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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
FEELS HURT.

In his address Thursday Mr..
Lind attempted to pay his respects to
the FREE PRESS and it's editor, but
made rather poor work of it. We have
no doubt that Mr.. Lind feels greatly
out of place in the role he is now play
ing upon the stage of politics. 1t is
new business for him to attempt to
catch votes by playing upon the pas
sions of men, and melting the hatred
of labor against capital, and the iron
enters his soul as he feels the criti-
cism that has been directed against
him and his associates, and so tried to
break down the force of it, by giving
the criticism construction which it
will not warrant. For this purpose
he read from an editorial in the FREE
PRESS of Sept, % upon Congressman
Towne's speech in this city as follows:
ellis whole speech teemed with asser-
tions and attempts to arouse the
worst passions of man. Mr.. TOwne
has said bitter things because the
leaders of his party, who framed a
plank in their platform, which if car
ried out, would lead to anarchy, have
been alluded to as anarchists, and yet
last evening he devoted large portion
of the latter part of his address in an
attempt to make votes for his party
by arOusiDg the worst passions of men
| against those who had met with sue
cess in life. In this he follows closely
in the footsteps of Bryan and John
Lind, who are actively engaged in the
same kind of work. If these men
could meet with success in the I'M
patriotic work which they are at
tempting, if they could succeed in
tanning into a flame the passions they
are seeking to arouse, all that has been
charged against the leaders who
framed the Chicagoiplatform, would be
realized and anarchy in it's worst form
would prevail and the republic would
| fall"
Mr.. Lind claimed that in this quo
tation he was called an anarchist, and
said he was surprised that his ''friend,
l.. P. Hunt, would allow such a
thing in his paper" He felt compli-
mented, however, with the power that
was credited to him, but would not
use,it did he possess it. The FREE
PRESS has not one line to take back in
the above quotation. 1t stands by
every word of it. Mr.. Lind claimed
that he was alluded to as an anarchist.
The FREE PRESS defies Ihim to prove
1T by the quotation he read which is
| given above. What we said was that
IL these men could meet aoith success IN
the unpdtriotac aOo% eohich they are at
tempting, IT Heey could succeed IN tanning
INTO flame the passions they are seeking
to arouse, all that has been charged
against the leaders aoho framed the Ctica-
go platform, eUOuld be realized and omar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
In another column we give Mr.. II

In another column we give Mr.. Jno.
Lind's gold side of his campaign as
the free silver Popocratic candidate
for governor of Minnesota. The fac
sinoile of the blank note is reproduce
tiOn of the notes being issued by the
state bank of Springfield, Minnesota,
the bank with which Mr.. Lind is
associated as a stock holder and
director. Mr.. Lind, like his friend
Mr.. Altgeld, believes in free silver for
everybody else but himself. And he
is also like the doctor who prescribed
medicine for his patient that he
would not take himself on the ground
that his patient had worms, while he
was not troubled that way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

chg IN its aoorst form aoould prevaal and
the republic aDould fdH.' And that is
true every word of it. The melting
of class hatred can only lead to disas-
ter. Any candid man will admit that.
1t is probably not pleasant for man
engaged in such work to stop and
contemplate it, and what it may final
ly lead to. And Mr.. Lind plainly
showed by his remarks last night that
he did not relish the position which
he finds himself in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

Republicans hold that they shall be
so arranged as to give the labor OF
this country the fullest protection
possible, while your Popocratic com.
bination places them simply for re.
venue alone, and lets labor shirk for
itself, while robbing it with So
cent dollar. So in spite of you there
is an issue on the tariff.
And so through his whole speech
he wove web that tangled him up
at every turn. OF some of his propo.
sitionswe shall have more to say here
after.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
IRELAND AND HIS DETRACTORS
Minneapolis Journal:

