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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

THE american Economist says: "Free
trade has nothing to offer us but what
is foreign. 1t wishes us to buy for
eign goods and import them in foreign
ships. 1t holds out to us the prospect
of foreign markets. and thinks no
trade good but foreign trade" The
whole thing is un-American, for it
means idleness to American work
men. 1t means giving to foreigners
what ought first to be shared by.our
own people. In the campaign OF 1880
Gen. Grant said: "We should legiS-
late first for America and afterward
for the world" This has always been
the policy of the Republican party.
1t is it's policy to-day, and is pledged
by its official utterances to continue
this policy in the future. The Demo-
cratic party, on the other hand, is
pledged to a policy of legislation that
benefits the foreigner as much or
more than it will the American.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01
THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRATIC
STATEMENTS.

The Democrats have persistenly
claimed that the Mckinley law has
added nothing to our prosperity, and
they have embodied this claim in
their tariff plank. But this assertion
seems to be along the same line with
many others they have made in re-
gard to that law, for turning to the
report of the Republican minority of
the Ways and Means committee upon
the Springer free wool bill, we find
the following:
Within the year that has passed
since the present law was enacted
the flocks of the United States have
increased more than 100000 sheep,
and, under any assurance of it's per-
manence this increase will continue
rapidly. The number of wooden mills
in the country has also increased; a
great amount of idle machinery has
been started up to supply the new
market created by the curtailment of
S22, 500, 900 imports of foreign wooden
goods; old mills, long idle have been
re-equipped; large numbers of oper-
atives have been given employment,
and new industries never before sue
cessfully undertaken in the United
States, have been inaugurated.
The people of the United States find
themselves able to secure all the
woolens they require at smaller cost
than ever before in their experience
If cheapness is the one thing to be
desired, it has certainly been achiev-
ed under a tariff which enables dol
lar to purchase a larger aud better
quality of wooden goods than was pos
sible under any previous tariff.
The decrease that had been going
on in the flocks we find was arrested,
and within one year there was an in
crease of 100000 sheep. If there
were no benefits to be derived be-
cause of the law, why should the
farmers wish to so increase their
flOckS?
We find also that mills that have
been idle for years, have started up
and new ones have been put in opera
tion and large numbers of operatives
been given employment. Surely this
looks like increased prosperity, yet
the Democratic party says it is not
1t is further shown by the above re-
port that wooden imports were cut
down by s22, 100000. AS the people
bought as many or more wooden goods
during the year, this must have given
that much more work to home indus
tries to supply the demand and to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01
CANDIDATE AND PLATFORM.

Grover Cleveland stands for free
trade. He believes. protection to be
an evil and will have none of it. 1t
would be natural to suppose that in
selecting him as it's standard bearer.
the Democratic party would have
made tariff plank to fit the candi-
date, but instead it has resOrted to
it's old position of straddle. In their
platform they proclaim against pro-
tective tariff and denounce the Nc
Kinley law. Then they declare that
in leyylng duties upon articles which
are also produced in this country, the
amount of duty imposed should equal
the difference in the cost of labor here
and abroad. They also declare that
in making reduction in taxes, it is
not proposed to injure any domestic
industries, but rather to promote
their healthy growth" Now this last
is emphatically protective doctrine,
yet time and again have they declar-
ed against the protective system, and
vigorously do they assail it as embod-
led in the Mckinley law
But, though declaring against the
protective system, they protest that
they do not mean any harm to our
great Industries, the record of their
leaders proves this false. The Nor
rison horizontal" tariff reduction
bill did not show that great solicitude
for the welfare of our industries. The
Mills bill did not follow this line of
declaration, but cut and slashed the
protective idea in such manner that
had it's provisions been carried into
effect many Of our shops and facto-
ries would have been closed and their
smokeless chimneys stood as monu-
ments OF our stupidity. Neither has
Mr.. Springer, in framing his retail
taft bills, paid any attention to this
tariff plank declaration, but has hack
ed away indiscriminately without
any apparent regard as to the ulti-
mate result it would have upon the
industries affected.
The position the party has taken in
it's platform gives it the chance which
it has occupied in the past, of being
all things to all men, favoring pro-
lection in pfotect1on districts and
free trade where that policy is the
strongest. But though the party
may dodge around previous to cleo
tlon day, as best may suit the fancies
OF it's leaders, the nomination of Gro
Yer Cleveland admits of but one con-
struction in event of his election, and
that is death to the protective sys-
tenn which has promoted the prosper
ity we have enjoyed for the past third
of century. This is fact his fol-
lowers cannot dodge. His record and
public utterances will not admit of it,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

