The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-22
SPEECH BY EDDY
Former Congressman Delivers
Campaign Address
PLEADS FOR JACOBSON
Entertains Opera House Full of
People For More Than Two
Hours Saturday Night

Hon.. Frank M. Eddy spoke at a
republican rally at The opera house
Saturday evening, addressing, fol
more than two hours, an audience
that filled the auditorium.
The stage was tastefully draped with
American flags and the pictures OF
Taft and Sherman, Jacobson and the
other candidates for state offices on
the republican ticket-the same decor
ations that greeted Congressman Lind
bergh one week before.
! On the stage sat H. F. Alden, c.
NJ. Sprague, J. F. Cooper, Jas. A.
Norris, M. F. Woodbury. and E. A
Richards. Mr.. Alden, as president OF
the local republican club, introduced
the speaker in a few, well chosen
words. A glee club, consisting OF
Rev. S. L. Mitchell, first tenor, DR..
Fl. F. Hennemann, second tenor, A.
W. Austin, first bass, A. F. Strebel
second bass, rendered two campaign
songs during the evening mad helped
to entertain. Miss Mary Woodbury.
accompanied on the piano.
Mr.. Eddy, always favorite speaker
here as well as elsewhere, was greet
ed with applause when he arose to
address the audience. He expressed
his thanks to his townspeople' for
their cordial greeting. He referred tc
the fact that large audience had
listened to him few evenings before
at Glenwood, his former home. When
a travelling man there remarked sneer.
ingly that a man ought to draw a
big audience at home, Mr.. Eddy said
he replied that he considered it a
bigger compliment to have big audi
ence at home than a much larger one
where he was not acquainted. When
a candidate for office, remarked Mr.
Eddy, he got his largest vote at
home. II am especially pleased,
continued the distinguished speaker
"to see so many ladies in this audi
ience. At other points, the ladies
have not turned out so generally.
But my reputation as a ladies' man
was established here long ago. The
women are potent power in politics
Why, one pretty, young woman car
influence half dozen votes. AS tC
the matter of woman suffrage,
think that it should be left to the
women to decide whether or no they
want it,
Mr.. Eddy remarked that he was
not there to convince. Audiences are
swayed by speakers and the people
GO home and change their minds.
Bryan had convinced enough voters
to elect him president of the United
States ten times over, but the trou-
BILE was they didn't stay convinced
Mr.. Eddy was present,so he said,
rather to give his hearers something
to think over. A voter should decide
for himself how to cast his ballot.
The national election continued
the speaker, is settled already. The
hand of destiny has written the name
of the next president. and that name
is William H. Taft" (Applause)
Mr.. Eddy continued: I'm not try
lug to dictate. I'm not an office
seeker begging for votes. I'm po-
litical evangelist, preaching the doc
trine that men will do what they
want to do, and that they want to
do what is right. The congressional
situation in the sixth Minnesota dis
trict is settled and the state ticket is
also settled with the exception OF
governor. This is the only office the
democrats are trying to- capture.
There's nothing to the democratic tick
ct but governor, because. nobody