Minneapolis Journals
Probably no shot fired in this cam
paign has done more execution than
that letter from Archbishop Ireland.
1t drove some of the Populistic radi-
Gals into Mysteries, and they have
been denouncing the Archbishop ever
since, with all the vigor which the
English language affords, they have
declared him to be under the control
of the "money apower," the "tool of
capital" and the "subservient instru-
ment of monopoly and greed" The
Archbishop's reiteration on his letter
and his declaration that he stands by
every proposition, and only wishes he
could make it stronger, will only in
crease the admiration for him in the
minds of all right-minded people, and
it suggests that there is still In him
some of that same quality which he
has displayed before when the country
was in danger-the quality of standing
right up to the line of duty andfacing
the enemies of his country where the
danger was greatest.
On the 4th of October, 1862 was
fought one of the most desperate and
bloody battles between the union and
the confederate forces. On the union
were the Fifth Minnesota Volunteers.
In describing the situate The Jour-
nal informant says:
"On the right of the union forces
the situation was critical. The enemy
had succeeded in penetrating our lines
and capturing some of our batteries
and were pouring into our streets.
The union forces were giving away.
The cry of ammunition was heard a
long the line, for the supply was ex
hausted, when, 10! in the distance ap-
peared a man carrying package on
his shoulders. Here boys; here is the
the ammunition. He repeated his
visits, carrying the package of cartrid-
ges, until the lines were supplied, al
though leaden hail fell all around him
| and thinncd the ranks with death and
| destruction"
1t required more bravery and cour-
age to perform that service than it
did to stand in line and give battle.
But it had to been done. General
Hubbard, in his report of the battle,
states:
The situation was critical. Unless
the enemy was turned back and the
gap closed Rosecrans' lines would be
taken in the rear and the consequences
calamitous Minnesota closed the gap
| ''It was like the whirlwind against the
flank of the penetrating foe. The en-
envy recoiled under the shock" Stun
ned by the terrible volleys of theFifth
Minnesota the confused mass stagger-
ed, halted and fell back, closely press
ed by the gallant Fifth. The lost bat
teries were retaken and the line re-
established.
! 1t is doubtful if a similar deed of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

The Revieao says that "facing an
audience of hundreds of people in the
opera house Thursday Democratic
orators created intense enthusiasm in
behalf of the peoples cause" 1t an
other item it says sit was a magni-
ficient audience that greeted the
Democrat-Populist speakers last
night" The speakers themselves de-
clared that they are still Republicans.
Does anyone know to which political
parties the speakers belong? Or are
they anything to catch votes?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

Mr.. LIMBS estimate of Altgeld is
greatly out of tune with VIM. r.
Morrison's views of that gentleman.
Mr.. Morrison is one of the best
known Democrats in Illinois, and in
the nation for that matter, and he de.
nouncesAltgeld and all that he stands
for, while Mr.. Lind endorses Altgeld
and Altgeldism. The difference is,
Mr.. Morrison knows Altgeld and
speaks from the letter, while Mr..
Lind endorses Altgeld because he
asks the suffrage of the people of
Minnesota to make him governor on
the platform promulgated by Altgeld.
No man should ever be elected COVER
nor of any state who stands on a plat
form made by such man as Altgeld.
1t means reputation, disregard of
law and confiscation of property.
While Mr.. Lind is better than such a
platform, still the teachings of such
outrageous doctrines as are there pro-
mulgated are un-American and un-
worthy the support of any true
patriot. Any man who votes for
Major Mckinley cannot consistently
vote for Mr.. Lind, as the latter is do
ing all he can to defeat the cause of
sound money aud national honor.
The thing to do for every lover of
honest money is to vote down every
thing tinctured with free silver, state
and county as well as national.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

levied without it's authors so arrang-
ing schedules as to make it tariff for
protection, and therefore he was OPP
posed to a tariff, because he was op-
posed to protective tariff.
He believes in meeting all the ex-
penses of the government by direct
tax upon the people and in having alb
solute free trade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
SAFELY REPUBLICAN.

