The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
Wheat Failed to Do Stunt So
Fearful Was It OF 'Dems'
President.
Wall Street Is Sure Deprived Of
lnfIicting a Paris Upon
Country.
rev GLENN ouERNsEY.l

lishment of national headquarters IN
New York today, the republican cam
paign was formally opened. Whether
it was opened with prayer or a cork
screw l know not. Let the mere chron-
icler of things that were attend to the
details, while 1 herald abroad the
glad tidings of that which is to be.
In the first place, then, Mr.. Taft is
to be elected. 1 have this straight
from Mr.. Hitchcock. Secondly, there
is to be no period of "hard times"
such as usually accompanies as presi-
Dental campaign. For this, in the Ian
guage affected in Battle Creek, Mich,
"There's reason"
A theory is abroad in the land which
leads simple folk to believe that the
"hard times" incident to a national
campaign are due to the uncertainty
of the result.
Wheat Failed to Sprout.
Viewing the possibility of demo.
cratic occupant of the White House,
the alarmed wheat fails to sprout and
the terrified swine and cattle refuse to
take nourishment and die. Consider
ing the probability of a G. o. P. presi-
dent, the little sheep turn mp. their
toes and the lowing kline become as
dry as Atlanta, Ga.
Meanwhile, the festive grape and the
jocund coryphee never fail to yield UP
their 5 choicest vintage, and the, busy
and the impoverished duke
are always on the job.
In the past, it has always cost Wall
street great deal of money to con-
duct campaigns. In this connection, let
not the pot call the kettle black. Wall
street has never backed fayorites, but
has always played them across the
boards. Nor. were the campaign man
ayers to blame. By common consent
of the people, the financing of cam
paigns was long looked upon as the
customary prerogative Of Wall street.
Yet Wall street has never really
paid. 1t loved its wine and women, its
silks and simpletons, too we'll for that.
The hand that gave was Wall streets,
but the money belonged to others.
Glasses Do Not Exist.
So, of course, it came to pass that
during national campaign there were
'hard times" for the poor and middle
classes. (How glibly,' we Americans
write of classes, which do not EXIST.
had to pay the millions
that were used in manufacturing pc.
litical thunder. I shrewdly suspect,
dear reader, that you were among the
assessed.
Now, praises be, all is changed. The
saffron canine has been sent to the
public pound. The common citizen will
be depended upon to cough up the
expenses by direct contri-
button, and not through Wall street.
So is Wall street deprived of any ex-
,use for inhicting "hard times" upon
! defenseless country. The money
changers are scourged from the temple,
peace, plentitude and prosperity abound
in the land and the government at
Washington still lives.
1t is a brave experiment, and all
must wish it well. My only sorrow is
for the campaign managers. Their
strong boxes are not yet bullying with
the thank offerings of the multitude.
Honest Confession, Etc.
Honest confession, it is said, is good
for the soul. Craving harp and crown.
he average citizen will probably adj
nit that he is willing to shout for
his candidate and to vote for him, but
hat to contribute when the plate is
passed around is another matter. For
he average citizen, unlike Wall
street, has only his own money to
,ffer.
Depending upon the multitude for
God and sustenance, the g. o. p. ele-
,hant and the democratic donkey are
ike to go hungry. Shut out from the
Wall street manager, which, in the
sleek, fat days of yore. was stuffed
With provender by the swart hand of
dollar marked capital, the patient
beasts are now turned out to face q
old and uncharitable world. Let us,
It least, give them our sympathy.