The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-01

F, any platform in his personality. The
people love and respect and honor him
His name is household word. In Fair.
banks you have one of the best men
ever put in the vice presidential chair
He is a great man in every walk of life
with a clean personal character. You
could not have chosen better or wiser
than the national convention did.
General Baker contrasted the Repub-
lican candidates with the leading Demo
cratic candidates. He challenged any
Democrat present to say what Parker's
opinions are on any question that agi-
tates the people. Parker has no opinions
that we know of while Roosevelt has
expressed his opinions on every subject.
What has Hearst ever done or said that
should endear him to the Democratic
party? He has shaken his money bag
before the Democratic party and said,
"Give me the nomination" This is the
most disgraceful thing that has ever
come before the country. Nothing has
ever occurred like it before except once
in Roman history. Hearst has estab-
lished a line of papers over the country
that is disgrace to the free press Of
the country. They are yellow, recording
and Haunting in large head type the dis
graceful occurrences of the world. 1t is
considered a disgrace to respectable
man to read one of these journals today.
The battle is almost won, but full
Republican vote must be gotten out.
Congressman McCleary Speaks.
Congressman McCleary was called for
and responded. He said that he was
proud to appear before such an audi
ence as this. The fact that the conven-
ton is. so well attended augurs well for
next fall. He was proud to have rep
resented so excellent. constituency as
the second district for twelve years. I
find friends all over the land, but the
DcSG dIc tuOSC dC hOIuC. "CiNC
years ago he had been inexperienced in
public affairs. He had held county Of
fee in Wisconsin, but otherwise had liv-
ed in the atmosphere of student.
Twelve years ago politicians had played
politics with the great issue of the money
question. They had been politicians first
and students second. He had been urg-
ed to talk on the tariff, as the party was
united on that, but he had taken his
stand for the gold standard. Some of
his friends thought that he was going
wrong, and in the western part of this
district it was almost as much as a
mans life was worth to stand up. He
was not seeking popularity, but he took
his stand because he knew he was right.
He lacked $500 of majority. Two
years later he had $500 majority over
all. The next time he was opposed by
Frank A. Day, and Mary Ellen Lease
was sent into the district. We won
a tremendous victory, and in 1898 we
put the money system on the gold basis.
That question is settled forever, not
by those who trimmed their sails to
get on the windward side, but by few
men who had the patience to study it
and the courage to settle it right. Now
we have the tariff question again. In my
Judgment this country will not reach the
full measure of its prosperity until this
question is settled right. All the great
statesmen of the early days were pro-
tectionists. There was no tariff ques-
ton until 1892 Congressman McCleary
told how the question first arose. He
spoke at considerable length. He APP
pealed to his hearers not to interfere
with something that is beneficial Free
trade and secession were born in 1882
from the same mother, slavery. One
was shot to death with bullets at Apo
matox. Let us put the other to death
with ballots.
SlCuCullolS SOu1ih1ItCC NCpO1tSs
The committee on credentials present
ed the following report:
First Ward-Thomas Jefferson, c. S.
Hallstrom, H. F. Shaw, Chas. Hartig,
Gust Anderson, Claus Swanson.
Second Ward-Oscar Bierbauer, Mic
Kleinschmidt, j. w. Schmitt, Sivert o.
son, Frank Skuse.
Third Ward-Gus. Widcll, George M
Phillips, Clark Keysor, Ed. 1. P. Staede.
]. B. Ford, George W. Monks.
Fourth Ward. w. Andrews, Henry
Holman, Geo. Pond, John E. Diamond
S. w. Burgess, Peter Lloyd, Oscar
Schmidt, FL. l.. Schmitt, R. M. Dodds
\ E. A. Whitcomb.
Fifth Ward-W. E. Young, J. h
Baker, L. P. Hunt, Ed. Bradley, c. l.
Benedict, w. II. Anderson, Johu Nyquist
John Mullin, August G. Meyer, VIM. N
Plymat, Thos. Hughes, Paul o. Ericks
rud.
Sixth Ward-J. G. Fowler, Cal. Smith
Evan Hughes, e. D. Wilmot.
Judson-John w. Roberts, j. w. Wig
ley, Walter ]. Meredith, Richard P
Thomas, Carl johnson, Edwin Jones.