The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-03

plan to honor the delegation.
The Pioneer Press failed yester-
day (Monday) to find a member
of the committee who had received
such telegram or had wired Presi-
dent Taft for an expression of his
views. The Pioneer Press believes
that the item printed Sunday was
not true and that the paper was
imposed upon, possibly innocently.
The Pioneer Press takes this first
opportunity to expose the fake and
to prevent any of its readers being
led into error.
Contrary to the reassuring converse
ton Senator Albert B. Cummins OF
Iowa had with Hugh I. Halbert Sun
day regarding his presence in this city
at the ratification meeting Sept. 8.
Senator Cummins wired yesterday noon
that he could not be here because of
an engagement in Southern Iowa the
next day. The committee is dsap-
pointed that the foremost Iowa SEN
ator will not be able to be here, but
it has not given up efforts to secure
his attendance.
The Iowa engagement of Senator
Cuminins is on Sept. 8, while the meet
ing here will be on the afternoon of
Sept. s. An effort is being made to
arrange it so that the senator can
leave st. Paul in time to keep his
appointment with his own people, and
members of the committee are conf
dent that some way will be found to
secure his presence.
Senator Cummins telegraphed:
Nothing could give me more pleas
ure than to join in your meeting rati-
flying the action of your delegation
especially your senators, but have
agreed to speak in the southern part
of my own state on Sept. 8, therefore
cannot be in st. Paul on the Sth."
The suggestion that the constituents
of Mr.. Tawney give reception and
banquet all their own was made yes
terday by c. H. March of Litchfield
in the following letter to The Pioneer
Press:
81 have noticed with considerable in
terest the articles in your paper re-
garding the giving of reception and
banquet to the senators and representa-
tivrs of this state who voted against
the tariff bill. l heartily approve what
you have said in this matter.
1t is very proper and fitting that this
approval be publicly given them. In
a republic like ours the people should
show their legislators their approval
when they do right and their disap-
prevail when they do wrong.
"If Mr.. Tawney thinks he did right
why should he object to meeting
of the people, approving the action of
the representatives of this state
Again, if he thinks he did right, and
his constituents think he did right in
voting for this bill, why do they not
tender him reception and banquet
to approve his course?
Il am surprised that any American
citizen should object to the people of
this slate expressing their feeling of
approval of their representatives, and
believe the country people of this
state are with you and your commit
tee to man.
Gives Hearty Approval.
r. A. Kirk, appointed a member Of
the committee from this district, Is
out of the city now and has sent the
following hearty approval of the plans
from Osceola:
81 lave received vu,Ir notice of my
appointment on the committee to have
in charge the exercises in the proposed
meeting for Endorsement of the Mime
sofa members of congress who voted
in opposition to the Payne Aldrich bill
and as I am absent from the city fol-
short time. I write you this with my
acceptance, and also to express my
earnest desire that the program for the
meeting may be so planned and the ex-
ercises so carried out as to make it
plain that this movement is not an
event the least deeeee partisan, and
that the movement may commend it.
self to all who earnestly favor fed
eral as well as state legislation that
is III interests of The people and
that is on higher level than that
of subordinating these interests to
those of the protected industries
81 am republican, but 1 am not
always for my party, right or wrong
~
should have done much better.
Il believe the country desires an
adjustment of the tariff that will be a
real revision downward, and [ also be.
lieve that the party leaders are wise
who so read the signs of the times.
81 heartily favor an earnest indorse-
ment of the action of our members OF
congress who voted against the Payne.
Aldrich bill"