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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

ADMINISTRATION of Mr.. Bryan, were he
president, because of his deal by which
he would control the patronage of
the great state of New York, and his
bosom friend, Ed Murphy, the well
known brewer and former senator,
would be secretary of the navy.
AS result Of these efforts of Gov.
Roosevelt and his Republican associ-
ates the tax rate of the state of New
York is lower than it has been in the
past forty years.
And againt the representatives of Mr..
Bryan's party, with the exception of
five, voted against proposed consti-
tutional amendment in the lower house
of congress last winter which, were
it adopted, would afford a way by
which the evils of the coal trust the
sugar trust and the Standard Oil trust
which are not local affairs, and cannot
successfully by reached except by feder-
al authority. And in this instance
every Republican but two voted for it.
This is the record of the two parties.
Every move that has so far been made
in the interest of the people against the
trust evils. has come through the
Republican party. The most violent
opposition to such control or regula-
ton has come from such leading Demo
Gratis as Boss Croker
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
| VARIOUS OPINIONS.

Anoka Union: The opposition is
on the defensive and has hard work
to head off the heavy blows it is re-
ceiving.
Hutchinson independents If Gov.
Lind has such a cinch as he claims
why does Mr.. Rosing have to sit up
nights trying the fat out of the Office
holders2
ST. Louis Globe Democrat: Bourke
Cochran said in 1896 that Bryan car
ried in his hand the flaming torch of
Populist discomfort, Populist agitation
and Populist destruction. 1t seems
queer, therefore, to see Cochran hold
ing aloft Bryan torch himself. But a
professional mercenary will serve any
cause.
!. Buffalo Journal: Lincoln is a great
fellow among the Democrats these
days, but he is dead. In the opinion of
someDemocrats all the goodRepublicans
are dead. In 1864 they were roasting
Lincoln as an imperialist just as they
are roasting Mckinley today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
SHOULD MAKE 1T UNANIMOUS.

Senator Beveridge at Minneapolis :
''The war in the Philippines will
increase in violence as this campaign
proceeds. 1t will end when the Demo-
cratic party is defeated at the polls.
The last hope of the Philippine rebellion
against the flag will have persisted
when William J. Bryan is finally re-
pudiated by the American people. The
Filipinos believe that they will win
when Bryan wins. They know that
they have lost when Bryan has lost.
They know that from William McKin-
ley they can expect nothing but war,
hot and lasting and resistless, so long
as they continue to fire upon the flag
he has sworn to defend and murder
the soldiers who are rallying around
it.
"Mr, Bryan is going to be here soon.
and don't want to say anything I'M
fair. and therefore if what 1 am say
ing is not true, let Mr.. Bryan deny it
when he comes.
eff he does deny it, his denial places
him on the same platform with our
president, and in the name of patriot
ism he ought to move to make the
election of that great man unani-
nous. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
1T CAUSES COMMENT.

There is a good deal of comment
among the old soldiers and others, as
to the action of the county authorities
who have charge of the grounds in al
lowing the Bryan meeting on the court
house square Tuesday. Several times
in the past two or three years the old
soldiers have asked for the grounds to
hold their memorial day services on,
and the request has been refused on the
ground that the crowds assembled
would hurt the grass. Now the re-
quest is granted in an instance where
the crowd will be much greater than
on the occasion previously asked for
and the consequent damage done much
greater. Many of the old veterans
feel very much hurt in the partiality
shown and we don't know as thew
can be blamed much. If one crowd is
kept off because it will hurt the grass,
surely all ought to be-.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

Mr. Bryan is greatly worried about
the safety of the republic and says if
he is not elected it will be lost. He
felt that way four years ago, but his
fears were, groundless. His running
mate felt the same way in 1864 about
Lincoln, whom Bryan now likes to
quote in garbled form. But Mr.. Bryan
need not worry about the fate of the
republic. 1t has stood through the
storms of more than one hundred years
without his aid officially, and there
are several others as much interested
in its perpetuation as he is, even
though they do not endorse his va
carries and wild theories.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

Minnesota has wonderfully healthy
atmosphere. The st. Paul Globe finds
nothing Objectionable in the Kansas
City platform when it was reaffirmed
in ST. Paul, though when it was first
adopted it made the Globe sick unto
the boiling stage. And it cannot go
Bryan in its editorial columns, though
it can report plenty of good things
about him in it's news columns. And
it can swallow Lind, who is Bryan s
counterpart on every question that is
dangerous to the nation. Yes, Min
nesota atmosphere is wonderfully
healthy to allow all these things and
not turn the stomach
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

