The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-11-02


Funk and Plymat discuss trusts from
the same palt form he was speaking
from, had not read Senator Davis
speech made before he became afflicted
with an ailing foot, and has not kept
posted on the speeches of Roosevelt.
These gentlemen have all tackled the
trust issue fearlessly and successfully.
The Republican issue of prosperity,
Mr. Andrews had to confess, but tried
to avoid the same by saying that
Southern Minnesota is the garden spot
of the world, and that we nave been
niformly prosperous for thirty years.
Well, our Democratic friends can no
more hide behind the prosperity aver
age than they can behind the much
abused tariff average; there have
been high and low tides of prosperity
in this part of the state, and the high
tide has always come along when
there was a Republican administra-
tion. He believes in cooperation, and
thinks trusts are in position to give
us the necessaries of life at the cheap
est possible figure, if they we're dis
posed to. Havemeyer himself couldn t
find much fault with the argument
The speaker says the way to wipe out
trusts is to make low tariff and let
in foreign produced goods, which oper-
alton he admitted would temporarily
throw out of employment large num-
bers of American workingmen. But the
American workmen know this, and
know it too we'll to vote for Bryan.
Then came the old cry about Selling
and holding foreign lands for COM
mercial advantage, leaving out alto
gether the purchase, and the cession
by treaty. Can we buy people2 was
one of his arguments. If we cannot
we are the first sovereign nation in
the history of the world that could
not-the instances where a government
has coded territory to another and the
people along with it are 80 numerous
that it would be waste of space to
mention even few. And the speaker
forgot to tell us about the clause in
the Spanish America treaty with Spain
giving the native Filipinos year in
which to swear allegiance to Spain if
they wanted to. These are a few
points made by Mr.. Andrews, and they
xryoJl cboxry tho xyao Izy,aSc of he oro,,,
ment, although, as stated above, he
did excellently well considering his
materials. It is not the fault of the
speaker.
| Landlord Southwick and Contractor
Franksen went fishing Friday, and
came home with twenty-five croppies
and pickerel. They left about half
past four and were home in time for
supper.
| Miss Ida Roemer returned Saturday
evening from a visit to the cities.
| Miss Lillian Roberts, of Mankato,
was the guest of Miss May Madigan
over Sunday.
Messrs knott and George Hanchett
and Misses Hanchett, Zuel and Thayer
attended a party at Elysian Friday
night.
The board of registration had little
to do Tuesday, having nearly all the
names on the posted list. No very
large number of women have regis
tered.
The ladies society of the M. E..
church on Tuesday elected Mrs. L. O..
Pressnall. president; Mrs. M. E.
Wells, vice president; Mrs. A. She'll
secretary and Mrs. G.. W. Allyn treas
urer
The Republican club are holding
their regular meeting tonight. The
weather and roads are bad, but it
takes a good deal to scare out a good
Republican, and the meeting is sue
cess in spite of all the drawbacks.
The club has done good work during
the campaign, and the Ulcers and
members feel well satisfied with the
outlook in this village for next Tues
day.