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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
THE ALLIANCE CONVENTION.

The Alliance party, or rather what
there is left of it, met in state con-
vention yesterday for the purpose of
putting state ticket in the field,
but they changed their minds and on
ly nominated a candidate for gov
ernor, according that honor to Gen.
]. 81. Baker, of Blue Earth county.
OF the 2S6 delegates who were to COM
pose the convention, not over 100
were present and these were divided
in two factions, one of which desired
10 put a full ticket in the field and
the other prefering to attempt re-
Cancellation with the Donnelly crowd.
1t was upon this basis that Gen. Ba-
ker accepted the nomination for gov
ernOr, which he said came to him I'M
expectedly. Just how he expects to
bring about this reconciliation with
out reputation of principle is hard
to see. A few weeks ago the General
refused to stand upon the Peoples
party platform as candidate for con-
gress in this district. Would he be
willing to stand upon their platform
for the governorship? The question
is, does he propose TO surrender the
principles he claims to stand for, in
effecting reunion, or does he ex-
pect the Donnelly crowd to forsake
the views that they have built up
their party with? Which side is to
eat the dish of crow?
Or if, as has been rumored, they
turn to that great oracle'of modern re-
form, the Democratic party, for the
purpose of fusion, how much have
they bettered the dilemma in which
they find themselves? For no one
has been more vigorous in the denun-
citation of the ways of Democracy,
than has Gen. Baker, and in a fusion
he must swallow all this, or else De-
mocracy must come forward and &C
knowledge the corn, which it will I'M
doubtedly be 10th to do.
Studied from every point of view it
is hard to see how the Alliance party
can do otherwise than follow the
path its platform maps out, and
without looking to the right or
left, stand steadfastly by the course
it has declared for during the past
few weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

From the Minneapolis Journal we
learn that the executive committee of
the state Republican league will hold
a meeting at the rooms of the Union
League at 2 p. N. July q, the day be-
fore the state convention. The meet
ing is called to consider the plans of
the work of the league during the
campaign and also to elect Is dele
gates to the national convention at
Buffalo Sept. l. Probably the meet
ing will be enlarged and invitations
sent to the presidents and secretaries
of all clubs throughout the state.
While the matter has not yet been de,
termined upon it is probable that the
visitors will be specially entertained
in the evening. The meeting is sim
ply for the consideration of partymat-
tiers and it is perhaps unnecessary to
add that it will not be in the interests
of any candidate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
ANYTHING FOR "HARMONY.

The Alliance party, or at least the
small remnant that is left Of that
once vigorous sprlg, is very anxious,
through its towering leaders, Baker
and Erwin-to. harmonic" with the
Peoples party and have the two come
together on single State ticket.
1t is amusing, however, to note that
the only consideration for the social
ed harmony" which is entertained
by the Alliance is that Donnelly be
ignored and his ambition for place
be violently sat upon. This is ''har-
mony" with a very Target Fl. Mr.. Don
nelly has his grip so firmly about the
throat Of the Peoples party that he
will not let go because it may please
Gen. Baker or attorney Erwin even
though it be for harmony. Donnelly
don't harmonic" that way. He is
not built on that kind of a frame as
the other fellows will find when they
get after him,
The scheme as now outlined to
bring about combination of those
two contending parties is for Gen. Ba
ker to resign from the ticket and ask
for the selection of Hon. E. T. Champ
lin, of this county as the candidate
for Governor. Baker has repudiated
the sub-treasury nonsense of the PeO-
nles Marty and his candidacy as a con-
sequence is out of the question. Mr..
Champlin has wisely held himself
aloof from any commitment on the
question and it is felt that he would
be acceptable to both parties. Very
nice scheme this, but before it is con-
summated Mr.. Donelly will have an
inning. 1t is like him to knock the
proposition endwise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
THE GOVERNORSHIP.

