The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-10
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Col. w. G. Plummer LAYS De-
mOcracy Wide Open in His
Eloquent Address.
A TorohIlghr Parade and Drill.

The campaign was opened Thursday
by the Republicans in a manner that
pressages success at the polls in Novem-
Der. There was a great outpouring of
people and their enthusiasm was with
out restraint. The opening rally was
certainly great success in every partic-
ular.
The Minneapolis Republican Flam-
beau club, accompanied by band, ar
rived at shortly before SIX o. clock Thurs
day afternoon, on special train over
the Omaha road. At 80 O'Clock it gave
a parade, and drill on some of the prin-
cipal streets. Itexecuted various difficult
maneuvers with the skill and discipline
that only long drill can accomplish. The
sight was beautiful one and inspiring
to the hundreds of people who watched
it.
The opera house was filed to { er-
flowing, the Fiambeau club occupying
reserved seats in front. Chairman c..
L. Benedict, of the county committee,
introduced Col. W. G. Plummer, of
North Dakota, the speaker of the even
ing. He is fine orator and held the
wrapt attention OF his hearers. He
scored the Democratic party in telling
manner, but abgtained from waving the
bloody shirt. He was frequently in
terrupted with applause.
He opened by pleasantly referring to
the admission Of tine new states, OF
VI mr. hDT aIr1
heretofore deprived of voting. He cor
rected the reference Of Democratic pa
per TO him, calling him ''bloody shirt
orator, and sayingtha1 he received 500 q
night. Ii WAS q mistake 10 say the least.
He received nothing noteven expenses,
being able himself to meet his eXpen-
ses. He didn't blame q Democrat TO
kick over the bloody shirt, as they have
no use for that question at any time.
He compIImented the city upon the
many evidences Of prosperity which he
had seen III II and IN the country, and
especially IN the latter had he seen no
symptoms Of that distress which q GER
tain class, headed by Gen. Baker, de-
clare TO be robbed and despoIled by the
cruel and unjust excise laws of the coun-
try. There is really no more prosper
GUS and happy and seH-respecting peo-
pie upon the face Of the earth. These
men themselves are filed with pap
from the public crib, and while not IN
happy on that account try to make ev-
eryone else unhappy or think that they
are, until they can again cause every
thing to be happy and the goose hang
within their reach, by wallopIng the
Republican party. In Dakota and the
Red River Valley the farmers are pros
porous and happy. having become SC
through the aid of loans, which they
have nearly paid up and are in turn
loanIng out money. Those who are
most moved by the pessimisuc talk
about farming, came west TO seek
Offices
The Farmers Alliance is very excel
lent and respectable body Of men, but
those who speak in Its behalf are moi
such as should be permitted so TO do
as they are chronic ohce-seekers. The
Alliance are thinking, reading men, in,
telhgent and intelligent IN their politics
and are Republicans. They are largely
old soldiers and they haven't forgotten
ii and are true TO the old flag and the
old party. They haven't forgotten
sparks and his administration o.
disgrace.
The Democrats complain most bitter.
ly Of the Mckinley bill. They dldn't
find out SO much about it until ii waG
passed; they never find out the good
ness of bill until it is passed. They
would not realize the glory Of God, IN.
IL 1t had passed out of hearing. They
have brought Mills up to enter into 6
contest about up TO his capacity-to fgh'
the little school house in Wisconsin
I uyi%7 he A Aorr
Mills district Is the most barren, IN.
productive, and example of Democratic
shiftlessness and cussedness In the coun.
try. The idea Of the Republicans is tt
protect the iaborer. They think less O
having cheap shoes than that the shoe.
maker should have good wages
The speaker explained what reproci
ty is, and showed that il would be suicid.
al to enter into it with Europe, because
ii would be our competitor, producing
the same articles that we do. 1t is diff
ferent with the South American coun.
tries, with whom we would exchange
without duty the articles that the
other does not raise or manu-
facture. The Mckinley bill aims tc
protect the western farmer as well aE
the eastern manufacturer. The Demo
Gratis throw into the discussion q great
deal of mysticism and misrepresenta-
ton. The free list is greatly increased,
and protection 80 arranged that all IN
dustries shall be protected to such an
extent as shall be necessary. The tax
on tin is simply to develop the manu-
facture of tin. The tariff has created
such competition that all articles pro-
tected have been reduced in price won
derfully. A suit of clothes now costing
SIS would have cost SIS under the Dem
ocrstlc low tariff.
Free-trade England finds If necessary
to send armies and nRvles into weak
nations upon which she has ever proved,
and all of these have gone to ruin. She
finds it necessary to subsidiZe her steam
ship lines to keep them carrying he1
goods. q
When the tax on coffee was taken 6f
we gave it away without receiving any
thing ID return, while Brazil placed an
export duty on It This is Democratic
doctrine, to give away our market
There are many changes that might wei
be made in the tariff. and it does not
indicate free-trader because person
criticises some portions of the tariff, but
the Democratic party has ever since itE
origin advocated wiping out the tariff
The Republican party built UP the pro