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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
among lines of business not legi-

among lines of business not legi-
innate.
We have before us now a list of hun
dreds IF names of men from all over
the country, many of them enjoying a
national reputation and all of them
men of influence in their respective
states and communities who have left
Democracy to support Mckinley. They
come from all walks of life from the
ranks of labor, from the farm, the
mine the workshop, factory, store and
Office. Not slur can be cast upon any
of them that they are following lines
of business not legitimate. Among
those of national repute we notice the
name of Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
former senator Lee Mantle, of Mon
tana; Geo. Hoadly, New York, who is
an ex-governor of Ohio; James Eckles,
who was comptroller of the currency
under Cleveland; w. d. Bynum, ex-
congressman from Indiana; Charles
bCuUJ, u1ulSUOI W Sulud uuucI
Cleveland; W. E. English, Indiana,
ex-congressman, and son of the Demo
cratic vice presidential nominee in
1880; Joseph b. Cultivate, the well
known ex-congressman and a leader of
his party in Ohio J. Sterling Morton,
Nebraska, Cleveland's secretary of
agriculture James E. Boyd, the only
Democratic governor Nebraska ever
had; Gen. J. G. Black, Illinois, former
pension commissioner Gen. Paul Van
der WORT, Nebraska, former national
commander G. A. R; ex-Mayor VIM.
R Grace, New York, leading mer-
chant. also ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt,
New York. And the list could be
greatly extended had we room, and
they are all the names of men well
known and who are engaged in
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ENTER
PRISES.
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The Republicans express great fear of
what Boss Croker may do, but say
nothing about Boss Hanna. Martin
County Sentinel
They have no reason to say anything
about Mr.. Hanna, for he is not en-
gagged in the work of corruptly bleed
ing a great city like Boss Croker.
There is no comparison between them.
Mr.. Hanna is successful party leader,
hence the abuse which the Sentinel
and it's Democratic associates shower
upon him. They hate him now because
of the success he has had in conduct
ing campaigns and thwarting their
schemes, as bitterly as their party
predecessors hated Lincoln and Grant,
whom they now laud as patriots.
Twenty-Five years. from now, the
Democrats, if the party is in existence,
will be referring to what great man
and successful manager Mark Hanna
was, That is Democracy and its con-
sistency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

proposed amendment as it would take
the trust question out of the cam
paign, and leave the Democrats with
out an effective issue. He also quoted
from Senator Pettigrew, to the same
effect, thus showing that the Demo-
Gratis from Bryan down, are not only
not sincere but have no well defined
views for the solving of the trust prob
lem While on the other hand the Re-
publicans have presented a practical
remedy, in line with the constructive
policy of that party.
In regard to Mr.. Bryan's position
toward the Philippines, Senator Nell
son showed from the records that it
was not tenable one. That if the
idea which Mr.. Bryan holds forth
could be carried out, it would be a
more expensive one than the policy of
the administration which the United
States would get no benefits from
whatever But the hardest blow he
gave Mr. Bryan's theory was his con-
elusive showing that the conditions
there were such that self-goverment at
present among the different tribes is
out of the question and also that
Aguinaldo, whom the Bryanites hold
up as patriot is most treacherous
character, who has sold out every
cause he ever took up, and who even
before he left Hong Kong was 10 oking
to the turning against the Americans
at the first oppor tunity and make
himself the chief mogul of the govern
ment The senator backed up all his
assertions to Aguinaldo's character by
reading official documents showing
their Intentions, which had been cap
tured.
The speech was strong and con-
vincing one and from first to last
showed the weakness and insincerity
of the Bryanite position and dangers
that would come from placing Bryan
in the white house as chief magistrate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

Our neighbor, the Review, doesn't
like the fact that the Free Press pre-
sented the case just as it was as to the
lack of enthusiasm for Bryan here no
Tuesday and though it quotes Twin
City paper to show that it was an en-
thusiastic crowd, we notice that it is
the concensus of opinion of the Twin
City newspaper men that the Mankato
reception lacked enthusiasm, and that
taken as a whole Bryan's trip through
the state was rather tame affair for
presidential candidate and has not
resulted in much good for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

of people have been insufficient to
eHectually silence the free silver cry.
The twin bogies of Imperialism and
militarism will not effectively divert
the attention of the people from the
real and only danger-the free coinage
of silver and the consequent democrat
ization and panic that would follow.
The Kansas City platform not only
reafirms the Chicago platform but
specifically declared for Is to 1.
1t Mr.. Bryan and his followers are
sincere, their support of 16 to 1 is as
important is in 1896, and their obliga-
tlon to enact free coinage measures as
great as it would have been had Mr.
Bryan been elected at that time.
70 cheaper our money to cut our
dollar in two. and thus Mexicanize
our laborers while raising the price of
the necessaries of life, is the only seri-
GUS thing that today confronts the
American people. That they will de-
eide the matter now as they did four
years ago there can be no doubt.
But at the same time the menace of
Organism is in the land, and it is
even more dangerous than before.
Disguised behind the straw dunn
mics of militarism and imperialism is
the real, the true danger.
Wearing the cloak of dangerous dem
agoguery the Populist candidate
goes about in the land proclaiming
evils that do not exist with the pur-
pose of perpetrating upon the country,
if elected, the greatest evil that could
befall it.
But the peolpe know Mr.. Bryan, and
they know him well.
His voice is pleasing, like the voice
of Jacob, but his hand is the hand of
Esau.
R. F. CAMPBELL,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