The gubernatorial contest for the
Republican nomination is now on and
will be warmly contested until a de-
cision is reached in the State conven-
tion On the 2Sth day of this month.
The present indications are that Hon.
Knute Nelson will be the choice of
the convention by large majority.
The sentiment of the party through
out the state seems to be practically
in his favor. During the past two or
three months we have noted closely
the drift of opinion among our eX-
changes, and it has steadily crystal
lied in his favor, and the pulse Of the
country press is a good index to the
sentiment behind it. The same may be
said Of interviews with various citi-
zens throughout the state that have
been published, not onlyin the dailies
Of the large cities, but in the local
press. That there is some foundation
for the above expressed belief that
Mr.. Nelson will receive the nomina-
ton, may be noted by the fact that
the counties of Clay, Goodhue, Mile
Laos, Lac qui Parle, Crow Wing and
Grant, which have held their conyen-
tions, have instructed their respective
delegations to vote for Mr.. Nelson
for governor.
But because public sentiment seems
be rapidly concentrating upon the
Alexandria statesman, it by no means
implies that he will have the field all
to himself. The friends of ex-Gov.
McGill and Lieut.. Gov. Ives are not
idle, and these two gentlemen will
enter the convention with considera-
BILE of following, and should fate
turn fortunes wheel so as to leave
the nomination with either of them,
it would be an honor most worthily
bestowed.
One of the pleasant features of the
canvass is the pleasant manner in
which it is being carried on. No bit
terness whatever is being engendered,
the differences expressed simply being
those of personal choice or local pride.
Whoever is the choice of the conven-
tion will be the unanimous choice of
the party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
ATTEMPT TO MAKE CAPITAL.

OF course the Democratic papers
are quick to jump to the conclusion
that the tariff is at the bottom of the
trouble at Homestead. But as one
studies the subject more closely, he
fails to see where it cuts any figure in
the matter. The main trouble seems
to be weak human nature. If the
statement that the tariff is the cause
Of the difficulty is true, then it was
the reduction in the duty upon iron
and steel which was made by the Nc
KinleY law that is at the bottom of
the affair, and the friends of protec-
ton have the best of the argument.
But such matters as the Homestead
difficulty would notbe eliminated from
our midst, should the tariff plank of
the Chicago platform be carried
into effect. 1t was Cardinal Manning,
one of the greatest thinkers of mod
ern times, who said that ''free trade
created two things-the world of
wealth and the world of want" This
has been the case in England and
would simply be repeated her. 1t is
against small reduction that the
workmen are now contending, they
would then be objecting to still great
er reductions. If memory serves US
right, this is the first serious difficult
ty that has ever occurred at Home
stead
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
ONE INSTANCE.

A Goodhue county farmer, SAYS the
Red Wing Republican, was told by
Minneapolis merchant, recently, to
| illustrate the effect of the Mckinley
bill, that he had bought two-quart
glass fruit jars for 90 cents a dozen
before the Mckinley bill passed,
while last year he had to pay $3.50.
Looking at the tariff act we found
the new duty to be 60 per cent. ad
valorem, the old duty being 40 per
cent. ad valorem. OF a price of 80
cents on imported fruit jars the duty
would form little less than 24A cents,
the cost before Importation being a
little more than 644 cents. The in
crease of the Mckinley bill could not
increase the duty on such value of
glass jars quite Is cents dozen. So
that the cost, lowing to the McKin-
ley BILL" could not be above S1.03 a
dozen. 1t was therefore clear that
the Minneapolis man did not tell the
truth in attributing the alleged rise
to the Mckinley bill.
We invited the farmer to accom-
pany US to Peter Kempe's to learn
what the price really had been. The
farmer declined, but we can not leave
an honest man to believe lie. We
went TO Mr.. Kempe and asked him,
what increase in the cost of his fruit
jars had been make by the Mckinley
bill. mo increase at ALL" said he,
l have bought jars this year cheaper
than ever before" He then said that
there are fluctuations in prices with
which the tariff has nothing to do.
Last year, in the spring, be said, he
bought jars for $1,000 gross. In the
fall, the fruit crop was immense,
prices Of fruit and sugar were low,
there was trouble to get jars enough
and the price reached SIS gross.
Here were the Minneapolis mans
extremes outdone in single year and
yet Mr.. Kempe says jars have been
lower this year than he ever knew
them before.
Mr.. d. NJ. Neil was present at the
beginning of the talk on glass, and
said among other things that mirror
glass is now selling as low and lower
than it was even before the price was
advanced in anticipation of the pas
sage of the Mckinley bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

BETWEEN brutal assaults, lynch.
ings and highway robberies, the state
of new Jersey is gaining an unenvi-
able notoriety. The alleged wild and
woody west is not in the race at ALL
Seattle Telegraph.
Well, what is there strange in the
degeneracy Of New Jersey? Has not
the great Democratic prophet of Evil
Grover taken up his headquarters in
BuZzard Bay from which he is con-
structing a soundless, secret council
hall in which to hold the secret coun-
ellis Of the great prophet and his fol-
lowers in their places to make New
Jersey as infamous as New York has
grown to be during his residence in
that city?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
THE Kansas Democrats in conyt

THE Kansas Democrats in conven.
ton decided not to put an electoral
ticket in the field, but to cast the
Democratic vote for the Peoples tick
ct, and the St. Paul Globe congratu.
lates them for their good sense in de.
sorting their own party presidential
ticket, and forsaking principle, il
there is any in Democracy, and going
over to a party that by its platform
seems to have full supply of the
crankisms of the day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

