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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

active support to President Mckinley
in carrying out his policies. Senator
Nelson has served the state well and
the Republicans of Blue Earth county
ought to see to it that he has the four
votes of this legislative district in the
legislature for his reelection. The
Republican legislative ticket is a
strong one, composed of practical men,
who aside from the matter of the
election of United States senator will
look after the interests of the country
in good shape.
The affairs of Blue Earth county have
never been better managed than they
have been during the past six years
under the Republicans and there is no
existing reason why change should
be made now in any particular. The
Republicans have presented the people
with good ticket, composed of prac-
tical business men for the various
county offices, who will look after the
duties of the respective offices for
which they have been selected in a
most careful manner and in the inter
ests of the taxpayers in the future as
has been the case in the past. Moth
ing can be gained by party at this
time, and faithfulness in the past
ought to be the best recommendation
for continuance in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
BLUE EARTH COUNTY AND THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Blue Earth county ought to, and if
the Republicans go to the polls, will
give good sized majority for the Re-
publican ticket from top to bottom, on
Nov. 9th next President Mckinley
ought to go out of this county with a
plurality of at least 1, 800. That should
be the plurality that every Republican
should work for, and if every voter
who believes in retaining present con-
ditions as against those that would
prevail if Bryan was elected
president, would go to the polls,
McKinley's plurality would exceed
that point Four years ago his plurality
was 1,311.
Capt. Van SAINT and the state ticket
ought to run up toward this figure,
and would but for the fact that there
are many Democrats who will vote
for Mckinley because they believe it
is best to let well enough alone, and
who will then vote for the state ticket
of their party, though the number
who will vote the Republican ticket
straight, at least down to the county
ticket, will be considerably larger than
in 1896, as they believe it to be the
best way to get rid of Organism.
The same reasons which will give
President Mckinley a large vote and
big plurality ought to make, and there
is every reason to believe, will make
Congressman McCleary a close second
to him 1t is just as important to
elect a congressman in sympathy
with him as it is to elect Mckinley.
And every man who votes for Nc
Kinley ought to give him active sup
port in his administration by voting
for Congressman McCleary.
And every Republican vote in Blue
Earth county ought to be cast for the
Republican legislative and county
tickets. It is essential that Blue Earth
county have solid Republican dele
cation in the legislature next winter
that will vote for Republican for the
United States senator who will give
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The following appeared in the edi-
torial columns of the Omaha Herald
back in December. 1892, when VIM. J.
Bryan had editorial charge of that
paper, and shows how he feels on the
pension question, and will doubtless
greatly increase the friendship of the
old soldiers for him: 1.-THE next ses-
sion of congress will have to wrestle
with one deficiency of $37, 900, 600.
This is on account of pensions The
appropriation for pensions for the
next year must not be less than
$3.50, 600, 900. 1t is therefore easy
arithmetic to perceive that the appro-
priation that congress must make for
pensions next session must aggregate
$189, 900, 000 This tremendous sum
would in itself be enough to run a
reasonable government. One would
not complain if it were an honest debt,
because it was never earned by an act
of patriotism or heroic service. The
government is held up and despoiled
OF no mean portion of this, and it
seems helpless to defend itself. One
cannot help being curious to know
how many more years it will take to
exhaust the generation which feels it.
self injured by the war. It is safe to
say that never did generation display
such remarkable longevity"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
THE THREE RINGED CIRCUS.

The Redwood Gazette says that
John Lind is not Silver Republican
and hence cannot ask for the votes of
Silver Republicans. That he is not a
Populist and has no business asking
for the votes of the Populists and
midroaders of the state. That he is
simply Democrat simon pure, as he
recently stated. This is all true in
technical sense, but we would like
to have the Gazette explain the real
difference between the Silver Repub-
licans and Populists as now constitut-
ed, and the Bryan-Lind Democracy
Of course the midroaders are another
set of people. But as to the aims of
the others there is no difference, and
that is the reason why hundreds of
Silver Republicans and Populists
have come over into the Republican
party and are supporting Mckinley
and Van SAINT. Again the Gazette is
mistaken in the fact that Gov. Lind
has no right to ask for Silver Repub
lican and Populist votes, because as
matter of fact he has been endorsed
by them after he declared that he was
rank Organized Democrat. Of course
he dictated to the leaders of those
parties what they should do and they
did it. Now the three parties must
be essentially the same, believe in the
same thing and could run just as well
as one instead of three ring circus.
The farce can only be kept up longer
for one purpose and that is to hope to
fool the voters, or rather some of
them, for if the three parties are not
one and the same thing then John
Lind, Democrat, is bound to fool and
disappoint the members of the other
two parties 1t cannot be otherwise.
But from the reports that are coming
in all over the state, John Lind,
Organized Democrat, is not fooling
thinking men who have trained with
the Silver Republicans and Populists,
any more than he has been fooling
the people of the state that he has
been giving a great many benefcent
reforms for the 5000, 600 extra that his
administration has cost the taxpayers
of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
MUST "DIG UP.