Minnesota may be counted on surely,
to give majority for Mckinley cleo
tors of at least 10000. This is the
lowest figure mentioned in any of the
estimates.
The state central committee, after
a careful poll of the state, claims 3d.
600. Many Of the best posted men in
the state put the majority at $4,000 to
10000.
1t can be stated definitely that the
Democratic leaders have conceded the
election OF the Mckinley electors, and
are at present making the campaign
for governor, for three of the seven
members of congress, and for the leg
islature. Within ten days, a strong
reaction has set in, in favor of Gov
ernor Clough Republican, who is
candidate for reelection. The best
Informed politicians, including men,
bers and managers of the state Repub-
llcan committee, now claim his cleo
tiOn by from 5000 to $4,000 majority.
At no time has the governor been
likely to fall behind the electoral
ticket more than $4,000 votes. This
difference has now been reduced at
least by 10000. A majority of 10000
or more for the electoral ticket land
10000 is the lowest estimate that is
made) will mean the election of the
entire state ticket and of at least five
congressman.
The Duluth district, now repre-
sented by Congressman Towne, who
seeks reelection, is close with the
odds easily in favor of Judge Morris
the Republican candidate
The Seventh district, comprising
the great Red River valley wheat belt
of Northern Minnesota, now represent
ed by Congressman Eddy, is the only
one in the state where the silver peo-
pie have anything like well-grounded
hope of success. The silver craze has
it's stronghold in this district, but Mr..
Eddy's committee is counting on
moderate majority, which may be in
creased by the enthusiasm of Nc
Kinley.
| Congressman HeatwOle in the Red
wing district, the Third, will have at
least 800 majority.
There is no seriousopposition to the
reelection of Congressman Tawney,
McCleary and Fletcher. In the ST.
Paul district, f. G. Stevens, the Re-
publican nominee, will have 5000 ma
jority or more
1t is significant fact, that the Re-
publican party in Minnesota has this
year broken all records for the num-
Der of meetings, the attendance there
at, and the general party enthusiasm.
The watchful interest of the ma
tional Republican committee is ap-
preciated by every Republican in the
state. 1t has not only covered the
important points with speakers of
national reputation, but has sent Re-
publican literature on sound money
and the tariff, in large quantities in
to every school district in the state.
The important help rendered by the
national Republican committee is a
new departure so far as Minnesota is
concerned, and has been of almost in
calculab BILE benefit in many ways.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

WHEN Mr.. Lind quoted from Mr..
McCleary and asked his audience why
it did not applaud our congressman IS
logic, he doubtless did not expect to in
vite the most enthusiastic outburst of
the evening. But he did. MankatO is a
poor place to attempt to ridicule Con-
gresham McCleary in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

In the nearly two hours he occu-
pied the floor Thursday, Mr.. Lind
failed utterly in advancing one sound
reason why the people of Minnesota
should turn the state over to Pop
ulism. The trouble is, he couldn't,
hence his silence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

Gov. CLOUGH is as sure to carry
this state as is Mckinley, and the lat
ter is as sure to carry the electoral
vote of Minnesota, as he is of New
York. Remember this prediction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

AS FRANK DAY stood before his
audience the other evening it was
painfully evident to all why he had
declined to meet McCleary in joint
debate. He simply would not be in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

Mr.. LIND said he had been obliged
to laugh several times lately. He will
find out Nov. 4th that he is not hood
winking the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

THE drift Of public sentiment is
fast setting in against Populism and
the people seem disposed to bury it
deem.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

IF you want confidence and pros
perity vote for Mckinley, McCleary
and Clough.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
"PUBLIC BEGGARS."
That is What Bryan Characterized
the Workingmen.
Now He is Pleading for Their Help
and Votes.
A Side Picture of His Congressional
Career,
Special to DAILY FREE PRESS.

