The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-09

the delegation ought TO know. Blu
then it should be remembered tina
other states which were also true II
the Republican cause have beer
obliged to wait. In these instances
it is said that the delay is for the dele
cation to agree upon their offices anC
candidates. Another reason for delay
in appointments is said to be that the
president has not yet been able tC
parcel out the offices among the several
states as yet.
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Representative Heatwole has again
come forward with his bill for a cur.
rency commission. The proposition
is meeting with favor among the PEG.
pie, and perhaps when Speaker Reed
names the committee he will take
pains to select one which will give
the subject of currency grave con-
sideration. If the committee will
not do anything it would be well to
try what a commission could do. If
Representative McCleary should be
made chairman of this committee,
and some men with his knowledge
and ability made members Of the COM
mittee, it is possible that some legis-
lation might be reported, and it is
possible also that a currency commits
sion might be provided for.
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Fred Stevens will be one of the
popular men in this congress. Fred
was member of the celebrated legis-
lature of 1889 and made many friends.
He goes about congress in the same
way. He gets acquainted with men
and they find that he is a bright,
brainy young fellow. He has the push
in him that will get him along. Fred
started right by going to gridiron
dinner and getting well in with the
newspaper boys.
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Senator Davis as chairman of the
senate committee on foreign relations
is pushing the arbitration treaty with
a great deal of vigor. He is right in
forcing vote on the treaty and get
ting it out of the way. 1t ought not
to be hanging up here any longer. 1t
ought to be ratified or defeated. I
would prefer to see it defeated. Let
US arbitrate questions when they
arise, and if possible let everything
be settled by diplomatic negotiation
first.
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The most persistent advocate of
the bankruptcy bill in the senate is
Senator Nelson. Although he is not
a member of the committee which
had charge of the bill, he has been
able to have his bill reported along
with the Torrey bill which is the
favorite of the judiciary committee.
Senator Nelson hopes to get a favor
able vote on his bill in preference to
the committee bill.
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The fault to be found with the new
tariff bill is that it's rates are too high
to be stable. Another crusade will be
made against high tariff, and if the
rates are above what they should be
for revenue and adequate protection
an anti-tariff congress will be elected
And industry that needs a protection
Of more that fifty per cent is little
to weak to be carried. When many
wool growers and the representatives
Of wool growing states said that seven
Or eight cents pound was enough
duty on wool it should not have been
made eleven and thirteen cents.
Then the compensatory duties on
manufactured woolens need not have
oeen so high. There is no doubt but
what the senate will cut the rates on
several articles. 1t ought to be bet
Ter bill when it has met the combined
IDEAS of the senate and house.
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1t is true that the new bill will not |
Increase the cost Of many things to
jhe poor man. And besides it will |
give the poor man an opportunity TO
earn some money so that he can buy
things. The articles which may be |
styled luXuries will be sure to come |
higher. But then it is hoped times
Will improve so that those who want |
uXuries will be able to get money |
enough to buy them. The fact is that |
since it was known that a Democratic |
administration was in control in all |
branches of the government and all |
Industries were threatened times be-
gan to grow tough. We have been |
having still worse times all through |
,he administration. We will have
hem bad until the effects of Repub-
lean legislation can be felt.
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Those people who are pointing out
hat good times are not returning
'ery fast should remember that it
,akes longer to go up hill than down.
We came down steep Democratic
ncline. For the first few months we
will mud it hard climbing, and the