to show.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06
PRESS COMM EMIT.

Philadelphia Telegraph: The name o.
Lincoln must not be allowed to lie idle
in such a contest as that of next year.
Bloomington Eye: What Mr.. Cleve-
land and Dan Lamont don't know about
the tariff can be found in the Chicago
Tribune.
Minneapolis Tribune: Mexico has the
largest church edifice in North America,
and yet the greasers are not saints, by
any means.
Louisville Courier-Jo Journal There is a
silver lining to every cloud. Though
coal is high this winter, there has been
no great advance in thermometers.
Boston Globe: If the Senate wishes to
command the full respect of the people
it will abolish its secret sessions and do
its constitutional duty openly and Gin
the keen, bright sunlight of publicity"
Columbus Dispatch. Let us hear no
more that Lowell thinks. His opinions
on literature may be valuable. But his
opinions on the problem of protection
and free trade are anything but that.
Macon (Ga.) Times: 1t (the Republi-
can party proposes to break Southern
solidity, but that can not be done save
by policy broad and generous, and
that will appeal to the best interests of
this section.
New York Tribune: Mr.. LaEar's le-
gal record rests mainly, as the writer
quoted above states, upon ian OCCASION
al lecture to callow youths" and his
most distinguished effort in court, so far
as We can find out, was when, during the
trial Of one of the Ku-Klux cases, he
jumped over the railing in open court,
and knocked down the United States
Marshal. There is another feature of
his record which should be considered
in deciding whether Mr.. Lamar. has the
"iudicial temperament"
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The st. Paul Globe of Saturday last
had special" from Mankato which
undertook TO settle ali the political mat
tiers of the Republicans of the Second
district. Several exchanges, we notice,
are paying the correspondence more at
tention than itdeserves. II was written
by Democrat who holds federal APP
pointment at st. Paul and hasn't been
in the Second district two weeks during
the past year, and all the information
he has about the matters he talked of
came from three days visit here a
couple of weeks ago, when he received
his impressions from coterie of "ring"
Democrats. He is the same fellow that
plays the "Fool" so effectually in Sun.
days Globe and devotes so much atten-
ton to Eli Warner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

SAM RANDALL now announces that he
finds the President and himself are not
all at variance upon the tariff question.
This is the way it always comes out.
There is no question which the great
Democratic leaders can not successfully
straddle. To read the Presidents rec
ommendation in his message it appears
plain that he boldly attacks the protec-
ton doctrine which has always been the
bulwark of Sam Randall's great strenth
in Pennsylvania. But after a week or
two of deliberation, mixed with an ap-
probation Of the fact that such radical
recommendations were acting as BOOM
erang, We are informed that Mr.. Cleve-
land really didn't mean anything-prob-
ably did not know what he was talking
about-and now comes Sam Randall
and announces that the President
and himself are fully agreed a. to
what changes in the tariff are necessary.
Great are the Democratic straddlers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

IT is probable that Mr.. James Russell
Lowell will be little more careful the
next time he proceeds to dispense
"tafy" for Cleveland. His assertion at
the Boston meeting that Mr.. Cleveland
represents the best type of American
ism seen since Lincoln was snatched
from us" shows far different character
than the American people were wont
10 give Mr.. Lowell. They supposed he
was a man of some depth of perception
and knowledge of men and events OF
the time, but he has completely shat
tered such opinions. A man who could
place Cleveland above Grant, Garfield
and many other statesmen of the past
twenty years certainly is either talking
for effect or his opinions are OF no
weight whatever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

NoRrHFIELD Meas: The Ne,rs does not
favor the nomination of Mr.. Blaine.
Neither do we believe that majority OF
the Republicans of the State favor him.
The Nelcs would like to see an unpledged
and uninstructed delegation go to Chi,
cago next June from Minnesota.
We don't know what the Ne,cs bases
its belief upon, and We fail to see where
the Republicans of Minnesota have
changed in the past four years. Then
they gave 10000 majority for Mr.. Blaine
and we believe they would do the same
to-day. If there is any other man that
can show such popularity now is the
proper time to trot him out. Let the
Mortified Nelcs name the man whom a
majority of Minnesota Republicans favor
for President, in preference to Blaine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The Sleepy Eye Herald processes to
believe that Knute Nelson will join the
Democratic party, and that paper is get
ting ready to receive HIM with open
arms. The Herald should know that
there is great deal of difference be-
tween a Republican revenue reformer
and Democratic revenue reformer-
Just as much as there is between the two
parties, and it should not build any false
hopes of so easily securing good Repub-
lean timber.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The question of prohibition Is giving
the Ohio Republicans good deal of
trouble. The prohibition agitation gen.
orally works against the Republicans in
the Northern States, as the bulk of the
prohibition vote is drawn from their
ranks. In the South it is just the re-
verse.-StGr- NeIrS.
Possibly; but it is noticed that the pro-
hibition movement is not allowed to dis
turb the serenity of the Solid Southern
maiorities for the Democratic ticket.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06
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He admits the cheapness of pauper la
Dor of Europe, yet persists in his de-
mand for system that will bring it
about in this country. Why not, Mr..
Brown, put our country in decent po-
sition of defese by land and sea with our
surplus, pay the national debt forced
upon us by the Democratic rebellion or
ganization under the Democratic admin
istration of Buchanan, and then talk
ABOUT free trade,
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OUR NEIeHBoRHOoD.

