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The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

THE recent election returns only
show that the people will not trust
the Democratic party to deliver them
from the thralldom of industrial sIav-
cry.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

THE preachers who want the gold
standard would have danced like wild
Dervishes around Aaron's golden calf.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

IF THE recent election returns don't
kill the fusion snake it must possess
greater vitality than the proveSbial
piss.lived cst.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

THE recent election only proves
that the Democratic party having been
tried and found wanting the people
no longer trust 1t.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T is no dishonor for the law to
confscate deadly weapon; it is there
fore no violation Of the rights of prop
erty" to wipe out the gold standard.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T SEEMS that the people have not
yet forgotten their experience with the
Democratic party.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

IF THE advance agent" redeems
the pledges Of his party we may look
for old prosperity around within the
next year.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

IF THE dollar is to have 100 cents
commercial value of material in 1t why
make II legal tender?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

AS A rule bankers are tax-dodgers
and their talk about national honor
and Sound money" is all sound and
not more than skin deep.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

A CORRECT diagnosis Of the case
can be stated in three words: TOO
much fusion"
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

WHEN the smoke of battle clears
away" the middle-of-the-road Popuiist
will be q very respectable person.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

AS A rule what Great Britain wants
us to have we should avoid. therefore
we should repudiate the gold standard.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

THERE is a large lot of ante-elec-
tion predictions that were once quite
interesting. but are now very stale.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

THE gold standard don't hit you; it
just crawls on top of you and holds you
down.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T is one Of the funny phases of
politics that the place hunter always
regards patriotism and his own ad-
.vancement as one and the same thing.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

IT NOW rests with the Republican
party to demonstrate that the gold
standard is a good thing. II It don't
do it it ought to be evident to every
man that It Is o fraud and that neither
old party can be depended upar.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

DIRECT legislation is the only
hope of the republic. Keep up the agi-
tation.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T WAS not the gold standard that
the people wanted. but the Demo-
cratic party that they did not want.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

"A PAPER currency -ased on taxes
would be the most perfect that could be
issued.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

NEITHER of the old parties will
ever enact the measures of reform
needed by the people.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T is safe to say that many Of those
foolish wheelbarrow riding bets are
not worth so cents on the dollar.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

NOW let the agitation for a paper
currency go on.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T WAS a wild rush for the hog
trough.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

AN overproduction Of fools seems the
greatest drawback to human happiness.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

OF COURSE everybody is expected
to explain just how it happened.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

NOTHING is settled until it is set
tied right.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

1T is funny how easily men can be-
lieve what they want to believe.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

THE principal trouble with fusion
seems to be that it failed to fuse.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25

A MAN who is opposed to direct leg
islation is opposed to the peoples rule.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-25
VOL. Ill.

THERE are no so cent dollars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

THE advantage of keeping good
members in congress as long ssas they
stay there is shown by the example of
Maine, which has the speakership of
the house and each of the other men,
bers in the house from that state have
an important craftsmanship, while at
the other end of the capitol, Senator
Frye has been recently elected presi-
dent pro tenn of the senate, and Sena-
tor Hale has an important chairman
ship. But these honors are small be-
side the matter of influence which the
six gentlemen from that state exer-
else over matters of legislation in con-
gress, because of their long service
and thorough knowledge of every de-
tail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
TOTE FAIR BROTHER :?

In it's attempt to belittle Mr.. Nc
Cleary the Duluth Herald, says that
none of the Republican leaders dared
reply to the address of Congressman
Towne, and that finally the egotistical
Professor McCleary" came forward
and volunteered to make reply 1t
further says that it was understood
that the reply should be made on
Monday, "but knowing that Mr. Towne
was to deliver aspeech at the Lincoln
club dinner in Jersey City on Wednes-
day, after borrowing Mr.. Towne's
charts the brave Congressman Nc
Cleary waited until he knew Mr..
Towne would be out of the city, be-
fore making his speech. He was
evidently afraid Mr.. Towne would
get after him and show up his rank
fallacies and false statements. His
cowardce is not surprising" This
quotation shows that the Herald,
which is rabid free silver paper, has
no desire nor care to display anything
like fairness toward Mr.. McCleary.
1t has not in the past, and cannot be
expected to now. In the first place
Mr.. Dolliver made a speech in which
he referred to some of the fallacies
set forth by Mr.. Towne. Mr.. Dalzell
also spoke, though there was nothing
in the press reports which showed
that he paid direct attention TO Mr..
Towne's remarks, but knowing that
Mr.. McCleary was prepared to refute
them, and that he was abundantly
able to do so, undoubtedly concluded
that further reference would be a
waste of time. In regard to the
statement that Mr.. McCleary was to
speak on Monday, but waited until
Wednesday because afraid of Mr..
Towne, the Herald knew this to be
false when it penned it. Mr.. Nc
Cleary was to speak Monday after
noon, but the house adjourned at
noon because of the death of Con-
gresham Crane, of Texas. Tuesday
the silver substitute was not up for
consideration because of other mat
tiers which come on that day. Wednes-
day was the last day for set speeches.
Undoubtedly no man more regretted
the absence Of Mr.. Towne than did
Mr.. McCleary, and those who know
him well, know that cowardice is one
of the last things that can be at
tributed to him.
Mr.. McCleary lays no claim to
eloquence or brilliancy of speech
such is possessed by Mr.. Towne, but
when it comes to logical reasoning he
stands second to none in the house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

