The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-14

eminent economically administered.
is collected from duties on imports,
that those duties shall be so levied
as to bear as light as possible on the
consuming classes, and in no way fOS-
ter and protect monopolies and trusts
at the peoples expense.
We commend the tariff bill passed
by the Democratic congress, not as a
final enactment, but as a step in the
right direction. We favor further
tariff legislation in the direction of
free raw materials and lesser duties
on manufactured products.
We urge all good Democrats and all
others, who disapprove of class legis-
latlon, and who are opposed to the
taxation OF the many for the benefit
OF the few to join hands and push on
the good work of tariff reform to the
end That all combines, mOnOpolieS and
trusts shall be broken up and that
peace and cooperation may be restOr-
ed between capital and labor.
we believe the class legislation of
the Republican party for the last
thirty years which has brought the
country into the present depression
and unsatisfactory condition by trans
ferring the wealth from the many in
to the hands of the few, making mil
lionaires on the hand and millions
of pauperS on the other, calls for the
most intelligent and serious consider
alton on the part of all good citizens
irrespective of party.
We believe gold and silver to be the
money metals of the United States.
and that congress has the right to
coin money from both metals and
regulate it's value" that both
metals should be admitted to the
government minis and coined on pri-
vate account as recommended by
Thomas Jefferson and established by
our forefathers without any discrim-
nation in favor of either metal, and
that the coin of both metals should be
equally a standard of values, and
public and private. We demand the
repeal of all laws which authorize the
creditor to contract with the debtor,
to be paid in either metal at the eX-
clusion of the other.
We denOunce the Republican party
for paying the gold out of the treas
ury in the purchase of silver bullion
and refusing to coin that bullion into
money, and we therefore approve of
the action of President Cleveland in
calling an extra session of congress to
repeal the law authorizing the pur-
chase of such bullion.
We believe in the principles of arbi-
tration and Cancellation in adjusting
the disputes between labor and capt..
tai and we condemn any individual or
corporation who is unwilling to submit
suchcs sputes to a fair and honorable
ADJUSTMENT,
Some of the leaders began to stamp
at the right places while Mr.. Ham
mond vas reading, and thus got up a
little artificial enthusiasm. The re-
port, long as it was, was adopted with
out any trouble, but before this was
done, the temporary organization was
made permanent on a motion put by
w. B. Davies. Mr.. Champlain ap-
propriately thanked the convention
for the honor, which he said was of
the highest character, and one which
any one, nc matter how high in life,
should be proud of.
w. S. Hammond arose and advanced
and went to the front and said that
he had been asked by a number of
Democrats in the hall to place in nom
inatiOn a candidate for congress. The
man whom he would name was one in
every way prepared to carry on a sue
cessful campaign. He is known to
oil EnDp unapC opO no u1ac nominated
by the Democrats and carried on a
campaign against one of the strongest
and ablest Republicans in the state.
He was defeated by less than half a
thousand. Gen. Baker has theusympa-
thy and respect of people of the dis
trict who are somewhat lead away by
the principles of Populism, in which
we do not believe, and he also has our
respect and sympathy. He is a strong
man and we can go into the campaign
with the purpose of making this popu-
lar man our popular representative.
He will unite all who are opposed to
Republicanism, and will show the Re-
publicans that their divided oppO-
nents can unite for him.
A. D. LaDue seconded the nomina-
tion and wanted it made unanimous,
and moved that the nomination be
made by a rising vote.
w. L. Comstock seconded the motion
on behalf of the twenty-four votes
from Blue Earth county, and predict
ed success next November, as the or
%ganization of the party is so far super
ior to the disorganization of four
years ago.
The motion was unanimously car
ried.
w. B. Davies moved that a com
mittee be appointed to notify Gen.
Baker of his nomination and bring
him before the convention. This was
carried, and the committee appointed
was Messrs. Davies, LaDue and Ham.
mond. 1t did not take the committee
long to produce Gen. Baker, and his
presence created applause, as his nomi'
nation did.
Gen. Baker said that he was greatly
surprised at the nomination, which he
had not sought. Four years ago he