The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
Michael Doran, the Well Known
Democratic Leader, An
nOunceS His Position.
MCKINLEY AND VAN SAINT
Stand for Good Government and
Will Receive His Support
This Year.

Michael Doran, the redoubtable old
Democratic chieftain, under whose
leadership the Democracy attained to
the height of it's influence in Mime
sofa, is for Mckinley and Van SAINT
this year. He will support the Repub-
lican ticket, state and national, with
all the strength of his large influence
in the state and all the Vigor he can
put into the campaign.
Four years ago Mr.. Doran was
gold Democrat, and by the force of his
personality and connection he had
gold standard delegation sent to Chi
cago in spite of the fact that the free
silver heresy had gathered all the lead
ers in the rural counties to it's adher-
ence.
When Bryan was nominated Mr..
Doran repudiated him and cast his lot
with the gold Democracy. Two years
ago he supported John Lind for gov
ernor and contributed of his time,
money and influence to the success OF
the present governor. 1t has been ru-
mored for some time that he saw no
hope for the Democracy in the ascend
ancy of the Lind element and the other
day he announced, in a newspaper IN
terview, that he repudiated Lind with
Bryan and the Populist doctrines they
uphold.
us it true, Mr.. Doran, that you are
going to support Van Sant?" he was
asked.
1T is true" said Mr.. Doran. Il am
for Van SAINT. I want to see him
elected governor, and 1 think the best
interests of the state would be served
by his election, even as the best inter-
ests of the nation would be served by
the election of Mckinley for presi-
dent"
why have you given over Lind?"
"Why shouldn't 1? What has he
done for the Democracy? In what Is
he a Democrat?" The old war horse
waxed wroth.
why should I give my support to
Lind. RingdaL.KnOx, Meighen-an that
crew OF destructionists? They. are not
Democrats nor anything else that goes
for the good of the state or the country.
They are politicians in search of jobs,
and I can't see that the people owe
them anything.
They have no policy Of government;
they have no party principles. They
simply seek to tear down existing and
solid conditions and offer us nothing
in place of what they would take away
from US. The state has been made
prosperous by careful and generally
proper government. My interest in and
love for the State of Minnesota is too
great to permit me to take any chances
on turning it entirely over to Lind and
the Bryanites. Who are the men who
are Lind's advisers? When Democratic
principles were upheld by the Democ-
racy were they ever heard Of? They
are a dangerous lot and should not be
trusted with the reips OF government.
Capt. Van SAINT is a substantial man.
and a man of solid sense, with good
principles to guide him. hope and
believe that he will be elected. His de-
feat would be a blow to the state.
1T am for Mckinley for the same rea-
sons that am for Van SAINT, because
believe Organism is a menace to the
country. There is no suggestion Of
Democratic principles in the platform
that they have patched u from the
tatters of all the isms the cranks have
devised in twenty years. Their hare
Drained theories are dangerous to the
welfare of the country. Here is the
common sense view of the question;
"The country is prosperous and the
government is in safe hands. Bryan
and his followers ask us to turn over
the government to them, to break away
from the safe and sure prosperity Of
the present and accept in place of it
what? Their promises of change. A
change of what? For what? They tear
down, the Republicans have built up.
They would destroy what we have
made.
let we'll enough alone, say I There
is plenty on all hands in the country.
There is employment for labor nd
safety for capital. What better cn;ild
we have? If Bryan or Lind could c;ye
me assurances instead of promises
would still be against them for t'.ei~
principles are wrong, and shat which,
is wrong in principle cannot be nsde
right in practice.
"You can say I'm for Van SAINT and
for Mckinley, and believe as 1 hope
that they will be elected"
Mr.. Doran has correspondents in
every town and village in the state, and
his influence will be felt in every ham
let before the close of the campaign.