Under the benefcent reform adj
ministration of Gov. Lind, which,
as one important reform item has cost
the taxpayers of the state over $500, :
600 extra during the past year, every
person fortunate or unfortunate
enough to hold an Office by the grace
of the Lind-Rosing syndicate, is OBJ
liged to come down with certain
per cent of his salary for the benefit
and to aid in the perpetuation of the
syndicate. The Office is not one of trust
to the state under the ideas of fusion
reform, but of profit to the syndicate
that it may better perpetuate itself.
1t uses Tammany methods in SO far as
officials go, and if it could permanently
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The Bryanites voted in the house of
representatives against the proposed
constitutional amendment for the fed
eral control and regulation of trusts,
so as to keep the, trust question in
politics. They made Imperialism the
paramount issue in their platform, but
when they come before the public
they found their paramount issue
had deid ta- bornin - Then they took
up the trust issue and from Bryan
down they have rung change possible
to arouse the prejudices of the pub
lie against organized capital but the
people are not fooled by their stuff,
they have been studying the subject
quietly and they find that Bryan has
no practical remedy for the combina-
tiop of capital and that he practically
advocates the destruction of organized
capital. They find further that the
whole record of the Democratic party
against the evils of trusts or COM
binations has been one of talk only,
and in Legislative lines one of total in
action. As result the Roadway the
Bryanites expected to make with the
issue does not materialize, and Bryan
would give anything for new issue
warranted to last him until after cleo
tion day without wearing out in spots
or all over, or going into state of
total collapse as has his anti-imperi-
alistic issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Minneapolis Journal: 1.-THE Crime
of 1878" by Hon. J. T. McCleary,
is the title of No 8, volume 7, of the
pamphlets issued under the head of
Sound Currency by the Sound Cur
rency Reform Club. We don't hear
much in these days about the "crime
of To- 1t is all the crime of go
But this publication is a valuable
contribution to the literature of the
money question, since it constitutes a
most thorough refutation of the old
charge that the characterization act
of '73 was clandestine and fraudulent.
Mr.. McCleary traces the successive
steps by which the bill was passed,
notes that it was printed thirteen
times, eleven times by congress and
twice by the treasury department. The
Ernest Seyd myth, which, by the
way, may be regarded as the original
Bryan bogy, is once more exposed,
and the reasons why the bill attracted
no more attention are set forth. No
one is better fitted to do this work
than Mr.. McCleary, and he has done it
we'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Congressman McCleary addressed a
large and enthusiastic meeting at
Sherburne on Thursday evening. There
was no hall there large enough to ac-
commodate those who wished to hear
him, so he addressed the crowd from
the balcony of the hotel A torch light
procession preceded the meeting. The
report from there says that as regards
congress nothing is heard but Nc
Cleary, the opposition being rarely
mentioned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

THE great head of the agitators is
a candidate for your suffrage. His
name is William Jennings Bryan.
AS you desire to suppress this growing
ill-feeling between class and class and
to maintain harmony between en-
ployer and employed upon basis hon
orable and just to both, vote to sup
press him and his doctrines and me-
thods.
81 can conclude no better than to
use the language of my old friend, the
former mayor of New York, Abram S.
Hewitt, Democrat and chosen friend
of Tilden, whose political integrity
has never been questioned. He says:
""There is no longer any room for
doubt as to the course which should
be taken by men who believe in true
Democracy and desire to preserve its
principles for the benefit of those who
are to come after us. We are COM
PEELED by every consideration of honor,
of duty and of interest to repudiate
Organism and all that it represents,
and to vote for Mckinley and Roose-
v elt And so say we all of US. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
The Worthington Globe s

The Worthington Globe says the
Democratic party has always been the
friend of labor. Oh, yes, along cleo
ton time it has always exhibited
gr eat signs of friendship, but some
how or other it always manages to
forget all about labor interests at other
seasons. And in it's efforts to bring
on the great coal strike it again ex-
hibited it's great friendship (?) for
labor Most friends of labor would
have exhausted every possible effort to
prevent strike and bring about a set
Element of differences in a peaceable
manner, but this would not have an
swered the ideas of the Bryanite lead
ers, who hoped to paralyze business
and so turn sentiment of portions of
the public against the administration.
Great is the friendship of fusion
reform Bryan Democracy for labor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

