The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-04

4 by our splendid. Governor A. O.. Eber-
hart. We honor him for this. Every
man in this county, especially in this
city, should vote for Governor Eber-
hart. He is Il splendid governor. lie
is our favorite son, and we are proud
of him. &r 81
'Two qualifications should belong
to every man holding office, or seeking
office at the hands of the people.
First, he should be a man of honor,
integrity and high moral standing;
second he should be a man of ability
4 education in the way of breadth of in
! formation, and man of good iudg-
ment. Our nominee for congress an
swers the roll call to all of these.
now have the honor of introducing to
| you our nominee for congress, the Hon.
Frank F. Ellsworth"
4 Was Well Received.
/ Mr.. Ellsworth was given a handsome
reception. The speaker lost no time
in preliminaries, but waded right into
/ his subject. He spoke substantially as
/ follows:
I'm this election we will determine
( by test in 100 districts the complex
ion of the next national house of rep
resentatiyes. We live in district
which is from 5000 to 5000 republi-
can majority, and at the present time
the only tramp comet in the political
solar system. There are no eXtraordi-
nary conditions existing in this dis
trict We have democratic candi-
date for congress and republican
candidate. l have the honor of being
the republican nominee in a district
which has normal republican ma
iority of from 5000 to 5000, in a state
differed by full set of repub-
lican officials, maintaining eight
/ republican representatives j.. out of
an apportioned nine at Washington in
! a republican national house, and re-
publican senator's in republican Unit
! ed States senate, during a national re-
publican administration
/ -Four and two years ago republicans
elected to congress from this district a
representative of the opposite politi-
cal faith. The conditions prevailing
at that time are well known. to the
people of this district, and require no
rehearsal. Suffice it to say that the
underlying cause of this extraordinary
action is identical with that which has
! prompted the withdrawal of Aldrich,
threatens the retirement of Hale, and
! has brought about the ascendency of
/ La Toilette, Cummns, and Theodore
Roosevelt.
ut means that the peoples first
choice is progressive republicanism. That
the American people believe in gov
eminent by parties and party organi-
zation, but that they stand ready to
rebuke their party if necessary to Sc
cure their demands:
Hold Citizenship High.
ut means that the American people
hold their rights of citizenship as high
/ today, and value their prerogative to
exercise those rights as free and in
dependent nation as dearly, as did our
Plymouth fathers who established our
civil and religious liberty, or the fifty
six statesmen who set up a repre-
sentative government at Philadelphia
have no apologies to make for the
fact that l belong, and have always
belonged, to the party of Lincoln, Gar
field, Blaine, La Toilette, Cummins and
Roosevelt, rather than to the party of
jefferson, Cleveland, Parker, Harmon
and Bryan. Neither am | so hide
bound that L cannot see anything good
in the opposition party, or any good
attributes in my opponent. This
country must have two leading politi-
cal parties. We must have govern
Ihent by political organization.
"The question in this district in this
election, then is, shall the second
district elect representative who
is progressive republican, and
as such represents the majority
of the voters of the district, or
shall they turn to democrat, who
entertains partially the same views,
who seeks reelection for personal
qualification, and says that it would be
'humiliating to him personally if he
were defeated My friends, the well
fare of this district is far more inn
portant than the personal welfare or
the personal political career of any
man, be he republican or democrat.
If on November 8 the verdict of
the people and my party should
be that they prefer democrat
to represent them in congress, / would
bow to that decision, and declare it
supreme.
Great Questions In This Country.
''Great questions will always con-
front the people of this country. These
questions have but two sides and those
of national scope must be settled by
congress. There is man of the name
of Thayer running for congress. He
represents the socialist party. If his
principles are right, then neither the
democratic nominee nor myself will
enjoy the privilege of representing
this district in congress- If the princi-
pies of democracy are right this dis
trict should be represented by demo-
crat. If republicanism is correct then
this district should be represented in
congress by republican.
Many Problems of Government.
4 "There are a great many problems
of government. We are this year to
60 through the oft respected propa-
ganda of a great American election.
Three hundred and ninety odd men
will be elected to represent their va
rious districts in the congress of the
/ United States.
4 "This is the political system, estab-
I lished by our forefathers when the
! constitution was framed, and in so
establishing it, desiring to give to each
citizen the greatest possible opportunity
to participate directly in the affairs
of government, but realizing that even
then but with two and quarter mil
lions of people, that such direct par
| ticipation was impossible, they estab-