The political gathering in Mime
apolis last week was one of the
greatest and most enthusiastic gather
ings ever held in the northwest. The
auditorium at the exposition building,
which will hold 1000 people, was
crowded full, and more than as many
more went away because they could
not get in. Senator Beveridge, of In
diana, delivered mastery address,
which created great enthusiasm
among all who listened to it. He is a
finished orator, and easily captures his
audience at the start, while his state
ments are all backed up by facts. The
gathering indicated that the apathy
that had been noted heretofore regard
ing political matters is passing away,
and that people are waking to the i'm
portance of the contest. 1t also de-
monstrated that the principal thing
the Republicans need to win, is to get
out full vote.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

The Democratic leaders are consider
ably worried over the attack on Roose-
welt by mob at Victor, Col, which
did it's work while yelling for Bryan.
And this worry has been augmented
in the east by the remark of Chairman
Mcclure, of the New York Democra-
tic committee that Roosevelt prob
ably got up the fake himself. He is
the monumental fakir of both parties.
That is his STYLE" etc. and num-
Der of Democrats in that state have
openly declared that they will vote for
Mckinley as result
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

Funny isn't it how president who
has no back bone, as the Bryanites
insist is the case with President Nc
Kinley, should possess sufficient nerve to
attempt to turn republic into an
empire, or who could go ahead and
formulate and put into action diplo-
matte policy, that will lead the world
A man who can do those things in
stead of being an India rubber man,
as they are fond of referring to him,
must need be man of iron and reso-
lutte purpose. And that is what, as
president, Mr.. Mckinley has shown
himself to be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

From the east comes the news that
negotiations are under way for set
Element of the coal strike. 1t is said
that Senator Hanna is using every
influence that can be brought to bear
upon the operators to have them come
to an understanding with the men
and recognize some of their grievances
at least, and there are rumors to the
effect that the operators may recognize
all the claims put forth by the miners,
except that of their union. Mr..
Hanna has freely expressed his opinion
that the differences are such that they
should be submitted to arbitration
and it is said he is using his personal
acquaintance with the operators to
bring this about. 1t is to be hoped
that this will be successful and an
end put to the misery and want that
would ensue in the coal regions if an
extended strike should ensue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

The plea of the Bryanites is ''Elect
Bryan president and keep Republi-
can senate and he can do no harm I"
But do the people want man for
president who must have an opposi-
ton senate to keep him from doing
harm. And then suppose the senate
should also change its coat? What
would Carl Schrz do about the
matter then, and how would he pre-
vent Mr.. Bryan from securing the
enacting of a free coinage bill? Think
about the proposition little.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

Speaking on gubernatorial mat
ter the Sleepy Eye Herald says there
are many reasons why Gov. Lind
should be preferred over Capt. Van
SAINT and then fails to give single
one. Possibly one of the reasons is
because he has packed the wheat in
spection with boys that have to be
taken care of at an increased cost of
some $50, ZOO to the tax payers of the
state and a less number of cars of
wheat inspected than under Republi
can service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

Speaking of the reduction of the real
estate assessment valuation in this
city, the Mapleton Enterprise says:
This result was accomplished
through the state board of equaliza-
tion by Mr.. Daley as the attorney of
the Mankato board of trade.
You are mistaken friend Enterprise,
Mr.. Daley was not attorney of the
board of trade. That body had no at
torney in the case. Mr.. Daley was
connected with the matter by virtue
of his Office of city attorney, and un-
der the direction of the city council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

All through harvest the fusion press
was telling that the reason the
prison Irvine sold at 2 and cents
above that made in individual chan
nels was that the trust put their pro-
duct down at loss, so as to bring the
prison plant into bad repute. 1t seems
however by the, expose of Auditor
Dunn, that the higher price for the
prison plant Irvine was the result of
bad business management, and that
they also have raw material on hand
for a large amount Of twine that will
have to be worked off at a loss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
THE CHANGE IN THE WEST.

