The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-30
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KNLJI.E NELSON SPEAKS.

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KNUI,E NELSON SPEAKS.
Every voter in the State should
read Hon. Knute Nelson's speech
delivered in Minneapolis last Sat
urday evening before an audience
OF 5000 people. 1t was grand
speech from a gifted man, Dem
agogues will accuse the Little
Norwegian Of having been bought
!. by the Republican rrupttiionists,
but any man who knows Knute
Nelson is fully aware Of the fact
that there is not money enough in
the United States treasury to
buy him. Knute Nelson is an I'M
purchasable man. That speech
will be worth 10000 votes to the
Republican ticket IN Minnesota
next Tuesday. We wish every
reader Of the UNION could have
Knute Nelson's speech and peruse
it carefully. We give closing
extract which applies to laboring
men and farmers:
! | have one more word to say.
| see in this audience and / am
glad of ita lot of laboring men
men of the common people and E
rejoice at it. I want to take. you a
little bit into my confdence.to-
night. [ want to say this to you:
:. Forty-one years ago last July,
mother and [ landed at Castle Gar
den, New York, s35 in debt. TAP
plause. From that day on to the
beginning of the war it was hard
struggle. Ny surroundings and
environments we're that Of poverty.
I grew up in the midst Of it; it
colored my whole mind, my no
tons and ideas and being. And
from that day to this can't help
tiny sympathies and my heart
and my feelings and my mind all
run out to you laboring men.
: [Great applause. While I have
no antipathy and no feeling against
the rich, those who live in nice
palaces, but when I am among
them brethren I must tell you the
truth on this OCCASION feel like.
!, one of the lost tribes of Israel.
Laughter. My life has been al
ways with you; my sympathies are
! with you. There never is strike
9 but what [ sympathize with you,
( if you are striking justly, pray
J, God for your success. IF. you
strike unjustly and without good
ground, / even then pity you, for.
/ know the trials and tribulations
and struggles and sorrow Of your
family and your children.
Now, gentlemen, [ know many
of you feel at times as though you
are injured. Some of you in the
:, shape of the Alliance and Labor
party, are on a strike this fall.
You are on sort Of political strike.
Now, I want to say this to you, my
T friends, in all candidness, you who
I have been Republicans in the past,
stay with me in the Republican,
! party, and I will join you in any
\ honest fight tremendous applauseI
7 if there is anything that is amiss,
= any wrong to be righted, I will
7 join you; the people in the back
woods will help you men in the
city, and I believe there is no place
so good to effect these reforms and
! accomplish what you want as
!. within the realms Of the Repubi-
: can party. [Great Applause.
' If you 60 out on a strike by
; yourselves and you know how
e many strikes fail I refer to bust
! ness strikes), you know how many
}. Just strikes fail because they are
!, not at the proper time or In the
. proper surroundings or haven't the
9 good will of the community if
Y you are out on a strike by your
;, self, you are like a battery adj
\ vanced in the line of battle away
s ahead on the hill. You are sub
I ject to the enemies fire. You draw
e their fire, and you accomplish no
9 good. A battery to be effective in
time Of battle must have the solid
9 support Of the infantry behind it,
: and you laboring men who are in a
: striking mood, stay with the Re
= publican party. Have the infantry
9 of that party to back your batteries,
) and you will demoIsh the Democ-
] racy and all other dangerous and
g blithing things in the community
9 Tremendous applause
d. W. H. Houlton may be guilty
s Of the heinous ofense Of being
8 president of a small country bank