The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
CANNON RAPID FIRE
Not to Be Heard in Gopher
dom This Campaign.
TOO MUCH STANDPAT TALK.
Speaker Joe Might Tell Why He
Didn't Give Mac Head of the
Appropriations.
TOO MUCH STANDPAT TALK.
Especial to The Free Press.1

Especial to The Free Press.1
St Paul. Mimi, Aug. 2l.-lt is set
tied that neither Speaker Cannon, Con-
gresham Lands nor any other exponent
of the radical standpat tariff doctrine
viii speak this fall in the Minnesota
campaign.
John J. Boober of the house of repre-
sentatives library reached st. Paul last
Saturday and after comforting with the
members of the state central commit
tee and other prominent republican
leaders it was decided that it would
never do to talk "standpat" to the
voters of Minnesota, after the republi-
cans in state convention assembled had
declared that now is the proper time
to adjust and modify several of the
existing tariff schedules.
The only district in the state where
standpat" is being talked, it is de-
clared is in the second district where
Representative McCleary is facing a
terrific fight in his efforts to overcome
the many shortcomings of very vul-
nerable record in congress, and stem
the tide against the rising popularity
of the candidacy of Hon. Gilbert Gut
tersen.
Should Mr. Guttersen receive the
nomination, which now seems very
probable according to all reports, Gun
Gle Joe' Cannon of course would not
speak in Minnesota at all in this cam
paign. And it is very doubtful that
should McCleary receive the nomina-
ton Cannon would come into the dis
trict. The time for the speaker to
come to the aid of the only Minnesota
republican candidate for congress who
is making a fight for the ''standpat''
idea is to come right now.
The issue in the second district is
clearly drawn. Guttersen in announc-
ing his candidacy declared in favor of
revising the tariff of articles controlled
by the trusts The Minnesota state re-
publican convention declared that the
republican party should revise the tar
if and revise it now. McCleary says:
"Never revise the tariff. Let the Ding
ley schedules standpat."
Therefore, according to the politicians
around headquarters in st. Paul, the
question is asked: "Why does not
Speaker Cannon come out and talk
''standpat" in the second district
Should he appear before second dis
trict audience the Speaker might, in
his open and frank manner, inform the
people just why he did not appoint Nc
Cleary chairman of the committee on
appropriations, instead of Mr. Tawney
who had never served day on that
committee and elevating him to the
most important place in the house.
Mr.. Tawney is not in accord with
Cannon on the tariff question, but Me
Cleary is and goes "Uncle Joe" ten
fold better in his devotion to the
standpat policy. Hence, here is Nc
Cleary's opportunity to demonstrate to
the voters of his district that he really
stands strong with Cannon.
But visitors from Blue Earth and
other second district counties who
were in st. Paul last week say that
McCleary will not ask Speaker Cannon
to come out and talk standpat It is
further stated that the speaker would
not accept such an invitation, for in
the event of McCleary's defeat it would
be a rather hard one for Mr.. Cannon.
So the people will have to be content
and await McCleary's last tariff speech,
which up to date has not appeared in
The Congressional Record.