The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-27
THE DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.

The Democratic cry of imperialism,
which was to be the predominant is
sue of the campaign, has not proved
the success they counted on, A month
has not yet elapsed since they officially
placed it before the people, yet it has
already fallen fiat. The gold Demo-
crazy, which they hoped to capture
with it, will have none of it, when it
is so strongly tinctured with the free
coinage, 16 to issue, supplemented
by Bryan, who is nothing if not for
deprecated silver dollars in unlimited
quantity. The fact is the fusion lead
ers have no expectation of electing
Bryan and Stevenson next November,
and while they will make some show
at it in a few localities yet on the
whole their efforts will be turned in
other directions.
One of their schemes is, if pos
sible, to secure control of the house of
representatives, and to that end they
are opening war upon every Republi-
can representative throughout the
country. Here in the second district
the same tactics are being followed,
in which our neighbor, the Review, is
taking the lead. They do not hope to
defeat Congressman McCleary, but
they do hope, if possible, to materially
reduce his vote.
They have commenced harping on
the trusts and are trying to stir up
discomfort among the people by telling
them that they are being robbed by
the trusts, that the latter are respon-
81 BILE for the advance in prices of what
the people buy, and that there has
been no adequate advance in what the
farmer has to sell. The Review
claims that the whole trouble comes
from the tariff and that what is want
ed is a representative who will vote to
remove the tariff on all articles manu-
featured by trusts, which in short
would mean absolute free trade, and
return to the stagnation of 1897.
The trouble with our neighbor and
all of its party colleagues is, that it
does not tell the whole story. But of
course if they did that would spoil
the game They insinuate that while
trusts have raised prices on their out
put, the price of farm products have
not advanced, when as a matter of
fact the advance in farm products has
kept pace with everything else, and in
many instances, have made greater
advance.
/ The Review says the people of this
district ought to have a representative
whose interests are with them. Well,
friend, you have one now, whose in
terests are with the people, and who
has labored conscientiously in their
behalf in the house. By vote and voice
and influence he labored for the pas
sage of the Dingley law, and the gold
standard, two enactments which have
been done more for the farmer and
laboringman, than all the legislation
the Democratic party has proposed in
forty years. And as result the people
of the second district, in common with
| tn ose all over the nation, have pros
pered as they have not before in years
The Review advocates the candi-
dacy of Senator johnson, of ST. Peter,
as the proper representative for Demo
cracy for congress and says he is a
man who would look after the interests
of the people of this district.
Senator Johnson, personally, is a
good fellow, but wherein would he
! look after the interests of the people of
the second district any better than has