The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-19
GOV. SHAW COMING
Will Give an Address in Manka'
to Saturday
Republicans are Arranging for Big
mOnstratiOn on the Occasion
of His Visit.

Gov. Shaw, of Iowa, will give an
address at the opera house Saturday
evening on the issues of the campaign.
He is an eloquent speaker and in this
, sense will probably give the best ad-
dress heard in Mankato this fall. 1t is
feared that the opera house will not
hold all who wish to hear him, in
which event an overflow meeting will
, be provided at Republican head
/ quarters
Preparations are on foot to make
this occasion great popular demon
stration There will be a parade pre-
ceeding the address. Many strangers
are expected.
The torch light parade is being ar
ranged for, and 1000 torches have
been procured. The Rough riders will
| be in line, as well as theMcKinley and
/ Roosevelt club and the clubs of Gar
den City, Amboy, st. Peter and else
where. 1t is expected that crowd will
come up after the barbecue at st.
Peter.
Our Madison Lake correspondent
sends us the following account of the
McCIeary meeting there:
Congressman James T. McCleary
drove over from Eagle Lake Saturday
afternoon and spoke to the people of
this vicinity at p. m. His audi
ence was not as large as it would have
been had the meeting been held in the
evening, but it was a very highly
interested and we'll repaid crowd.
Mr.. McCleary spoke two hours and a
half and held the closest attention of
his hearers from start to finish. Meet
ing the opposition on the paramount
issue of Imperialism, the congress
| man devoted most of his remarks to
that topic, and left it riddled and
torn to tatters when he had finished
with it,
He went into the history of the max
ing and adoption of the U. S. consti-
tuition, and showed how imperialism
was the Cry then, and that some of
the most devoted patriots, such as
Patrick Henry, worked untiringly
against the adoption of that instru-
ment because it gave too much power
to congress and the president The cry
was raised then that the president,
| ! hnn noc n no ~
would yet be king in power. The
same cry of kingly power was raised
against that Democrat of Democrats,
Thomas Jefferson, and later against
sturdy old Andrew jackson, and again
again st the unassuming, unselfish,
pure patriot, Abraham Lincoln. This
is therefore the fifth time in our his
tory when imperialism has been
brought out to scare people, but it will
fail in its purpose now, as it has al
ways done before. The old bugaboo
will fall fiat before election. The
standing army terror was explained
and dissipated, and will brighten no
one who heard Mr.. McCleary's re-
marks concerning it. The money ques-
ton received a little attention, and
the speaker had good word for the
national and state candidates, saying
nor, for which statement he found
ready believers on every hand The
address was without passion, and en-
tirely free from abuse of any man or
any party, was scholarly, showed deep
and patti study of the history of the
nation, and was valuable educational
treat, as well as powerful argument
in favor of the principles of the Re-
publican party. Mr.. McCleary always
ran strong in this vicinity, and this
meeting will increase his strength in
this section. Mr.. McCleary will con-
tinue for the next two years, without
shadow of doubt, to write NC after
his name.
The Rough Riders, thirty strong,
will depart on horseback at seven
O'Clock Saturday morning for st.
Peter, to attend the barbecue, wher e
roast OK is to be served for dinner.
The start will be made from Scott s
feed barn, on Hickory street There
is to be parade at st. Peter in the
forenoon, which the Rough Riders
will participate in. The boys will
return in time to take in the Shaw
demonstration, even if they have to
ride with pillows on their saddles
The Rough Riders will drill at 80