The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-02

this Kind look ike thirty cents. Inc
democratic convention at Baltimore
in 1912 made such a promise. Its
platform said:
I'VE denounce the profiigate waste
of the money wrung from the people
by oppressive taxation through the
lavish appropriations OF the recent
Republican congresses"
The voters two years ago placed
the democratic party in full con-
trcl at Washington, and how did II
fulfill it's promises? Here are the
appropriations by years, exclusive
OF river and harbor acts:
1912 ...............s 995.799. 462
1913 ................. SeS,35S,StO
1914 Observation-Disclosures. 1857, sos, 694
1915 ............. 1,0S9, 4OS,177
These appropriations originated in
the lower house of congress-, where
Mr.. Hammond is a member and Is
claimed by his friends to be one of
the majority leaders. In view of his
record at Washington, he cannot ex.
pect the Minnesota voters to take
his economy talk seriously.
William z. Lee also has a record.
The democratic legislature of 1891
broke all bounds for extravagant
appropriations in Minnesota. The re-
publicans returned to power and
Mr.. Lee was speaker of the 1898
house, which applied the knife rigid
ly. Later Mr.. Lee as a member Of
the state board of control worked
out the budget system for that
hoard, which has saved the state
millions. He has been advocating
economy on the stump for three
years, and from his record and his
abilities in a business way, the voters
have every assurance that he will
make his work good IL elected.
The Democratic press bureau has
been making virtue OF necessity by
praising Congressman Hammond for
staying in Washington while the war
tax bill was being framed by his
committee. Republicans are even
more anxious than the democrats to
spread this Information. They want
Minnesota voters to know that II
was Mr.. Hammond. the candidate for
governor. who helped draw the bill
q
farmer draws to help pay the in
creasing cost OF government, but
whisky is let off and pays none of
the increased taxation. II Mr.. Ham
mond Is looking for credit for this
work, the republicans are perfectly
willing to give it to him.
The republican state committee
has been making a careful investiga-
ton of the first congressional dis
trict, and as a result committee
officials predict that an old-tlme
republican plurality will be rolled
up again this fall In the old first
Tho organization is in splendid shape
all over the district, and every coun-
~ save possibility Winona and Wab-
asha, Is expected to show up with a
plurality for Lee and the whole re-
publican ticket. Winona Is normally
democratic, but the republicans there
are fighters, and promise 10 five a
rood account Of themselves. Wabasha
may be carried for Lee, though II
Is generally a close proposition. The
democratic committee has had ennis
saries through the district organizing
Hammond clubs, appealing especial
~ to disaffected republicans, but in
some places this. has had a boomer
ang effect because OF the methods
used. Men were induced to sign pa
pers with the representation that
they were Just joining In an invita-
ton to Congressman Hammond to
speak In their town. Later they
found they had signed the member
ship roll Of Hammond club. and
in that way the clubs were able to
muster quite a showing in some
places.
Fillmore county has been the scene
of some disaffection since the pri-
maries. but the situation has chang
cd there OF late and Fillmore, as
usual can be counted on for 1900
to leo republican plurality.
The democrats of Hennepin county
are split apart wider than ever and
bitterness between the factions is In
creasing. Two rival democratic head
quarters Is run as a branch OF the
one at the West hotel and the other
at the Nicollet, and each claims TO
be the abiding place of the true
democracy. The democratic state
committee is not popular with either
faction. though the West hotel head
quarers is run as a. branch OF the
state headquarters. II is this way:
The Lynch faction In Hennepin was
first In favor with the state com
nittee. and Chairman Sortor called
the meeting to organize a new coun-
ty committee. a move favored by
the Lynch element. The antlLynch
or Lawler democrats refused to go
I'm and organized the Hennepin
County Democratic club. The state
chairman was panic-stricken. and
abandoned the county committee
idea. Coached by T. r. O'Connor and
Senator s. ID. Works. he announced
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