viously remarked, McCleary is not a
spouter, but that he has impressed
himself upon the affairs of state and
won high place among the leaders of
the party was fully demonstrated by
the attitude they assumed when he
arose to begin his remarks. That he
justified their high esteem it is fair
to presume from the words of one of
the leaders on the Republican side,
who afterwards remarked in the
corridor, that "but too speeches had
thus far been made on the floor, and
both by Minnesota men. Mr.. Nc
Cleary's however, was UNNECESSARILY
the stronger of these" The other
speech he referred to was by Mr..
Towne, and at the time created a SEN
sation and placed him at once in the
front rank of congressional orators.
Since these two speeches Minnesota
is far more prominent state in Wash
ington than she was before, and while
Mr.. Towne is little shy on logic, he
is long on oratory and adroitness and
has made his mark. On the whole
the record is one the Minnesotians
here are proud of, and cannot but be
gratifying to the state at large, at
home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
ONE of the things which the Dem

ONE of the things which the Demo
Gratis promised the country if they
were given the opportunity to revise
the tariff along free trade lines, was a
larger trade with foreign countries.
The manner in which they have re-
deemed their promise is to increase
the imports of this country and de-
crease it's exports. For instance, they
said that if we would trade more with
England, she would trade more with
us. Under the present tariff law the
trade increased our imports from Eng
land S47, 7S4. 80 and decreased our ex-
ports S26, l04,7 S0 for the year 1895.
This is hardly the advance in foreign
trade that this country wishes to
make. During the last twelve months
of the Mckinley law, the exports of
this country reached 1886, 1888, 307, and
during the first twelve months of the
present law the exports were 1906, $780,
$50, or $50, O63,257 less. A change in
this kind of a policy can come none to
quick for the benefit of the masses of
the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

there. The murder at Valley Falls is
case in point. The murderer had
served five years term in the state
prison for a criminal assault. Con-
finement in the penitentiary is scarce
ly calculated to have refining or
elevating influence, and it is improb-
able that many come out better men
then they went in. If the facts
could be ascertained. 1t would prob
ably be found that majority OF re-
leased convicts again enter upon a
career of crime"
And the St. Paul Dispatch in COM
me nting upon the suggestion re-
marks: perhaps this rule of per-
petual confinement in the peniten-
tiary should not be applied to all
classes of cases, if any state should
hereafter enter upon this novel ex-
pertinent, but when the evident
homicidal mania or tendency, as in
the case cited by the Capital, no great
D personal wrong could be done to the
criminal and much good to society
by an Imprisonment that would make
it impossible for him to manifest his
tendency by actual criminal homi-
cides. The French rule in such
cases along the lines proposed for
adoption in these suggestions has been
found very practical and satisfactory
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
GLADSTONE AND ARMENIA.

