The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-04
A Great Torch Light Process
sion, Firing of Cannon
And Other Demon
stratiOns.
The Eloquent Speaker Lays
Bare the False Preten-
ses of Democracy.
The Practical Benefits of the
Protective Tariff Brought
Home to Blue Earth
County.
The Large MankatO Contingent
Royalty Treated by Ma
pletOn's Generous
Citizens.


The greatest political demonstra-
tion ever witnessed in Blue Earth
county, outside of MankatO, took
place at Mapleton Friday evening.
Full preparations had been made for
the occasion and all of the stores and
many of the private residences were
Illuminated with candles, presenting
beautiful appearance. The Vernon
Center band was on hand and fur
nished good music. The town was
crowded with people, many of whom
had driven for miles to be pres
emit.
The special train from MankatO
took 200 men from this city and car
ried 500 torches, with which the
marchers were provided. A number
of transparancies were also in line,
bearing appropriate notices. The
Scandinavian Club was out in force
in it's handsome uniform and present
ed an attractive appearance. The
Concordia band accompanied the Man
kato delegation and made a good
impression upon all. Delegations
boarded the train at Rapidan and
Good Thunder.
The parade was several blocks in
length and contained more than
double as many marchers and torches
as participated in the Democratic pa
rade the other evening, the meeting
was far ahead of the Democratic rally.
An anvil roared forth salute.
A pleasan feature of the parade
was the bicycle brigade, composed of
thirty-five cyclists from this city.
This is novel feature in professions
of this kind.
The opera house was crowded and
fully 800 people were present, land many
were unable to gain admission. The
hall was decorated.
G. G.. Spaulding presided in his usual
happy manner.
The Vernon Center band opened
the exercises by rendering a lively
air
The Mankato Glee Club, Messrs.
Musser, Williams, Wright and Nc
Mahill, appeared wearing campaign
hats and sang There's head under
grandfather's hat" 1t was enchored
and sang ooh, the Democratic boat is
leaky machine
Senator Davis was then introduced
and was received with cheers and ap-
plause. He gave an eloquent address
which was very we'll received. He
said that all things considered he had
never seen a finer display in the state
than he had this night.
He was glad to see women take an
interest in politics and turn out as
they have tonight, for with them TAX
ing such an interest corruption must
cease and the dragon in American
politics will be dragged from his tenn
pie.
The speaker highly eulogized Knute
Nelson and spoke of his career, be-
speaking for him the support of the
people of Blue Earth county. He did
the same as to Prof. McCleary. He be-
spoke the united suffrage of the Re
publicans for their county ticket, urg-
ing them to vote the straight ticket.
He then referred to his own candi-
dacy for re election as q. Senator He
said that he had faithfully tried to
| fulfill his duties. He loved populari-
ty as dearly as anyone, but the pOpu-
larity that comes after duty perform
ed rather than before. He reserved
the right to speak his own mind as he
had done during the past twenty
years.
He denied that the farmers are over
come with poverty, as some had tried
to make out. He then took up the
currency question. Free coinage has
been stopped by all nations of the
world for years, but the United States
has in certain measure kept it up.
But of late horde of wild theories
have sprung up, backed by the silver
mine owners. He did not want the
Rothchilds of Europe to be permitted
to bring the 81 1000, OOO,O 900 of discredit-
ed foreign silver into America. The
American people would be foolish to
demand this, as we are creditor ma
tion. The county of Blue Earth is
creditor in the sum of 81, OOO,O 900 which
it's farmers have on deposit in the
Mankato banks, as | am told
The subtreasury scheme was then
taken up. He said that he never liked
a mortgage, even without interest
The great flaw with the scheme is