The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
A GREAT ADDRESS.
That is What the Sioux City Journal
Calls Congressman McCleary's
Financial Talk
His Eight Iowa rleetings Marked by a
Large Attendance and Great
Interest.

The people of Minnesota and espe-
cially of the second district, have
wa tched with pleasure the course of
Congressman McCleaTy during the
past three weeks in the work he has
been doing in the campaign in ONO
and Iowa. His speeches have been
among the cleareSt delivered upon the
financial question and have attracted
wide attention everywhere. 1t is gen.
orally accorded that there is not a
clearer nor more able eXpOunder Of the
financial question from sound money
standpoint in the country today than
Mr.. McCleary. His speeches would
make an admirable text book'forming
complete and conclusive answer to
the fallacies put forth in favor of
cheap money by Bryan, Towne,
"Coin" Harvey, and the whole school
of fiatists. He is close student, a
deep thinker and goes to the very
bottom Of things in his work of over
turning the wild theories of the cheap
money school. His career has been a
most remarkable one. Trained for a
life work in the school room, he has
in less than five years of public life
become recognized throughout the
country as the strongest and clearest
exponent of the greatest question
that has confronted the nation since
the war and reconstruction times.
Wholly devoid of that oratorical
power and brilliancy which is pos
.Sessed by many public speakers and
their chief attraction before the pub
lie, he attacks the question in con-
yersatiOnal sort of way, in simple
language that every one under
stands, and handles it as though he
was in the class room, and herein lies
his power with his audience and to
the people of his home city who have
watched him rise, the reputation he
has woD, and the attention he has at
tracted is source of pride and pleas
ure.
The FREE PRESS has had occasion
during the past few weeks to refer to
his work in Ohio, and reproduce
clippings from notices given him in
the press of that state. and below we
reproduce some of the references
made by the papers to his work in
Iowa, and especially of his speech in
Sioux City Tuesday evening.
Referring 80 his address, the Sioux
City Journal says that large audi
ence listened to him closely for three
hours and forty minutes. Speaking
Of him the Journal says he has no
superior in this country in logical
presentation Of the arguments against
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
His address comprised science, patri-
otism, religion and not very much
politics, and was punctuated with an
ecdote and illustration, making it en-
pertaining as we'll as instructive"
His address, Of which the Journal
publishes an extended synopsis Of sew
eral columns, is a clear and complete
answer to the fallacies of free coin
age and shows all the inherent dan
gers that would follow the course of
fat money.
Following are a few comments on
his meetings in other portions of the
state, clipped from various papers:
Chicago Times-Herald.
Congressman James II. McCleary, of
Minnesota, has been having fine
series of meetings in some Of the con-
tested counties, making eight speech.
es in MuScatine, Columbus Junction,
Creston, Boone, Missouri Valley, Ma,
pleton, Sioux City and Rock Rapids
His speeches have produced marked
beneficial effect, He is regarded by
political leaders on both sides here as
the strongest sound money speaker
who has ever spoken in Iowa.
Sioux City Journal Especial from Creston.l
The biggest and most enthusiastic
rally Of the campaign was held by the
Republicans here tonight. Congress
man McCleary, the noted Minnesota
congressman, was the speaker and his
fame as a popular exponent of the
financial question drew an immense
audience. .'r-a
Minneapolis Tribune. Especial from Siou1
City.
Congressman McCleary addressed q
large and enthusiastic Republican
meeting here tonight, delivering what
is generally acknowledged to be onC
of the strongest contributions to tn
campaign in this state.
Sioux City Journal.
Mr.. McCleary is one of the mos
fOrceful speakers on the tinancia
question that this country possesses
WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.