The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-10-16

issues on which the two parties did
not agree and wound up with the
contradictatory statement that there
were no issues between the political
organizations represented by Mr.. Nc.
Cleary and himself. That the question
had resolved itself down to men-which
one should represent the district in
congress. He claimed that he would
be representing republicans and demo-
Gratis alike if he voted for revision.
This was indeed a bid extraordinary
for republican votes, but the au-
dience did not respond to the invi-
tation. The st. James man said
that an eff" stood in the way of Mr..
McCleary's vote for revision.
Forgot He Was a Protectionist.
Mr.. Hammond took up his usual
line of discussion on the tariff. He de-
clared for a reduction of the duties
all along the line He got his dec
laration-made at Pipestone, in favor
of protection-and wound up with the
remark that the democratic platform
did not mean the British system of
tariff revision. What the platform real
ly does mean, Mr.. Hammond did not
seem to make quite clear to those
who expected he would. AS mat
ter of fact Mr.. Hammond appeared
to be somewhat rattled- He read
the national party platforms and
made a desperate search among his
papers and documents for the state
republican platform, but couldn't 10.
cate it. He tried to show incon-
sistencies between the national and
state declarations, but the audience
couldn't hear him. The old cry of
lower the duties regardless of conse-
quences was resumed. He closed with
another appeal for republicans to cut
the tie that binds and vote for him
as he believed he could better repre-
sent them in congress than Mr.. Nc
cleary.
Mr.. Hammond then paid his respects
to Joe Cannon. Seventeen minutes of
his time yet remained and Mr.. Ham
mond having nothing else to talk
about he resumed operations. on Joe
Cannon. He ranted for ten minutes
and finally gave up, eight minutes of
his time not having been consumed. He
had exhausted all his material. He
did say: ct am democrat and am
proud of it,"
Mr.. McCleary in Reply.
Mr.. McCleary brought the debate to
close with fifteen minute talk
that almost brought the audience to
it's fleet. Hammond having made refer
ence to the tariff diagram on the
wall in Mankato, Mr.. McCleary stated
that as the building was owned by a
democrat he suspected that this demo-
GRAFT has blotted out the diagram, dur
ing McCleary's absence in Washington
last summer. He half suspected that
Hammond was in the plot. asr T..
81 am willing to reduce this cam
paign to a personal natter said Mr.
McCleary. some newspaper that had
opposed me for fourteen years not
long ago referred to. me as. ''the con-
Gresham de facto and not de functo,
as some" of us thought Il considered
| that a pretty good compliment" 60
eff the people of this district want
anything done in Washington they
know who to ask to do it." '7', %
Again Mr.. McCleary badgered Mr..
Hammond on his reluctance to advo-
cate Bryan's election, and his failure to
stand out boldly in his true colors.
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