The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13
ENTHUSIASM SHOWN.
The Opening OF the Republican Cam
paign at the Opera House At
tracted a Big Audience.
J.sAdam Bede and Col. A. A. Harris
Were the Speakers and Both
Were Very Interesting.

can campaign in Mile Laos county.
S. Briggs, congressional commit
teeman for Mile Laos, presided, and
after speaking for few minutes on
the events which had transpired since
the last political meeting had been
held in that:reom. called upon Hon. r.
C. Dunn
NJ Dunn was sitting in the shdi
enGe and was taken unawares, but
when the applause which greeted the.
mention Of his name died ont, he:steod
up and "a fve-minutes talkson State
issues showed how much better every
department 4of the State had been
handled under the different Republi-
dan administrations than under those
OF the DEMOCRATS or Populists. Mr..
Dunn fired many hard shots at the
PARTIES but his criticisms of the officials
did not run to personalities.
At the conclusion Of his speech Mr..
Briggs introduced Col. A. A. Harris,
of Duluth. Mr.. Harris during this
campaign has frequently been referred
to as a converted Democrat. He stated
that he had been a free-silverite in
Kansas long before free coinage had
been recognized as a national issue,
had fought for itwhile it was, but now
that it was dead he did not propose to
resurrect it. Further on he touched
upon our Spanish war-a war he had
been praying for for years that the
South might have an opportunity to
show. its loyalty-and complimented
President Mckinley in glowing words
for the manner in which had conducted
the affair AS an old-line. Democrat
and as. one who had worn the gray on
two score fields in the '60's he thought
every step had been wisely taken and
he Believed twas the duty Of every.
citizen tOsa1pho1d the dmi nistration 50
that those who had 50 far successfully
waged war might also conclude the
peace neg citations. He therefore adj
vised all to vote fora congressman who
would stand by President Mckinley
Page Morris, of Duluth. He was FREE
quently interrupted by applause and
that given him at the close of his adj
dress must have been very gratifying.
J. Adam Bede was next introduced
Mr.. Bede said the condition of Mr..
Harris, and his comrades, who were
practically without a party. reminded
him Of story Of a western woman who
visited friends in cultured Boston. Be
fore the time set for her visit had ex-
pired she packed her trunk and an
nounced her departure. Her friends
pressed her for a reason for SO sud-
denly changing her plans, and asked
her if she had not enjoyed herself.
She informed them that she had, ssbut,"
she added, ''you took me to hear Inger-
soil; he robbed me of my bible; then
to hear Donnelly and he took away my
Shakespeare; last night [ heard Jen-
ness-Miller and she deprived me of
most, of my clothes and Il think had
better go home.'' The Populists had
worked similar change on the Demo-
cratic party and as the Republican
party's platform came nearer to, the
ideal of the Democrats than that of the
Pops they were all forced to "come
home: to the Republican fold. Mr.
Bede also praised the care with which
Mckinley had handled the war and
showed that whenever opportunity had
offered Page Morris had stood by the
president If a Populist congress
should be chosen now it would simply
be a negative body. 1t could frame no
laws, and would simply hamper the
president. Therefore, if the voter
loved his country he would vote to let
Page Morris.retain his seat. Mr. ede
apologized to the audience for mem
tioning free coinage, but said he was
forced to because Mr.. ToWne would
come along by andsby and hold a ghost
dance around this hole in the ground.
Then for. fifteen minutes he discussed
the old worn out issue in his happy
style. His speech was we'll received
and he sat down amid deafeningsap-
plause.
Col. Pearsall, Of Kansas, an old
neigh Dor of Col. Harris, happened to
be in town on business and had accom-
panied his old friend to the platform.
Is call was made for him to speak and
although the hour was late he inter.
lested the audience immensely during
his short speech. He showed the
1changed conditions in his old state and
Ipredicted that Kansas would soon be
found to be id the front rank Of Repub
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