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

What few there are today outside
of Sing Sing prison are scattering to
| the four winds to escape the clutches
of the law and outraged justice. /
recently returned from New York by
the way of Louisiana and Texas to
| Southern California. Democrats
there, that is the old demagogue who
| is living on prejudice and hatred Of
the north, want the income tax which
is being agitated in congress to be-
come law because the Yankees of
the north save money and they want
them to pay the taxes, and further
more. they want the old wild cat
banks again established because they
do not want any bills down south with
''NationdE stamped on them. They
still revel in the idea chat South Caro-
| lima is much larger and greater than
| the United States. In the name of
Heaven is this the crowd that is to
| legislate for this great country? The
young Democrats of the south who
desire to see their country developed,
say frankly, we do not care what you
call it in the future, Democratic or
Republican party, we will vote for
the protection of American indus
tries. They told me that when the
industries of the north were flourish
ing, northern men came south and
built up Atlanta, Birmingham, and
other places, but now weeds are grow
ing in the streets Of the south and
business is Frustrated. They frankly
say they are tired OF politics. They
prefer now to be a Republican and
have some money in their pockets
than to be Democrat and sit around
the front of a beer saloon on an empty
beer keg with starvation staring them
in the face. During the war, the
sOuthernerS fought valiantly and
prayed fervently to Great Giver of all
that is good that their cause might
succeed. Their prayers were not an
swered and today they are universal
ly thanking God that he was wiser
than they and did not answer their
prayers. During the last ten years
they have been fervently praying for
free trade-siX months from now,
they will be all thanking God that
the free trade congress has been sent
home by the votes Of the people, and
their free trade prayers have not been
answered. At this falls election |
predict an uprising in the north like
there was in 1861. There will be an
overwhelming Republican majority in
both branches of congress. We will
not see any revival of business until
this period arrives. Business men
will then believe the people have
come to their senses and we are again
going forward as we have been during
the past thirty years, backed by the
principle of moderate protection for
American industries. Then the bust
ness men of the north will unlock
their money, build fires in their fur
naces, start their mills running, again
employ labor, at American wages, and
prosperity will again smile upon our
country. The Democratic party can
get power occasionally, but can't
keep it because northern Democrats
of intelligence and ability do not want
to keep it at the price of ruin OF pros
perity and paralysis of industry, by
legislation dictated by visionary
southern ignorance and folly. They
would rather prosper under rule OF
Republicans than be ruined under
rule of their own party. This is posi-
lively the whole explanation of the
tremendous reaction away from the
Democratic party in the north since
it had a few months experience OF |
rule by that party under dominance
of southern ignorance and folly. Men
who voted for Cleveland last fall,
since have voted by thousands in New
York, Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
vania in Ohio and Iowa to eXpel Dem
ocrats from power. In the very
heart of New York City a Republican
is elected to Congress, and the pros
poets are today that not a dozen Dem
ocrats from northern districts Dis
tricts will be in the next congress.
This simply means that the business
and intelligence of the north will not |
be ruined by southern ignorance and |
economic superstition for party sue
cess. That is why the Democratic !
party never can remain in power long |
until it either educateS it's southern |
or grows strong enough in |
the north to out vote it in congress.
GEO. /. LIDGERWOOD.