The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04
OF Blue Earth County, Met In
This City Tuesday, Listen
ed to Several Speeches
of Prominent Ali
ance Men.
And Received a Verbal Report
From The Railroad Com
mittee, Through General
Pope AS to COnces-
SiOnS In Freight
Bates.

chairman and Frank Griffen secretary
protein. A committee on credentials
was appointed, Mr.. John Diamond
acting as chairman. Just before
recess, Frank Hoskins, editor of the
Alliance Adrocdte, was heard on the
wheat question. He was listened to
with rapt attention from beginning
to end.
An adjournment was taken at this
time until half past one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When Mr.. Geo. May called the
meeting to order, there were in the
neighborhood of $50 persons present,
including delegates and onlookers.
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials showed that 13 chapters of
the county Alliance were represent
ed. On motion the delegates were
admitted and with them five gentle
men from this city.
1t being the desire Of the dele
gates to follow the plan mapped out at a
recent meeting at Good Thunder, Mr..
Mr.. John Diamond was called up to
report his Investigation on the ques-
tion of ''twine." 1t had been his
desire from the start to ascertain
from the state officials certain prices
on Irvine or rather the raw material,
but to all of his letters he had been
denied the information. He said that
he had written to a host of men who
could have told him had they so de-
sired. Even Jerry Simpson, better
known as ''Sockless Jerry" did not as
much as reply to his communication.
Mr.. Diamond read several letters to
show how he had been referred from
one to another and wound up reading
an extract from an article in
the Western Rural. At this stage of
the meeting the minutes of the pre-
yious meeting were read and on mo-
tion were adopted. Although Mr.. A
M. Morrison had been selected to
talk upon the Sub-Treasury plan, he
gave way to Mr.. D. N. Thayer, who
addressed the gathering for about
twenty minutes. In his opening re-
marks he said that there was no other
question of so much Importance as
that of the Sub-Treasury bill. He
believed it was the foundation stone
of reform. In no unmistakable man
ner, he condemned the Capitalization
of money with few. He thought the
people ought to get their money
direct from the government and not
be compelled to go to the banker for
it. At the conclusion of his address,
Mr.. Peter McGrath talked on the
necessity of the Peoples Party"
Mr.. McGrath has strong lungs and
the first word that passed his lips
could be heard in the rear of the
room. He struck from the shoulder
from the start and his audience ap-
peared to be with him. He began at
the Declaration of Independence and
came on down through the years to
what he called the Declaration of
Industrial Independence. In the
midst Of his arguments he startled
his hearers by saying that there was
but two remedieS-the ballot or the
bullet. The speaker thought that
the telegraph system should be con-
trolled by the people. When Mr..
McGrath had taken his seat mid loud
applause, Mr.. T. NJ. Currier was called
for to talk on the subject of the Free
Coinage of Silver" By his own re-
quest the address was postponed I'm
til future day.
On motion it was decided to hear
from the committee on transporta-
ton. In the absence of Gen. Baker,
the chairman, Gen. E. NJ. Pope was
called for. Mr.. John Diamond re-
quested that the report be made in
writing. Mr.. f. NJ. Currier thought
it not recessary, but after some dis
cussion it was decided to listen to a
verbal report and then to have a
written report at later day. In a
clear and distinct manner, General
Pope went over the ground from the
time Of the appointing of committee
down to the present time.
The FREE PRESS and other papers
have from time to time. given the
workings of the committee and the
benefits derived by the farmers and
merchants through the earnest work
of Gen. Pope, Mr.. Currier and others,
consequently it is not necessary to
go over the same ground again.
By a unanimous vote Of the dele
gates, the report was accepted. Or
motion the meeting adjourned t.
half past seven o'clock to meet at TIT
| Board of Trade room.
EVENING SESSION.
| 1t was few minutes to eigh