The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-27

his continued success.
.There Is one characteristic that
stands out prominently with the
American people and that is, how
ever bitterly they may fight their
political battles, when all Is over
the result is accepted as final and
they fall in line and pull together
for the general prospepity and ad-
vancement OF the interests of their
city, county, state or nation as the
case may be. E's.&
Were this not so, no such prog.
ress as has been made, no such
achievements as have been accom-.
plished in our country would have
been possible. Generally speaking,
this is true of every locality and in
every community.
,E"Unity of purpose and OF action
is most powerful agency for the
accomplishment of results. And re-
suits are what is expected not only
of the individual but of the commu-
nifty. Each must make good If prop
er recognition is to be expected In
this age of progress and of achieve
ment
"The individual may successfully
promote his private interests in any
community and yet that conmu-
nifty may be apathetic when it comes
to joining hands and working for
the common good. The get-together
spirit is essential, personal selfish
ness must give way TO public well
fare II success is to be attained.
Energetic team work is q dominat-
ling factor and without it individual
effort, however we'll directed, is OF
little avail. 1879
81 have often heard our own COM
munity criticised for a lack of unity
f'on matters affecting the public good.
Yet this hotel in which we sit to-
night would not have been possible
without well directed team work on
the part of our. people. Neither
would the Lutheran, seminary, nor
the street railway, nor the indie
pendent telephone system. nor the
Mother House and other large un-
dertakings that are now permanent
additions to our municipal advan-
tages, have been possible unless OUR
people had been able to lay aside
petty iealousies and selfish desires
and pull together for, the common
good of the community. ->-.@.
perhaps we are, not as enthusi.
astic or as demontsrative as some
communities, but this is certain;
while we may be q little slow In
getting started, when We once get
under way no power has yet been
able to prevent our accomplishing
the object we set out to accom-:
plish.. 70 ="
Il have attributed this apparent
apathy to a lack of faith in our
ability and yet. when it comes to
results our actions have spoken
louder than words, and that is what
counts ri Il 3 8+L-s las
"Mankato may not be comsnu
nifty of boosters, but we have. boos.
tiers in. this community, who when
occasion requires ARE able to awak
/ EN- our civic pride and patriotism
, and we have yet to admit failure in
any purpose undertaken for the pro
| motion OF the scity's best interests.
>. In closing Mr.. Wise said he be,
lieved in Mankato and 6 her posi-.
Utilities, and that no opportunity
should be overlooked to- sound her
!
solve be Incorporated among the
new year. resolutions Of every one
Of her citizens. - =, w.. s.. %. So.
Talk BY l., p. Hunt. Is.
! L. P.'%Hunt was introduced as the
next speaker. Mr. Taylor, said that
as The Review had been represent
ed by Mr.. Wise, The Free Press
should also be represented. Mr.
Hunt criticised the POSTMASTER fol
Eea1tng on him and by way of re
yenge, rubbed in little more tht
/ Joke on Mr.. Taylor's nnlovely but
kindly countenance. He said that
/ he is not now 4 member Of, The
Free Press staff although he start
ed the paper many years ago. He
said that this year. the names OF
| the two principle parties had been
misnomerS. The democrats had cali
ed themselves progressives, and al
the time before they : have been
progressing to defeat, But this year
they stopped progressing in this tii
/ rection and swept the country This
makes the party decidedly, reaction
airy. The republicans have beer
progressing for some years in the
|
themselves progressives. This year
they met defeat. and they also are
/ reactionaries. He called this party
| a live wire with a burnt out fuse
'''The bull moosers," he said, "are
tramping on the corpse" Mr.. Hunt
complimented the people on the way
they had turned out to the banquet
he also complimented the manage
ment on the excellent feed that
had been prepared. He said that
/ the governor had used rare judg
ment in choosing his staff, as they
are fine looking lot of fellows.
Before introducing the nextSpeak
eg Mr.. Taylor stopped effectually
all further comment on his face by
}remarking that during the time that
his wife was doing the choosing the
lights We're not always turned high
In Introducing F. F. Ellsworth, Mr.
Taylor brought to mind the slogan
/ of the progressives and republicans
Hammond. hunger and hard times
Now the saying, he said, had been
forced out and forgotten on account
; of the report that "Hammond's
healthy and hangs on"
"Spirit Of the Times"
! Mr.. Ellsworth spoke on the sub
ject "The Spirit OF the Times" and
gave the most noticeable circum
stance as the cost of high living
"The spirit of these times" he said
LIS the ambition for wealth, power