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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-08-18

THE koorENAI HERALD is weekly newspa-
per, devoted to the interests of the Kootenai
country i'll general and 20 the financial welfare
OF It's proprietor in particular In politics it will
De strictly independent, but not necessarily neu-
tral. IL entertains the theory that while the
leaders OF the democratic and republican parties
are honest and patriotic, their financial policy
TN which there is no difference between tile two
Partles) Is detrimental to the interests of the
West and South, and for that reason the fOrna-
ton OF a new party, having for its principal OBJ
lect the restoration OF SILVER to its proper sphere
Is contamination devoutely to be wished AS
business proposition the paper will be conduc-
ted on the principal that one mans money is
Just as good as anOthers, and IL will assist any
business man in bringing him and his goods and
wares TO the favorable notice of the public in
proportion as he sees fit to pay for such udver-
Using Inc HERALD will reflect malice toward
no man, whatever may be the personal feeling
OF It's editor; neither will it be a hack to convey
the petty quurres of others to the public, but it
Will be the aim TO make it social, commercial
and political tribune in which every one will re-
eve censure or applause as they shall merit
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
HIS "CLAIM" ON DEMOCRATS.

Under the above head III. p. Hall, of
that simon-pure Democratic paper,
the st. Paul Call, comments upon
John w. Willis, the fusion candidate
for associate justice of the Supreme
court. 1t is an article which should
be carefully considered by every voter
who has any idea of voting for Willis:
When John w. Willis was nomi-
mated by the Populists for the SUI
preme bench some of the delegates
raised the question as to his political
| faith, but it was earnestly explained
that he was in entire sympathy with
the Peoples party.
Then someone said he heard that
Willis Endorsed the action of Cleve-
| land in restoring law and order in Chi
cagO at the time of the June strike.
To this delegate shouted:
"He thinks Cleveland is traitor to
the country"
This seemed to be satisfactory to
the convention, and Willis was unani-
mouSly nominated.
The convention resolved that every
nominee must subscribe to POpuliSt
principles" if he remained on the
ticket.
Mr.. Willis not only remains, but he
sent 500 to aid the Populist cause
Mr. Donnelly publicly acknowledged
the contribution, stating that the ac-
comranying letter would be published
the next week.
Evidently Judge Willis had wit
enough to see that if this tell-tale
letter was printed he would have
no claim for Democratic votes, and Sc
cured it's suppression.
But the fact remains that he was
vouched for as full-fiedged Populist,
and man who ''thinkS Cleveland is a
traitor" because he (Cleveland) de-
clared for law and order and against
murderOuS mob rule.
He was nominated on this under
standing, and not only has not repu-
dated the claims of his Populistic
friends, but sent check for 500 to
show his gratitude for being selected.
Such a nomination under such cir
cumstances gives him no just claim to
the Democratic vote. He is a Popu-
list pure and simple, and by his
silence, at least has assented to the
claim made that she thinks Cleve-
land is a traitor" because he (Cleve-
land rescued Chicago from murder
Gus mob.
Democrats who vote for him should
do so with the understanding that he
indorses POpulism and all the vagaries
and lawlesSneSS that that implies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
McCLEARY ALL RIGHT.

Bro. King of the Adrian Democrat
feels very badly because Congressman
McCleary voted against the sugar
trust tariff bill, and asks if he is a
friend of the farmer and laborer or of
the trusts The Democrat need not
worry about Mr.. McCleary's position
or where he stands. His record dur
ing the session of congress recently
adjourned shows him to be consist
ent friend of the farmer and the wage
Garner. By his voice and his vote, he
protested against the Democratic as
sault upon our industries. which
would destroy the market of the far
mer and take away the employment
of the laborer or compel him to work at
a reduced wage. AT no time did he
join the Democrats in the support of
their measure dictated by the great
trusts, but protested against it. Fur
thermore he stands for an honest cur
rency, which shall be worth as much
tomorrow as it is today, Eand which
when the wage Garner receives it, he
will know is worth a full hundred cents
on the dollar, and is not liable to de-
preciate if he keeps it over night. No
Mr.. Deoocr 1T, Mr.. McCleary is all
right, and the voters of the second
district are going to return him by a
much larger vote than they gave him
two years ago, for they know that he
favors the building up of industries
here and allowing our people to en-
JOY the benefits which accrue there
from, rather than to have all such
benefits tog go abroad at the expense of
our people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
A DANGER TO BE AvERTED.

