The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-12
MAKING HISTORY.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The Amalgamated,
not Steel Association, but Democratic
congress composed of a mixture of the
prophets followers who claim pure
blood; Hill crooks, third party calami-
ty howlers and Sockless Simpson alli-
ance members are making Democratic
history and campaign thunder with
rapid strides.
The Worlds fair has been like a
red rag tied to an angry bovine of the
masculine gender, and with the old
Director Holman at the ford the
amalgamated obstructionists are do
ing their level best to defeat any gov
eminent aid to the great undertaking.
They have shown their reckless de-
termination to disgrace the nation by
making it a failure, even at the ex-
pense of blocking the business Of the
country by defeating the sundry civil
appropriation bill rather than allow
the vote of majority of the House
cast in favor of the appropriation to
stand. Director Holman led the
flibustering crowd of amalgama-
tionists. The vote in the House con-
curing in the senate amendment
for the fair appropriation, was 112 for
concurrence. Every Republican pres
ent voting for it and several Demo
Gratis and alliance men. The opposi-
tion was made up of SO Democrats and
alliance men. Of the Democrats
voting for the proposition were Eel:
lows, Lockwood and Rockwell, and
Republican members from New York
City: 10 Democrats from the City,
viz: Bently, Campbell, Clancy, Covert,
Cummings, Fitch, Little, Mcguire,
VanDorn and Warner, and 10 New
York men absent or not voting, of
whom 5 were Democrats and 5 Re-
publicans. New jerseys members 7
in number all voted for the amend
ment. Director Holman with his
crowd of obstructionists now propose
to defeat the entire Sundry Civil ap-
preparation bill.
What would be the result to the
country by the defeat of the civil ap-
preparation bill may be Judged by the
fact that it effects largely every branch
of the government. The first item is
for printing of certified copies of the
final ascertainment of the electors of
president and vice-president of the
United States as transmitted by the
executives of severals states. This
might cause the government very
serious embarrassment perhaps, and
aid the antagonists in their purpose to
throw the election into the hands of
the present congress, calamity which
every patriotic citizen should devout-
ly hope might be spared our country.
1t was this class of filibusters that
came so near involving the nation in
civil war in 1876 in their purpose to
defeat the decision of the electoral
commission when the patriotism and
firmness of Sam J. Randall, then
speaker Of the house Of representa-
tives, prevented the small minority
of filibusters from plunging the coun-
try into another civil war.
Many important questions are in
volved in the passage or defeat of this
bill. The survey of the boundary line
between the U. S. and Mexico; the
Alaska boundry for naval coaling
stations; lighthouses on lakes; the
life-saving service; revenue cutter
service; expenses of the bureau of en-
craving and printing; the interstate
commerce commission and many other
purposes, embracing in the list all of
the new measures of the present con-
gress.
1t would leave the government in
very embarrassing condition and so
far as the Columbian fair is concern
ed very disgraceful condition after
sending out invitations to all the
world to come and participate with
us in honoring the memory of the
great discoverer, and compete with
us in our exhibition of improvements
during the intervening time, and re-
fuse to contribute decent mite to
the necessary amount to the prepare
tion of proper reception for it's in
vited guests. That would be con-
summation just worthy the little
potato Democratic third party ANAL
gamation obstructives in congress,
and their aiders and abettors out of
congress. They care nothing for the
honor or prosperity of tn country
nothing for the success of the fair,
whether peace, quiet and prosperity,
or anarchy, confusion and civil war
prevail if they can make political
capital and gain control of the offices.
Spells, not honor, is the goal of am
bition with the average amalgama-
zionist. The solid south dreading the
effect which the superior exhibits,
of the northern, the eastern and the
younger sisters of the states westwould
present to the astonished vision of
the old world visitors at the fair, have