Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-05
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6OUR or THE STATE 8v THE TWO
! GREAT LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE.

COUR or THE STATE 8v THE TWO
GREAT LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE.
Er.nd Outpeuring OF the People and
Maxni6osut Display Of Enthusiasm
Sweeps Over tho Whole State Like o.
1rr.sistible.> Overwhelming Tidal Wave
! Unparalleled in the History Of the State
Trade Balance Fallacy-Expansion "
Imperiaiism - Roundup OF Reform
! Pres. Notes and Comment for the
! Week, ETC., Etc.
REFORM PRESS BUREAU.
ST. PAUL, Oct. /, 1900.
Bryan's tour of Minnesota has been
one grand triumphal march. 1t far
surpassed all precedent and even all
expectations Everywhere the people
gathered in countless numbers and
came from great distances to see and
hear their great leaders, Bryan snd
Lind. 1t has been an outpouring OF
people such az Minnesota has never
seen before. The enthusiasm dis
played was overwhelming, irresistible
1T swept over the country like a tidal
wave and carried every thing before it.
Many voter who was hesitating on
the brink, plunged in and declared
T.; for 4 with xuif
and vim that guarantees an over.
Whelming victory in November.
Nor was the enthusiasm confined to
any class or locality. Farmers with
their wives and families drove across
country do3ens of miles to hear Bryan
and Lind. In Duluth the laboring men
were 80 anxious for all opportunity to
hear Bryan, that they asked him to
speak to them before they went to work
In the morning, before = o'clock. The
greatest demonstrations of all were the
Twin City meetings. The surging
masses of humanity that had gathered
to greet their leaders, the magnificent
display of enthusiasm, all this has no
parallel in the history of the state, and
augurs we'll for the future
Bob Dunn 's'speech against the pres
ent state administration is about the
weakest thing on record. Democrats
have at least one advantage in the pres
ent campaign. They don't have to go
back generation or two to dig up
ancient fossils in the boneyard of an.
tiquity to throw at our opponents. We
can find carloads of brickbats and col.
blestones on The streets and highways
just anywhere. The greatest part of
tie speech is devoted to a eulogy of
minnesota, its growth and prosperity.
But Minnesota has not grown because
of the Republican administrations, but
rather in spite of it. The growth of
Minnesota is not due to the Repu blican
party but to the energy, intelligence
and thrift of her citizens, her wonder
full resources and natural advantages.
If the opposition can't find anything
stronger against Governor Lind, they
certainly won't cut much ice. They
had better go out of the business. The
whole affair looks like confession of
on the part of the oppo-
sition to make case, more than any
thing else. A state with such resources
and such energetic Inhabitants as Min.
nesota has, could not be retarded even
by administrations of driveling i'm
beetles or arrant knaves, and in this
respect the Republican administrations
have not all been nearly as bad as they
might have been. A few of them even
came up to a very fair standard of in
ocuous, :nediocrity.
Down in the Minnesota River valley
live three farmers, Jones, Brown and
Smith. Each owns nice farm of 100
acres. Jones had his farm mortgaged
for S., 900 at 8 per cent. During the
past year he sold and took to town
farm products amounting to Isl 900, i. e.,
his exports amounted to 81 900. Now,
the first thing he did was to pay the
Interest on tae mortgage amounting to
$500. This left him 500 which lie
spent in clothing, furniture. farm i'm.
elements, etc. His exports amounted
to 81 900, his imports to 800, leaving
trade balance of $500 in his favor, ac-
cording to McKinley's way Of figuring.
Browns farm was not morsyaged.
He also exported 81 900 worth of farm
produce, all Of which he invested in
clothing and other necessities of life,
farm implements, etc. His imports and
hxnOrtS were aunal
Smith not only owned his farm, he
had also lent out $1,000 to various PEG.
ple from which he realized the sum of
$500 i'll interest. He also sold $1,000
worth Of farm produce, all of which
he invested in improvements, machin-
cry, etc. His imports amounted to
ISL, 300, his exports to $1,000, leaving
trade balance Of $500 against him. His
Imports were $500 more than his ex-
ports.
According to McKinley's way of
figuring, Jones was the most prosper.
Gus OF these men, because his exports
were $500 more than his imports. leav.
Ing trade balance of $500 in his favor.
TO argue that we are prosperous be-