The report comes that Gladstone is
thinking of becoming a candidate for
parliament. so as to be able to render
some aid to Armenia. Had the grand
old man been at the head of the
British ministry during the last year,
one cannot imagine England standing
with it's hands in it's pockets, as 1T
were, calmly looking on at these out
RACES But rather the power OF that
government would have been exerted
in behalf of the sufferers, and the sui
tan would long ago been given to un-
derstand that his villianies must
cease. Never has there been a greater
BETRAYAL of the cause of humanity,
than exhibited in the action of the
nations of Europe toward the Ar
menians, and as the Chicago Inter
Ocean well says, no spectacle could
be imagined of greater moral gran
deur and impressiYeness than would
be that of Britain's grand old man
one of the grandest personalities IN
the craftsmanship of the century;
the ancient founts of inspiration well
ling up through all of his being yet
seen moving once more down the halls
of Westminster to his accustomed
seat, his former throne of power, as
though some one of the greatest of
the old-time prophets had suddenly
reappeared with the burden of the
Lord upon his soul, in humanity's
name to plead once more the cause OF
Armenia: not so much this time
against the 'unspeakable Turk, as
against the unspeakable heartless-
ness, treachery, cowardice, and shame
of this fine European concert!
sit may be that this scene of trans
cendent moral grandeur and power is
not to be witnessed by the world; it
may be that the burdens Of his eighty
five years will render this an impoS-
sibility for even Mr.. Gladstone. But
if it might be, what scene it would
be-"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
rlcCLEARY'S TRIUrlPH.
His Speech the Grandest of the
Present Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-As an
nounced in the previous dispatches
Congressman McCleary spoke on the
silver question Wednesday afternoon.
His previous reputation for thorough
knowledge of the subject was such
that the floor and galleries were filled
when the time came for his remarks.
In this connection it is gratifying to
note that, in spite of the fact that
the hour was late a o'clock D. m. y
time when only the motive of strong
interest in the proceedings will hold
members in their seats, the leading
men of the house were all in their
seats and presented strict attention.
Among those were noticed the Repub-
lican leader, Mr.. Dingley, of Maine,
and Messrs. Cannon, Payne, Dolliver
and many others. In order to ap-
preciate the Importance of this fact,
two things must be remembered in
addition to that which | have already
mentioned.
First, among the multiplicity of in
terests on the floor, only those of
acknowledged leadership, or those
who possess the power of irresistible
eloquence, can attract the attention
of the house. Mediocrity talks TO I'M
attentive ears, and the hum of sup
pressed conversation and movements
Second; the fact that for many days
speech upon speech has been made
upon the same subject, so that both
the hour and the circumstance were
naturally calculated to produce in
attention and absence. As 1 have pre-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

The resignation of Mr.. W. E. Lee
as superintendent of the State Re-
formatory has, it seems quite evident,
placed another Barkis in the guberna-
torial field. Mr.. Lee is thoroughly
popular gentleman, and if it shall
prove that his friends purpose push
ing him for the nomination for gov
ernor he will prove very formidable
parsonage. His possible candidacy
is looked upon as seriously affecting
Governor Clough's chances, as he
lives in section of the state where
Mr.. Coughs friends had claimed
him to he the strongest And there
is another gentleman whose name
possesses a good deal of magic inf1u-
ence with whole lot of Republicans,
and it is none other than that of
Moses E. Clapp. The Republican
party of Minnesota is going to have
an array of candidates from which to
select a governor With Eustis, Van
SAINT, Gibbs, Lee, Clapp, Nc Gill and
Clough, there ought to be little or
no difficulty in every community pick
ing candidate to suit itself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
To CALL A CONVENTION.

Chairman Mcconnell of the Re-
publican county committee has called
meeting of his committee for II
O'Clock next Monday morning, FEB.
24th) at L. P. Hunts office in the
FREE PRESS building for the pupose
of deciding upun date for holding
the Republican county convention,
and making a call therefor. This con-
vention will select delegates to the
state and congress onal conventions to
choose representatives to St. Louis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
THEY DON'T EXIST.

One of the claims which England
puts forth for the slice Of territory it
wants from Venezuela was that it
was settled by large number of Eng
lish colonists estimated to number
10000 souls. The current issue of the
Revieao of Revieaos dlsposes of this claim
most effectually in the following re-
marks: "The plain, hard fact is that
these 10000 British colonists in the
disputed TERRITORY are 10000 myths.
There is practically no British immi-
grafton into British Guiana, nor has
there been for many decades. The
total population of British Guiana is
approximately 100000 Considerably
more than 100000 of these people are
negroes, while much greater number
constituting almost the entire eff
fective labor population, is made up
of East Indian and Chinese coolies
The number of these coolies now ap-
proaches 10000. The total number
of people of European birth in the
whole British Guiana at the last CEN
sus was 1858. We might guess that
the 800 are in British Guiana proper,
and the 33 INSTEAD of the 100000 are
in the disputed area. The importa-
tiOn of coolie laborers has been an Of
fetal policy, and it has been managed
at much expense through govern
mental agents sent to Calcutta, Can
ton and elsewhere in India and China.
These labOrers are brought out under
contract, and are held practically as
slaves under five-year indenture terms.
AS for the forty thousand British
voters ia the disputed district alone
until a comparatively recent date the
entire number of voters in the whole
of British Guiana was less than 800.
Owing to considerable recent extern
sion OF the franchise, there were, &C
cording to last years returns, 2,3SS
voters in the whole country. 1t must
not be supposed that these are all peo-
pie OF British descent; for in British
Guiana, as in the British West Indies,
the negroes and half-breeds are be-
coming voters and property holders:
and, moreover, there are numerous
Dutch descendants of the original
colonists, Portuguese immigrants,
ish-Americans, Canary Islanders,
and men of various other races, in
cluded in the 2,5SS people who are in
telligent and responsible enough to be
permitted to exercise the right Of
suffrage"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
THE PEOPLE VS.. THE SILVER
MINE OWNERS.