MAPLEToN, Jan. 3.
At the last meeting of the Mapletol
Lodge, No. 101, l. o. o. F., Jan. 2, tn
following officers were installed by D. D
G. M, W. III. Davis:
n. &C. M. Credicott.
V. GIN. L. Murphy.
Sec'y.-J. Bishop.
Treas.-F. Schlotz.
P. Coco. Roe.
r. S. N. CIV. H. Davis.
L. s. n. G~L. Garrett.
r. S. V. CIV. HI. Dobie.
L. s. V. G.-S. w. Cornell.
/. CIV. E. Wishart.
Warden-C. A. Hoskins. o..
Condet-G. r. Crane.
r. s. Sd. II. Dobie.,
/. s. ST. II. Griffin.
Chaplain-Peter Thomas.
Christmas passed pleasantly, with ex.
ercises of various kinds in the different
societies. The Union Sunday school had
Santa Claus drive in his wagon, which
was heavily laden with everything nice
for boys and girls. The CONGREGATIONAL
lists had pyramid, which with its pres
ents pleased the children. The Luth.
Grams bad the time-honored tree. The
Congregational Sunday school gave a
Christmas concert Sunday evening.
Monday was spent In Notification in spite
of storm, snow or wind. Messrs. Berry,
Bishop. Spaulding and Tenney's faml-
lies united in home tree Monday even
ing, while others had enjoyments in va
rIous ways.
Mrs. Cornelia Turner, of Bradley, Da-
kota, is home visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald McGregor, in Grape
land.
f. A. Berry, of New Richland, Mimi,
and Miss Jennie Jones, of Mankato,
spent Christmas with their relatives
The only watch meeting heard from
was at the residence of A. A. Stevens,
where his family we're assisted by their
numerous young friends in Waiting the
"old year out and the new year in"
Mrs. VIM. Mcqueen has returned
from her Wisconsin trip, and reports q
good time.
Hon. C. M. Green, wife and children,
with his father and mother, spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Ber-
ry.
Mr.. Walter Brooks returns to us an
enterprising business man, and will
spend the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mis-. ID. w. Brooks.
c. G. spaulding has just returned from
St. Paul.
Miss Lura Moses, of Faribault, Mr..
Albert Moses, from Mortified college,
by a lady friend, who also
attends the college at Noth6eld, spent a
week here.
Mr.. Wellington Leeman, and Miss
Nettie Phelps, were married last night
at the Congregational parsonage, by Rev.
Mr.. Moses.
Our schools viii open next Monday.
after two weeks vacation.
Eugene Stevens, son of A. A. Stevens,
has returned home to attend school.
Bishop drives no more with cold feet,
because he carries a stove with fire in ii
with him.
Rallies of all kinds from turkeys to
horses.
r. D. Burroughs, our depot agent, has
been laid mp with a fractured limb, and
has gone to Wisconsin for repairs, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06
Shirts to Order.

