Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-11
SPEAK AT WARREN

SPEAK AT WARREN
A large, intelligent and very much
interested audience assembled in the
Warren Opera House on Monday
evening to hear Gov. Knute Nelson
discuss the living political issues OF
the day. 1t was an old time Repub-
lican rally, and if any one has doubt
ed the existence in W Warren OF genuine
Republican enthusiasm, he had but
to look over the large hall filled to
Overlooking with eager and atten-.
tive listeners to be convinced of his
error. Many who came late were
unable to aetin. May or W. +. Pow
ell presided at the meeting. Occupy
ing seats on the platform beside Gov.
Nelson, were D. +. Reese, the Repub-
lican candidate for clerk OF the SUI
preme court, Col. Thomas F. Ste
yens, Judge Grindeland, Mr.. j. W.
Scott, OF Kittson, Co.. candidate for
the legislature, Mr.. Peter Dalquist,
and Mr.. W. f. Wallace. Mayor Powell
in q neat little speech introduced
Gov. Nelson, who Tor more than an
hour held the close attention OF his
hearers. In a calm, clear and mat
ter OF fact way he discussed the is.
sues now before the people. Wheth-
er agreeing with him or not, those
who heard him could not fail to be
impressed with what he said. Even
The opponents OF the governor can
not help but admire his ability and
sound sense. First he reviewed
briefly the history of the Republican
party from its birth, citing the caus-
es which led to its formation and
subsequent growth in power and in
fluence. It's first mission was to
check the extension of human .sav.
cry aud through this party, slavery,
which had fastened itself as an insti-
tuition upon fifteen states OF the
Union, was finally abolished. In
1862, in the midst of the war, the
party had passed the Homestead
law. 1t also gave the country a safe
and sound paper currency, green
backs and national bank notes, in
place OF the unsafe state bank issues
before the war. 1t has, also, given
us f. protective tariff which has made
us great industrial nation instead
oil an agricultural one merely. About
four years ago new party, the Al
lance, came from the Southwest, led
by demagOgues, who had lost their
usefulness in the old parties, and
this new party tries to make you
farmers believe that you are the
most miserable and distressed peo-
pie on the face OF the earth. The
laws are wrong, evcrythingis wrong,
so say these self styled reformers, en-
cept themselves. And they general
ly want office. They worked on the
gullibility OF the farmers, and you
farmers are the most gullible people
in the world. Let a peddler come to
your house with a bundle OF shoddy
goods and unfold q pretty story
how he had struggled them across
the boundary line and can sell them
at a big bargain, Or q lightning rod
peddler, or some one organize a
stock company to sell a $3.50 STALL
ion for $4,000, and you are general
ly caught. There are many politi-
cal lightning rod peddlers.
Next he compared the records OF
the two last legislatures, and lie
showed that the fusion legislature
four years ago had been the most ex-
pensiye, had appointed a lot OF hang
ers on for the minor offices, and po-
sitions, spittoon cleaners, and the
like, had increased the rate of taxa
ton by half u mill, and had spent
half the session discussing the merits
OF the different brands of baking
powders. The Republican legisla-
ture two years ago had passed the
drainage bill, the country elevator
and ware house law, and through
the efforts OF Robert Dunn, the re-
publican candidatefor state auditor,
an investigation OF illegal sales OF
pine lands was made, and the sum Of
$4,000 has already been recovered
for the state and placed in the state
treasury. The silver question was
next taken up and discussed The
governor gave the populists some
hard cracks in his speech.
In closing he told those present
that he would be thankful for their
votes, if they should see fit to give
them to him, but that he was going
to get elected anyway. He was
more anxious to set them to think
ing right and to become good Amer
lean citizens.