In pointing out the dangers of Pop
ulism the ST. Paul Pioneer Press calls
attention to the fact while the mis-
fortune of Populist governor or leg
islature could be remedied in two
years and the evils corrected, this
would not be the case if they secured
control of the supreme court. On this
point the Pioneer Press says, and they
are words which should be well weigh
ed by every voter before they vote to
let such misfortune befall our state:
'sNot so if Populism should capture
the citadel of power, the supreme
court of the state. This is the worst
fate that can befall an unhappy COM
munity, If the Populist candidate
for associate justice should be elected
this year, he would, with the two
members of the court chosen on a fus-
ion ticket by the aid of POpulist votes
two years ago, constitute a majority
of the supreme bench in Minnesota.
And this majority could not be over
thrown or changed for from five to six
years to come. 1t is little less than
appalling, when we consider how the
POpuliSt usually regards the law and
it's Interpretation when it comes in
conflict with his party views or inter
estS to think of such possibility.
In every state where the People S
party has obtained any control of the
courts, it has used that power unhesi-
tatingly for personal and party ends
Honor is nothing to it. The uSages
of the law do not bind it. 1t CONSTITUTES
statutes to meet it's own purposes. The
law as the protector of liberty, and in
dividuals is lost sight of, and the pur-
ity of justice becomes myth. A leg
iSlature might pass beneficent laws
by the score, and PopuliSt court
could set them aside or cOnStrue them
to the opposite affect Of the trainers
intent as fast as they reached it. We
have no need to go out of this state to
look at Kansas or Colorado, to see the
judges of South Carolina obeying Till
mans orders in approving his whisky
law. In the judicial actions of the
POpulist candidate for associate JUS
tice in Minnesota, Judge Willis, in his
decisions for political ends, in his eX-
traOrdinary ruling that mans vote
must rbe counted because he would
have voted for the Democratic ticket,
although he did not vote at all and
was not prevented from doing So we
see the Populist on the bench reveal
ed. There is no danger hanging over
Minnesota to-day at all comparable to
the calamity of having the supreme
court of the state in the possession of
Populists and Populist sympathizers
for half dozen years to come. 1t is
a danger which menaceS the rights of
all investors, all the securities of prop
erty, the savings of the wOrkingman
as well as the foundation of all COM
mercial credits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
1T STRUCK A SORE SPOT.

The ReuieaU does not like the state
ment of Mr.. Noe published in an in
terview in the FREE PRESS few
evenings ago to the effect that a Re-
publican victory is needed to restore
confidence in order that capital may
again seek investment. 1t says that
such talk is humbuggery that all
capitalists are not Republicans and do
not share such opinions; and that
with a popular system of government
like ours, it cannot be expected that
one party will always be in power.
We do not wonder that the RevieaC
| squirms under the statement, for it
was center shot which struck Democ-
racy in very tender place. 1t is a
fact that capital will not seek invest
ment to any great extent during a
period of uncertainty such as we have
just gone through. The people know
that we'll from experience, The
leaders of Democracy declare that if
successful at the polls this fall, they
will continue the step toward free
trade and so keep up the uncertainty.
Both Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Wilson
assert that the battle over the tariff
question has only just commenced.
Now if the Republicans are success
full every man of any intelligence
knows that all agitation as to future
revision of the tariff toward free
trade basis will stop for the next two
or three years at least, and certainty
will prevail, hence Mr.. Noe was cor
rect in his assertion as to what is
needed.
OF course all capitalists are not Re-
publicans. But we notice that CAPT.
talists who are of a Democratic pur-
suasion, have not been tumbling over
themselves in their hurry to make in
vestments during the period of I'M
certainty which has been upon us, nor
are they now, nor will they until they
find how things are going, land whether
the uncertainty caused by tariff legis-
lation is to continue.
AS to the statement that under our
system of popular government it can
not be expected that our party will
always be in power, no one will deny.
But the party which legislates against
our industrial interests; which pro-
duces widespread depression and I'M
certainty by it's policy, causing vast
shrinkage in values, will not long be
kept in power. In fact it can only ex-
pect continued favors from the Ameri-
can people when it refrains from at
lacking our industries and adopts a
patriotic policy which will give the
people confidence that continued sue
cess will not effect our economic sys-
TEN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS.

