The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-05

Mr.. HammOnQS entrance was
greeted with cheers. He was intro
duced by the chairman. He thanked
the convention for the honor shown
him. He said that he considered the
nomination as given to the young men
of the district, not to him personally
He believed that the Younger Demo-
Gratis would respond to the honor. We
hope to carry the district and that
there will be vigor and intel
ligence in the campaign. We
hope to add to the Democratic
vote by the efforts of the young men.
The Republicans may look to their
protected industries and monopolies
| for support, the Peoples party to the
government as some vast machine
which will riggt their wrongs, but we
look to the people. | shall be in the
campaign until the votes are counted
| shall go in with the intention of
winning. Stand by me and we will
poll a splendid vote.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following report:
| I'VE, the Democratic party Of the
Second Congressional district, of the
state Of Minnesota, affirming our
faith in the platform of principles
enunciated at Chicago at the national
| Democratic convention in 1892 that
in behalf of the Democrats of this
district futher resolve
That with jealous care of the right
of election by the people and favoring
an honest expression and fair count
Of the popular polls, we demand that
their choice so expressed shall deter
mine who shall be the president and
vice president of the United Sta ties, as
well as Senators in congress.
That cOndemning the unholy SyS-
TEN OF bribery and corruption in elect.
ions, we demand the most rigid enact
mentS, national and state, for the
punishment of the wholesale corrup-
ton and prostitution of the elective
franchise in the purchase of votes, and
cOrruptions at elections so prevalent
That all things being equal, we de.
mand that the defendant of the
nation, soldier and sailor, be preferred
in appointments to office by the
national government.
Whilst favoring ample rewards fol
the gallant services of Union defen.
ders, we demand that all who fought
honestly to maintain the flag of our
glorious union be placed on equal
footing, alike before the law, as tC
arrears of pension, service pension,
and bounty.
That the government, as an act OF
equal and exact Justice place the men
of this state in the mercilesS savage
Indian war of 1862, including the reg
| iment known as the First Minnesota
Mounted Rangers, on the same foot
ing as to bounty, with the other troops
enlisted in the service of the United
States.
The report was adopted.
e St. Julien Cox was sent for, and
when he had arrived and been intro
duced, he declared that our free gov
eminent is in the very throes of disso-
luton. What the causes are, | don't
care, but the fact is there like black
pail The Democracy is not response
BILE for it. The blood of our labOrlng
men cries aloud for relief, and capital
demands protection from It's en-
ployes. The laboring element OF the
country has placed itself in contra
junction with capital. We must GO
back to the old Democratic principle,
"equal and exact Justice to all, favor
Itism to none" We are confronted
with agricultural depression, though
they are as well off as any other class.
l am no calamity bowler, and repudi-
ate the statement that our farmers
are paupers. There is a general de-
preston, and $4,000 tramps. We have
1000 millionaires piling up their
wealth. In % years 100000, 900, 600
acres of land has been devoted to mon
opolies. Harrison got his nomination
by 100 niggers and $50 office holders,
He congratulated the convention up
on it's good and wise work.
Three cheers were given for Capt
Cox, and then for Winfield Scott Ham
mond, and the convention broke uE
without the formality of adjourning.