The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
DAILY FREE PRESS.
A WORD TO VOTERS,
The Blue Earth County Rppublj.
can Committee Issues an
Address
To The Voters of The County A
Document Which Should be Needed


To the Voters of Blue Earth County:
The campaign is now nearly closed
On Tuesday next you will be calle'
upon to exercise the right of franchis
AN inheritance which comes as rlcl
legacy to every American citizen. Il
WELD that right for the promotion
and advancement OF our every inter
est. should be the desire, aim and de
termination of voters, and to gain thi
end much depends upon the selection
of the men upon whom you place the
mantle of responsibility.
The Republican party-the party OF
the people, the party upon whom the
united efforts of it's leaders and loyal
patriotic followers, has done more to
unity the people, develop the country
and bring prosperity to the millions OF
Americans during the past thirty
years than all other parties combined
since the foundation of the republic,
again comes to you with clean hands
and a ticket composed of eminently
clean men, and asks for your candid,
thoughtful consideration. This has
been year fraught with business de-
preSsiOnS and disasters. 1t has been
a Democratic year with all of it's at
tendant misery and suffering. Two
years ago, midst prosperity and plenty,
a tidal wave swept over the country
which effected a change in national
affairs, and reversed the political pol
icy of many northern states. What
is the result? This is question which
can be readily answered by men in ev-
cry walk of life. It, was most dis
astrous change.
The Republicans of Blue Earth Co..
present ticket of exceptional worth.
Every name thereon is guarantee of
faithful service and honest administra-
tion. These gentlemen represent a
principle, and that principle is the en-
bodiment of future prosperity as it has
been of past advancement in matters
material to the welfare of all our peo-
pie. The claim is made by the Oppo-
sition that there is no politics in who
should fill county offices, and this is
set forth for the purpose OF gaining
Republican votes. But these same
men are Democrats, or POpulists, or
both, all the balance Of the year, and
of the most ultra stripe. They have
no claims upon your vote from party
standpoint and they know it; then
why should you give it to them when
you have equally as good men and in
most instances better ones selected
by your own party, representing the
same ideas with yourself, free from
barter and trade with any other ele-
ment or party, and fully entitled to
your most enthusiastic support.
The present is no year for Republic
ans and others who believe in the pol
icy of clean administrative affairs in
all branches of government whether
county, state or national, to give their
votes away on sentiment. Blue Earth
county stands among the first in point
of wealth and Importance, and let us
celebrate this proud position by rolling
up such a Republican majority as shall
induct into office every man on the
ticket bearing that honored and bat
tled-Scarred name.
The fight of the fusionists in this
county to secure the legislative ticket
is one of desperation. No claim is
made that the gentlemen thereon rep
resent any defined policy or stand for
any well grounded principle. They
represent (if anything) all of the isms
eXtant, and are riding two horses 60.
ing in opposite directions, hoping to
make successful finish at the close
of the contest by being everything to
all people. This desperation is brought
about through determined effort to
defeat the election of Republican
for United States senator and in his
stead send to Washington man who
Sldll lCpICSCuU UIlC huOWH
to Populism, thus reducing the stand
ing of Minnesota before the people to
a level with the heresy-ridden states
of Kansas Nebraska, Colorado and
other states which have fallen prey to
this most despicable of all political
pollutiOn-fusion. 1t cannot be that
such deal will be permitted to termi-
nate successfully, and we call upon
the honest men of all parties-busi-
ness men, farmers, mechanics, laborers
and those professionally engaged, to
rally to the support Of the Republican
legislative and county ticket, and thus
stamp the seal of disapprobation upon
this disreputable and disrupting meth
cd of bartering and sale between par
ties. The past year has furnished a
lesson, dearly bought, which should
show the farmer and laborer where
his interests lie. 1t should, with equal
force, appeal to that veteran who
waded through human 1gore to save