Perry Heath, secretary of the Re
publican national committee, and
Committeeman Kerens, of Missouri,
have returned to Chicago from their
trip trough the west and report Re
publican prospects bright in every
quarter. Mr.. Heath is not yet giving
out any claims as to states. but says
that Mckinley will make large gain
the west. In showing the change that
has come over the west, Mr.. Heath
tells of the following incident in
Utah:
''We were riding over the country
with a company of gentlemen from
Salt Lake City, all of whom supported
Bryan four years ago, but are now
for Mckinley. One of them said to
me, and his words were endorsed by
the others, that he could not now
recall entire circle of his acquaintance
one man who had voted for Bryan in
1896 who was going to vote for him
again or, one man who had voted for
Mckinley in 1896 who was not going
to vote for him again.
Mr.. Heath does not claim from this
that Mckinley will carry Utah, but he
does claim that the changes are such
that there is good working chance to
turn the state for the Republican ticket
There are several other states Which
Mr.. Heath says will turn their vote to
Mckinley that were for Bryan four
years ago. The Minneapolis journal
takes the thirteen states in the west
that formed the basis of the Heath
Kerens inquiry and makes an estimate
on them from the reports at hand
gathered from Messers, Heath and
Kerens, and from other sources
These states are: California, Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming,
and they have total of 81 electoral
votes In 1895 Mckinley received Is
of these votes and Bryan 46. The
Journal finds on a conservative esti-
mate that Mckinley is likely to get 40
of these votes this year and Bryan
only 81. This makes change of %
votes. The situation all through the
west is becoming better every week
and the interest is as great as four
years ago. The Journal estimate is
directly in line with one made by the
New York Herald correspondent. who
has looked over the field carefully and
predicts a big change in favor of Nc
Kinley. fully as large as the one given
above The trip of Gov. Roosevelt
has been the means of stirring ND
great deal of Mckinley enthusiasm,
and has resulted in turning large
vote to the Republicans that the
Bryanites will be unable to turn back
Anti-imperialism and anti-expansion
find no fertile soil through the west in
which to grow. The people believe
thoroughly in the great possibilities of
the future, and ability of the Ameri- |
can people to develop them for the |
glory and material welfare of the ma
ton, and the welfare of humanity. |
The Republican party and Mckinley |
offer something for the future and a
continuance of present good times.
is filed with gloomy fore
bodings The west is not after Bryan's
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

The Republican national committee
gives out that there will be 251 cleo
toral votes sure for Mckinley. They
do not put this Numbered own as all he
will get, but as a number that will go
without question. Senator Hanna says
everything looks bright in the east,
and that New York will be for Nc
Kinley. This conforms with the views
of the New York Herald, which says
that New York is for Mckinley. That
it cannot go for Bryan without poll
tical revolution, and that there is moth
ing of the kind in sight and no signs
of one brewing. In the west the en-
tire drift is toward Mckinley and it is
now conceded that he will get the
vote of Kansas South Dakota, Wyom-
ing and Washington, which went to
Bryan before, and that at least two
more are doubtful. In addition to this.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikle-
john, who has been on ten days trip
through Nebraska, says that the state
will go for Mckinley. At Republican
headquarters, however, this claim is
not confirmed, although they do claim
that the situation is most rapidly i'm
proving from a Republican stand
point. The chairman of the Republican
state committee there says that if the
changes keep up for the next month,
as it has for the month past, the state
will go Republican. All these esti
mates of course are founded on the
basis that the full Republican vote is
out and polled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

When Gov Thomas sent Gov. Roose-
welt a letter defying him to declare for
the gold standard in Colorado, he ran
up against the wrong man. Teddy
read the letter to one of his audiences
in that state and then declared him
self in favor of the gold standard and
gave his reasons therefor. Roosevelt
is man of convictions and is not
afraid to do his duty anywhere. Now
let Mr.. Bryan go east and be equally
frank in declaring himself for silver
and preach it's gospel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

At Benson few nights ago Gov.
Lind declared he was not candidate
for the United States senate and
would not be. Last winter Mr.. Lind
made the same kind of an announce
ment regarding the governorship, but
he is now candidate just the same,
and took it gladly. How much more is
this last declaration worth than was
the one last winter which events have
shown didn't decline.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
Y. M. c. A. MEETINGS.
Special Meetings During the Next Two
Weeks.

The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion have secured Rev. Harris a.
Gregg, of Chicago, for four special
meetings to be held at the Y. M. G. A.
rooms next Sunday afternoon and the
following Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings. They have also Sc
cured Rev. Alexander Patterson, of
Chicago, for twelve Bible lectures.
These will be given the week begin
ming Oct. IA. Two each day afternoon
and evening. AS a preparation for
these meetings there will be held each
day this week a 15-minute prayer
meeting at the association rooms at
noon, from 10 :O5 to 10 30. Every
man interested is requested to attend
as many of these meetings as possible
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

The GAINESVILLE Argus mentions
three Democrats, prominent farmers
in that vicinity, who voted for Bryan
in 1896, but who are satisfied with
present conditions and believe in let
ting well enough alone, so will vote
for Mckinley. They are fully impress
sed with the belief that no change
could improve present conditions.
One of them remarked that for sew
eral years previous to the present ad-
ministration farmers products were
almost drug on the market. Butter
was low, eggs were low, wool was low,
mutton was low, potatoes were low,
fax was low, pork was low, in fact it
was hard work to get rid Of any ar.
ticles at decent price Now all is
changed. Whereas, before, this far
mer hardly made enough to live on,
during the last four years he has &C
cumulated nearly enough to pay for
his farm. No wonder he is not in
for change"
He recognizes the fact that there
has been distinct change in the price
of farm products in the past three
years and that if what he must buy
has gone up in price somewhat, what
he has to sell from the farm has more
than kept pace with them. And take
it with that much abused article of
wheat, the only farm product Bryan
ties can recall when referring to the
farmer, it has increased in price fully
80 per cent over what it was under
the Democratic reign of a step toward
free trade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
BRYAN AND TRUSTS.

