The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-12
Candidate for Governor
Making Good Campaign.
NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY.
But Republicans Must Not Become
Apathetic; Every Party Man
Should Do His Full Duty.

Minneapolis which was addressed by Sen
ator Beveridge of Indiana was an OBJ
ject lesson for republicans and for every
one who favors the republican canse. 1t
was a brilliant audience of five thousand
men and women who listened TO the elo-
quent and entertaining senator who
painted in no uncertain words the work
and glories of the republican party. 1t
was in marked contrast to the plea of
the recent democratic convention asking
for the endorsement of Governor John
son for the second term and W. J. Bry-
an for president in 1908. That is the
feast to which the republicans are bid
den to partake.
The speech of Senator Beveridge was
a glowing tribute to that great repub-
lican leader Theodore Roosevelt, and
the great work accomplished by the par
ty of progress which has secured much
for the entire country and which
has proven it is the party to be
trusted in the future owing to
its great record in the past. 1t
is the party of Abraham Lincoln, the
party of intelligence and progress and
the only party which appeals to all the
people all of the time.
Senator Bevridge's portraiture of
what had been accomplished by the de-
done to curb and regulate the railroads
which have fastened their tentacles upon
the very vitals of the people, was a
mastery exposition of what a great and
earnest political party can accomplish
for the public good. The holding in
check of the trusts and making them
comply with the laws which regulate
them and give the enterprising business
men of the country an opportunity to
erter into. competition in conducting
their business affairs is work which
appeals to every thinking man who be-
lieves in the motto OF ''live and let live =
Under the guise of politics. it is a life
and death struggle for existence which
is now in progress and thoughtful men
look with alarm upon the future, if the
great party which is fighting their bat
tie is not overwhelmingly endorsed at
the ballot box.
In a political as i'll a military battle
to deceive themselves. "Over confidence"
is the thing most to be guarded against.
The skies certainly look bright for re-
publican success in Minnesota this year.
The party is united and harmonious
MIR. Cole makes a splendid impression
wherever he goes. The reports which
reach the headquarters of the central
committe are exceedingly rosy. In fact,
there is not cloud to be seen OH the 20.
litical sky. In spite of all this. there
is not much interest taken in politics
this year as could be wished and it is
Just as well for republicans to admit to
themselves that there is great danger
that great many republicans will stay
at home on election day. Success is
absolutely assured if the republicans
wake up and come out to vote. In
the nine congressional districts, there
are only two where there are contests,
and those are not severe, and in several,
the democrats have felt their cause so
hopeless that they have not named a
candidate for the slaughter. This lack
OF congressional contests makes people
Indifferent and careless about going to
the ballot box. The legislative contests.
too. are not sufficiently numerous to
bring out full vote and in many re-
publican counties. there is practically no
contest for county officers.
1t is an off year genrally in politics
and it is probably shrewd politics on the
part of the democrats that in so many
cases they have not named candidates
to contest with republicans for votes.
At the same time, the democrats will
bend every energy to bring out their
vote to be cast for governor. They are
ignoring everything else and their course
is liable to lull republicans into a feel
ing of security. Because there is no local
contest in your locality, it is well to
remember that there is real genuine
contest as to who should be elected COVER
nor and that fact should induce the re-
publicans to rally and bring out their
full vote. Towns and counties should
be canvassed more with view of get
TING out tn vote which already belongs
TO the republican party than to proselyte
the people for conversions. There are
republicans enough to elect the nominee
for governor by fifty thousand majority
if they come out and cast their ballots;
but will they? 1t will require hard and