The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-08-14
Met Monday Night and Formed
Political Campaign
Club.
DemagoeicaI Rant INDUCED In BY
a number of the
Speakers.
The Issue Said To Be the Pro-
ducing Classes VS..
Capitalists.

In spite of the facG JnaG III was
WHISPERED around the streets that
yohn Lind, the Popocrat candidate
for governor. would be present, and 1t
was also prominently advertised
in their organ, there were not over nj
ty persons present at the City nall
Monday when Chairman Hlmmel-
man. of the Democratic county COM
mittee, called the gathering to order,
and probably some sixty more strayed
in during the evening. The meeting
proceeded to organize by electing ID.
Zimmerman temporary chairman and
Bert Pfau temporary secretary. Gen.
Pope said that as John LIND, their
candidate for governor, was present,
thought all would like to hear from
him first. Mr.. Lind was introduced
and said that he did
not come for the purpose
of making a speech. Said he felt in
a somewhat embarrassing position. 1t
was the first time he had spoken since
his nomination by great political
party. Said he stood squarely with
them on the Chicago platform and
hoped nothing would occur before
election to cause them to regret their
choice. He said he would be with
them until election day and help them
elect the noblest specimen of Amerl-
can manhood today for president. He
referred at some length to his past
political career, said none had ever
spoken i'll of him. That the Demo
Gratis had always treated him with
much respect, and this was possibly
the reason it was so easy for them to
swallow him now. Said the silver
question was not the only question,
was but a small one of many. The
people are aroused as never before.
The old parties are broken up. The
Cleveland Democrats and the Cleve-
land Republicans can not solve these
questions in the interests of the peo-
pie. Every millionaire, he said, every
corporation, every organization OF
capital is one side against the produc-
ing classes on the other side. He was
sorry this was So Did not like to see
capital arrayed against labor. If cap
ital wins at the coming election it
only prolongs the struggle, and he
trembled for the safety of the nation.
Said the Popocrats are called anarch-
lists, ETC. This is all rot. If capital
persists in preventing the necessary
reforms, the worst may be expected.
+. M. Currier was called upon, and
made few remarks in which he OBJ
iected to being classed as an anarch-
list. He also said that Mr.. Lind had
not changed, but stood where he al
ways had. 1t was the Republican boss
es who had changed Said he would
explain what bimetallism meant, but
he neglected to do so, and sat down.
The matter of forming club was
then preached. Byron Hughes want
ed it named the Bryan club, while A.
M. Morrison would load it down with
Bryan-Lind-Day club. 1t was sug-
gested that it would be good thing
to get it started first before naming
it. On motion the chair appointed By
ION Hughes, A. M. Morrison, n. Pc
Serson, +. M. Currier and III. JOrgen-
sen as a committee on organization,
and it was given until the next meet
ing to report, A paper was passed
around, and some seventy names OBJ
tanned as members.
At this juncture Frank Day appear
sd, aud was introduced by Chairman
Zimmerman as the man whom 1--WE
aOpe to see as our next congressman"
Mr.. Day said he had no idea that he
would see such an Outpouring of peo-
pie, There were about 100 present.
Said everything was coming his Way,
and that at his home men were break
ing their necks tumbling over each
other TO join silver club because he
day. was opposed to Wall street
money, and this British gold policy.
1t with all our resources and sew
enty millions of people we can not run
this country without the consent of
her royal highness of England and
ether foreign potentates, we had bet
ter suspend the reading of the Declar-
alton of Independence.
At the conclusion of his remarks
Judge Porter moved that Messrs. Day
and Lind be made honorary members
OF the club, and it carried. Mr.. Day
thanked the club for the honor, but
Mr.. Lind kept his silence.
Byron Hughes wanted club organ
lied large enough to make the enemy
bake 20 the woods.
Gen. Pope and Judge Torrey ais
made few remarks. Mr. Lind was
called upon to explain how it was that
the silver mine owners would make a
big profit if free silver was adopted;
also why Mexican dollars are worth