The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-27
TWO POINTED LETTERS.

California, sends the following letter
which was written to the editor O
the Recieto last August for publication
but which for reasons best known tt
himself he declined to publish. 1t i:
accompanied by second letter Of re
cent date which explains why the first
one was written, and also contains
some pointed truths regarding the
present situation, and the proper cure
therefor. 1t will repay our readers tC
take the time to look them over:
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4th, 1893.
To THE EDITOR OF THE REVIEW:
Being a subscriber to your paper,
have read the correspondence between
Yourself and l.. Fletcher, of MinneapO-
lis.
In all such discussions there are often
made expressions and statements
which are very misleading to those
who have not the time and opportu-
nifty to read closely, and to those who
do not rationaliZe to correct cOnclu-
sion regarding the results OF the last
election. A favOrite expression OF the
Democratic press, when referring to
the late election, has been ''the great
popular uprising" and also, THAT i'm
mense popular endorsement. lSnOt
this misleading? An analysis OF the
vote may dampen this hilarity. In
the twenty-eight northern states, in
which a reasonably fair vote and an
honest count is obtained, president
Harrison had more than three hundred
thousand majority over Mr.. Cleveland.
The Democratic papers never take the
care to state that Mr.. Cleveland was
in the minority of about one million
on the popular poll. These figures
are conclusive evidence that the peo-
pie OF the great industrial north, who
are the brains and the energetic
forces which have placed this country
in the front rank, did not want or be-
lieye in Mr.. Cleveland and the party
platform on which he was elected. 1t
was the rolling up of about six hun
dred and fifty thousand majority for
Cleveland in the sixteen southern
states that enabled the Democrats to
claim a plurality for Mr.. Cleveland.
"That immense popular endorsements
dWindleS in the face of analysis almost
to minority.
Again, we often read that Mr.. Cleye-
land turned over, at the close of his
first administration, three hundred
and twenty-five millions in gold in the
national treasury, when the people
fully understand that he found that
amount there at the opening of his
administration, and there was much
complaint made over the fact that his
administration allowed it to remain
idle there. President HarriSOn'S adj
miniStratiOn paid out of this about
three hundred millions on the public
debt, saving fifty-tive millions in in
tereSt to the people, and built public
buildings in many cities of the coun-
try, and left in the treasury March
4th last about one hundred and
twenty-five millions in gold, besides
largely adding to our force of vessels
in the navy. These facts lend a diff
ferent color to many Of the partisan
statements that are made.
The facts are land they are not de-
MED today by people generally that |
meet that there is a great lack of
confidence in the present adminiStra-
tion The silver law may have some
little to do with the condition of af-
fairs, but the same law existed last
year, and the country was very pros
porous. The party in power are
unit in nothing except getting the
offices. The inconsistency and the in
sincerity of the people of the southern
states upon the tariff question is
simply astonishing. They voted solid
that tariff law, which now places
fifty-two per cent. of all imports on
the free list is unconstitutional and a
fraud. What do we see today? In
Louisiana the sugar and rice planters
have taken great alarm at the posi-
bility indicated by the recent events,
that the Democratic party may be
pushed on to carry out its pledges in
regard to the tariff, and have called a
convention to make strong protest,
claiming that their industries will be
ruined if Democracy Hampers with
the tariff. In Texas, every man who
has sheep or a lamb now wants the
tariff left alone on wool. In Alabama
there is a determination that the tariff
shall be undisturbed on coal and iron,
and in Virginia they insist upon the
tariff being retained on tobacco: in
fact, | met very bright Virginian re-
Gently, who is railroad superintend-
ent, and he tells me that if the Demo-
cratic party take the tariff from to-
bacco, Virginia will vote Republi-
can ticket at the next election. No
doubt these statements express the
ideas of the sensible, business Demo-
Gratis of the south, who cast their vote
of their state to Mr.. Cleveland on a
platform that declares protection a
fraud and an unconstitutional thing.
1t is not edifying, therefore, just now
to hear the very hysterical appeals for
protection, and it will be an interest
ing occasion when Mr.. Cleveland rises
to reply to the humble yet earnest
petitions of those good southern
Democrats that they may be saved
from the ruin for which they voted
last November.
In view of these facts, let any man
ask himself if he had one hundred
Thousand dollars in the bank at the
present time, would he invest it in
business? No sir. He would keep it
in a safe deposite vault until a party
in power has policy that can be de-
pended upon. There are multitudes
of candid and close observers who do
not believe that theDemocratic party,
dominated by Tammany, and by the
spirit and principles which rule the
south, can govern this country sue
cessfully Ii there is anything so bed
ded in our history that it can never