Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-10-28


to speak Of government by the peo-
pie.
In 1896 the democratic party was
born again. The people and not the
bosses controlled the Chicago con-
vention. Mr.. Towne paid a fine tri.
butte to w. j. Bryan.
The national republican platform
of 1888 was in favor of the use OF
both gold and silver and condemned
the trusts. It was the same in 1892,
but in 1896, when the republican
party abandoned bimetallism, it
ceased to inveigh against trusts.
The speaker scored the president
for sending commission abroad to
secure International imetallism, and
at the same time abiding the COM
mission at home by the declaration
for the gold standard.
Morris had said he would go to
congress a republican and come
back one. He went on an interna-
tional agreement and came on q gold
Standard The speaker would make
no promise like that. II the party
threw over bimetaliism, he would
quit the party. He scored on Morris
on dollar wheat killing silver, as the
republicans had said, and asked
whether fifty.cent wheat would re.
vive it.
At Omaha he had asked a question
which had never been answered.
"Can you show an epoch in which
there was prosperity with falling
prices?"
In the past year there had been ex:
ports to the amount OF $61S, 900, 900,
but only $92, 100000 OF gold came
in. The rest paid Indebtedness in
Europe. Theforeign indebtedness was
in $50 about 81 400, 600, 900; since
then 81, 100000 has been paid
on it, and today there is about
$5, 900, 100000 OF debt.
He was firmly opposed to the Me-
Cleary bill, which sought to destroy
the greenbacks and treasury notes
and give banks control OF the volume
of the currency. He had nothing to
say against the local bankers. Like
Musselmen they prayed with their
aces to the East.
The McCleary bill also proposed to
make the silver dollar redeemable in
gold. Its purpose was to allow the
money trust to contract or increase
the money volume at will, and thus
control the industry OF the country.
Mr.. Towne said be was in favor of
an income tux, OF the election of
United States senator's by the peo-
pie and of the referendum carefully
applied. His opponent opposed all
these. He touched on state issues,
incidentally saying that the people
wanted a bank examiner who would
examine banks. Mr.. Lind's name
evoked great applause.
Mr.. Towne took up the lumber
1uty and showed how Mckinley had
been in favor Of a one. dollar duty,
Ind why that duty was sufficient.
BE showed that the lumbermen had
been satisfied with a one-dollar duty
Until sales decreased, due to the PEG.
'les' lack of purchasing power He
;ouched on the proposed lumber
rust.
Mr.. Towne told OF his labors in
congress and enumerated a few of
he measures he had succeeded in
'assing. He believed that Duluth
Vould become an ocean port and
lad succeeded in getting bill
trough pro viding for operating on
he matter.
His reason for seeking office was
o serve the people, the work was
aborious, but he could be- OF use to |
he people in it. ...
He closed in an eloquent perora~
ion on the equal rights of men and |
'esvught his hearers to work to that |
nd. ...~.
After Mr.. Towne had finished near i
= all the audience remained to
hake hands with him. Several
talwart republicans assured him
hat they would vote for him. It |
vas q spontaneous expression of ad-
niration for Mr.. Towne and a re-.
one. .....s,s,. |
Mr.. Towne speaks at Monticello
onight. If the feeling throughout
h, district is the same as in Little
Calls, and We believe it is, there is
10 question of Towne's election.