have just secured the exclusive right
to use the most approved method for
cutting and manufacturing Shirts, and
am now prepared to receive orders.
Everything guaranteed first-class, and
prices reasonable
29tf j. G: HANSEN,
Merchant Tailor. near City Hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The ST. Paul Globe answers all of Sena-
tor Sherman's statements by the indis-
putable argument that the Ohio Senator
is "a crank" If Mr.. sherman had
known what complete refutation of his
assertions the st. Paul paper had ready
it is altogether likely he would never
have delivered bis speech.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The story has been started that Knute
Nelson is to take the position of attor-
ney of rich railroad corporation at a
fat salary upon the close Of his Congress
sional term. We refuse TO believe it.
4 Congressman whose conscience
wouldn't allow him to be a candidate for
variance with those of his party, GER
tainly wouldn't be caught defending the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The railroads make no secret of their
intention TO disregard the famous upper
berth order of the Minnesota railroad
commissioners. There hadn't ought to
be any question as to which is the
bigger" the Pullman palace car COM
pany or the State Of Minnesota, and we
hope the railway commissioners VIII
have the grit not to back water an inch
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First ins. Jan. Q, last ms. Jar. %.
PROBATE NOTICE.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Bin,
- Earth, in Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate OF Alonzo Crane
deceased
Tue State of Minnesota and the said Probat,
Court to all persons interested in the estate 81
Alonzo Crane, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, Geo. w. Crane, of Charles CITY
State of Iowa, has filed his petition In tht
Probate Court of the county Of Blue Earth
for letters Of administration to issue TO some
suitable person upon the estate of AlonzC
Crane, late OF said county, deceased.
Therefore you and each of you are cited
and required to appear at the Office Of the
Judge of Probate In the city of Mankato m
said county on the S1st day OF January, A. d.
1888, at ten o'clock Ia the forenoon of that Cay,
and show cause why letters of administration
upon said estate should not issue as prayed
for In said petition.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of the Probate
Court this Srd day OF January, A. ID, 1883.
q. w. MEAD,
[Seal.l Judge OF Probate.
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IT is safe to say that Mr.. Cleveland
knows more about the tariff question by
this time than he ever expected to learn
at least, he must have discovered how
little he knew of what he was talking
about when he got out his message. He
had one severe lesson from Mr.. Blaine
by telegraph from Paris, and yesterday
he was taught another from a calm,
deliberate, experienced and able in
structor-Senator Sherman. The speech
was more carefully prepared than usual,
and was a most scatbing criticism of the
suggestions of the President and mas
terly expose of the shallowness, hypo-
crisy and ill-planned professions of the
Democracy upon the tariff and surplus
questions: He pointed out the fact that
Mr.. Cleveland is not the first President
that had to deal with surplus. but did
show that he is the first one who sought
to alarm the country because of an over
flowing treasury and proposed to do
away with it by attacking the industrial
interests of the country. Mr.. Sherman
points out a number Of remedies which
the President and his party have had in
the past and still have to reduce the sur
plus, but instead of using them the adj
ministration has rather taken every
means possible to increase the surplus
Mr.. Sherman says: Had several APP
preparations, sanctioned by the Senate,
been made by the House and approved
by the President, and had the residue
of the surplus been applied to the pur-
chase of the public debt, the condition
of the treasury, which now so alarms the
President, would not have existed, the
public debt would have been greatly re-
duced, and Improvements of vital I'M
portance to American commerce
would be in course of construction"
Thus it is seen that if any of the magni-
fed evils which scare Mr.. Cleveland
so badly come to pass it will be because
he has himself not taken the precaution
he has at hand to prevent them. But
Mr.. Sherman shows that all this talk
about the surplus is merely pretext for
making a malignant attack upon the he
publican doctrine of protection. The
Ohio statesman boldly upheld that doc
trine, and presented an array of argu-
ments in its favor that should make the
free trader tremble in his boots. The
speech was a strong, honest, plain state
ment, and should be read by every one.
The speech undoubtedly represents the
views of a majority of the members in
both houses, and foreshadows a policy
as to the tax and tariff legislation which
they will propose as a means of reducing
the surplus. The programme is to leave
undisturbed the protection industrial
schedules of the tariff and to reduce
whatever of the surplus may be neces-
sary either by the abolition or reduction
of internal revenue taxes, the whisky
tax not being interfered with, and If
that shall not suffice, reduction of one
half the duty on sugar. The Republi-
cans may be said to have practically
come to this conclusion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIpAY. JANUARY Q. Isss.

ONO Republicans had lively scrim'
mage over the offices to be distributed
upon the opening of the legislature. II
will not hurt our Ohio friends to quarrel
little among themselves in view of the
big majority they gave Governor Fora
ker. 1t will relieve some of their sur
plus of patriotism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

to be with his wife. Mr.. Marayat, re-
Gently of Good Thunder, takes his place.
The snow pillow run in Mr.. David
Beck's sled last Monday. He stuck
with load of hay on the McKinnon's
crossing, and seeing the train coming
unhitehed his horses from the sled. The
train carried the sled and hay across the
trestle, doing no harm to man nor beasts,
when last seen.
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Annual Meeting Of Stockholders.

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual
IN meeting of the stockholders of the Man
kato Manufacturing Company for the election
of a board Of five directors will be held at the
office of said Company in Mankato, on Tues
day, January 10, 1888, from one to four O'Clock
p. IN. WIN. THOMAS. Sec'y
Mankato, Dec. 8, 1887. sid
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Mankato National Bank of MRnkato, Min
nesota, for the election of q board of fifteen
directors will be held at their banking Office in
said city on Tuesday the ieth day of January.
A. D. 1888. Polls open from to o'clock D. m.
1oHN r. THoMAs Cashier
Mankato, MIMI, Dec. 0, 1857 27w3
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First FMS. Jan. 6c1ast ins. Jan 90.
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blus
y Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Ann Stannard
deceased
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Curt TO all persons interested In the estate
of Ann Stannard, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, Mary e. Morrison, of The county
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, has filed
her petition in the Probate Court OF the coun-
ty of Blue Earth for letters Of administration
TO issue to some suitable person upon the
estate of Ann Stannard, late OF said county,
deceased.
Therefore you and each OF you are cited and
required to appear at the cffice OF the Judge
of Probate, in the city of Mankato, In said
county OF Blue Earth, on the 9th day of Feb.
ruary, A. d., 1888, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon of that day, and show cause why letters
OF administration upon said estate should not
issue as prayed for in said petition.
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 4th day of January, A. d. 1888,
G. w. MEAD,
lSEAL.] Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

The following table shows the tota
production of steel rails in the United
States for the years named, also the an
nual average price per gross ton at the
PENNSYLVANIA mills.
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You can get needles, oil and repairs
for all the different kinds of sewing ma
chimes at Mrs. l.. G. SCHROEDER.
! Inns
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