The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-17

equal to every other dollar. He
eulogized Harrison and Reid, and
closed by urging individual effort in
the coming campaign.
Prof. J. t. McCleary was the second
speaker and was introduced as our
next Congressman. He said that he
was glad to belong to the party of the
enlightenment of the nineteenth
century, not to that of the supersti-
tion Of the fifteenth century. AL
though the nominations were made
on Friday, the ticket would be sue
cessful, statements of democrats to
the contrary Notwithstanding. AL
though Harrison has been nominated
for the second term he will be success
full. Nine times in the country's his
tory have presidents run for the Sec
Ond term and seven times they were
successful. The only cases where they
were unsuccessful was whenHarrison's
grandfather defeated Van Buren, and
when the present President Harrison
defeated Grover Cleveland. The
speaker stated his strong belief in the
sincerity of James G. Blaine in all his
actions relating to his attitude toward
the nomination, from his February
letter to the present day. He closed
by saying that Harrison and Reid will
march on to victory standing on a
platform that the bravest dare not
and cannot aSsail.
Lieut.. Gov. g. S. Ives was then in
troduced and made a very excellent
impression, though he had been so I'M
well in the forenoon that he had
thought that he could not be present.
He spoke Of the opposition to Harri-
son in the convention, saying that it
came from various sources. The sill
yer men opposed him on account of his
stand on the silver question, and
those who want office opposed him be-
cause they want new distribution OF
public patronage. Both of these
classes had selfish motives and the
speaker had no sympathy for them.
He had sympathy for the other class,
which was sincere in wishing to see
another man nominated but were
disappointed. He said that he did
not yield to any man in his admiration
of Blaine, and thought that there is
no doubt that his last act is capable
of an explanation. He had favored
Blaine'S nomination until the Febru-
airy letter, and having then stepped
out of the way he had since favored
Harrison. The latter as an orator, a
statesman, and president has shown
what can be done by earnest work
He reached eminence as a lawyer, as
an orator and as soldier. In the
army his regiment was finely disci-
plined. After Blaine has received all
the credit that is due him in regard
to the success of the present admins
tration, still Harrison must have
great credit. There is every chance
for success this fall. The party and
it's principles are in better condition
than ever before. The platform is a
broad one. The speaker referred to
the great care with which the Repub-
licans had changed the tariff duties
securing all possible testimony, and
contrasted this with the present hap
hazard policy of the Democrats in at
lacking the bill piecemeal and tax
ing no evidence to show what effect
their proposed changes would make.
The same is true in regard to silver
legislation.
John Lunn was the last speaker,
and said that the campaign should be
education. 1t should neither in
terfere with business or make person
al enemies. When he came to this
country from England he became a
Republican because that party's
principles appealed to his best moral
instincts and principles.