that extent must have increased our
prosperity, yet the Democratic party
says it did not.
Again the report says that the peo-
pie were able to secure all the wool
ems they required sat a smaller cost
than ever BEFORE" And there has
been plenty of evidence given at diff
ferent times, to show that during the
past year the purchasing power of
dollar has been greater than at any
other time in years, if not in the his
tory of man, yet the Democratic
party says that the Mckinley bill has
added to the burdens of the peo-
pie by adding to the cost of the nee
essaries of life.
Perhaps some reliance might be
placed upon Democratic statements,
did not history show that that party
has pronounced against almost every
public measure Of Importance for the
last thirty years or more. They pro-
nounced against the greenback, de-
clared the war failure, said the ma
tional debt never would be paid, and
specie payments could not be resumed
without running the country. Yet
they in time accepted the greenback,
the war was not failue, the national
debt has been almost liquidated, and
specie payments were resumed with
out the attendant evils which they
predicted. In view of these facts,
the statements of Democracy in OPP
position to the Mckinley tariff law,
especially in the light of the SPLENDID
record it is making, are not worth
much.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

In April 1891 the price of tin plate
was 1867. In April 1892 the price was
2.8. There was not so great decline
in tin plate in twelve months since
1863. 1t is now .8of cent of the duty
The cause of the reduction in the
price is the output of our home manu-
facturers and the home manufacture
is due to protection. Lacrosse Repub-
Iicdn and Leader.
Yet in the face of this decline in
price, the democratic papers continue
to print statements to the effect that
the people of this country are obliged
to pay SIG, 900, 900 more for the tin they
use than they would were it not for
the Mckinley law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01
AGAIN LOOKING BOTH WAYS.

In making their financial plank the
Democrats were placed in rather of a
peculiar position. In the south and
west that party stands for free silver.
During the past two Or three syearS a
large number of their state conven-
tions have declared for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, and many
of their leaders have put themselves
on record in favor of it. But there
have been evidences to show that the
country does not want free silver, I'M
less there can he some international
arrangement made whereby it can be
maintained at par with gold. And
again, it would not do for Democracy
to adopt a straight out free silver
plank and nominate man to stand
upon it, who has very strongly ex-
pressed his opposition to silver, and
could he have his own way would
make gold alone the standard
So they start out their plank by de-
nouncing the law of 1890, and then de-
clare for the use of both gold and sill
yer as the standard money of the
country and for the free coinage of
both, guarded by such international
agreement or legislation as will in
sure the maintenance of the parity
Of the two metals. But after having
made this declaration which, if hon
estly carried out, would not tend to
weaken the financial system of the
country, they turn in their very next
section and call for the repeal of
the prohibitory 10 per cent. tax on
state bank issues" This destroys
whatever good effect the preceding
plank might have had upon the coun.
try. There is no question but this
sop was thrown out as a bid Cor the
votes of the advocates of cheap
money. The defeat would mean a re,
turn to the state bank notes that
were issued before the war, with all
their attendant evils. 1t would
mean the knocking out of the firm
foundation of our present financial
| system as surely as would the free
coinage of the lightweight dollar;
it would even be worse, for the light
weight dollar would be worth some
thing, but one would never be sure
as to whether his bank note was Of
any value or not. But this proposi-
tion will not be received kindly by
those who believe in sound finan-
cial system and are familiar with the
financial history of the country pre-
viOus to the war.
The two financial propositions are,
however, in strict keeping with the
feeling of the Democratic party of
late years. 1t has attempted to
stand on all sides of every question so
as to win votes enough to get into
power. With the first section of it's
financial plank this year it hopes to
placate the fears of the sound money
men of the north and east, and with
the second hold out hope to the
cheap money men of the south and
west. AS straddler the Democratic
party is getting to be very adept.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

