The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-10-21

the foreign war, and what people ever
DIVIDED on foreign war? In our
history, an era of good feeling has al
ways occurred after foreign war.
Mckinley was right last spring when
we were wrong, and he will lead US
wisely in the solution of the questions
arising out of the war. Let the presi-
dent and the peace conference, who
know more about these things than
we do, settle it. Wherever the Amerl-
can flag is planted the people will be
raised up in every way.
If man can make money, don't
know why he should stop doing it.
The horizon of American citizenship
is broader than it was two years ago,
and the little hates of former years
have passed away, This year the peo-.
pie are busy, contrary to the predic-
tions of the other side. Their pre-.
dictions were at fault two years ago
and are as much at fault this year.
Mr. Bede eulogized Eustis, Davis
and McCleary, and said that there
was no partisanship in the conduct of
the war and there should be none In
the settlement OF its issues. A Demo
cratic majority in the next congress
would be considered by the world as
rebuke to President Mckinley and
the terms OF peace would be different.
He urged that the full vote of the
party be cast, in which case there will
be an old time majority. The admin
istration Of the state has been as
wisely conducted as in any other
state of the union. It's educational
system, agricultural and dairy inter-
ests, mineral resources, ETC., have
been carefully looked after. Every
man in Minnesota has job. If any
honest idle man wants job, can get
it for him. couldn't have made this
promise two years ago or for several
years back.
Mr.. Bede said that the same reason
that caused iron to fall after 1873
caused silver to fall-cheapened means
of production, improved transporta-
tion, new methods of handling, etc.
Silver is dug by corporations and rich
men, for no poor man can dig silver.
Gold is the poor mans money, for he
can dig gold.
In 1900, the per capita of circula-
tion was a. SO, and now it is $25. With
our modern facilities we need less
money to do business than formerly.
The money conditions in the United
States are better than anywhere else.
The falling Of prices is not an evil if
the fall is due to the decreased cost
of production. Prices of farm pro-
ducts at the farmers gate average as
high as they ever did. 1t is better for
the producer and the consumer to
have fairly constant prices in farm
products, real estate, etc. Gold is not
dearer than it was formerly. The re-
duced interest will not buy as much
products at reduced prices as the old
interest did with higher prices. The
Farmers of Southern Minnesota are
the kings of the earth. They own
bank stock and are the happiest peo-
pie in the world.
If full vote is gotten out in
Southern Minnesota, the indications
are that Eustis will have Is, 900 to 2O,-
900 majority. Lots of US Democrats
who went with you in 1895 are with
you still. We got all and more than
we asked and have learned that Nc
Kinley is a bigger man than we
thought. Nothing is certain in poll
tics until it has happened, and we
won't know the result of the election
until the votes are counted, and so I
ask you to go to the polls in Novem-
Der and stand by the Republican
party and help throw freedoms festal
robe over all the world.