The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-16
His Strength Is Gaining Ground
There Right Along.
His Views en- the Tariff Meet
With Approval.
Candidate Conducting Remark
able Campaign.
Especial to The Free Press.l


jackson, Sept. l2-m jackson and
throughout the county of that name
there is pronounced sentiment in favor
of the nomination of Hon. Herbert j.
Miller for congress. The opposition to
the denomination of Mr.. McCleary is
growing stronger daily, and this opposi-
ton is based solely upon the present
congressman's extreme and unwarranted
views relative to the tariff. Revision up
ward is as unpopulor in Jackson county
as it is in other sections of the district
that your correspondent has visited.
This is not personal contest. between
Mr.. Miller and Mr.. McCleary, nor do
voters take into account the men as they
do the issue that has been presented to
them. There have been no personalities
INDUCED in by either contestant, and
this is a pleasing feature of the cam
paign Wherever l have been men have
spoken highly of both candidates for the
congressional nomination. They regard
Mr.. Miller as a gentleman of signal abil-
ity, one who, while member of the
state senate, accomplished a great deal
for the people His record as a legislat-
or is such as to commend him to the
support of the people. 1t was Mr.. Miller
who forced through the senate the
bill which compels the express companies
to pay gross earnings tax that is
Just: also it was Senator Miller who,
secured reduced freight rates, thus saw
ing to the people thousands of dollars
annually. He has "done things" He
has something to show the public He
has been an energetic worker in behalf
of the public. Everywhere find the
business man, the tailor, the farmer, in
fact all classes of people sounding the
praises of Herbert j. Miller, and his sup
comes with a spontainety that is not
only pleasing to himself, but to his
friends as well. The attempt of certain
persons to cast reflections upon Mr..
Miller's republicanism is not meeting
with any degree of success. The people
know Mr.. Miller. They know that his
republicanism is without blemish.
They know that for twenty-five years he
has fought for republican principles and
for republican candidates. They know
that his stand upon the leading ques-
lions of the day is in line with the
republican doctrines. Anyone who will
make tour of the second district will
be convinced readily that the people, the
republicans, those who are free from Of
fetal entanglements-are i'll favor of a
safe and careful revision of the tariff,
with the tariff removed from lumber en-
tirely. These people are satisfied, too,
that the tariff can be taken from lumber
without affecting the butter schedule.
The removal of the tariff from lumber
will in no way disturb the dairy inter
ests of this state, but it will enable the
people as a whole to secure building
material at cheaper figure than they
can at present.
When | arrived in jackson | called OH
an acquaintance of mine and asked him
what the conditions were, congression-
ally speaking. He replied with not lit
tie emphasis that everybody was for Nc
Cleary's denomination. | soon after
ward discovered that my acquaintance
was not fully advised as to the real
situation i'm his home town. / found the
city fairly alive with Miller supporters,
and they did not hesitate to give free
expression to their sentiments. Space
will not permit what was said by these
gentlemen. Suffice to say that Nc
Cleary's stand on the tariff is not to
their liking. Mr.. AIiller's is. Prominent
men like Z. II. Stahl, proprietor of one
of the leading department stores, Is out
for Miller; so is John L. Damon, another
business man, we'll known throughout
the county; H. H. Berge, vice president
of the jackson National bank; DIR. Matt
land, leading physician; +. w. Linds-
ley, another leading business man; w
L. Sketch, one of the prominent members
of the Jackson county bar; Mr.. McMar-
tin, the well known lumber dealer, and
L. : Il l. II