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

1 to the senate the speaker had tried t.
e get it referred to the tax commission
: but failed. He could have "ducked'
{ the vote, as his name was the last OF
, the roll and the bill was passed be
fore his name was called, and he would
, have thus lodged criticism, but ht
never had done so. 81 voted no." de-
clared Mr.. Works, "and / never have
had regret for it, and 1 never will
/ saw a better method than this bill
A man who is not big enough to
change his mind when he sees a better
method is not big enough man to
sit in the senate. The valuation oil
these properties was raised $28,000,0 600
as agreed upon, and the state is get.
/ ting more than it would by the inn
position of tonnage tax. The late
Governor johnson had the interests of
the people at heart when he vetoed the
tonnage tax bill, and l believe that the
hearts of the people of the state were
with him in this as in all the other
things that he did. 1 would dare to
ask my opponent to come OH the plats
form to discuss it, and / did ask him
through the committee, but he has not
dared to accept, and never will.''
Claims to Be Progressive.
! Senator Works took up the subject
lof Lynn Haynes recent book, in which
he had characterized the speaker as a
reactionary. ellis book is pack of
ISLANDERS" said the speaker, "and he
has laid himself liable to prosecution
for criminal libel. He seys that I am
a reaetionary, and l take this greatly
to heart. l am progressive man
in every sense of the word, and always
have been.'
| Mr.. Works said that he had been
Icriticised by The Free Press because
| he couldn't get anything. Any man
who went to st. Paul with the idea
lot getting something was not fit
man to go. He, himself, had gone as
La new member, and had asked, not
begged, for what was wanted in Man.
kato, as matter of right. He asked
whether there was any former mem
Der from the city who had gotten
more than he had. Once he had asked
for $500 for the city, but he was
somewhat ashamed of this, as he did
not feel that the city was exactly
entitled to it, but lie had gotten it
lust the same. The normal school is
la state institution, and he stood as
lgood chance of getting something
for it as any man in the county.
! Refers to His Opponent.
4 Senator Works took up the record of
his opponent, saying: "Some say that
he is wonderful man, that in face
ifeaturc and intellect he is much like
Abraham Lincoln. The only likeness
that | can see is that both had legs
long enough so that their feet touched
the ground. 1t is said that since
4 1879 he has kept an absolute record
of every joke and story in The La.
dies Home Journal, which he can in.
flict on the suffering people at any
time. Something deeper and more thar
that is required of man who shall
represent the county in the senate
i Opposed to County Option.
Senator Works referred to his vote
on the county option measue. He
would not do as his opponent, he said
who goes to Pleasant Mound and puts
OH the soft pedal and then to Ambo,
and turns Oh the crescendo. Mr. Works
said that he did not favor county
option i'll its present form, as it was
not fair to spot out certain districts
I"The theory and principle of the thins
is wrong" declared the senator. eff
am defeated 1 would rather that i,
result from an open declaration rathei
than put on the soft pedal at on,
place and the crescendo in another
: Would Vote for Clapp.
Senator Works pledged himself t.
vote for Senator Clapp, if there wa.
a contest and some rcactionary tool
the field against him, as he considere,
that Clapp was fairly representing tn,
people of the state in regard to tariff
reduction. If there was no contes
and 1T was a matter of casting
complimentary vote, he would like t.
cast his vote for some candidate O
his own party, but if necessary ant
there was any danger of Senate
Clapp's defeat, he would vote for him
and in this he was voicing the inten
ton of the three democratic candidate
, for representative in this county, h
said.
Senator Works closed by appcalin,
for the vote Of his hearers. not meanly
but as one looking everyone openl,
in the eye and as one who was entitle,
! to it, he said.
;. Minneapolis Substitute Speaks.
In the absence of Colonel F. w
johnson and Justice I. d. O'Brien,
= l.. Sortor of Minneapolis was intro
duced. He took most of his time re
ipeating humorous stories. He congrat
= |ulated Mankato on being SO abb
! represented in the senate. Senate
:. Works honored the state as well a
!. the district, and the entire state wa
:, Interested in the contest now on, h
!, said. He congratulated the second dis
!. ltrict on having a representative i
!. tcongress who had made good and ha
!, stool true to his pledges, the same q
! Mr.. Works had. Both, he said. were CT
Titled to reelection. Mr.. Works, h
said, was known as one of the ables
!. senators in the state. Mr.. Elswort
i could not do as much for the distric