The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-26
GOV. sHAW's SPEECH.

One of the strongest and fairest
political addresses the people of Man
kato have listened to is that delivered
by Gov. Shaw, of Iowa, at the opera
house Saturday. 1t was strong, logi-
cal address, wholly free from abuse of
any kind, showing a disposition at
every turn to do full justice to his OPP
ponents. And while of the strongest,
clearest argument and broadcast reason
ing, it sparkled from first to last with
flashes of wit and humor, all of which
served to hold his audience in closest
attention. 1t was vote making
speech. In starting out, the governor
stated that the difference between the
two parties is one of the principles
not men. There is an economic prin-
ciple, which has correct and an in
correct side. Honest men may sup
port the incorrect side of the principle
with all sincerity, but that will not
save the following out of that incor-
rect view from bringing disaster.
And so we see where the advocacy of
free trade led in 1892, and where free
coinage would lead if it were adopted.
His exposition of the money question
was most clear and explicit. There are
ew men who can put the question in
as clear manner in as brief a way.
Likewise was his exposition of the
trust question. In fact we have never
heard nor read as clear and able pre-
sentation of the trust question as that
given by Gov. Shaw. He made the
question thoroughly plain to all, he
showed up the Hypocrisy of the Demo,
craft party in dealing with it. How
the only manner it can be successfully
dealt with is through the federal gov.
eminent, for the states never can be
gotten to take hold of the evils and
handle them as they ought to be,
and from the records he showed how
the Democrats had defeated the pro
posed constitutional amendment fol
their regulation, for party purposes
The governor said the states in which
these gigantic corporations are formed
will not proceed against them. Loca
pride is opposed to any such thing
New Jersey will not touch the STANDARD
Oil Co. nor the sugar trust to correc
the evils arising from them, becaus
they were formed there, and the.
will protect them He cited the fact tina
out in Nebraska few weeks ago, whel
the attorney general of that state wa
going to start proceedings against tn
starch trust, the mayor and citizen
of the city in which the trust is 10
Gated appeared before him and pro
tected against his doing anything
that would in anyway interfere witt
their local industry. So he said tn
only way to reach the trust evils wa
through federal legislation, but tn
Democrats blocked this because i
would take the question out.of the
campaign.
His reference to the Philippine
and Imperialism was strong featur
of his address His condemnation o
Bryan's position in working for tn
ratification of the treaty and then turn
ing against this action when the fla
was being fired on, was most scatter
ing. He thoroughly exposed the Bryan
tie cry of militarism, and paid a mos
noble and eloquent tribute to the fla
and soldiers.
There was reason and logic al
through his address and as we state
above it was a vote maker from star
to finish. 1t was the kind of an ad
dress that it is a pity all voters coul
not listen to before. election day.
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