An effort has been made to get Sena-
tors Hanna and Frye to make few
stops in Minnesota as they pass
through it on their way to South
Dakota, and also o-go into North Dako-
ia for at least day. But Sen. Hanna
tells Senator Hansbrough that he can
not do it. Both states, he says are
sure for Mckinley, and time must be
spent where territory is more doubt
full, although he regards now that
South Dakota is just as sure, but he
promised some months ago to go there,
and those to whom the promise was
made will not let him off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
WHY IT SUCCEEDS.
Because It's For One Thing Only and
Mankato Is Learning This.

hauhdAO 10 LCdI uIDX HIS
Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing well brings success.
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing
only.
They're for sick kidneys.
They cure backache, every kidney
i'll.
Here is Mankato evidence to prove
it.
Mr.. Thos. o. Jones, of $40 South
Second street. says: 81 suffered fro m
aching and lameness across the loins
and at times I was embarrassed by ir-
regular action of the kidney secretions,
and suffered from pain in the top and
back of my head. I read about Doan s
Kidney Pills and saw statements made
by people similarly afflicted to what
| was, and who had been cured by
using them. 1 procured two boxes
from j. G. Thro and used them. They
proved most satisfactory and did me
much good. conscientiously recon-
mend this remedy. y
For sale by all dealers, price so
cents. Mailed by Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y, sole agents for the q.
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Remember the name-Doan' and
AXE no other.
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Gov. Roosevelt has had some large
and enthusiastic meetings out in Ne
braska, and all indications are point
ing to the rising of the Republican
tide to a point that it will sweep the
state and land its electoral vote for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. The Repub-
lican managers are counting it as a
doubtful state, at the same time they
are putting up campaign that seems
likely to win the state.
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ures for the betterment of the laws and


ures for the betterment of the laws and
the people.
Mr.. McCleary is too well known
and his work and daily life are too
well grounded in the minds of his
constituents to permit new and un-
tried man to represent them in the
councils of the nation. The present
incumbent is valuable because of his
ability, his experience, his acquaint-
ance, his knowledge of parliamentary
law, the rules of the house, and the
fact that he is an able speaker and
ready debater. He deserves the best
energies of every voter in the second
district to secure the largest vote ever
given him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
DORIAN FOR M'KINLEY AND VAN
SAINT

Michael Doran whose O. K. it was
once necessary to have by Democrat,
if he wanted anything in his party,
has become Disguised with Organized
Democracy and has come out squarely
for Mckinley and Van SAINT. Doran
did not support either Bryan or Lind
four years ago, but two years ago he
did support Lind, not because he liked or
agreed with him, but as favor to
Gov. Clorgh. But the old man does
not like Organism or Lindism. He
does not regard Lind, Ringdal, Knox
and a number of other Populists on
the so-called Democratic state ticket
as Democrats, and, as Democrat, he
does not feel bound to support them.
He is also going to support the ma
tional Republican ticket. He says the
business conditions of the past three
or four years have been all that could
be desired: Mr.. Bryan proposes to
change all that without promising
anything as good or better to take it's
place. He did not believe in such
policy.
No one. has ever questioned but that
Mr. Doran is engaged in 'steady,
legitimate business, at least it was
not by any of his contemporaries
when he supported Democracy.
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A STURDY REPRESENTATIVE.

North st. Paul Sentinel: Hon. J.
7. McCleary congressman from the
second district of Minnesota, was in
st. Paul last Friday among his friends,
apparently enjoying good health and,
evidently, not at all worried about his
Democratic opponent whom it is said,
is making an active campaign
throughout the district. Mr.. Nc
Cleary has served his constituents
faithfully and well, he has made an
enviable record in congress, and has
kept his district in the forefront, due
to his diligent work and the influence
gained through the exercise of his
abilities on the floor of the house and
committee. AS chairman of the COM
mittee on the library he secured de-
served recognition. Speaker Hender-
son being cognizant of the fact that
Mr.. McCleary was eminently qualified,
the members were not slow to express
qualification, and it was commonly
talked that no man in the house was
better fitted to assume the duties. He
is member of the important appro-
priations committee and is also a
member of the labor committee, and
works with a will and determine
tion to secure results at every meet
ing and bring before the house mess-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

