The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05
IMPORTANCE OF LEGISLATIVE
TICKET.

The argument theBryanite, and the ex
cuse of the Gold Democrat who has gone
back to Bryan is that his election can
work no harm from a financial point of
view, as there will be Republican sem
ate to stand between him and all danger.
The argument and the excuse are
mighty thin, and Secretary Gage has
shown wherein Mr.. Bryan could do
great deal of harm to the financial in
terests of the nation, and the distrust
people have in him would still deepen
the disastrous results that would fol-
low his election.
But the dream of Carl Schurz and
others that a Republican senate would
stand between Brayn and any harm he
might desire to infiict upon the inan
cial system of the country is one that
might not be realized. Senator Ali
son statement that the Republican
majority in the senate might be swept
away in case of Bryan's election, or at
least so altered that its gold standa I'd
proclivities would change for those of
free silver coinage, has startled the
nation, and has no doubt contributed
not little to the political change that
has come over the country in the past
ten days. But the change that has
come over the people everywhere re-
garding the presidency, while good so
far as it goes is not sufficient. 1t should
extend to the house and the senate
The waking up in regard to the presi
dency will doubtless extend to mem
beers of congress as well, but there is
danger that in many instances it will
not as to United States senator, ow-
ing to the indirect manner by which
he is chosen. But this is matter
which Republicans everywhere should
thoroughly wake up to. No prejudice
nor personal feeling should in the least
interfere with the election of Re
publican to the legislature. Every vote
should be cast for the Republican can
didates, who ever they may be, SO that
U11O C1OSU1OA VI leOpuD41SUA IO1
United States senator may not be en-
| dangered.
The state of Minnesota elects a
United States senator next winter, and
it would be lasting disgrace to the Re-
| publicans if they should allow fu-
sionist to be selected by default, while
at the same time giving their electoral
vote to Mr.. Mckinley. The cry should
be, put none but Republicans on
guard. The opposition while it would
greatly like to re-elect Gov. Lind to
the governorship, is beginning to
realize that the fast growing popu-
larity of Capt. Van SAINT is shutting
out any such possibility and is quietly
concentrating its strength on the
legislative ticket and make it possible
to win there without attracting too
much attention. Here in Blue Earth
county the fight of the fusionists is
concentrating upon the legislative
ticket and they will sacrifice all else
for it. Therefore the Republicans of
the county should wake up to this fact
and should allow nothing to draw
their vote from their Legislative ticket
They have a"good, strong ticket COM
posed of capable, honest and practical
men, who will look closely to the in
terests of the county in all Legislative
matters, and moreover who would
VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR, who
will uphold the policy of President
Mckinley, and not for scuttle policy
in our newly acquired possessions
There is every reason from Repub-
lican standpoint, why Senator Nelson
should be retained for another term in
the national senate and for that reason
every Republican should be sure and
cast vote for each legislative candi-
date. Every Republican voter should
thoroughly impress this fact upon his
mind and not neglect it on election
day next month.