Late yesterday afternoon just after
the FREE PRESS had gone to press, we
received telegram from Washington
stating that the house had just vote !
upon the silver substitute to the bond
bill, offered by the senate, and that it
had been defeated by vote of 215 to
80. This will be good news to every
lover of sound and honest financial
system, for it means that the silver
mine owners and silver monometal-
lists will not be able to force upon the
people so cents worth of silver in I'M
limited quantities for ST. 90 during the
life OF the present congress. The re-
suit, however, is nothing more than
has been expected from that house of
congress which is more thoroughly in
accord with the wishes and desires of
the people than is the senate. The
great majority of the people of this
country have not been in favor of
silver monometallSm, and there is no
evidence that they are any more so
today than at any time in the past.
Outside of the silver mining states,
wherever the matter has been brought
to direct issue, the advocates of free
and unlimited silver coinage by this
country alone at ratio of 16 to l have
been most overwhelmingly defeated.
In Ohio, in Kentucky, in Michigan,
they have gone down under large ma
jorities. Two years ago in this dis
trict, the Democrats openly advocated
it, while Mr.. McCleary made his cam
paign in direct opposition to it and in
favor of genuine bimetallism, and
won by more than $4,000 plurality.
Last fall in Illinois at special con-
gressional election the Democrats
thought they could catch votes by adj
Vocating unlimited free coinage of the
cheap metal. The Republicans op-
posed it and won by good large ma
jority. Wherever it has been made a
direct issue the cause of honest money
has never lost, and it will not in the
future. Let the national Republican
convention at ST. Louis meet The
question squarely with no trimming
whatever, demanding that every dol
lar whether it be of gold, silver or
paper, be as good as any other dollar
the world over, and that silver be used
to the largest extent possible without
endangering the stability of our finan-
cial system, and then let this matter
be put intelllgently before the people,
and there will be no question as to
the result outside of the silver mining
states. The whole mol tn would be
swept by the Republicans, and a
chance given for the permanent
settlement of our financial policy.
But the result of the vote in the
house yesterday will bring good re-
suits. 1t will strengthen confidence
and give better tone to matters
everywhere. 1t will also settle the
question which has been raised by
some as to where the Republicans
stand and show that as atall times in
the past so now they stand manfully
against all schemes of imitation, fat
ism and reputation.
The Republicans of the house have
done we'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

The delegations from Alabama and
Florida, to the St. Louis convention,
it is said, will be solid for Mckinley.
1t looks as though the southern states
would be nearly solid for him. In fact
outside of Louisiana, he has captured
about every delegate so far elected
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

HERE it is past the middle of February and
as yet we have not had in Minnesota more
than one week of real winter weather this
season.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Don't feel bad about it. There is
plenty of time to get all the raw, cold,
nasty, WINERY weather you want, yet.
Just wait until some of the twin city
papers indulge in spring editorials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

The assessment Of the state for
1895 shows that the valuation of tax
able property in Minnesota increased
over two million dollars since the as
SeSsment of 1894.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

WHEN it comes to criticiSing the
administration, the Republicans do
not have to exert themselves to any
great extent. Their Democratic
friends can double discount them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21
PERPETUAL IMPRISONMENT FOR
CRIMINALS.

The Topeka Capitat in commenting
upon the punishment for crime says:
sit is becoming more and more ap-
parent all the time that man who
commits crime which sends him to
the penitentiary, should be kept
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

THERE are over over 400, 900 miles
of railroad in the world and nearly
One-half of which is in the United
States. This country also has over
one-half of the million miles of tele-
graph line which the world has.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

ONLY about S11, 100000 of the pres
ent bond issue goes to Europe, If
bonds have to be issued, it is a good
thing to keep the interest at home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

The Republican state convention
which meets March "a will contain
1,151 delegates, which will make a
r representative body of the party.
Blue Earth county will have Fl dele
gates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

MRS. LEASE has prepared another
sensation to keep her name before the
public. She is about to enter the
ministry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

For SALE OR EXCHANGE -One
black, registered Percheron horse.
Address box Is, Eagle Lake, MINI. 35tf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-21

c.. J. Gerlick, formerly with Young & Mon
son and L. T.. Grady, of Mankato, has pur-
chased the stock of Fine Groceries of F. L.
McCadden, and with VIM. Barnett will con-
tinue business at the old stand, 4l2 South
Front street. c.. }. Gerlick is one of John
Gerlick's sons,of DeCoria township. Mr.. Ger
Luverne, Mimi, for the past three years. Mr..
Barnett is of the same place and has also had
a great deal of experience in the grocery
business
Charlie will be pleased to meet all hsIlold
acquaintances and make new ones.
GERLICK & BARNETT.