Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Fred Whites Meeting.

Tuesday afternoon the Democratic
candidate for governor, Fred White, nd-
| dressed a fairly good sized audience n
the court house. The " ather VAS good
and several came in from the country,
though the crowd Was moi large. Many
Republicans were in the audience.
Attorney ii. u. Funk introduced Mr..
White in u good speech but referred 10
him as one who never sought office,
which could hardly be borne out by
the facts, White then spoke for about
two hours on various subjects, princi-
pally combining himself to the trusts
to "Asiatic expansion" us he called it.,
and to Gov. Shaw. He failed to treat
thegovernor in the gentlemanly and
courteous way the latter treated him
when here n few weeks ago, but called
him man Of small caliber, etc, thus
revealing more spite thau goes with n
liberal minded person.
Mr., White showed tho same attach.
ment OF former ears to the principles of
Henry George, even referring to him
in his speech. lie contcnded all laws
OF trade should be according To the laws
OF nature, u visionary and theoretical
plan. He declaimed against the trusts
and executed the motions that nearly
made his hearers think the COLLINS
would get them il they didn't look out
The terrible oppression we are all nm,
der was wildly portrayed. He pointed
to Hanna, Of Ohio, as an example Of re-
publican nj MITIGATION with trusts, but
neglec, ed To refer to Mclean. lie AN
swered Gov, Shaw's proposal To assist
the republicans IN framing IN anti
trust law by saying you get ont and
let us in and we will bring in bill"
That is begging to got in. They ought
to get in tho same way republicans did,
on what they propose to do, but they
prefer only to find fault, n destructive
and not II constructive party.
TO contend ns Mr.. White does that We
republican, rule long continues and thai
he and his party arc the especial guar.
dams OF American liberty, requires
supreme and unauthorized gall.
Speaking on the money question he
seemed to avoid it us much as possible
He referred to the fact that gold is more
plenty, and said il it kept on becoming
that way 80 gold became cheap demo.
Gratis would be gold bugs, as though
become worthless.
He said Mckinley had prophcsicd good
times in case OF republican victory and
l~any weak minded people belicved it
would come. He acknowledged il had
come to considerable cXicni, but "rgued |
that prosperity was Caused not by re-
publican SUCCESS and policies, but by
the shortage OF crops in foreign
countries, and our big crops here and
consequent increased exports of ngricu!-
tural products. lie overlooked the fact
that our exports Of manufactured pro
ducts have greatly increased. Treasury
statistics show our iron and steel exports
have increased from $29,GO0,0OO in 1894
to $93,OO0,OO0 the past year. There
must have been shortage in the iron
and steel crop in foreign countries. The
same condition as to other articles il
true. Under republican policies home
Industries have grown enormously and
hundreds of thousands more people have
found employment. Mr.. White evidently
doesn't think this has helped prosperity.
On the Philippine question Mr.. White
argued that we were treating the Philip
pinOrs wrongfully, that they were
entitled to their freedom, that they
", re capable Of self government, that
the republican editors systematically
misrepresent Aguinaldo, and much
other such stuff. He made quite de-
Tense of Aguinaldo and his followers.
He told II story Of a man travelling there
who had lots of money who was afraid
he wonid be robbed, but was assured
there was no danger as he natives were
honest and there were no christians
within thousand miles. Whites cyl.
dent preference for the TagaIs to
christians was very apparent. He would
do to run for governor over there, but is
ont p hi, nlanahf "a, Unm,
Report OF school taught in Sub Dist
riot No. 8, Lincoln township, for the
month ending Sept. %, 1899
Average per cont OF scholarship.
Clara Wiley, 81; Lille Briggs, 81; Boyd
Weston, $50; Henry Newell, sc; Law
renee Bobenmoyer, sGl5; Theo. Carlson,
So; Katie Paulsen, S02l; Lvina Paulsen,
1874; Vallie Weston, n; Ollie Fisher, SO;
Vernal McMulphey, 81.
Names Of pupils not absent during the
month: Boyd Weston, yallie Weston,
Walter McCuen, DORIS Jordan and Lii
lie Briggs.
Names OF pupils neither absent nor
tardy: Doris Jordan and Lille Briggs.
SPARKS BAKER, Director
Notice