TAMMANY said it would submit to
the choice of the convention. Tam
many was in position where it could
not do anything else, yet Tammany
did not say it would not use the knife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

THE Sleepy Eye Dispatch says that
in his speech,at that place Donnelly
compared the farmers to dogs. No
wonder the State Alliance organiza-
tion prefers to go by itself. Most any
self-respecting organization would.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

BOURKE COCHRAN told the Chicago
convention that Grover Cleveland was
"a man for extraordinary popularity
every day in the year except one and
that is election day." That state
ment will be verified next November.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

Gov. RoIEs remarks that President
Harrison is stronger now than he was
four years ago. This must fall as cold
comfort to Cleveland's friends. The
Governor also modestly admits that
he could carry Iowa, but doubts Cleve-
lands ability to do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

THE Washington Star says: ''There
is nothing that can produce more po-
litical discomfort than boom picked
before it was ripe" There is no doubt
but Gov. Boies can testify to the ac-
curacy of this.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

No MAN ever built up reputation
or prosperous business by SANDER
ing his town or his neighbors. Inc
Donnelly-Fish combination will find
that such a course will not build up
marty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

MIR. CLEVELAND was nominated
without the help of New York, but
he cannot be elected without the help
of that state, and this year it is going
to help the other side.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

ACCORDING to Henry Watterson
the Democratic party is now ready to
"march through a slaughter house
into an open grave"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

MR.. CLEVELAND is still in the
hands of his friends, where will stay
until next November, and then they
will begin to wonder what they will
do with him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

The Republican national commit
tee will meet in Washington Monday
for the purpose of organizing for the
campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

IT is said that Yellowstone Park,
with it's new boundaries will be larger
than the State Of Connecticut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

SOMEHOW or other all reference to
the billion-dollar congress was lost in
the rustic at Chicago the other day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

IT has not yet been noted that
Senator Hill sent a congratulatory
message to Grover Cleveland.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17

The Enterprise of yesterday CON
tains long article on the question
of recognizing by pistol flash the
face of the man firing.
years it has been a common
TIN. Or witnesses in murder cases
to lr that they recognized men by
the light of pistol nash
A number Of Comstockers expert
mented with blank cartridges, and it
was proven conclusively that at a
distance of eight feet it was impos>
sible to recognize the face of the man
firing, even when the witness was on
the watch and knew the man.
In the light cf these experiments,
which were very thorough, witnesses
who are in hurry to swear that they
could distinguish man by pistol
flash, had better think twice before
testifying in that way.
The experiments will prove very
useful in criminal cases.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17
THE G0LDBEGS OF EUROPE
ALARMED.

