The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-17
CROWD WASSMALL
L. A. Rosing Pleads For Re-
publican Votes.
Skins Over the Trust and Other Is
sues, Without Going Very Deep
Jones of Rock.

was very much like frost. But foi
the Republicans who attended the
meeting out of curiosity the speakers
would have bad to talk almost entirely
to empty seats. This they did in 9
large measure, as it was, as the au-
dience did not exceed $50. This small
attendance was in spite of a pleasant
evening. the appearance on the streets
of the Concordia band, and the Demo-
cratic candidates for governor and
clerk of the supreme court as speakers
with local talent advertised to be
thrown in, but which did not appear.
The only genuine outburst of en-
thusiasm was when reference was
made to the coal situation, and the
reference was the same as Republican
speakers are making. President
Roosevelt's name was applauded as
heartily as those Of Democrats men
toned by the speakers.
Mr. Rosing's party was Joined at
GAINESVILLE in the afternoon by Henry
Himmelman ard s. Wilhartz. repre-
senting the local party organization,
who attended The meeting at Waseca
and accompanied the party to Manka-
to. At Manksto Junction, Mayor Pet
ersen, County Chairman A. r. Pau
Jr and j. G. Tbro of the state central
committee were in waiting to well
come the party The band was at the
depot in this city when the train ar
rived, and Mr. Rosing was escorted
to the Saulpaugh. The bani after
wards rendered several excellent Sc
Iections in order to draw crowd.
Judge Buck presided at the opera
house, and a mum Der of prominent
LEGAL party men sat with him on the
stage.
L. A. Rosing, the Democratic
partys candidate for governor, was
the first speaker. He is not much of
an orator, but has a pleasant way of
presenting his arguments that is not
tiresome to his hearers. The impress
sion which he left on the audience
was on the whole rather favorable.
Mr.. Rosing addressed many of his
remarks to the Republicans, and en-
deayored to show that the ptIty is
controlled by eastern men, who are
debating politics against the interests
of the rank and file, and urged that
the latter call halt on the managers
by electiDg Democratic state ticket
in Minnesota. This would open the
eyes of the party leaders and lis the
only way to save the grand old Re-
publican party and bring it back to
the people. 1t is upon such argument
as this that Mr.. Rosing depends for
his election, in state as strongly Re-
publican as Minnesota.
The trust question came in for
share of discussion. Mr.. Rosing said
that the Democrats have for years OPP
posed protective tariff and predicted
that 1t would build up trusts and
great corporations, and this has come
true. While James G. Blaine spoke
the truth when he said that the
American laborer is the best paid in
the world. it is because be produces
more than those elsewhere. The tariff
does not wholly go to benefit the labor
ing men. as most factories now pay
by the piece instead of by the day.
The duties collected on sugar amount
to the entire wages paid to all the en-
ployes in the ugar re6neries of the
country. Last year the steel trust
paid out $l2, 600. 600 in wages, and
$l15. OO0, 900 in dividends on its stock.
Kerosene oil is admitted free of duty,
as President Roosevelt says, but the
Standard Oil company makes it's
money out of the products of oil, all
of which are protected.
The speaker touched up the coal
situation, and said that the other day
q few arrogant gentlemen met at the
white house at the request of the
president. They defied the president of
people, and said that it was none of
their business. "My friends. y said
Mr.. Rosipg, ''it is time we made it
our business. tApplause). We re-
CURED the greatest warrior nation on
earth to arbitrate the Venezuela ques-
hon few years age. If we were
powerful enough TO make England
listen to us, we ought to be able to
handle the coal barons That coal
which underlies the ground in Penn
sylvania was put there by Almighty
God for all the people. and the time,
has home to say to the arrogant coal
barons, If you cannot deliver coal to
MS under all circumstances and at all
times, it is time for the government TO
take possession of the coal fields for
he benefit of the people. ;" This state
ment was loudly applauded.
Mr.. Rosipg advocated reciprocal
trade with Canada, and irrigation to
open up new empire in our western
states.
Turning to state issues, Mr.. Rosing
said that it was fair and just to state
his position on various state issues.
Instead of doing this, he entered into
q long discussion of Governor Van
SAINTS anti-merger fight. trying to de-
tract from the importance of this
splendid service to the people of the
state. He said that the governor had
only done his duty In this case. and
Blamed him for not taking similar
action regarding the iron range roads,