THERE is considerable difference of
opinion as to which Of the three can
didates for congress i'll this district
has the Lac-qui Parle county delega-
tion. Mr.. McCleary received tele-
gram on the adjournment of the con-
vention that six of the delegates were
sure for him. Mr.. Turrell claims that
this information is tail end to-that he
has six and McCleary two. Then Char
ly Davis says he is not guessing at the
situation when he asserts that the
delegation stands three for himself
three for Turrill and two for McCleary.
The reader can suit himself as to
which statement to accept.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

WINDOW Reporter: Our friend of
the st. Peter Herald says that Major
Mckinley must have had the sons and
daughters of the Goulds, Vanderbilts,
Mills and others in mind when he
said that the protective theory
stands for the American home, the
American boy and the American
girl" He evidently had some one in
view. But whom did the 342 dele
gates in the Democratic national con-
vention have in view when they voted
for the majority report of the COM
mlttee on resolutions which favored
protection to Americans? 1t is 'eyi-
dent" that the majority of the con-
vention who accepted the minority
report didn't have sin mind" Amer
lean homes of any character, rich or
poor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

SEALED proposals for fusion with
any party thankfully received. Adj
dress J. III. Baker, Blue Earth City.
Minneapolis Times.
The genial General can be reached
only by addressing him at "Oak Cliff,
Farm, Town of Rapidan, Garden City,
Mimi" The same may be continued
to suit the bidder, but don't address
him at Blue Earth City unless you are
prepared to fight dynamite.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

Your Uncle Jerry is redeeming
himself this week with the elegant
weather he is giving. Rain is good
thing in its place and the wet spring,
in spite of some of its drawbacks, was
a most favorable thing for the farm
ers, but the time has now come, when
every day Of sunshine means thous-
ands of dollars to the northwest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

THE Winnebago City Press Netrs
pays this deserved compliment to
Blue Earth county's congressional
candidate:
Prof. McCleary's chances for secur-
ing the Republican congressional
nomination in the Second district
are now considered good. 1t would
be an honor to this district to be rep
resented at Washington by such a
clean-cut gentleman and distin-
guished scholar as Prof. McCleary, Of
MankatO,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
A DEMAGOGIC PROCEEDING.

The only thing the free trade Dem
ocratic press can see in the labor
trouble at Homestead, is chance to
attempt to make political capital out
OF it. 1t is chance well suited to
the purpose Of demagogues, but one
would suppose that a great party,
which desires to have the interests Of
the country intrusted to its care,
would rise above the demagogical at
titude Of gloating over the trouble
that has been precipitated upon the
people of section of our country for
few fieeting hours of power.
Some Of the statements that have
been made by these papers are of a
most infammatory nature, and almost
border upon the arnachistic. They
pass over all the trouble leading up to
the outbreak, and assume that the
protective tariff is at the bottom Of
it. and then follow with the most fiery
denunciation of that system. Lucky
indeed it is for the welfare of the ma
ton that several months intervene
before election that the sober Judge
ment of the people me- hayf ; chance
to exert itself and v 9TH
ings and find them wanJl.
The assertion of - mat a
high tariff breeds strlKes Is without
foundation. If it were true we would
find them confined entirely to this
country, but upon looking around we
find that free trade England is not free
from them. Neither is their assertion
true that the tariff grinds down
labor and keeps it upon the verge Of
starvation. There are many things
which go to prove that labor in this
country receives larger share Of the
wealth produced, than does that of
Great Britain. The fact that the
strikers at Homestead had a fund
saved up from their earnings, of be-
tween 5000, 900 and 100000 to be used
to support them in this strike, is evil
dence that the tariff does not grind
them down to starvation wages.
1t has never been claimed for the
tariff that it would prevent strikes.
In fact, the free trade crowd have
invented more things that the tariff
will and will not do, than its friends
ever claimed for it. The affairs at
Homestead would:have happened just
the same had "a revenue tariff law
been upon our statute books, and the
country would be cursed with great
er frequency Of them than it is now.
The tramps that now dot our high
ways would become continuous mass
of humanity, were the English sys-
tenn inauguurated in our land.
This is no time for incendiary ut
terances, and those who will take this
opportunity to indulge in talk which
will only add fuel to the flames, are
not friends Of this country's welfare.
This is time when words that will
induce the return of calm reason
should be used and not assertions as
some papers put it that this is the
commencement of bloody struggle
between labor and capital. This out
break is no more the forerunner of
such an outbreak, than the soft sum-
mer breeze is an indication of the
coming cyclone.
Instead of trying to make political
capital by preventing the facts, it
would look much better and be more
christian-like, if the free trade writ
ers would turn their efforts to help
lift our present civilization out of its
self1shness, to higher plane.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