The scramble for gold has begun
In the frs three day Of the present
week more than S5,000,0 coo worth
has been engaged for shipment to
Europe, and by Saturday it is
thought tie amount VIII reach IS, =
COO 09 The Indications are that
this drain Of gold viii continue until
it is stopped by general panic, for
just 50 soon as 1t IS known to our
people that Europe Is determined to
have our gold there giil be scram-
bic and free fight in this country
L viii excite the adhesive qualities
Of the savings banks depositors, and
they viii make a mad rush with their
ST, $50, 600 coo Of certificates Of de-
post and demand their redemption.
The national bank depositors with
81, 700, 900, QUO certificates of deposit
will stimulate the rush with their
presence and there will be music in
the air. The professional goldbug
bond holders will be seized with an
insane desire to get their bonds re-
deemed in gold, and the result will
be that several billion dollars worth
of securities will be thrown on the
market. This viii make the, situa-
ton interesting. The panic will I'M
doubleday extend to Europe and all
her dependencies. The result will
be that the eoldbug cranks will call
in the aid of the great astrologers,
clairvcyants and jugglers to assist
them in enforcing their demands
to make the debtors deliver $3.50,
900, 900, 900 worth of gold to them.
AS the total supply is less than ST.
Cl0,O00,000, it will be seen at
glance that the goldbug cranks will
need all the unseen forces in nature
to assist them in enforcing their de
mands. To a person with ordinary
percep,ive faculties it looks as if
there was trouble ahead for the gold
bugs.
FARMER.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17
An Interesting Elk pertinent.

FARMER
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17
A Fake.

1t is now the general belief that
-Fitzsimmons fight is big jot
to humbug the public,
When these two Australians were
at outs and very mad at each other,
no one could get them to fight on
any terms. Now that they are good
friends they want to fight awfully
The $40, 600 purse is too big a temp
tation.
They will simply meet and agree
to divide the stakes The man who
wins Will then try to l. ( the other
fellow, after which The whole busi~
ness will come out.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17

Tais office has received from T. I'll.
Goodman, General Passenger Agent
for the Southern Pacific Company, q
copy of the Ell Paso Robes Hotel
souvenir recently issued. II is a
twenty-four page pamphlet etc
with fine engravings and besides be
ing a work Of artistic merit, it con
tains an exhaustive description Of
that popular resort. The S. p. Coin
pany propose to make this resort as
famous as Del Monte.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17

The official returns show that the
Prohibition party of California has
failed to obtain the required number
of votes necessary to have the names
of its candidates hereafter placed on
the ballots without petitions. That
party received 1889 votes, or 80
less than the required 3 per cent of
all the votes cast.
The Prohibition party is in about
the same fix in Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17

Cleveland has extended the olive
branch to Hill of New York with the
Commission of Secretary Of State on
the end of it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-17
Geo. W. Kitzmeyer
HAS The
BEST STOCK OF FURNITURE

THE latest and best Wire Spring
1 Beds and Top Mattresses, and
all will be sold at such low figures
that it will not pay to send out of
town for furniture.
l will also do all kinds Of Repair
ing and Repolishing of furniture,
make over old spring beds, loung
es, etc., at most Reasonable Rates.
The work Of Upholstering will be
done by Mr.. Zehner, well known
mechanic and a resident of Carson.
All orders left at Geo. kitzmeyer's
store will receive prompt attention.
Honest work and Low Prices are
hereby guaranteed.
il Gro, w. KITzMEYER, Prop.
The record-union., 1892-12-13
DOES NOT WANT A CHANGE.
Germany VIII Continue to Adhere t.
the Gold Standard.

BERLIN, Dec. II. In the Reichstag
Count Meirbach, Conservative. asked if
the Government would assist the BIZ
metallists in the Brussels Monetary Con-
ference. Chancellor Caprivi replied that
the German delegates we've instructed not
to give assent to any proposal that re-
stricted Germany's right to decide what
should constitute her own currency and
to declare that Germany was content with
her present system and would not change
it. Caprivi concluded his remarks by
declaring that Germany would continue
to adhere to the gold standard.
The Chancellor said the Conservatives
evidently were trying to harness the cur
rency question and anti-semitism to the
same car. The events that had occurred
during the last few weeks had caused
him the greatest dismay. If anti-semitism
and bimetallism were to be used as derna-
gogic cries, the Government would have
to make determined stand. The cur
rency question, the Chancellor declared,
became more dangerous as material for
popular agitation the less it was under
stood. 1t would be deplorable If the hon
orable members of the Reichstag made
their attitude on the military bill de-
pendent upon bimetallism and placed the
latter question higher than the defensive
power of Germany. The Chancellor stated
that he wished 10 announce to the world
that Arndt, one of the German delegates
to the conference, was in no way con-
nected with the German Government.
The record-union., 1892-12-13
BLAZE AT MARTINEZ.

