The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-23
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ner to bring them very PROMINENT.
before the country. These men ar,
Knute Nelson and James j. Hill
Both of them have scored in base bal
parlance, and both Of them have the
country, l mean by that the business
men of the country discussing what
they have said.
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Senator Nelson in the senate last
Thursday made such an argument in
favor Of his bill for bankruptcy as a
substitute for the Torrey bill as to at
tract attention everywhere. 1t was
an able presentation of the case from
the standpoint of western man who
was looking after western interests
and who desired to see the men who
are now temporarily under cloud,
get through the bankruptcy court and
start life anew, During his speech
Senator Nelson was several times in
terrupted by Senator Hoar, who is
considered one of the ablest lawyers
in the senate, and the colloquies be-
tween them were brisk and entertain
ing. Minnesota people will be glad to
know that Senator Nelson was able to
hold his own with the Massachusetts
man and that he made a case for his
bill in preference to the other.
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Mr.. Hill wrote a letter on the sub
ject of trade in the Orient which is
also attracting widespread comment,
and which is presentation of the
subject in manner which few people
had before considered. The wheat
raising countries of the northwest are
especially interested in the question.
That a new market has been found
for wheat is good thing, but that it
is such a,market as will absorb the sur
plus wheat of the Pacific coast is some
thing that no one seems to have
thought of. 1t never occurred to most
of US that millions upon millions of
human beings have never tasted
wheaton flour. Flour of the best
wheat is such common article to
most of us who have lived in Mime
sofa, that it come with sore surprise
that the whole of China pretty near
is living on rice and other cereals, and
has not yet reached the wheat flour
stage.
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have pretty fair idea of how
we'll those Chinese and Japs who have
never yet had anything out of rice
ike our good wheat flour. Years ago
was one of the many cooped up in
Fort Ridgely waiting for relief by the
troops of the state or death by the
'omahawks of the Sioux, and the
supplies of some kinds run short.
There was scarcity of flour and
arge quantity of rice. And rice we
lad for several days. After the In
lians were driven back it took some
lime to get supplies into the Fort and
he rice diet continued. 1 don't re-
member much about it, but 1 know
hat for years after 1 couldn't look a
ish of rice IN the face without turn.
ng sick. Long after had forgotten the
ice diet as child it was repulsiye to
ne. 1 hope Mr.. Hill will continue
forts to supply the Orient with flour.
% most of the people on the other
ide of the Pacific it will be more a,
satisfactory than the mama of the
Missionaries.
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The south is gradually coming over
the protection ideas. Every year l ,
pend some time in the south, and ,
ave just now returned from a trip
trough Virginia and into the Caro-
mas. The country through which I
aesed grows cotton to some extent
tobacco to great extent. Both
these articles are increasing in pro-
uction under the protective system. a
hen in North Carolina the lumber S
lg interests are greatly benefited by l
rejection. The people who have
cen voting for free trade all their a
yes and are now looking toward pro-
'ction, tell me that they have not e
hanged their principles, but that f
ley think they ought to get some of a
lie benefits arising from protection. 2
heir representatives, except those o
no are Republicans, do not vote that S
ay yet, but it is becoming easier for 81
epublicans to be elected to congress p
an formerly. 1t is no longer con. v
1ered to be badge of ill repute to
tie the Republican ticket or to be a
epublican, especially in North Caro-
Ia. In fact the Republicans seem 4,
be carrying off the honors in the ii
'stern part of the state, and many S.
quietly vote for them
len they are running for congress. n
Nv q
confess to liking for Old Man or
lens paper, the Jackson Republic.
may be that this is because 1 once
lot of work on the paper, and
st learned the cease" in that office.
somehow Allen is always breezy e.