The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-08-07
WILL HE Do 1T?
Somc Questions Submitted TO Frank
Day 30 Answer.

EDITOR FREE Press: Frank A.
DAY, OF FalrmOnt, has been placed be-
fore the people OF the second congress
sional district OF Minnesota as the
Democratic nominee for congress.
The office of a national lawmaker lies
closer to the vitals of our national be-
ing than do all of the great executive
offices in the gift of the people. Mr..
Day is now asking to be placed in this
highly important position, and 1T is
the right of every citizen OF the dis
trict to ask that he speak right out
in meeting and tell us where he is at
on all questions of national import
ance. He is now seeking trust
which calls for better metal than does
the office of log-rolling State sena-
tor, or the vacuous position of Lieu
tenant Governor (by accident); and
his first great duty is to define him
self all along the line of party prin-
ciples. Thus far he has done so on
but one ession, and that is "the
free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver at ratio of 16 to /,
without waiting for the aid of any
other nation"
Will Mr.. Day now answer the fol-
lowing questions, so that the people
may know just what kind of a Demo
GRAFT he is, mono-plank Democrat or
a poly-plank Democrat; and whether
he is seeking office on full code of
well defined political principles or
whether he is acting the part of a
mere whipper-snapper politician and
is seeking office for what there is in
it, regardless OF platforms? True
Democrats, as well as all others have
a right to know these things.
First, DO you, life long protec-
zionist, endorse the Democratic doc
trine Of free trade, and antagOniZe
the Mckinley tariff which you have
always defended, together with it's
beneficial reciprocity provisions?
Please answer definitely and do not
eVade.
Second, Do you endorse the senti-
mentS contained in the Chicago plat
form IN effect condemning the federal
authorities for auSing the military
power to quell a riot that destroys
private property, holds up the United
States mails, threatens, the existence
of a great city, jeopardizes thousands
OF human liveS,s and stagnates bust
ness, both public and private? An
sWer in point blank English. Don't
audible and say that there is nothing
OF that kind in the platform, because
1t is there and you know it is. If you
do not, read between the lines and
you will see it.
Third, Do you approve of The di-
rect assault of the Chicago platform
on the federal courts? Ii you do, why
doyou?
Fourth, Do you approve of the act
OF the Chicago convention ia refusing
to adopt the amendment offered by
Senator Hill providing that full legal
tender silver should not be forced up
on the holders of existing government
contracts? In other words, are you
repudiationist?
Fifth, Are you still of the same
opinion that you were when you wrote
that letter to Nebraska saying that
every man who would not vote for Bry-
an should be shot before breakfast?
If you are, do you not think that the
words, Il am Weyler'' would better
express your sentiments than the il
lustrious words Of Senator Hill, to-
wit: 81 am Democrat?"
Sixth, Finally, are you standing
right squarely on the Democratic
platform in it's entirety, or are you
endeavoring to keep one foot on it,
one on the Republican platform and
caressing the Populist flirt between?
Mr.. Day can answer these through
his paper SO that the people may
know where he is at.
A VOTER
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