The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
WAS REMARKABLE. GROUP.

William Drew Washburn, who died
in Minneapolis Monday night, was
the last of remarkable group of
brothers. They contributed valuable
services TO the nation. AS stated by
The Boston Herald:
What a galaxy of greatness was
rocked by Mother Washburn in that
little cradle which is still cherish.
ed treasure at The Norlands, as the
old homestead is called by the later
generations of Washburns, who have
made it one of the most famous and
beautiful summer places in Maine.
Here is the roll:
Israel. member of congress from
Maine for a decade and war COVER
nor of the state
Elihu B., the greatest of them all.
long in congress from Illinois, secre-
tary of state under Grant, minister
10 France during the Franco-Prus.
sian war. historian.
Cadwallader. member of congress
from Wisconsin, governor OF the
state, fighting general in the Civil
FREE TRADE NONSENSE.
Woodrow Wilson's tariff for reve-
nue. only propaganda is not being
received with shouts of JOY by those
people who have given the tariff ques-
ton more than casual study. The
people of the east, west, north and
south recognize that in the Wilson
Of IL.
ace TO the prosperity of the country.
Its adoption would have a disastrous
effect on every class of people-but
more especially would the working
man and the farmer suffer The in
PRODUCTION of free trade would cause
the factions TO close in, thus reduc-
ing the number of employees and the
hours of labor. and this would cut
down the wages of those who may
be retained on the payroll
correspondent of The Los Ange.
les Times writes that a tariff for"
revenue only is not even based upon
the principle of protection to Ameri-
can industries, and American labor
IL means tariff which is only large
enough 10 pay the expenses of run
ming the government and does not
consider the working man in any way
whatever Think for yourself, You
cannot eat your cake and keep 1t too,
You cannot give the wages paid for
making pair of shoes to foreign
working man and have these same
wages yourself.
ABE Lincoln once said he had no,
given the tariff much study, but one
thing he did know--if we buy our
goods at home, we have the goods
and the money both. If we buy them
abroad, we have the goods and the
foreigner has the money. He could
also have said, the foreign workman
would have the wages and the Ameri
can workman would not have them
do not be deceived by the cheap
clap-trade that under free trade you
can get things cheaper. There is no
possible question but what you will
get things cheaper, even labor. How
much better off are you if you save
SO on suit of clothes which you
buy once a year If your wages are
cut more than that every month ,
Suppose under free trade you do get
thirty pounds of sugar for dollar
and have no job and no dollari How
much better off are you?
Don't vote to make the dollar of
the man who has mortgage on
your home have the purchasing power
of two dollars, because, in effect, you
are voting to double your debt. Men
who have money should be the only
men who vote for free trade, because
it will make everything they purchase
cheaper, and their dollar will in pur-
chasing power be equal TO two dol
lars" Don't vote to return to the
days of Coxey's armies and free soup
houses for the unemployed. Don't
vote to destroy the prosperity that
this country is enjoying