The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-16


M. Nelson, prominent farmer who lives
south of Worthington. He is in favor of
Mr.. Miller because of that .gentleman's
stand for tariff revision. Mr.. Nelson be-
,ievcs that the tariff should be removed
from lumber. He related that eighteen
years ago he had havrack built which
cost him but So. A few weeks ago he
had hayrack built and it cost him $40,
Mr.. Nelson admitted that the price of
labor is higher now than it was eighteen
years ago, but the increased cost OF
lumber is what made the hayrack so ex-
pensive. He said. too, that the lumber
used is not as good as that out of which
the first hayrack was constructed. Is it
any wonder that Mr.. Nelson will sup.
port Mr.. Miller for congress in prefer
ence to q man who refuses to give the
farmers relief? Mr.. Nelson takes no
stock in the theory that if the tariff is
removed from lumber it must also be
taken off of butter, eggs, and other ar
ticles. Mr.. Nelson but expresses the sen.
timents of other farmers with whom /
have talked during the past few days.
One of the best known republicans in
Worthington made the statement today
that Mr.. McCleary's stand on the tariff
question was obnoxious to large ma
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Extreme protection, declared this gen.
| tleman, would result in opening the
door to all counties of the world. He
explained his position by saying that
should the people be forced to carry
heavy burdens they would revolt, elect
democratic president, democratic con-
measure which when put into effect
would prove bad for the county. The
republicans OF the Second district are III
| favor OF the protective policy OF the
party, but they are opposed TO revision
upward.
Another republican OF equal promi-
nence remarked that during the past
four pears the present congressman has
/ spent great deal OF his time writing
letters to his constituents. These letters
were OF the personal character, designed
so solIdlfy himself with the recipients.
These latter, however, have got wise,
to the fact that the letters were com
mon property, and that almost every
same hiilu Vi al ePis''e' h"ele 10 mn.
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more ny sucn oai'.
Mr.. McCleary pretends to be IN line
with President Roosevelt on the tariff
question. In his letter OF acceptance
the president does not advise revision
upward. he does say that from time
to time schedules must undoubtedly be
re-arranged and readJusted to meet the
shifting needs of the country" The
president goes ON to say that this work
should be left to those who believe in the
protective principles OF the republican
party. This is the stand taken by Her.
| bert j. Miller. who Is In favor OF re-
vising the tariff when conditions demand
it. Mr.. McCleary would revise up
ward"
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At that McCleary is ''crawfshing"
| for the purpose of catching votes. In his
attempt to explain that phrase s'revision
upward" he is making a bad matter
The st. Paul Pioneer Press that Mr..
MeCleary means that when conditions
demand, it may become necessary to
raise the tariff on some articles and low
er it on others. Now, who is this ac-
eommodating friend that came to Mr..
lMcCleary's assistance in this hour of
his trouble?
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notwithstanding the congressman's
assertion that there is no more in the
cry for free lumber than there is in a
Hast wears birds nest, it can be said
with an abundance of truth that the
l.