Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-20
EDDY /: D WITH US
He Talks to a Large Audience
In Spite of a Storm.
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
Our Congressman That is and Will be
Opened the Campaign Here Last
Friday Evening--He Handled the
Issues of the Campaign in an Able
Manner and Won rlany Friends.

Issues OF the Campaign in an Able
Manner and Won rlany Friends.
A large and enthusiastic audience
met at the Opera house last Friday
evening, in spite of the incIement
weather, to hear Congressman Frank
NJ. Eddy discuss the political ques-
tions OF the day. Senator A. Grinde-
land presided at the meeting. Mr..
Eddy was a little late in arriving
from Marsh Grove, where he had
held a meeting during the day, but
the time was filled in pleasantly by
Hon. Albert Berg, of Warroad, can
didate for the Legislature, who sang
a few songs in his inimita BILE manner.
He also made a short speech in
which he took occasion to explain
that the Somerville bill to tax for
eign corporations had been recon-
mended by him in his report as Sec
retary OF state for 1898, and that
Lind was now trying to arrogate to
himself credit for this measure, which
justly belongs to the republicans.
He pledged himself, If elected, to use
his best efforts to secure for the peo-
pie of this district much. needed ap-
preparations for drainage and to
vote for the reelection of Senator
Knute Nelson.
Mr.. Eddy had arrived in the mean
time, but before being introduced,
the snare drummer, who accompa-
MES him on his electioneering tour
this year also, rendered q stirring
selection on his historic drum.
When Mr.. Eddy arose to address
the meeting he was greeted with
rousing cheers, an evidence that the
people OF Warren entertain a most
kindly feeling toward him, and that
they will this year as we'll as former
years, roll up for him a large major
ity. .., 49, -.
Mr.. Eddy's speech, the best he has
ever delivered here, was clear and
logical presentation OF the great po-
litical questions confronting the ma
ton, and was made interesting by
numerous sallies OF wit and humor
interspersed. He grows as public
speaker and also in his firmer grasp
Of public questions. He said that
every political question had a right
side and a wrong side, and that that
legislation was best which secured
the greatest good to the greatest
number. That the condition OF the
farmers and all other classes OF peo-
pie in the United States had i'm
proved during the past few years,
was self evident fact. He referred
to the phenomenal development OF
the United States since the civil war.
The failure of Bryan prophecies of
disaster was pointed out. AS to the
Philippine question he believed the
Republicans were right. viewing the
question from either a moral or fnan-
cial stand point. We were going to
give to these people a better govern
ment than they have had during the
past 800 years, and secure for Them
liberty, justice, equal rights, freedom
OF speech and conscience, education
and industrial development, and he
could not see where injustice was be-
ing done. He showed that there was
nothing whatever in the charge OF
militarism, as no one in this country
is compelled to do military service
all who enter the army doing so of
their own free will. He showed the
mockery of democratic professions
OF liking for Lincoln at the present
time, yet while Lincoln lived they
called him a dictator, emperor and a
murderer, and heaped all manner Of
abuse upon him, same as they now
do upon president Mckinley. Mr..
Eddy closed his speech with an elo-
quent peroration urging every one
to vote right as God gives him to see
the right.
4 Lost.
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