The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Hon. Franklin F. Ellsworth, repub-
lcan candidate for congress, delivered
his keynote speech to a large audience
at Winnebago last night. The speech
was well received and Mr.. Ellsworth
created an excellent impression.
Prior to the meeting the band
PLAYED a number of selections. Mr..
Ellsworth was given a magnificent re-
ception, which evidenced his popularity
with the people of Winnebago and vi
entity. A large number of farmers
were at the meeting.
Hon. Andrew c. Dunn presided at
the meeting, and introduced Mr.. ELS
worth to the audience.
Speech Made BY the Candidate.
81 have the honor of being the re.
publican nominee for congress IN
district six to seven thousand repub'
lican majority, in state Of
ficered by full set of repub-
lican officials, maintaining eight
republican representatives out of
an apportioned nine at Washington in
republican national house, and re-
publican senator's in a 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, Cummins. and Theodore
Roosevelt.
ut means that the peoples first
choice is progressive republicanism. That
the American people believe in a gov
eminent by parties and party organi-
cation, but that they stand ready to
rebuke their party if necessary to Sc
cure their demands:
Hold Citizenship High.
st means that the American people
hold their rights of citizenship as high
today, and value their perogative 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 sat up repre-
sentative government at Philadelphia
/ have no apologies to make for the
fact that 1 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 l so hide
bound that | cannot see anything gooS
in the opposition party, or any good
attributes in my opponent.
THE question in this district in this
election, then is, shall the second
district elect a representative who
is progressive republican, and
as such represents the majority
of the voters of the district, or
shall they turn to a democart 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 i'm
portant than the personal welfare or
the personal political career of any
man, be he republican or democrat.
81 have been engaged in an active
canvass of this district for nearly one
year. During that time 1 have pitted
against me two powerful opponents
one after another, in a gigantic relay
race. l fought single handed, with
limited funds and without organization
and have received the nomination OF
the dominant party, over six thousand
10 mo + 81 Hnh{
ing the fight, and if on November s
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 il
supreme.
Should Elect a Progressive Republican
The main issue, then, in this cam
paign is; shall the second district oil
Minnesota elect progressive repub
lican or a democrat: The present con.
gresham says his platform and mine
are identical, or rather, that I stand
on his platform. l have here a copy
OF my platform printed, thirty thou
sand of which were circulated to the
voters of this district before the pri
maries. This platform has received ne
serious criticism for the people o,
press, DuI mas DeeH widely commenced
Seventeen thousand voters at the pri
maries have commended it by major
ity vote, and l have full faith that il
will again be commended in November
cat his speech at Madelia my OPP
ponent now says that he is on this
platform, right on it with both feet
Let us see; l say in that platform
that 4 favor a non-partisan tariff com
mission with full power to compel tes
timony to witnesses to investigate in
dustrial conditions. and report to con
gress to the end that the tariff laws
may be revised to meet the changing
conditions
In the last congress measure was
introduced to appropriate money tt
investigate industrial conditions fol
the express purpose of making report
so that the congress could be informed
of conditions to the end that there
might be proper revision of the tariff
All of the eight republican congress
men from Minnesota voted for this
measure. They recognized in it a ster
toward the practical operation of q
true tariff system. The persent repre-