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

A recent comment of the News Mes
senger on McCleary's high tariff express
sions placed our Congressman Volstead
in the same list of stand -patters as Me-
Cleary, and charged that his unanimous
endorsement at the OrtonviIle convention
was political robbery against the senti-
ment of the district. We think that the
paper has mistaken idea of Mr.. Vol
stead's views. 1t was charged by the
same paper last spring that MIR. Vol
stead's views on Canadian reciprocity
and the tariff as expressed in speech
before congress were against the best in
terest of this district, but a reading of
the speech referred to did not sustain
the charge. Mr.: Volstead is in favor of
reciprocity and lowering of tariff rates
on articles that do not come in direct
competition with the products of Mine
sofa FARMS The seventh district is
farm district and you can make any
wager you like that Congressman Vol
stead will always be found on the side
that most helps the agriculturists of his
district. There is not the least similar
ity between his tariff views and those
of McCleary that have created the buzz
in the second district.-Lyon County Re-
porter
"Have this article published, and send
me 100 copies of the paper,' is the order
that j. T. McCleary has issued to the
post masters of this district. The article
is a puff intended to influence voters,
and the postmaster is held up to pay for
it-Magnolia Advance.
j. T. McCleary, who by the grace of
god and the republican party has been
congressman from this district for, 10,
these many years, has returned to this
district to again try to bunco the farm
ers to vote him another term in congress
McCleary wants to revise the tariff sup
ward instead of downward" which
means that the farmers should be still
heavier taxed to support the trusts.
Aside from writing nice letters of Jolly
to the voters and sending them free
package of garden seed each year, the
net results to the farmers by reason of
his long term in congress is yet an I'M
seen quantity. The Sentinel will pay a
handsome reward for positive proof of
anything accomplished by this brass
band statesman in congress which has
benefited a single farmer of Cotton
wood county to the extent of So cash
in pocket, and cash results are the only
things to count when benefits are con-
sidered In so far as results are concern
ed, every farmer of McCleary's district
has paid a heavy tribute to the lumber
trust of when the Hon. Me-
Cleary stands forth as a shin
ing representative. McCleary is not i'll
touch with his party on the tariff ques-
ton, and his position before the voters
at this time is simply a magnificent ex-
hibition of crust" like some of the
local candidates of Cottonwood county.
The people this year will vote for Her
bert j. Miller to succeed McCleary, and
Miller is a republican whose advanced
ideas on legislation will be of practical
value to the farmers of this district. 1t
is time for tine farmers to awake to the
Importance of voting for their own in
terests.-Westbrook Cottonwood Coun-
ty) Sentinel.
The man who prcsides over the heavy
(?) editorials seen in the Heron Lake
News must not be very well acquainted
with the facts in the congressional fight
i'm this district. He claims there is no
republican papers supporting Miller.
There is where you are off, Bro. East
wood. McCleary has the advantage
somewhat in the newspaper deal, where
by nearly all the editors up that way
are postmasters-edit and are afraid
yes, mighty afraid-of losing their
heads if they don't bow down to Mac.
We hope Miller will have the pleasure
of handing some of these fellows help
ing hand to the rear garden. Miller is
making vigorous campaign, one which
is attracting the attention of all. and
his. popularity is extending farther ev-
cry day for he is a man of integrity
and one who commands self-respect by
all who become acquainted with him.
His friends are becoming more jubilant
over his prospects every day and as the
primary approaches the Heron Lake
News is another to set up a howl about
republican papers not supporting him.
We suppose no one can be republican
and support Millers Too bad, when peo-
pie bacome so narrowm minded Wood
stock News. a