The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23

vention to be careful to select men to
the legislature who would aid in
equalizing taxation taking the
grounds that the farmers were paying
more than their proportion. In his
characteristic way the General spoke
of the monopOlies that were eking out
the life blood of the dear people, and
this in spite of the law.
OF course the General could not pre-
sumo to discuss the matters of trusts
without changing their existence to
| the administration. He spoke of the
coal trust and justly scored it. 1t is
unquestionably the most damnable
com bination which ever came tOgeth-
er, but the Republican party is just
about as much to blame for this as it
is for the change in the weather. The
General tried, and no doubt to his own
satisfaction did, show that it was his
| hearers and not he who had Strayed
| On all the great Reform sentiments
we mast stand together. Even now
we agree on the greater Reform prin-
ciples and the Refrom people should
not permit themselves to be divided
on small matters. He turned the
railroads over and jumped the neck of
the so-called wheat combine and
| told his hearers that every wheat
grower throughout the state was at
their mercy. While the General lack
ed the evidence, and so admitted, he
believed that the northwest was to-
day divided into districts and through
this secret chamber the price of every
| farmers wheat was made and thefar
mers' neck ground to the earth. He
appealed Justify for every man to
stand with him to crowd out cOrrup-
tion and carry on these battles for re-
form. Don't force men out whose
sympathies are with you. 81 had
brought harsh words upon me from
Republicans because / have stepped
out and joined hands with the far
mers, one of whom l am" The
speaker in a lofty flight of oratory told
what causes led up to the opposition
and won nOn-Sympathy of the metro
politan papers, claiming that they
were surrounded by Chambers of Com
merce, Boards of Trade, Railroads,
Junk shops and Robbers. The Gen
eral said he was not one who believed
hat the farmers of this state were
pauperS. He had no sympathy with
such statements but he did not pro-
pose to set by and see the farmers rob-
bed Of what justly belongs to them.
I'VE don't want to get down on our
knees and claim that we are miser-
able set of pauperS. Let us stand up
and demand our rights like men and
not like mendicants. The speaker
said that the railroads and combines
today control legislation and run the
courts. He asked the convention
whether or not this sort of thing
should be longer permitted.
The General spoke glowingly of the
record of the Republican party in put
ting down slavery and he felt proud
to stand up and defend the party of
that day, but he now found that once
grand old party, the party that was
enSlaving the people of this day.
Peter McGrath asked the General
how he was going to reduce the tariff
or give US free trade with present eX-
travagance. The tariff now only
brings $400,000,O0O per year while it
takes $500,000,000 to run the govern
ment. The General said he would
have an income tax, then went
into the strike question, making his
points in the demagogical style which
he has in such an accomplished style
mastered.
The General was frequently ap-
plauded, and although he made de-
cidedly enthusiastic speech, but en-
tirely too full of buncome.
The committee on credentials now
being ready to report submitted the
following
LIST OF DELEGATES.
A M Morrison, D A Thayer, G. r
Beals, 10 Khegarz, Adam Klugarz,
Thos Strong, ] Burwell, W L Stevens:
d Rosenberger, H Nadke, Jas Weir,
w L Long, j A Stewart, D Fleming,
e w Parker, Walter Henry, VIM
Webb, w H Graves, ] n Mullen, T
Bowman, Geo Haight, John Hilbert,
Gus Albert, Jas Ballard, d P Davies,
Philip Jenkins, Fred Arndt, Roland
Evans, Ole X Olson, H Brules, George
May, ] w Bow, T Hoverson, o T Sc
version, X Knudson, ] B Daily, j w
Sprague, Geo Long, Jud Cornell, Geo
Bissell, F V Paff, A Englebritson, Jno
Warwick, w L Comstock, B H Ger
ZACH, Frank Kennedy, M M Pratt,
John Lyman, Geo Yeager, Christ S
Rowland, F w Milbreth, D Murphy,
P McGrath, Chas Bennett, M Fitz-
simmons, A HI Madison, John Wood
hall. W D Johnson, E Maxwell, M
Russell. John j Lynch, Matt Lynch,
Jes Fields, Chas Fleming, ChaS Rec
tor, Lloyd Wilder, f Peske, John
O'Brien, M Nary. Matt Weir, VIM
Carey, W L Long, Jas Weir, M Fog
erty.
The convention now took a recess
for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee got together prompt
ly at 1:20 and Mr.. Morrison, on behalf
of the committee presented resolu-
tions which favor S M Owens for
United States Senator; declare for
good roads and oppose additional ap-
preparations for World Fair purposes.
The following nominations
have been made: For represen-
tatives, VIM Wdbb, f M Currier, and
J S Burwell. Auditor, S o Randall,
Sheriff, w J Glynn,. Register of
Deeds, Frank Ady.
1t is currently reported here that
the plan for tomorrow is for the Dem
ocrats to endose the legislative ticket
in return for the concessions that were
made upon the balance of the ticket
today.
LITERARY NOTES.
The October number of The Forum
will contain an article on the Cholera