Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-31

Bradstreet's report and Dunn's report to
the very thing that will lift him into
place. Third, that the stand he has taken
does not entite him to Re en-
are now attempting to- create Is false ana
Does Mr.. Towne stand where he did
deliver his speech 81 the 18th Of August,
vention Of 1894? why did he not deliver
that speech during the campalg sa,,oI rs
that he would have received the nomina-
ton for congress II he had delivered any
such speech or sentiments before the con-
Again, IL Mr.. Towne stands now just
where he did two years ego: why did all
Of the free silver papers of the district
assail him then. and commend him
now? II he was an advocate of free sill
yer two years ago. why was he opposed
by every believer In free silver In the dis
and every free silver advocate was
pounding Mr.. TOwne on the back and call
ing him tool Of the monied interests, q
tool Of Wall street, and friend Of trusts
there was not one single person In the dis
trict who imagined for an instant that Mr..
Towne stood then where he stands today,
unless It was Mr.. Towne himself In his
w : When at last Mr.. Towne came out for
free silver in August. 1895, r. c. Mitchell
buna1 y thasa Ia wa lsie ..T,ha anhvnr has
s,aafsa,, s,, ny, mas ,s
who thought we had heard Mr.. Towne
speak before. 1T was my good fortune to
have heard NJ. Towne en several differ !,
saol end he.rd 1,irn Gascnsa tba si,ver
a,,ts -, +po n,,aatin intond
10 state some Of those arenments. not to
prove or disprOVe that Mr. TOwne lis
wrong now put 70 O. s dHs n 1neI ne da not
tnea Mnese ~ uo gs,i, ~ -, M
ToWna In Grand RAPIDS. he Went on to
show lDW the commercial value Of. silver in
t the aaI,ar a 4aka ne +hnf s,1ver at its
- rasse T. 10 ohn nar With cold
would De to give II 1nat yalne ny pure na e
ana linen ne saaG =! tn.s kove.lG. ~, -;
gong 20 eve value 20 any c ~. sI4 py
buy the silver q the silver Miner 'g , WY
sofa? + this government, can =, make I; e
mongy by m at VIZ t s snything That
costs the people something 70 gel, Why
not take pepper that iS cneap! WY 90
we speak OF ratio e all petWeen tnese Two
metals, " said ME-: Towne Why not have
not have the same amount OF silver equal
and worth the same amount OF goldE,.
WHY, said ne. the m9ment you SPEAK *
necessity for q ratio and said he, you
admit that there Is something that fixes
the nat OF the government" .'That some
thing" said he, ''is the commercial value
OF the metals y Then Mr. Towne closed
this financial discussion with little
story. will repeat that story here be-
cause we may see that 1t has something
to do with this remarkable change Of
front. ~. .7s-s..5> 4 : i gzf
Said Mr.. ETowne: "Down in Duluth the
other day man came along to a restau-
rant and asked the proprietor if he want
| ed any frogs legs. yes said the pro-
prietor 'l1ow many can you get me ?"Oh,
| said the man. IT can get YOU a million
bounds "A million pounds?' said the
proprietor. why, I don't want a million
nonnds. hut T viii take q few bounds each
week II YOU viii bring them. All right,
said the man, but i had Just as soon bring
you million pounds as not It ran along
a coupie OF weeks when the man returned
and threw down on the counter a little.
measiy bundle about as large as a mans