The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30

this campaign than they know now
| am going to send each one of sthem
a copy of this speech. g.
Each Candidate Builds Platform.
Another new feature made neces-
sary, owing to the abandonment of
representative delegate conventions
is that each candidate must write
his own platform, declaring his po-
sition on current issues and offering
this to the voters as part of his
candidacy. .s s.
| Under existing political condi.
tons there can be no such thing as
The office seeking the man." or the
voters promulgating platform. The
man must, perforce, take the initia.
tive and seek the office, and as, a
part of the procedure of such seek
ing he should state fairly and frank.
ly his political affiliations and his
position on the issues before the
people in order that the voters can
determine whether or not his views
coincide with THEIRS Under existing
conditions there is no other honor
able course, and honorable men
never seek positions by dishonorable
methods. The votors have a right
| to this information in order that
they may discriminatory select
their candidates. T'"@
Why Address Is Made.
For these reasons L felt it was in
cumbent on me to make this address
am a republican candidate for the
nomination for representative al
large in congress of the United
States, from the state Of Minnesota
| am candidate for no other office
and l am running no other mans
campaign. r.'r- H.""'
Il am republican by training. in.
heritance, environment and inclina
ton. r.8'..t~ ~..- ~ -
am a republican because I be-
ileVe majority, and mark well, ]
say a majority, not MONOPOLY OF
the best people, the most intelligent
country-loving voters and the wisest
most patriotic and far-sighted states
man that ever maintained a political
organization in this or any other ma
ton are found within it's rank.
am republican because
know, and it is history, that the re
publican party assumed control OF
the nation in the darkest bour ot
| It's existence, plotted it triumphant
ny through wars tempestuous reign
successfully settled the perplexing
problems growing out of that war:
led it out of the gloom of financial
depression resultant from that strife
piaced 1t on the very pinnacle OF
financial prosperity and furnished
greater rewards for human endeavo,
IMAM were ever supported before in
all annals of time.
High In Party Councils.
Many of the men who accom-
pl1shed these results, and MANY a
the men who sat at the feet of these
accomplishers and learned politica
wisdom, are high in the councils OF
the party today and submit tc
thoughtful men, men who decide
questions of public policy by the
criterion of results, and do not base
thelr decision upon Disappointment
despairiDg vail or envy's gruesomt
: groWl, If the record does not meri,
continued vote of confidence
am a republican because no
lleve the republican party is bette,
equipped by reason of past record
| SoiupooiIlOU duu prom
lse' to meet and wisely settle the
great governmental problems tina
the completely of our present da,
civilization, and the complication,
OF modern business conditions thaI
the widely divergent character, &C
equations and interests our might,
cosmopolitan population are present
ing for solution and will continue
to present in the future.
when He viii Leave RepubIicanism
whenever / am convinced tina
some other party now IN existence
or that may come into future exis
, tence, is better qualified and eouip
ped to perform this task, assume
this burden and discharge this trus
| Will cast aside my republicanism
as the worker casts aside his Goa
when the summer sun mounts tn,
meridian, and enter heart and sou
In what consider the better party