The Explosion of Lamp Causes the
Destruction of a Dry Goods store.
MARTINEZ, Dec. ia fire broke ont
this afternoon at o'clock in a store occu-
pied by j. Morris, dealer in clothing and
dry goods. It was caused by the explo-
sion of a coal oil lamp. The fire spread
quickly, and huge mass of smoke and
flames shot out from the building, a
wooden frame. The alarm spread rapidly
and citizens rushed to the spot and by
quick work subdued the flames, which
were confined to the interior of the store
and stock. The proprietor was absent at
the time, and the store was in charge of
his son, who had just lighted the lamp.
The store had only been recently opened
with new stock Of goods, said to be
worth $1,000, partly insured. The loss
cannot be estimated at present. The ad-
joining buildings were not injured. The
promptness with which the fire was ex-
tinguished saved the town from serious
conhagration.
The record-union., 1892-12-13
Strenuous Effort to Secure the Ad
mission Of Utah as a State.
THE MORMON HIERARCHY PLOTTING
TO THAT END.
Bill Introduced in the Senate to Aid
in the Construction of an Electric
Railway Between St. Louis and
Chicago = General Rosecrans and
Ex-Secretary Blaine Reported to
be Slightly Improved in Health.
special 70 the RrcoRp.UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The Mormon
Hierarchy at Salt Lake Will make very
strenuous effort to secure the admission
of Utah as State this winter. Colonel
Isaac Trumbo Of San Francisco, rein
forced by NJ. NJ. Es+3e of California, APP
pear to be the ID. ,entatives of the
church in this affnre The President of
the Mormon CIrrch and his chief coun-
selors are dec.triu that polyg g7rly has
been abandoned ! a tenet of faith; that
it was a mistaken notion of the character
Of the revelation, or mistake on the part
of the Deity who revealed it to Joseph
Smith, according to the testimony of
Brigham Young, for Joseph Smith never
promulgated the doctrine, is not clearly
stated.
Colonel Trumbo and Mr.. Estee also
represent the church in an effort to Sc
cure the revocation OF the Confiscation
Act, whereby the property Of the church
was contiscated by the United States.
of the Government. and is now rented by
the church for the use of the President
and his chief counselors
The creation OF a State out of the Terri
tory of Utah is, however the chief object
of the whole scheme. The Normons have
always looked upon the Democratic party
as more friendly to that proposition, be-
cause that party is welded to the doctrine
of States rights, and in the olden time
was supposed to be the support of the
twin relics of barbarism, polygamy and
Slay -rV -
The record-union., 1892-12-13
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
A. G. Wristen Charges His Wife With
Trying to Poison Him.

A. Z. Wristen Charges His Wife With
Trying to Poison Him.
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. IA divorce suit
was commenced in the Superior Court
to-day. A short time ago Mrs. Nellie A.
Wristen filed a complaint in the Superior
Court of San joaquin County against her
husband, A. c. Wristen, for maintenance.
alleging that on the 28th of last Septem-
ber, while the parties We're living in
Fresno, he drove her away from his home
without any means of support, and she
asked for the sum Of 500 per month and
attorneys fees. The Judge Of San Joaquin
County granted her an injunction re-
straining defendant disposing Of any of
his personal property.
The case was transferred to this county
on change Of venue, and came up for
hearing this morning on a cross-com-
plant filed by defendant DENYING the
equities of her complaint, ana asking the
court to dissolve the Injunction. De-
fendant also filed a cross complaint ask
ing for an absolute divorce, and alleging
that while he was sick in Fresno last Sep
tember his wife tried to poison him by
means Of arsenic poisons, and further
more all his property is his separate
property, and that there is no community
property of the $4,000 as alleged by
plaintiff