The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-16
REPUBLICAN, RALLY.
The Republicans Hold Largely At
tended and Enthusiastic rIeetlng
80 Tuesday Night. . .
j. Adam Bede and Attorney General
Douglas flake Interesting
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:. Z Addresses.

j. The Republican mass meeting at the
opera house Tuesday evening, was;
given the honor of full house-as the
hall was crowded, with a representa-
tive audience that for two hours Lists
ened with close attention to the vari-
Gus speakers. The presence Of a large
number Of women at most political
meetings is a fact worthy of comment,
but the fair sex are as rule in evil
dence at political meetings in Prince
ton, and they were present in large
numbers Tuesday night. The fact that
Bede was to speak however, had con-
siderable to do with the character of
the audience. -.
The Princeton cornet band was pres
ent and played several patriotic selec-
tions. n 80, Liza
Clerk OF Court Briggs, who. is the
Mile Laos county memb Der of the con-
gressional committee, called the meet.
ing to order, taking occasion to refer
to the necessity and value of political
mass meetings, and party discussions,
etc. He eulogized the G.. O.. P, and
at the close of his remarks introduced
W. S. Foster of Milaca, secretary OF
the County Republican committee who
presided at the meeting in the absence
of Chairman Staples. Mr.. Foster made
a few brief remarks on topics of inter-
est to voters. He spoke of the com
mercial Importance of that portion of
the State represented by the Eighth
CONGRESSIONAL district which is to be
represented in congress by J. Adam
Bede who knows its needs and necessi-
ties and will make the people an able
representative. Mr.. Foster was fol-
lowed by G. A. Dickey who made a
short speech, dwelling on the import
ance of sending to congress man who
is truly a representative man and one
who will represent the interests of all
the people. He made reference to Mr..
Bede's strong publications.. # ,s.4: \.
e At the conclusion Of MI. Dickey'
marks Attorney General Douglas was
introduced and spoke for over half an
hour on the political status of contend.
ing parties. He went back and re-
freshed the memory of the people on
the Wilson. bill and the legislation of
that time which precipitated panic,
hard times and a general dissolution of
many of the business interests of the
country He then referred to the cleo
ton of William Mckinley and the re-
turn of prosperity and the general re-
sumption of business occasioned by the
wise legislation of Republican con-
gress. The Democrats had bankrupted
the country with the Wilson tariff, and
afterwards tried with the aid of the
Populists to throw the country into
disorder and panic by the election of
Bryan and the adoption of free silver.
They have dropped the free silver!
craze and now come before the people
with proposition for the destruction
of the trusts of the country by taking
the tariff off of articles that enter into
the manufactured products of the
trusts, forgetting that there are many
hundreds of smaller concerns in the
country that are in no way connected
with trusts but which use the same
class of trust-protected goods as do
the trusts. To throw off the tariff on
these goods would be to severely Grip
pie the innocent manufacturers who
employ thousands of laborers at good
wages. Mr.. Douglas said that the
remedy lies much deeper than in tariff
legislation, and thought that the rem
edy was in a constitutional amendment
that would authorize federal tax on
such trusts and commercial combines
that are massing capital in this coun-
try and which instead of giving the
people any relief are making their bur-
dens heavier. He referred to the
growth and prosperity of the State
under Republican administrations.
Through wise laws the interests of the
people were being conserved and he
paid tribute to the able service of the
State officials who are discharging
their duty in the interests of the peo-.
pie of the State. - sr,4ss5zss :, 4
The last speaker of the evening was
J. Adam Bede, and he has at his best.
He. was in pink and prime condition
and spoke for some little time. He
made the best address he ever made in
Princeton. He delivered an address
that for political address was most
unique one. It was not coated heavily
with political platitudes and stock
phrases of which the people tire, but
it was a medley Of politics, wit, wisdom
and oratory. Bede put on printing
coat OF few witty sayings and over