The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-01-26
ELECTRIC LIGHT OWNER SHIP.


The Reu'e'o or last evening presents
It's readers with q somewhat laoored
editorial In an effort 10 snow that the
Republican members OF the council
nave proved themselves recreant TO
the pledges made prior TO election by
the Republican city convention on
municipal control OF electric light,
and as usual 1T fails utterly to produce
evidence worthy OF consideration to
sustain its position.
The editor very .deploma tieally
.eyades, the ,issn ne lbfo1 ght: out in the
T Rec ana Wisely Il ,con1cefudes
not 10, ena0Ese tHe. s!;sta tey p apeE3 pre!.>>
mul!gated: by the! mayor Wherein be
assumes. exCra;leglslatlVe functions In
declaring That being "uncompromls-
lhgiy In Iavor OF putting In our own
piant' ne VIII undertake TO defeat
Inc ent're matter SO lar as private
pant is concerned" Hizzonor signed
the council resolution calling Tor pids
ior ligh1'ng tne city, thinking IL
"ouid 40 no nafm, ana mlght De Tue
means OF ge'tihg desirable lnlorma'
ZION. IL Is an ola anu OriUe saying
CnaI wise men VIII sometimes cnahge
onelr nnlnos-ioois' never MI. "ea
yer says ne Is nconlprouiisihey
10 FAVOR vi putting 10 our own plant.
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oohpron''s'ps'y aS noO aniiilCUlng
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oonoeseione' oos0ihdCe' uhyielu
ine' inheA'oie we arc aiiaiu
VnaO Euear hds pidceu nlnlsell III "naO
may prove very EMBARRASSING posi-
O'on' LUIS Is ereao 'ounOiy onu
CAPITAL Is Se' K ue SAFE in'eo'lenU aU
d very ~" rue VI 1nVeleSV IL ~
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~ upon lhdI proposlCioii Couay' Will
ou6 begging the question III any par
Ilcular. Anu permit uS W ASSURE ou'
nelghpor ChaU lhe hepuolioah lneni-
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ppslUion, anu nave no inoiinaVioi VI
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