Special to DAILY FREE PRESS.
HARRISBURG Pa, Oct. 24.-"You
are robber. You are public beg
CARS"
This harsh language was applied by
William Jennings Bryan while men,
Der of congress to a body of window
glass workers who appeared before
the House committee on ways and
means in behalf of tariff to protect
their labor, in September, 1893. Mr..
Bryan was member of the ways and
means committee and did all he could
to destroy every vestige of protection
to labor in the compilation of the
tariff bill that is now law. This state
ment is sworn to by James Campbell,
of Pennsyl vania, one Of the best known
window-glass workers in the United
StateS-a gentleman who has been
foremost in the efforts of workingmen
before congress to secure protection
to American labor, and by Charles
Bryant, of Anderson, Ind, another
window-glass worker, well known to
members of the glass-blowers' associa-
tiOns throughout the country. Their
affidavits are as follows:
A committee, representing the
WindOw-GlasS Workers organization
of America, composed of John p. Eber-
hart, president; A. M. Hammet, treas
urer, and James Campbell, all of Pitts
burg, Penn, G. L. Cake and John
Kealey, of Jeanette, Penn, Charles
Bryant, of Alexandria, Indiana, and
Joseph higgins, of Bridgeton, n. j.,
were sent to Washington in Septem-
Der, 1898, to protest against any re-
duction of the tariff on window-glass.
We produce conclusive evidence to
any fair-minded man that reduction
of the tariff would result in a reduc-
tion of the wages of the workers. Not
withstanding that evidence, the tariff
was reduced and reduction of the
workers wages followed. w. j. Bryan,
now candidate for President on the
Democratic ticket, was a member of
the ways and means committee at
that time, and after the committee
had adjourned, manufacturer who
was present, got into a conversation
with Mr.. Bryan and was explaining to
him the beneficial result that the peO-
pie of this country had received under
the protective tariff system, and if the
tariff on window-glass was reduced as
they proposed, he would be forced to
reduce the wages of the workers,
which he had no desire to do.
Mr.. Bryan looked him straight in
the eye and said: "You are robber."
One of our committee spoke up and
said: "Mr. Bryan, if the employer is a
robber, what are the workingmen?'
He promptly replied: "You are public
beggars." One of our committee said;
I'VE do not consider it begging to ask
for protection against the cheap paid
labor Of foreign countries" He said;
Nevertheless, you are public beg.
gars," and with that he left the com.
mittee room.
The above is substantially what oc-
Cured after the ways and means com
mitUee had adjourned.
Oct 18th, 1896. Signed,
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Personally appeared before me J. D.
Patterson, mayor Of Harrisburg, James
Campbell, who, being duly sworn, doth
say that the foregoing statement is
true and correct.
J. d. PATTERSON, Mayor, [Seal.l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 25, 1896.
Mr.. CHARLES e. FLOOD,
Mn1,ndcuillo NV Nn

MR.. CHARLES II. FLOOD,
Moundsville, w. Va.
DEAR SIR:-Yours of the 23rd inst.
received. You ask me to take oath to
what stated in answer to your former
letter. In substance l said that my
self and others were sent to Washing
ton in 1898 for the purpose of making
statement before the ways and
means committee in reference to the
tariff on window-glass. Some of our
men had a conversation with Mr..
Bryan after the full committee had
adjourned. [ was not present all OF
the time they were talking tariff, but
l was present and did hear Mr. Bryan
say, "You are public beggars." The
answer was made: "We do not look
upon it as begging to ask for protec-
tion against the importation OF for
eign product" He then said: "Never-
theless, you are public beggars." He
left us with this. To all this swear.
Yours truly,
[Signed] CHARLES BRYANT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this the 10Th day off October, 1896.
EDMUND JOHNSON,
Clerk, Madison Circuit Court, Ind.
At the time of the above occurrence
Congressman Bryan was striving with
might and main to completely destroy
our system of meeting government ex-
penses by import duties and substi-
tuting them with direct tax upon
our people. The direct tax became
law and was set aside as unconstitu-
tional. While in congress Mr.. Bryan
made many utterances of equal VIC
lence against protective tariff law.
Among other things he said, in
answer to a question by Congressman
McKenna, of California, March 16,
1892, that ''the protective policy is
similar to the pickpocket policy OF
putting mans hand into another
mans pocket and extracting money
from it," In the debate on the floor
of the House, upon the present tariff
law, Mr.. Bryan said that ''Our present
system is vicious system, created by
the necessities of war and continued
by favoritism."
Again he said that ''the purpose OF
the protective tariff was to transfer
money from one mans pocket tC
another mans pocket" In the same
connection Mr.. Bryan declared that a
tariff for revenues only could not be
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30