1t must be concluded that the above
is very conservative estimate. With
full vote every state that is claimed
in the Mckinley column will cast it's
vote for him. And the same may be
said of the Bryan column, with the
exception of Montana. There the fight
between the Clark and DAILY factions
is becoming SO hot that Senator Car
ter says that the legislature is likely
to be Republican, that the chances
are good that the electoral vote will
be Republican. But we are willing to
give the Bryanites the benefit of the
three votes of that state.
Of the states in the doubtful column,
the indications of the past few days
are such as to place Delaware, West
Virginia, Indiana, Kansas and South
Dakota in the Mckinley column.
These five states have total of 38
votes and would bring the Mckinley
total up to 270. Wyoming with her
votes is counted just as sure as these
and this would bring Mckinney vote
up to within three of what it was
four years ago. But the Republican
leaders have not given up Maryland
and Kentucky with total of 81 votes,
and they declare that the sentiment
there is such that both states will in
all probability swing into the Nc
Kinley column And during the last
three or four days they have been
about as confident regarding Nebraska.
Should their hopes in this respect be
realized, it would push McKinley's
electoral vote up to above 300, and
make the defeat of Organism as crush
ing as it deserves to be, and as thous-
ands of the Democrats are hoping, for
the good of their party, that it will be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Although Gov. Lind had declared
that he is not candidate for the U. S.
senate, the statement is generally look
ed upon around the state as being of
the same caliber of his declaration
of last winter. The governor has a
way of never being candidate, but
always being forced into a position by
the opportunities of his friends These
friends have very great power over
the dictator of Minnesota fusion poll
tics at times, especially after he has
all the wires laid. Notwithstanding
his declaring he is not candidate the
work of the Lind Rosing syndicate in
its efforts to secure the election of
legislative candidates goes on, an
everything else will be traded off for
votes for them. Every Republican
should remember that vote against
the Republican legislative ticket, or
any member thereof, is vote in favor
of Democrat to succeed Senator Nell
son in the United States senate would
use his influence and power against
the policies of William McKinley's
administration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

In 1896 Mr.. Bryan said that we
must stop borrowing money in Europe.
The country took his advice and
elected Mckinley and since then has
been lending money to Europe Now
this does not suit Bryan and he says
it is sign that there is no presently.
If there was prosperity The money
would be used at home. Bryan has
queer notions when it comes to ask for
the votes of the people. Based on the
same line of reasoning we suppose
Bryan would argue that a farmer was
not prosperous if he should lend
money. That if he was prosperous he
would use it at home. Bryan has queer
ideas and worse logic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Republican sentiment is rising every
where, and Bryanite leaders generally
admit, by their actions if not by their
words, that they are defeated, but Re
publicans everywhere should remember
one thing and that is, that the cam
paign is not over until the sun goes
down on the evening of Nov. 9th.
Every Republican should see that not
only his vote is cast, but that of his
neighbor also, and further, vote the
ticket straight. Bury Organism this
year and bury it deep.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The odds in betting on the result in
Kentucky, Maryland and Indiana are
all in favor of Mckinley and consider
able Mckinley money is up on the
stock exchange in New York on these
states, but no takers can be found
Sentiment has changed greatly in Indi-
ana during the last two or three weeks
and at Republican headquarters in
Chicago it is confidently claimed for
Mckinley and Roosevelt by as large or
larger majority than it gave four
years ago. The situation in Kentucky
is also improving and it is said that
the chances for the Republicans carry
ing it on the national ticket is good
and there is even feeling among som
that the Republican candidate for
governor, Yerks, will be elected by a
majority that will prevent his being
counted out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
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. N. START, of Rochester.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
LoRIN w COLLINS, of ST. Cloud.
Railroad Commissioners. year term
JOS. G. MILLER. of Two Harbors.
Railroad Commissioner, 4 year term
IRA B. MILLS, of Moorhead.
Railroad Commissioner. year term
CHAS. F. STAPLES. of w. ST. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

