The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
PROUD GATHERING
Repabtfean Clans Listen to
Senator Clapp.
Miaaesota's Junior Senator Address.
ed an Overlooking House on Live
Questions of the Day.

That the Republican party in Blue
karsh county is alive and wide awake
was demonstrated by the splendid
gathering at the opera house Monday
Night. The great house was filled to
sverHowing, and men crowded the
lobby throughout the evening, satisfied
with standing room only. The meet
ing was in great and significant con-
trast with the puny gathering that
the Democratic candidates for COVER
nor and clerk of the supreme court
was able to call together.
Among the big throng last evening
were noticed many ladies, who listen
sd to the speaker with deep interest,
knowing that he was speaking irrefu-
liable truths.
The speaker Of the evening was
United States Senator Moses E. Clapp
Of st. Paul, who is forceful orator as
weA as a right thinking citizen. J.
Adam Bede was unable to be present,
owing TO circumstances over which
the committee had no control.
While this was disappointment,
Etit the audience was well rewarded
by the excellent address of Senator
Gapp, and all remained until the
close of the meeting.
The Republican glee club, composed
Of W. r. Williams, A. o. Eberhart, I.
d. Griffith and Evan Hughes, was a
feature of the occasion, their cam
Paign songs being 30 well rendered as
to bring forth enthusiastic applause
The stage was occupied by large
delegation of prominent Republicans
Of the city and county, including
members of the county committee. DR..
]. W. Andrews presided and in a
Reat-littie speech introduced Senator
elapp. The latter reviewed the issues
Of the campaign in q logical and tell
ing manner, appealing rather to the
reason and good sense of his hearers
shan seeking cheap applause by ap-
peaIs to the gallery. Still he was fire.
saentiy interrupted by the overwhelm-
ing enthusiasm of the audience when
ever he made a particularly good
point.
Senator Clapp, after pleasant in
troductory, urged that full vote be
gotten out. in order that the represen-
natives of the great party in power
may have the prestigesof big MAORI
Sies. Particularly should the Republi-
cans give their legislative candidates
strong support, as the senator's elected !
this year will assist in the election of
two United States senators, and
the representatives would also have this
important duty devolving upon them
should anything happen to the pres
snt United States senator's during the
next two years that would require an
election to ill vacancy.
Referring to the Republican candi-
date for congress in the second dis
trict. Senator Clapp said that nothing
was required to be said in his behalf,
as for years Mr.. McCleary has been a
resident of Mankato. Mr.. McCleary
had during his service in congress
made no mistakes in national policy.
The Democrats are not the only ones
who critioise his actions There are
only two kinds of Republicans that
they are warm in their praise of, and
those are dead Republicans and those
that are not running for Office.
Nothing should swerve the loyalty
of the Republicans of the second dis
SCiot from their party candidate. The
democrats are urging that Congressman
HcGieary was not loyal to Cuban re-
eiproeity. Nothing has been so mis-
represented as the position of the Min
nesota delegation on this question. 1t
voted against the bill in the form in
which it was presented in the house,
bat the house passed it, and it is
now In a committee of the senate.
It has been represented that the
Minnesota delegation defeated the bill
and so prevented Cuba from taking
advantage Of the reduction of the
tariff on sugar and prevented the
American consumers from getting
sugar that was much cheaper. This
is sample of Democratic stories
circulated for campaign purposes.
If the Cubans get the benefit, the
consumers will have to pay as much
as they do now, and if the consum-
ers get the benefit, the cubans will not
get more for their sugar than they do
now. The Minnesota delegation feared
that neither the Cuban nor the con-
sumers would receive any benefit. the
sugar trust absorbing all the benefit,
and to try to prevent this it voted as
it did.
The Cuban sugar is unrefned, and
has to pass through the hands of the
sugar trust, which owns the refineries
of this country. The theory of the
demand for the reduction of duty on
raw material is to make it cheaper.
As the prospect of the taking of the
duty off of Cuban sugar arose, the
price of the sugar trust stock also
arose, and it looked as though the