A VOTE for Bryan means vote for
a panic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-30
MANKATo FREE Press.

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-28

The greater New York has a population
nearly equal to that of the orignsl
thirteen states at the time the Consttu-
tion was adopted, and greater than any
one OF forty-one Of the forty-fve states
as they exist today; its taxable property
is assessed at nearly three billions or
dollars, and its invisible property is
probably as much more, making its total
wealth over six billions. or nearly one
twelfth of that on the sntire country it's
public income of 500, 10000 a year, is
five times greater than that for state pur-
poses in the most wealthy state in the
Union.
Unfortunately il In not homogeneous
population. Only 20 per cent. Of lis in
parentage and OF these one-third were
born outside of the State OF New York,
SO that the New Yorkers OF New York
descent are barely one In eigh; OF the
entire pulation. The number Of those
born in foreign countries is AZ per cent.
OF the whole. There are 7o0. OCo persons
of German parentage in Greater New
York, END nearly as many OF Irish, 100,
600 of Russian, and as many Of Italian,
ana SOC, 900 of other foreign parentage.
Thore are more Germans than in any
city in Germany except Berlin,
more Irish by twice than in any city in
Ireland. Large portions of the popula-
tion. cannot speak or read the English
languages; vast nun bers of them never
saw the Constitution of the United States
or OF the State of New York, and have
little or no knowledge of our history OF
form OF governm ent.-From "The Gov
ernment OF the Greater New York" in
October Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-28
TIE Idea OE YTl

All night long, Friday night, the
GEoRoEBREDwILLIAMs Democrats held
the fort in Music hall Boston-that
Is those of them did that did not
go cute stretch their-legs and
got q little air. These latter who
in turns sought relaxation from
their long vigil stayed out after going
out because the ageGt Of the ball dechned
to let them go back again. So these as
sem e 4 in Hamilton Place at the dawning
OF Saturday morning. forever memorablel
The Democratic State Central Commit
Tee had hired the hall for Saturday, but
as the GEoRoEFREDwILLIAM sus-
pected thu. the committee had set thing
up TO pack The coming convention they
de,ided TO pack IL in advance by keeping
the seats they took on Friday evening
until the convention assembled the next
forenoon. They slept on their arms so to
speak, and broke their long fast with
sandwiches. which ran the blockade and
got in through back window.
When the "regulers'' came along in
the forenoon .ey could not find room In
the half. SO they went to rancuil Hall
and set up the convention in that cradle
Of liberty and resort for the frozen out.
II must be said that the Hon. GEORGE
FRED WILLIAMS Is something OF a dandy.
But TO what vain purpose was his dandy
ism? After all the 10 hours OF weary
watch and ward, after the Barmecide
breakfast, after tho fervid orstory, the
passion of speech, the waving OF arms
and the tearing of the atmosphere-
after the defenders OF liberty in Music
Hall had finally nornina GEoRoEFRED
WILLIAMS for Governor, and after the
nomination. OF the defenders of liberty
had been endorsed by the balance OF the
defenders assmbled in Hamilton Place
why, after all this, the regulars over in
Faneuil He'll put up GEORGE FRED
themselves, and 10! II was then disclosed
that the wicked gold bugs were in
pitiful minority, that the plot of the
State Central Committee was a bugaboo
and that the Democratic convention as
sembled in parts In Music Hall, in Ham,
iIton Place, in Faneuil hall, was for
GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS aud free silver
and reputation and anarchy by large
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