The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-05-26

the horrors OF centrallZatlOn AT the u
ties, and asserted that $5O,OOO went
out of Redwood county yearly to build
up the cities.
MR.. SMITH
came up smiling and confident, to tell
another little story of the boy who
told about his sister being spanked by
the hired man while the old folks
were at church, and when the boys
ouestioner protested, said that though
the man was squint-eyed and knock
kneed, his sister was doing 1.-The best
she could do" DR.. Fish had done the
best he could do, without meeting the
affirmative propositions. He told OF
young Englishman who came to Min
neapolis to work in a shoe manufac-
tory, and who told Mr.. Smith that he
was able to save enough out OF one
weeks wages to buy as much as he
could buy in Manchester with the say
ings of two months. He denied DIR.
Fish's statement as to impoverished
miners and wen cent corn in Nebras-
ka last year, claiming that to his
knowledge corn sold there last year at
SO cents per bushel and that the Penn
sylvania miners were SO prosperous
that many of their children were able
to buy farms in that state. Mr..
Smith wound up by saying that he was
not only proud of Lincoln, Stanton
and Garfield, but that he was proud
of this administration, proud of the
financial policy of his party, which
had made a United States dollar worth
its face the world over; he was proud
of Tom Reed, proud of VIM. McKin-
ley, and proud of Blaine. The speak
er's last sentences worked the audience
to pitch of the highest enthusiasm,
and led by Editor Hays, of Sleepy
Eye, the crowd cheered to the echo,
especially SO at the mention of Blaine.
As Mr.. Smith sat down amid loud
demonstrations Of applause, Dr. Fish
came forward to say that it was easy
to win victory by making false state
ments, and that he would wager a
thousand dollars against ten that no
corn was sold in Nebraska last year
for fifty cents a bushel, or even rs. TIC
this Smith retorted with exasperating
calmness, THAT is always the way
when a man gets beaten in an argu-
ment, he always wants to bet" The
crowd then howled again, while Fish
went on to say excitedly that Smiths
statement that silver had never beer
demonetized, was not true. The meet
ing was breaking up, but those in front
#
break of the controversy, of which tn {
reporter knows nothing except from
. hearsay.
BY WAY OF COMMENT.
DR.. Fish's statement elsewhere, dee:
, not agree in some points with the ties
I timOny of other witnesses of the affair
A number of persons timed the two
{ speakers and assert that the differ
, ence in time occupied by them was no
r more than two or three minutes, aD(
: some declare that the difference wa
l in DR.. Fish's favor. Both speakers ex
t ceeded their time a few minutes, &C
< cording to the testimony of the chair
man and others. AS to the other point
t raised by DR.. Fish, Mr.. Smith will b.
| here next week and the Gazette will
] endeavor to get statement from him
The tale of woe about the Nebrask;
1 corn raiser and the wretched Pennsyl
vania miner was nine-tenths pure fake
= as anyone can ascertain by investiga
? ton. In the first place, the averag
} Nebraska farmer doesn't get a pount
t of Pennsylvania coal. Both Kansa
: and Iowa are rich with bituminou
+ coal veins, and good coal can be ha(
J from these adjoining states as chea]
e or cheaper than here. In the secon'
a place, DR.. Fish's cents bushel wa
) such palpable exaggeration that h
b tried to hedge by changing the manu-
n script sent to this Office, partially eras
?, ing the 81" and substituting the I'll.
: This is altogether too thin, Doctor
S why didn't you make it II?
Concerning the Rochester story, a
l. old resident of that town declares tina
- - he can prove it an unmitigated lie.
DR. Fishs Statement.
;, On TRAIN TO GRANITE FALLS, MAY 2
v ED. GAZETTE: Will you kindly pc
NIT me word in your paper, given
the generous spirit toward an anita!
y onist that marked the audience in Il
r recent debate" While the close
% % the debate was misfortune to tt
as management of the affair, the auC
T. ence was certainly one of the kind
lg est ever assembled. In the last fl
~ minutes of the six minutes Of overtir
nc allowed Mr.. Smith he made three
- four statements which call for the ;
en- tention of the Republican Club.
Ia LIST. That nine-tenths of the mine
ne of Pennsylvania own farms, and til
lie the sons own farms. This false sta
at ment about an extremely impoyerish
ie class, who mostly work under t
u u Sweating SYSTEM" hardly requires
ca answer. None of them own farm
u u practically.
'er I'd. That the republican party &C
no not knock down silver" In 1873
ro- republican congress demonetized s
Nv yer. In 1874 it took away the lie:
~ tender value of silver. Universal ban
;o ruptcy followed. In 1879 the den
nov cratic congress partially restored
~, ver-and the republican president
in toed the bill. 1t was passed over
H. veto!
hes Sd. "Dr. Fish told us of II cent c.
He in Nebraska-but not a word of
hat magnificent crop this year at so ce
,ed per bushel." This falsehood was
ect glazing, SO outrageous, SO impious
,er. the republican club should disclaim
ces Eighteen cents is the highest pr
ore paid west of Kearney. Ten to twer
de- two cents covers the state. There
asst never been a bushel of corn ship
ap- out of Nebraska at so cents, and Sn
airs knew it.
He After the debate the audience
ncy gered. Mr.. Smith stated that the