The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
CHAUTAUQUAC CLOSES
CROWD TO HEAR DIR. STUART AND
GOV. SHALLENBERGER.
Enough Tickets Sold to Guarantee the
Chautauqua Being Held Here Next
Year; Better Than Ever; Chautau-
qua a Great Success; Mankato
People Are Anxious to Make 1t a
Permanent Thing in the City.
From Mondays Daily.

IHe SuduIduqud OcCuiieu oh SaIuiuoy
and the usual large crowd that has
characterized all of the previous meet.
ings was in attendance. The Chau-
tauqua was very fortunate in that the
weather did not interfere with any OF
the meetings until late Saturday after
noon and evening. The Chicago Boy
Choir, with Sarah Wathena Brown
furnished the musical program both
afternoon and evening and were favor
ably received in their vocal and instru'
mental selections. Governor Shallen-
berger of Nebraska. gave the afternoon
lecture in the absence of Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Shallenberger said some very
clever things in his Introductory re-
marks before beginning his lecture on
Political Patriotism" I'm way"
said the Nebraska governor, Pm
rather of an unique exhibit in this
substituting business. The last time
/ talked | was Champ Clark, and today
I'm Senator La Toilette" "After all,
in speaking of the different political
parties" said Mr.. Shallenberger, there
is not so very much difference, it is
only that the politicians seek to divide
them," and then the speaker gave a
little history of the democratic party,
telling of its one victory in twenty
five years, stating that it takes a
patriarch to be democrat. Governor
Shallenberger also paid the high COM
pliment that has been given by each
one of the speakers regarding the
grand and beautiful state of Minnesota
and of its wonderful and abundant re-
sources, stating in this connection that
in the size of its standing armies,
but in the vast amount of its farm
ing products, the farmer is the founda
ton of our country. In speaking of
the tariff, Governor Shallenberger said,
The reason it doesn't get fixed to
suit you is because you vote for men
instead of principle. Don't let preju
dice and personality come into your
vote"
Mr.. Shallenberger also gave an ac-
count of the political doings in Ne
braska and of the issue upon which
he was elected, that of the bank de-
post guaranty law, and told of the
liquor question which is occupying a
great deal of attention in Nebraska.
I'VE made laws prohibiting the sale
of liquor to minors, Indians, imbeciles,
inebriates, and in fact, so many were
included i'm the list that there were
hardly any left who could buy it. Then
we made a law that liquor could be
sold only in daylight" and when Gov
ernor Shallenberger was told that he
had fixed things so man had to go
home at eight o'clock, he replied that
1.-The home should rule the nation after
eight o'clock and not the saloon" The
speaker spoke very forcefully on the
subject of labor and capital, saying
that this was the section where it
must be settled, where there is, CON-
paratively speaking, no rich and no
poor. ''This is where you will raise
the men to settle the labor capital
question, just in the same way that
the question of slavery was settled by
men in the north where slavery did not
exist"
On account of the threatening SHOW
er, somewhat smaller audience was
present in the evening for the illus
trated lecture on Rome" by Charles
A. Payne, which was very interest
ing and instructive one.
On Sunday the closing events of
Chautauqua occurred, with music 0y
the Commonwealth quartet and bril-
liant lecture by DIR. Stuart on "Lop-
sided People" DR.. Stuart's lecture was
another one of the very enjoyable and
popular lectures of the whole course,
not only on account of the subject matter
that was full of keenest Thought, but
also because of DIR. Stuart's express
sion of English and unusual pleasing
delivery. The lecture was full of
bright and telling incidents illustrative
of his subject, which was one of the
most practical that has been given and
about which the audience was wildly
enthusiastic. DIR. Stuart is most
powerful and finished speaker and the
address of yesterday afternoon was one
of the big things of the week.
DIR. Stuart's rare gift of imagery.
wit, humor and imaginative eloquence,
combined with certain elegance of
manner, won for him vast amount
of highest praise, in mis- address of yes
terday afternoon.
The business end of the Chautauqua
was discussed in detail at yesterdays
meetings and over seven hundred tick
cts were guaranteed. The business and
professional men of the city met in
conference following the afternoon lee
ture and also in the evening and it is
practically an assured fact that the
Chautauqua will come to Mankato next
year. Yesterday over four hundred
tickets were guaranteed and the bust
ness men of the city are to take up the
matter personally. Rev. Clare OF the
Methodist church made motion that
a request be sent to the management
through Mr.. Robinson, the local man
ager, that the lectures be given in the
evening instead of in the afternoon Tor
next year, and it was unanimously
adopted. The plan that the manage
fe1Hn