Mr.. Bryan will be here tomorrow
and he will be welcomed by a large
crowd, and it is fitting that so i'm
portant parsonage as the nominee of
a great party for presidency should be
well received. But as to agreeing with
what he says politically, that is an
other matter. Judging from his course
of the past week, Mr.. Bryan will dis
course largely on trusts, and will tell
the public what wicked fellows the
Republicans are and how all the mem
bers of trusts are Republicans. He
will tell what great things he will do
if the people of this country will only
give him a chance to draw salary OF
$50, 900 year. But while talking on
trusts it is not probable he will refer
to the fact that his bosom political
friend, Chairman Jones, is member
of the cotton bale trust, and recently
escaped being indicted in Texas for
violating the state law against trusts,
because he had powerful Democratic
friends there, who got tie matter laid
over until after election. He may
and he may not refer to the Tammany
ice trust, of which his great friend,
Boss Croker, is the controlling spirit.
But if he does he will probably say,
if he follows habits of the past week,
that it is merely local affair, some
thing he ought not to be bothered
with. He will not tell how it has
cruelty oppressed the poorer class of
people of that city far worse than any
other trust in existence today.
But as to the handling of trusts,
he will claim that the Republicans
will do nothing and he and his party
will do everything. He will doubtless
assert that the Republicans are not
and never were in position to do
anything against the trusts. Now
when Mr.. Bryan gets to this point he
runs up against some hard facts. For
it is fact that all the legislation in
national way that has been attempt
ed, has been brought about by the Re-
publican party and its enforcement
has been by the Republicans. During
the four years from 1898 to 1897 that
the Democrats had possession of the
government, they not only did not at
tempt to enact any legislation against
the evils arising from trusts, but they
made no attempt to enforce what laws
as were already on the statute books
And when Mr. Olney stated that the
laws were not sufficient to secure con-
viction, no attempt was made to
amend them SO that they could be en-
forced effectively.
That is the record of his party,
which he audaciously claims is in
better position to solve the trust pro-
blem than are the Republicans.
The records of the two parties does
not ensure any reason for confidence in
the Bryan assertions that the Demo-
Gratis are prepared to do SO much. Take
it in New York, where through the
efforts of Gov. Roosevelt,
the franchises OF great corporations to
the extent of millions of dollars, have
been placed upon the assessment rolls,
the bitterest opponents to this work in
behalf of the people have been Boss |
Croker and Augustus Van Wyck, the !;
former of whom was never known to
be in favor of anything that was of
interest to the common people. And I
this is the same worthy who would |
play such an important part in the ad |
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

In his biennial report Secretary of
State Berg, shows that 1854 new cor
porations have been admitted to the
state in the past two years. The total
amount of fees paid ON capitalization
was $128, 065. of which $63, $50 was
paid in 1899 and 1914, 435 in 1900. He
suggests the passage of a law by the
next legislature which will compel
all corporations to make annual reports
to the Office of the secretary of state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

One of the objections which Mr..
Bryan and his associates have against
the possession of the Philippines is
that the inhabitants can never become
citizens of the republic. They insinu-
ate as the reason that they are not in
telligent enough. If they can not
reach that point, perhaps Mr.. Bryan
will explain tomorrow how it is that
they are intelligent enough to at once
set up government of their own, and
be cut loose from this country. Surely
it does not require any less intelligence
for one than the other. How is it,
Mr.. Bryant
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

Only one constitutional amendment
is to be voted upon at the election this
autumn and it is one of considerable
Importance to the state at large as
well as to the local communities.
The proposed amendment provides
that after its adoption the maximum
amount of money any school district
may borrow from the state funds shall
be increased from to 10 per cent of
the assessed valuation of the district
desiring the loan and that the rate of
interest on the loan shall be reduced
from to 3 per cent. This is a ques-
tion that ought to be thoroughly dis
cussed and understood so that the citi-
zens can vote intelligently upon the
proposed amendment, and everybody
should investigate the matter and be
prepared to vote.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
STATE.

Governor
SAMUEL R. VAN SAINT. of Winona,
Lieutenant Governor
LYNDON A. SMITH, of Montevideo.
Secretary of State
PETER E. HANSON, of Litchfeld.
State Treasurer
JULIUS H. BLOCK, of St. Peter,
Attorney General
w. B. DOUGLASS, of Moorhead.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
CHAS. NJ. START, of Rochester.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
L0RIN W COLLINS, of ST. Cloud.
Railroad Commissioners. year term
JOS. G. MILLER, of Two Harbors.
Railroad Commissioner, year term
IRA B. MILLS, of Moorhead.
Railroad Commissioner. year term
CHAS. F. STAPLES, of w. St. Paul.