TO THE EDIToR:-Last Tuesday
evening, after returning from the
opera house, where we had listened to
representatives of the Democratic
party in Minnesota, heard a speech
from an old soldier who was visiting
us, to whom listened as had to the
other speakers, but to whose views [
said: "Those are my sentiments.
too"
Among other things my friend said,
Il should like to see Gen. Baker to
ask him about that silver question.
He (Gen. Baker, says: Let US return
to the good old silver dollar of our
fathers and forefathers.' | should like
to ask him if he ever saw silver dol
lar stamped with the American eagle
before 1866 or 1860. There were half
dimes, dimes, quarters, and half
dollars coined before that time, but
no dollars. There were no dollars in
! circulation even previous to that time,
except the Mexican and the trade
dollar. The first of Gen. Bakers
speech was Democratic in principle,
but he wound up as Populist.
"He wants tariff for revenue only"
continued my friend. ''Well, that
would make some articles of food and
clothing cheaper for time, but the
wages would be cheaper in proportion,
for the manufacturer could not give
high wages and receive low prices for
his manufactured articles, so there
would be no real benefit from it,
should like to inform the speaker
who said that the Wilson bill was
passed by both houses and signed by
the greatest president since Abraham
Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, that Gro
yer Cleveland did not sign the bill.
but kept it ten days, Sun
days excluded, and it thus became
law without the presidents signature.
Gen. Baker said that it was because
the Republican party had so cor
rupted and honey-combed our govern
ment that at the beginning of the
present administration we had such
financial crash, and that the Demo
Gratis are doing all in their power to
bring the country back to it's usual
i prosperous condition. "Ah," thought
[, ''if the Republicans honey-combed
the government, why don't the Demo-
Gratis fill the honey-comb with honey
instead of tramps?"
| SCHOOL-MAM.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

A MERCHANT of this city, in dem
Onstrating the changes effected by the
new tariff bill, says that recently he
purchased a certain grade of Henriet-
tas, ladies' dress goods, at SO cents,
for which, last year, 90 cents was paid.
Where the stealing came in. it would
be interesting to know. If people
want to pay % cents for an article
that SO cents will buy, in an open
market, why not return to the
practices of McKinleyism?- ReUieac.
The above demonstrates one of the
beauties of free trade. The goods
above referred to are made in Germany
and the order given therefor was to be
filled with foreign made goods. If the
people prefer to have the goods manu-
featured abroad instead of at home
and the benefits from such manufac-
ture to accrue to foreign labor, then
they should stand by free trade. But
in the meantime it is more difficult
under free trade for the masses of the
people to get the SO cents than it
was to get the O95 cents. People
are fast recognizing that cheap goods
are not the only blessing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
No Principles Except Self.