The st. Paul Dispatch says there
is report current around the Mer-
chants hotel in that city that Michael
Doran would wager any amount of
money on the election of Capt. Van
SAINT, and that some of the Democrats
there are in agony over the report
and would like to verify it. Probably
if they would offer to put up little
money to vouch for their faith in
Lind they could quickly find out where
the 'Eold man" stands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

Prof. w. R. Dobbyn. the well known
Populist who recently came out for
Mckinley and Republicanism and is
now engaged in stumping the state,
gives the following among his other
reasons for his change: 81 am an ex-
pansionist because 1 believe in the
manifest destiny of the United States.
AS an American citizen | believe in
my country and the civilization which
it represents; that the United States
is in the Philippines without seeking
to be there and that being there the
administrators policy meets my ap-
probation, entirely. Moreover, the
Democracy has practically abandoned
the issues which in duced me at the
outset to be fusionist and is busily
engaged in seeking to absorb the
Peoples party. If the peoples party
is to go out of existence l think it can
find greater number of sympathizers
for the leading reforms it has adj
yocated among the Republicans rather
than the Democrats -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
SENATOR NELSON'S SPEECH.

The speech delivered by Senator
Nelson Saturday in this city, and
which was given close attention by a
crowded house, in which standing
room was at premium was one of
the strongest presentations of the cam
paign. Mr.. Nelson lays no claim to
being an orator, but he has way of
getting at question and presenting it
in clear and concise manner, making
each of his hearers feel as though he
was talking directly at them alone
In his opening remarks Senator Mel
son made plain the difference between
the times that existed under Cleve-
lands administration and at present,
of the immediate change for the better
as soon as it became known that Nc
Kinley was elected. He exploited the
reasons why Bryan Democracy does not
bring to the front the issues of free
trade and free coinage of silver, show
ing that they did not dare to because
they knew it meant overwhelming
defeat
The senator held that the results
which have grown out of the decision
of the people in 1896 to favor the gold
standard, had justified their judg-
ment. The vast increase in our stock
of gold, in the volume of our circula-
ton, and in our foreign trade, the
large balance of which had been in our
favor and had to be settled partly in
gold, at least, had fulfilled the pre-
dictions and hopes of the Republicans,
and blasted those of Bryan and his as
sociates, hence they did not dare to
continue the discussion of the money
question as their main issue, or talk
free trade after the four years expert
ence with the step toward it.
The senators exposition of the trust
and imperialistic questions is one of
the strongest we have seen set forth
in the campaign. Mr.. Bryan and all
of his party associates have been set
ting forth during the campaign that
the Republicans were not sincere in
their effort to pass resolution propos-
ing constitutional amendment giving
the federal government power to con-
troll and regulate trusts and combines
of all kinds, but that it was simply
done for campaign purposes. Senator
Nelson showed plainly wherein all at
tempts that have been made through
legislation to control and regulate trust
evils have been made by the Republi-
can party, and that although the
Democratic party has had. plenty of
chances, it has never lifted finger in
that respect. He riddled Mr.. Bryan s
pretensions of standing with the peo-
pie as against trust evils and showed
that today he stands before the people
without practical idea regarding
their regulation. He further quoted
from his speech before the conference
on trusts in Chicago last year, where
in he advocated a constitutional
amendment giving congress the power
to control and regulate them, and from
his St Louis speech, made few weeks
ago, wherein he opposed such an idea.
He also read from the Congressional
Record portion of the speech of Con-
gresham Richardson, of Tennessee,
the Democratic leader on the floor of
the house, his appeal to the Demo-
Gratis of that body not to vote for the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
FAILURE OF BRYAN.

Said Mr.. Brayn in 1896: ''If Nc
Kinley and the Republican party are
successful and put in power for the
next four years, wages will be de-
creased, hard times will come upon
us and over the land, the price of
wheat will go down and the price of
gold will go up; mortgages on our
homes will be foreclosed by the money
lenders shops and factories will close.
We will export no goods, and we will
import from foreign lands all the
goods we use /; thus ruin, want and
misery be with u.s. -
Has one single word of the above
prediction come to pass2 Many thous-
ands more of people are employed than
were in 1896, bank deposits are many
more millions in excess, hundreds of
new enterprises have been founded,
and our exports have amazingly in
creased. The balances of trade for
the Cleveland years and Mckinley
years showing up as follows:
1898, $18, 735, 1874, adverse balance
1894, $237, t45, $50; 1895, $40, 56S, 300,
Wilson law; 1896. s109, 882, $50, Wilson
law; 1897, 1886. 1853. LA, Wilson law
1898, 1915, 432, 676, Dingley tariff /;
1899, $500, 874, S13. Dingley tariff 1900,
1914, 1854 1885, Dingley tariff.
Bryan as a predictor is an ignomini-
Gus failure. He predicted misfortune to
come, and declared he would destroy
the gold standard if he was elected.
The people remember his utterances
of four years ago and will take mighty
good care he has no opportunity to de-
stroy the present solidity of onr
finances
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A WRONG THAT SHOULD BE COR
RECTED.