IF good, clean and business ik e
administration of an office is any rea-
son why man should be continued
in that Office, Governor Lind's major
ity on election day should be over
whelming. -Moorehead News.
If it had been good business ad-
ministration you might have chance
to talk, but an administration in
the name of reform that burdens the
taxpayers with 1924, 900 over and above
the expenses under Republican admin
istrations which Gov Lind, said had
been extravagant, can hardly be called a
good business-like administration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Business Opportunities on the line of
the Chicago Great Western Ry. in Illi-
nois, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri.
First class openings in growing towns
for all kinds of business and for manu-
featuring. Our list includes locations
for blacksmiths, doctors, dressmakers,
furniture, grain and live stock buyers,
general merchandise, hardware, har-
ness, tailors. cold storage, creameries
and canning factories. Write fully in
regard to your requirements so that
we may advise you intelligently. Adj
dress w. J. Reed, Industrial Agent,
G. G. w, Ry., Col Endicott Bldg. st.
Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The population of Delaware for 1900
is given out by the census bureau as
1874, 735, as against t6S, 493 in 1890, a
gain of 90 per cent The population
of the District of Columbia is given
at 27S, 71s, as against $50, 392 in 1890,
OF an increase of 20. 9 per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
For Commissioners
First District-E. ]. RUSSELL.
Third District-R. S. HUGHES.
Fifth District-WM. BORCHERT.

The fusion press through the state
is still squirming over Auditor Dunn's
expose of Gov. Lind's reform admins
tration. There is a great deal less
heard about his administration being
the best the state has had, since Mr..
Dunn showed up it's unbusiness like
qualities
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Congressman Littie6eld, of Maine,
addressed an audience of about 8, 600
in Minneapolis last evening and en-
thusiam was unbounded. The con-
gresham is good speaker and hand
led Bryan without gloves. He showed
up the weakness of the Democratic
position toward trusts and how the
party when it had had the opportunity
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Some one remarks that Lincoln
would be sorry he ever spoke if he
could hear Bryan quoting him so often
to boster up his cause. Lincoln most
certainly would if he found how Bryan
garbles some of his sayings so as to
make them conform with the dema-
gogic position he has taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The Duluth Herald outdid itself the
other day with hot air editorial
claiming the Pacific coast for Bryan
Out on the coast Bryan sentiment is
something that it is said is hardly
ever met.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Bryan says there should be no classes
in this country, and then does all he
can to create a hatred between en-
ployer and employee, and SO help
along toward the building up of the
very thing he says should not exist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The mud and stones and sticks and
abuse which the Bryanite toughs
are throwing at Governor Roosevelt
are doing much more damage to Bryan
at every throw.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The st. Louis Globe Democrat says
that Missouri is knocking for admis-
sion into the great Republican circle
of states. Well, the door is open, let
her come in. This fall will be most
glorious time to enter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
COUNTY

For Auditor
EDGAR WEAVER.
For Treasurer
LEWIS DAVIS.
For Clerk of the District Court
STEPHEN THORNE.
For Judge of Probate
VIM. F. HUGHES.
For Register of Deeds
BENZ. BANGERTER. JR.
For Sheriff
FRED GERLICH.
For County Attorney
S. B. WILSON.
For superintendent of Schools
w. E. FREEMAN.
For Surveyor
W. F BROOKS.
For Coroner
E. R. KENNEDY.
For Court Commissioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The Bryanites are not attempting to
answer Gov. Roosevelt's propositions.
They have run up against one or two
of them, and they are too much for
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
CONGRESSIONAL

For Congress, Second District
JAMES T. MCLEARY, of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

Connecticut's population by last
June's count was 90S, 300, a gain of
81. Z per cent over 1890.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
LEGISLATIVE

For Representatives
GEO. W. NORMAN.
GEO. R. WILDER.
SELS INQUEST.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

to do 80, never lifted finger, nor
made an effort to do thing against
the evils arising therefrom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19

The following eleven states, five of
which Mckinley carried, and six of
which went for Bryan in 1896, the
Tribune claims as doubtful, and con-
ditions are such that they may go
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
NATIONAL.

For President
g WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
r. Of Ohio,
For Vice President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Of New York,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-20
The Reservoir.

At the meeting of the Waterworks
Trustees last evening the question of
the new reservoir was again discussed.
The Board finally decided not to sub
NIT the question Of bond issue for
that purpose at the spring election.
This action was taken for the reasons
that the present price of all kinds of
pipe and ether material was SO high
that it Is not best to burden the city
with the extra tax at this time. The
specifications are not yet ready, but
work in that line Will be continued un-
til all Is in readiness. During the
next few months prices of material
may decrease to more reasonable fig
ures or the reservoir may become 50
much of necessity that the people
will demand it in spite of the cost. 1t
is almost an absolute necessity now.