ST. Paul Pioneer Press:
Gen. James III. Baker makes a
characteristic bid for the Populist
vote in the Second district. He is the
Democratic candidate for congress in
that district, and now he comes out in
a letter and says his principles are
identical with those of the Populists,
and that he promulgated them four
years ago. We haven't any doubt that
Mr.. Baker could find, in the miscel-
laneous stock of principles which he
has laid in from time to time in the
last six years, a full assortment of
Populist or any other principles that
it may be handy to have on hand to
suit the varying circumstances of his
exceedingly variable political weather
vane. But if his principles are those
of the Populist, what has he done
with his Democratic principles, if he
had any? The truth is, Baker never
had any principles in politics, except
one which may be condensed into two
words, "BOost Baker"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

The east has been called the enemy
of the west, but the Window Reporter
remarks that the western farmer
will look upon that matter with a
different light, as he finds the fac
tories closed and the men out of en-
ployment obliged to cut accordingly in
their purchasing power, and so take
less OF the products of the farm. The
fact OF the matter is, the eastern
manufacturing districts have fur
nished the farmer the best market he
ever had, and anything which inter-
feres with it's prosperity interferes
with the welfare of the farmer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

FROM all over the country comes
cheering news regarding the Republi-
can legislative and county ticket, and
it is only necessary for Republicans
everywhere to get out to the polls to
elect the entire ticket without a
break. The people recognize the fact
that the Republicans have placed
first-class men in every position,
and that all are worthy of support, and
that the business intrusted in their
hands will be we'll taken care of. The
confidence of the people has thus been
secured and they will not be disap-
pointed in any respect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

THE desperation to which the Dem
ocrats are driven is well illustrated in
the dirty campaign they are making
upon Joel P. Heatwole in the third
district. But it is not the kind of a
campaign that will win, for the SIM
pie reason that it is not style which
takes with the people. Pushed to the
wall as the Democrats have been by
the record of their congressional can
didate in his opposition to American
industries and American labor, the
opposition leaders will find that their
campaign of SANDER and dirt will Gre
ate an indignation which will consign
it to the fate it richly deserves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
WHY DOES 1T SOUIRM?

The Penny Press of Minneapolis
feels very badly over an editorial
paragraph that appeared in the col
umns of the FREE PRESS few days
ago relative to the support of that
sheet of S. NJ. Owen for governor, and
says we condemn them for such sup
port and accuse Mr.. Owen with being
an anarchist. With due Difference to
the intelligence of the Penny Press,
and with the paragraph in question
before US, we beg leave to say that we
did neither. We stated in substance
that the p. p. had not given the first
good reason why Gov. Nelson should
not be reelected, and that Mr.. Owen
had in some of his speeches, and espe-
clally in this city last summer, de-
nounced President Cleveland for TAX
| ing steps to preserve the peace and en-
force the federal laws during the riots
in Chicago last July, and stated such
talk was of an anarchistic tendency.
{ 1t is a notable fact, which we have
taken occasion to comment upon sew
eral times, that since Mr.. Owen has
found that such kind of talk does not
go down with the people of this state,
he has toned down his remarks con-
siderable in this respect, but he still
advocates every wild vagary which
was ever put forth by Populism, and
has never been heard on any occasion:
so far as we have been able to learn,
to condemn any of their wild and i'm
practicable schemes. Mr.. Owens rec
ord politically through the state dur
ing the past six months backs up
everysstatement the FREE PRESS has
said about him, and it is only with his
political record we have to deal.
We should have paid no attention
to the Penny Press remarks had it not
been for one statement contained
therein. 1t says the statements are
untrue, and are made simply because
the saying and doing of such things
are the political stock in trade of
certain newspapers, and they do these
things mechanically, without appre-
ciating their Importance or their I'M
truthfulness." And further it states
they are hired to do such things or do
them through ignorance. So far as
the FREE PRESS is concerned, we will
state that familiarity with the SUBJ
ject treated is a requirement in this
office.
| OAs to the other assertion, that the
paper is hired to make such state
ments, we wish to say that so far as
the FREE PRESS is concerned it's edi-
tOrial comments are the reflections of
it's editor upon the questions of the
day, and represent his ideas only; and
that it's columns or it's opinions are
not for sale to any party, faction or
ring, and will not be SO long as it is
controlled by it's present management.
There may be papers which stand
ready to shape their opinions for hire,
and possibly it is the familiarity of
the Penny Press with such methods
which causes it to unjustly suspicion
others, and judge them accordingly.
AS to that we do not know, but GER
tainly appearances are against it, and
it is an old saying that people who
live in glass houses should not throw
stones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