BEN BUTLER says he doesn't take
any interest in the presidential ca M
paign. This looks as though Ben was
lOoSing his powers with his advanc-
ing years. He used to take great in
terest in such matters, and make
Others aware of it by the sharpness of
his tongue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

AFTER witnessing Stanley's defeat
for a seat in parliament in spite of
his wife's electioneering, Senator Hill
will probably conclude that he will
fare no worse to remain a bachelor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

IT is said that it will take ticket
over three feet in length to contain
the names Of the candidates nomi-
mated by the various parties for ma
tional, state and county officers. The
names of the electors alone will re-
Quire 19 inches, while the state tick
cts will take at least Is inches more
of space.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

THE Peoples party will be obliged
to secure 1900 siguers to get their
nominations for state officers upon
the ticket this fall, as provided by
the new ballot law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

Rock Co. Herald: Weaver is to
Iowa what Donnelly is to Minnesota.
He was Republican so long as that
party would give him Office, and since
that party discarded him he has allied
himself with every boiling movement
known in his state. He was once, it
will be remembered, the nominee of
the Greenback party for president,
and at that time came nearer becom-
ing president of the United States
than he ever will again.
Moorhead Ne,cs: The sen ate COM
mittee has recomme nded theappropri-
alton of S., 600, 900 in aid of the World IS
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
This recommendation should be en-
acted into law, as the enterprise is
one that requires the expenditure of
princely sums of money and the NUM-
ficent contributions Of Chicago and
the state governments should be lib
orally supplemented by the national
government, as the honor and good
name of the nation are at stake.
La Cross Republicans: In 1916 the
United States practically abandoned
protection, and in 1851 most of the
protective duties that remained were
removed. In the latter year the coun-
try was filed with tramps. Everyone
who it old enough remembers the dis
tressful situation of labor at that time
and until after the adoption of the
Morrill, tariff by Republican Con-
gress. Mechanics were idle and the
mills were closed. the ores remained
in their native place and the purchas-
| ing power of the wages Of those who
had employment was far below the
point Of supplying more than the
barest necessaries of life. Let prac-
tical common sense be applied to the
discussion of this subject, and the
vaporings of demagogues not be &C
cepted as logical arguments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
chen she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-02

sTyo .bielygGiead since last Noyem,
per" said 6iNjinan who landed in New
York O ftW6Sys ago, "6nd nay expert
snce has bgfnt6ub Of peryer,Itls To
begin with in Sunny Italy last winter
we almost froza TO DEATH shall never
Forget the degolation and chilly discom.
Tort OF those Roman and Florrniino
lodgings. In May we went 20 London,
because that is the month we were told
70 enjoy that metropolis. II ruiued all
the time that 1t was not 30 cold we We're
porishing. We did the cathedral towns
IN uninterrupted rain aud mist, My
idea Of English ca,hodrals 10 cot IN u
eloud Of gray moisture.
1--WE drove out to Rosalnd castle
From Edinburgh in tho most piiless
tainstorm 4 ever experienced, so THAT
Sllstoric place has also wet blanket
thrown over 1t for an timo IN my mind.
go 10 Deyonshire IN July for cool
Resther,' we wero told. We did and
Fwelterba Tho traditional green
English lauas were brown aud diy. Il
wasn't much better on the continent.
AZ one place after in tho afternoon a
chill mist always settled tnnt ppne,
AIated ones very bones; Mt others sud.
den dreuching showers were daily uc.
turrenCcs.
81 should think Europeans who come
over here must mUryul at uur mouut
ony OF glorious sunny days, with ON
charming summer twilights fading slow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-02

Bailey Hoover. young man employed
on tho Curtis ranch. reports q strange
experience with birds He was driving
single horse buggy from the Fair
ranch. when alput two miles from
Knight's Landing he wns suddenly
startled out Of do2e by myriads Of
birds, which swnrmod Down upon him,
screaming ungrily and flying at him.
The air was literally black with them,
and they viciously attacked the horse.
which WIS frightened into frantic
effort TO run away.
The young man was scared beyond
his powers Of description. iio fought
the birds of with his whip and direct
INK the horse rs beet he could was soon
beyond their pursuit.
Hoover ontortaius a supcrstitious fear
TINT the incident portcuds evil for him.
aud u sure something bad "a going Gu
happen to him before long. He said
they were nearly all blHckbirds, al.
though there appeared To he other
species among tire army Of his winged
enemies. Woodland Mail.