The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-11
"Peck Picked, the Dems are Check

"Peck Picked, the Denis are Check
"Fusion is a Hoodoo."
"Vote for Nelson, the Little Giant.
"Tin Plate Liars of 1890 Routed"
ed"
"Grandpa's Hat is Two Small"
"Chicago Wheat Gamblers and Min
nesota Dems Allied"
"Rolling up our Majority"
High Prices Myth"
'..Time INDICATED Pat Egan."
'Baker Flopped in Vain"
1--WE present Clean County Tick
et."
"Grover's Pension Vetoes Stopped
Forever"
..5S for for Steve Steve Not Muchm
Owing to the rough condition of
Broad street, on account of the sewer
excavations, that street was left out
of the line of march, much to the dis
appointment of residents there, many
of whom had Illuminated and deco
rated their residences in a very at
tractive manner.
The Flambeau Club reserved it's
fire works until it came down Front
street on the return march. Then
the air was filled with rockets and ro-
man candles, torpedoes and other ex-
plosives. The sight was a grand and
inspiring one. The club is in better
condition than ever before and gave a
thoroughly satisfactory exhibit.
Owing to the GOODNESS of the night
the idea of having out of door speak
ing was abandoned, and the crowd as
sembled in the corridor of The Saul
paugh, where the speakers mounted a
table and addressed those present.
The Luric quartet, of Gustavus
Adolphus College, St. Peter, sang a
piece in their native tongue, which
was heartily applauded.
Geo. T. Barr took the table and in a
few pleasant words introduced Hon.
@. r. Davis, of St. Peter, who said:
Where did you all come from and
what are you here for? You came
from a garden spot and from the great
city of Mankato, and you are here to
assist in the election of one of the
greatest presidents we ever had. The
enemy's platforms have heretofore
been shutting and meaningless and
we have been unable to place them.
Today they have thrown off the mask
and appear in their true colors and
have planted before you a platform
upon which they seek to revolutionize
the entire industrial field of the coun-
try. The Democrats have ever tried
to make this beautiful country pure
ly agricultural one, but they cannot
do it. The country will not submit t
to be dominated by European coun-
tries. The prosperity of America is
mainly due to it's protective tariff.
Even Prince Bismarck admits it and
advises Germany to follow the pre-
cept. The Democrats have swung
over to the English colonial free trade
system. They try to discourage you
by telling you that the tariff sys-
tenn is fraud and we are taxed to
death. You know that such is not
the case; and that not one item is
higher than it used to be, and that in
most cases they are lower. During
the last 80 years the Democrats have
objected to all Republican tariff legis-
latiOn
The speaker referred to the foster
ing of the flax industry and the man
ufacture of linen in Minnesota, due
to the Mckinley bill. We have also
started tin industry, despite Demo
cratic discouragement.
Free trade in the abstract may be
very nice until you come down to
home and the various articles there.
Everything is so cheap now, talk not
to us of taxes. How are you to run
the government without taxes?
Under tariff for revenue only the
poor man pays more than his share of
the taxes, which he does not do under
protective tariff.
Hon. Tim E. Byrnes was next intro
duced and made rattling speech.
He said that he thought that the Re-
publicans are strictly Sin it," 1t
could not be otherwise, to Judge from
the recent appearance of the streets.
There has been calamity bowling here
SO long that in the East they think
we have to fertilize the graveyards in
order to ensure the resurrection of
the dead. Boys, do you think that
the little Norwegian is going to get
left? (Cries of "No.") Do you think
that the man who hired a substitute
and let him die in the poor house
Cleveiand-will be elected? (Cries of
"No.") Let every man here go to the
polls on election day and put cross
after every Republican on the ticket.
The Democrats say that Nelson is a
Norwegian, but was not Biermann
considered by the Democrats good
enough to run against Hubbard? The