The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-06

and we hereby endorse the administration
of President Mckinley and congratulate
| the country on his wise and patriotic
course and point to the revival of com
mercial and industrial pursuits as
brought about by the present administra-
ton.
We highly approve the denomination of
President Mckinley for reelection to the
high office he has so ably filed, and we
especially rejoice with the nation and
party in the recognition of that most
splendid type of American, Theodore
Roosevelt.
We commend the bravery and patriot
ism of our soldiers and sailors who so gal
lantly served their country in the late
war-a war which in the exalted charac-
ter of the motive that prompted it is I'M
paralleled and we commend the party for
| the promptness with which it recognized
the claims of the widows and orphans of
those who fell in that war, as we'll as the
claims of the disabled survivors, and we
are in favor of fair and liberal admins
tration of all the pension laws of the ma
ton.
Our Flag Respected.
We declare that never before in the his
tory of our nation has the flag of our
country and the rights which it guaran-
tees to its citizens been so respected and
recognized as under the present admin
istration.
We declare that all classes of our people
have enjoyed in and under the present ad-
ministration higher state Of prosperity
and happiness than ever before in our
national history, and we congratulate the
Republican party on the prompt and COM
plete fulfillment of it's promises made to
the people in 1896. The Republican party
is proud of the fact that it has written q
gold standard into the law of the land, and
that its sound financial policy has con-
tributed largely to the greatest prosperity
the American people have ever known,
and has raised the credit of the American
government to the highest point ever at
tanned by any nation.
The Republican party recognizes that
legitimate business fairly capitalized and
honestly managed has built up our indus
try at home and enabled US successfully to
compete with foreign countries in the
markets of the world, but the Republican
party now, as always, is unalterably op-
posed to all trusts and combinations hav-
ing for their purpose the sitting of COM
petition, arbitrarily controlling produc-
tlOn and liking prices
Constitutional Amendment Against Trusts
We are in favor of the amendment of
the federal Constitution, which was re-
gently proposed by the Republicans in
congress, granting to both state and con-
gress the power to define, regulate, con,
troll and prohibit monopolies, combina-
tions or trusts in the form of corporations
nt har.x nd al
structive policy of the Democratic party
which or the time being defeated the
submission of such amendment
We declare for liberal legislation for the
national defense, for the building up of
our navy, for the enlargement of our for
eign markets, for the employment of
American workmen in all mines, forests,
farms, mills, factories and shipyards.
The Republican party has always stood
as the friend and champion of labor. 1t
has placed on the statute books an eff
ficient factory inspection law, a law limit
ing the employment of children, law
protecting the labels of labor unions, a
law protecting life and limb, law limit
ing the hours of labor of railway employees
and many other laws protecting the inter
ests of labor in all departments of indus
try.
For an Eight-Hour Working Day.
In view of this record and the condi-
lions now existing, brought about by Re-
publican legislation, our party appeals
with confidence to the laboring men and
pledges itself anew to protect and en-
courage labor interesSs in all their legiti-
mate efforts. and that it will use every eff
fort to secure the passage of legislation
providing that on all public works author
lied by the state eight hours shall be
deemed and taken to be legal working
day.
We hereby express our appreciation of
the distinguished services rendered by
Senators Davis and Nelson, and we are
proud of the fact that they have reflected
credit on the state and Republican party.
To our representatives in congress we re-
turn our sincere thanks for their thor
ough devotion to duties and their ef-
ficient support of the government in
every crisis.
Endorse Senator Nelson.
We express confidence in the disting-
uished ability, high character and invalu-
able public services of the Hon. Knute
Nelson, junior senator from this state
During his senatorial career he has re
Elected honor upon the state and nation
The sound judgment which he has shown
in dealing with the difficult problems
which now confront the nation has chal
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