Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-10-11
THE MORRIS MEETING.
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The Opera House Crowded to
.., Hear Our Eloquent Con-
a : gressman Speak.
The Crowd We'll Pleased With
the Speech-Band Music
and Songs.

the Speech-Band Music
and Songs.
. There 10 some interest politics this
fall, although there IL little street
discussion.
The large attendance at the Morris
meeting showed that the people Of
Little Falls and vicinity wanted to
see our popular congressman. and
hear him discuss the issues III the
day.
Early in tho evening every seat in
the opera house was occupied, and q
large number of hearers were stand
Ing.
The Little Falls hand pla we'd few
selections on the street, and In the
hall before the speaking. The Re-
publican quartette. Messrs. Nero,
Meyers, Laird and McRae, sang
some popular songs, and delighted
the crowd, as they did two years
ago.
j. H. Rhodes. Morrison county
member III the Republican congress
sional committee, introduced Judge
Morris In short but pleasing speech.
Mr.. Norris opened ny telling how
he became Republican nominee for
congress two years ago. against his
first inclination two years ago.
against bis first inclinatiOns. He
was then Judge of the district court
in Duluth. and was content to re-
main In that position. His Repub-
lican friends. urged him, however. to
accept the nomination for congress-
against the representative Of the free
silver scheme and when the Repnb-
leans OF the district united In tender
ing him the nomina ton, he felt 1t his
duty to accept. He made a cam
paign tor the Republican party. He
had served his constituents to the
best OF his ability, and received again
the unanimous nomination OF his
party, and came before the people
for the second time AZ the representa-
tive Of Republican principles. He
had been advised that his die
tinguished opponent had told hiR
hearers In certain localities to AK
him certain questions. He was there
tn answer every question that might
be asked. As no one seemed inclined
to grant Mr.. Towne's request Morris
said he would answer them any way.
'rowne had said that he, (Towne).
had secured an appropriation Oi
"a, oOI, 900 for the Duluth harbor but
that Morris had done nothing. The
facts were that the government, in
the session In which Towne was
member, had adopted a new method
III letting contracts for public works.
Instead Of appropsdat!ng money for
a small part Of the work, and limit
ing the contract tn such 7appropria-
ton, it had authorized the letting Oi
the contracts for the whole work to
he done. This applied to the Duluth
harbOr and to all other points where
internal improvements were to he
made.
Then an appropriation had to be
secured from each congress to carry
ON the work. Mr.. TOwue succeeded
in getting au appropriation through
congress OF $5OO, QUO, which President
Cleveland refused to approve and
consequently no money was actually
obtained by Mr.. Towne for the Du.
luth harbor. 1T was no fault Of Mr..
Towne's, however," said Congress.
man Norris, land he should he
credited with this appropriation. l
desire to give him credit for what.
ever he did for thie district" When
Mr.. Morris went to Washing ton he
had to secure this $50, QUO which he
would credit to Mr.. Towne, and
then he secured an additional appro.
priatiOn Of $40, 900 for this same Du-
luth harbor-$27O. non more than Mr..
Towne attempted to get beside get.
ting Towne's appropriation through
u second time.
Towne also charged that he had
killed the river and harburs bill. II
true, in what way did 1t affect this
district? There was not a single
item In the bill referring to the Sixth
distrlIt. The bill was up for con.
sidera ton just AZ the war was com.
ing ON. and no one knew to what ex.
tent the resources OF the government
would be taxed. Under the cOndi.
tons 1t was thought best and wisest
to postpone the cOnsidera ton Of in.
ternal improvements expenditures
until the next session Of congress-
and this in no manner affected this
s1lstrict M far an ha waa aware