RECTED.
The Minneapolis Times in referring
to the announcement of census re-
turns by states comments upon the
probable increase of representa-
ton from this state in congress
as result, and refers to gross in
justice that is inflicted upon the
northern states, by the action of the
southern states in suppressing the vote,
and still retaining as large a repre-
sentation as large and free vote at
the north has. 1t says:
"The census bureau has been bulletin
ing the population of the states. Min
nesota is expected to score about
1000, 900. If congress raises the con
gressional ratio to 200, 600 our repre-
sentation in the house will number ten
and our presidential electors twelve.
There would be more satisfaction in
this growth if we were not constantly
reminded of the unconstitutional I'M
fairness of the representation of south
ern states in congress and in the cleo
toral college. Mississippi, chosen for
convenience because it's congressional
representation is the same at the pre-
sent as that of Minnesota, cast SO, 513
votes for president in 1896 while Min
nesota cast nearly 342, 900, yet their
representation in congress is the same.
The total vote for all the representa-
tiVes of Mississippi in congress in 1898
was scarcely greater than that of one
of Minnesota districts Will con-
gress, when reapportionment is in or
der next winter, obey the mandate of
the Fourteenth amendment and
rectify this inequality
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12

In all of his addresses while asking
that the voters give him their fran
chise, Mr.. Bryan also asks that they
vote to send a Democrat to the house
of representatives and Democrat to
the senate from those states that elect
senators this coming winter. When
here last Tuesday he made that appeal
to his audience. There is contained
in this appeal fact which all Repub-
licans should well note, and that is the
Importance of being at the polls on
election day, and while casting their
votes for the Republican electors who
will vote for William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt, to also vote for a
Republican for member of congress
who will uphold President Mckinley
in his administration, and also for the
Republicans on the legislative ticket,
who will vote for a Republican for the
United States senate, who will also
uphold the policy of the administra-
ton. This is just as important as it
is to vote for the president. Remem-
Der the fact and vote the Republican
legislative ticket.
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The unfairness of Nh. Bryan is ex-
hibited in his quoting Senator Hanna
as saying there are no trusts. Now
in the way in which Mr.. Bryan rep
resents it Mr.. Hanna never said it, If
Mr.. Bryan would have the honesty
to give what Mr.. Hanna really did
say, it would be found to be entirely
different, but it would rob Mr.. Bryan
entirely of the point he dishonesty at
tempts to make against Senator Hanna.
The senator when he made that remark
was referring to the Sherman law and
the changed conditions which have
come about in combinations since it
was enacted. He held that in the sense
of the law there are no trusts. When
the Sherman law was passed, the trust
was simply combination of COM
panies acting under board of trus-
tees. The law caused these to dissolve,
and in their places came large cor
porations regularly chartered, and
which the Sherman law will not reach,
nor can they be reached sue
cessfully by federal law without con-
stitutional amendment, and when one
was proposed by the Republicans, the
Democrats in the house, with the ex-
ception of five voted solidly against it.
There are the plain facts in. the case.
Mr.. Bryan has no remedy for trusts
and proposes none in any of his
speeches. He simply deals in glitter
ing generalties and finds fault with
his opponents when they are doing
more than he and his followers ever
did in investigating the trust evils.
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STATE.

Governor
SAMUEL R. VAN SAINT. of Winona,
Lieutenant Governor
LYNDON A. SMITH. of Montevideo.
Secretary of State
PETER E. HANSON, of Litchheld.
State Treasurer
JULIUS H. BLOCK, of st. Peter,
Attorney General
w. B. DOUGLASS, of Moorhead.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
CHAS. NJ. 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.
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The story comes from Lon don, and
it is written by Douglas Story, close
friend of President Paul Kruger,
President Steyn, and other Transvaal
leaders, to the effect that Webster
Davis was paid $125, 600 in Transvaal
gold, in return for which he promised
that he could with his oratory set the
United States af1ame and secure the
election of VIM. ]. Bryan as president,
who would intervene in behalf of the
Beers. Story says that the Beers are
banking on Davis promise and are
in the field to await the re-
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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
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The Glencoe Enterprise is endeavor-
ing to make itself believe that the
Democratic and Populist state conven-
ton nominated the fusion state ticket
instead of Simply ratifying John
Lind's choice.
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suit of Nov. 9th. What there is in the
story time may further reveal Davis
is doing what he can to elect Bryan,
but up to date his oratory has not set
the country afame.