The great burden of the speeches
at the Democratic meeting in this
city Tuesday evening was for the
members of their party to stand by
the party ticket. Their appeals were
pitiful, but they stirred up no en-
thusiasm. 1t is rather late in the day
for Democrats to attempt to change
the course of their teachings and in
fiuence. Two years ago, with the
approval of their standard bearer,
they encouraged Populism wherever
they could throughout the West. in
the hope of wiping out Republican
ism. Now they have to spend the
greater portion of their time in an
pealing to the rank and file of their
party to let Populism alone. The way
of the transgressor is always hard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

THE tin manufacturers of Swansea
will not agree with Mr.. Wilson that
the breaking down of our protection
policy is destined to make this coun-
try a most formidable commercial riv-
al of England. Under the lower du-
ties of tin provided in the new tariff
bill, they have again commenced to
ship tin plate to this country. Thous-
ands of tons have already been ship
ped and more is under way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

EVERY fiscal year from the close of
the war to July 1893, has shown an ex-
cess OF revenue over expenditure
The fiscal year ending June 80, 1894.
shows an excess of expenditures over
revenue of over s69,OOO,OOO. This it
should be remembered is the first year
since the war that the Democrats
have had full control of the govern
ment. Facts speak for themselves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

The Moorhead DAILY Ne,os of Oct. 25.
comes to us as an illustrated sixteen
PACED paper, giving one a good idea of
Moorhead, it's extent and resources.
This issue will be worth a great deal
to that city, and the enterprise which
made it possible will no doubt be an
preciated by the business men there.
The illustrations were of high order
for newspaper work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

American products, which he says he
does not. They believe in a sound
currency, while he declares for
the fiat ideas of the Populists, and the
free and unlimited coinage of depre-
ciated silver.
For these reasons he does not repre-
sent the views of majority of the
people of this district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
REEDS GREAT SPEECH.

The speech of ThoS. B. Reed, at
Minneapolis, Wednesday night, was a
magnificent one. The speaker most
truthfully said that what confronted
the people today was not how to
cross a bridge some few years in the
future, but the one before them today;
that done the bridges of the future
would be easily met and taken care Of.
There is no need, he said, for abuse or
bitter things on the part of the Re-
publicans All this had been said by
the Democrats. He admitted that he
might have been led at times to say
some harsh things about Democracy,
but he had never said such bitter
things about them as they had said
about themselves. His summing up
of the situation which confronts the
nation and the questions of the cam
paign, was presented in strong man.
ner, and he showed the absurdity OF
the Democratic claims that the Re-
publicans and Republican legislation
was responsible therefor. The neeo
of certainty in the business world was
emphasized, but he most thoroughly
showed that it could not be secured
by the election of the Democrats
while the leaders were declaring that
if so successful they would continue
the war against our industries. Mr.
Reed has most happy way of putting
things and illustrated the situation
with 9 Hing effect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

The New York World says that if
the next congress is not Democratic
all that Democracy has accomplished
will stand condemned. OF course if
Will. And that is what the people
propose to do. The party which has
caused the shutting down of factories
and hard times and depression every-
where ought to be condemned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

The days are slipping rapidly away
and if Mr.. Cleveland does not look
out, election day will be here and he
will not have that letter Of congratu-
lation to Mr.. Hill written. Can it be
that his letter writer is out of order?