The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-09-26


ed the same doctrine, Notwithstanding
what the hireling press says about my
inconsistency. | have never shared in
the plumber of the people, have always
stood by the peoples interests, and
have sacrificed nv life on the altar Of
my convictions. | say stand by Mr.
Owen far governor, stand by Gen. Ba.
ksr for Congress- man who has been
suppressed by the rings. When Mr.
Lind voted for the Mckinley bill against
the wishes of his people and the Re.
publican platform, he did wrong. | am
not Free Trader, though all the bur-
dens possible should be taken off the
backs of these Western farmers. ]
would protect the labor of the East, but
not to such an extent as to drive the
farmers from their farms.
Vote for the Alliance legislative tick
ct. Why should you vote for it? Why,
you want certain reforms. that of taxa
ton, for instance. The farmer must
necessarily be assessed on all that he
has, as it is all visible, while the rich
CITY men can escape by cOncealing their
property. If a farmer has 81 900 farm,
mortgaged for 81 900, he pays taxes for
his farm and for the man who owns the
mortgage. He paws taxes on $1,000 or
Sc, 1000 on the 81 900 he has invested. Ii
you elect your Alliance ticket they will
help to wipe away these wrongs. The
Alliance men will fellowship with the
Alliance men. Ifyou elect Republicans
they will fellowship with other Repub.
licans, who will be merchants, bankers
and city men, and will hear from them
sneers at the "hayseed" Alliance men.
Send up men who owe allegiance first to
L l. 6, ov,I u
such then get a rope and hang them up,
as they did the Indians at Mankato.
Those savages did not deserve hanging
as much as the damnable rugues who
sell out the interests Of free people.
The last legislature was the most
shockingly rotten of any, Boosting OF it's
own rcttenness. 1t was composed OF
lawyers, machine agents, money lend
ers and other necessary evils. One SEN
ator while drunk was undressed and
put to bed, and $4,000 fell out of his
pocket, and l don't know how much
more would have fallen out if they had
shaken him some more. Some were
paid $50, 900 for their votes. Mr.. Wash
burn, one OF the worst of the corrupters,
was sent to the United States Senate
Investigation into the senatorial contest
showed the corruption to be so great
that both houses voted to suppress it,
and no one ever did or eyer will see the
report Of the joint investigating COM
mittee. 1t was the most corrupt and
horrible thing in the world. You should
not send the old political hacks back,
for they will say "we are legislating for
a pack of fools''a and will do as they
please, rs though you bad given them
carte blanc to do SO. How long will
this thing continue? The rumbllngs of
anarchy are now heard in the great cit
les and labor is SLOWLY being pushed
down. They may believe that there is
no resort but the cartridge box. The
true remedy is to raise the grade of in
teliigence of the people and get them TO
show their power at the ballot box.
Nothing counts but votes with the
politicians. Your whole lives, des-
tiny, fortune, the hope OF your
families, all depend upon that
little slip which you deposit in the bal
lot box. | implore you to stand by your
state and congressional ticket, and be-
yond all TO the legislative ticket. What
does it matter with the sheriff, or what
difference would it have ever made? 1t
is Of no moment to anyone but those
WHO are after them who are elected
the county offices. 1t Is the legisla-
i've ticket that tj.,' corporations look at.
They bling TO the legislature their most
unning aud ar1ul agents. You should
segd To the Legislature only your most
honest men.
The watered stock on railroads in the
United States is IS 600, 0OO, 900, while the
public debt is but 81 ,25O 100000. You
have all paid interest on this immense
stun. Rates are 50 put up in order to
paw the interest that the prices of every
thing have been raised. In this state
We are paying for this purpose $10,QOO,-
600 Il wear. ] advocated In the legisia-
turc The cutting down OF that amount
$2,OO0,OOO. There was little opposition
al first, but the railroads bought up s.
many votes that it was defeated. A
member admitted being offered $500 to
vote against the bill. The briber was
another member, Democrat who was
afterwards elected president of the Min
neapolis city council. The fact that the
railroads steal the money from you peo-
pie gives it to them to use to bribe your
representatives.
Someone suggested that Mr.. Donnelly
speak on the twlne question. He said
that be had long ago favored the manu-
facture of Irvine by convict labor, using
the flax fibre. Irvine can be manufactur-
ed at four cents pound, if the convicts
are not allowed anything. AS long as
the people support the convicts, let
them make twine at cost, which would
be a boon 10 the poor, struggling, mort
gagged farmers. If the 40 cents day
must be allowed to the prisoners, Irvine
can be furnished at one-half the present
cost. Congress may put Irvine on the free
list, but we have the matter in our own
hands, if you send men who are farmers
to the legislature. If you do not, the
Saltwater manufacturers of machinery
will buy up the legislators.
Mr.. Donnelly was asked IN regard to
wheat grading. He had worked for
years in the legislature to get grading
bill, but without success. The bonanza
farmers of the north got the present
bill through for their own benefit, and
it is no protection to the ordinary farm
err, who may be swindled. No matter
what the cost is, there should be an in
spector placed at every elevator where
over $4,000 bushels of wheat is handled.
The farmer could go to another inspec-
tor if not satisfied with one, thus afford
ing him more protection.
The Alliance has been trying to regul.
ate exchange, which Is one of the big
gest steals IN the country. The mill
should be controlled by the government
as we'll as the hotel. The miller defes
the law and falls back upon technl-