Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-31
MAMMALIAN EXPLAINS
| LEADING | |l||G ISSUES. Of !.
PRESENT p ! ! CAMPAIGN
Noted Speaker Tells Bismarck
Voters Why Hughes Should 3
: - - Be Elected
WILSON Is FLAYED !:
..... BY ABLE LECTURER

The Hon. James Manahan, former
congressman.at-large from Minnesota.
and nationally prominent in Equity
circles, delivered a campaign speech
in the court room OF the county build:
ing before fair sized audience last
evening, under the auspices of the:
Burleigh county Republican central
committee. Mr.. Manahan proved him
self an interesting speaker and ex-
planned many of the issues at stake
in the coming election with force
fulness. that pleased his auditors. u
Touching on the subject of the pres
ent prosperity of the United States
and the claim of the Democratic par
ty that they have given to the people
of this country an economic and able
administration, Mr.. ;Manahan said: y
This claim OF the party now in
control is absolutely absurd and I'M
true. The appropriations put through
by the Democratic party have been
far in excess of any made by the Re.
publicans. During the last fiscal year
Wilson spent more money than did
Abraham Lincoln during the last year
of the Civil war, when he had large
army in the field" ny
Protected Cotton.
Mr.. Manahan dealt at length on the
fact that Wilson and the Democrats
now holding Office put cotton under
the protection of the protective tariff
and allowed wheat and other grains
grown in the northern countries,
North Dakota in particular, to remain
on the free list, open to the competi-
ton of the world.
"The Democrats protect the cotton
grown in the south and allow food
products of the north to care for
themselves" continued Mr.. Manahan.
"rhe prosperity of every person in
the country depends on the prosperity
of the farmer. Yet the Democrats
will protect cotton to enable them to
get good price for that commodity
and will allow the farmer to shift for
himself in an effort to get good
price for his products. don't blame
the men of the south for their efforts
to remain in Office SO that they can
continue this practice, but | do blame
any voters, Republican or Democrat,
of North Dakota and other northern
countries who will aid the party in
holding this power"
"kept Us Out Of War;"
Mr.. Manahan. touched on the sub.
ject OF the CLAIM of the Democrats
that Wilson kept us out of war. 81
have seen Democrats take a voter
around the corner and whisper in his
ear, He kept US out of war;" said the
speaker. This is not true. 1t is a
dishonest statement and catch phrase
to win votes. He didn't keep us out
of war with Europe as much as did
the kaiser. We might better vote for
the kaiser for president than Wilson
II they use this wedge and maintain
that it is perfectly true.
I'VE couldn't have gone to war II
we tried. Only an act of insanity
could have placed this country at war.
"And with all these assertions we
really are at war. Yes, and a shame
full, humiliating war with Mexico.
Mexican and American soldiers in
uniform have been killed in cold
blood, an act only justifiable when
two countries are at war.
~" Troops on Border.
Wilson now has the troops of the
United States stationed on the Dor
der and they are costing the country
Approximately a million dollars a day.
We had no right to NEEDLE in Next
can domestic affairs and if Wilson
had not committed such and inexcus.
able act We would not now have our
soldiers stationed on the border"
Speaking of the coming election,
Mr.. Manahan continued
"Bl0odshed is inevitable unless
change is made in the administration.
The record Of the Republican nom.
inee, Charles Evans Hughes. is clean,
untarnished and one that any man
can well be proud of. He is a patient
man, capable of handling situations
that will confront the country in the
ensuing years. A vote for Hughes is
vote for prosperity We need
Hughes and he needs US at this time
to enable him to attain the Office so
that he can accomplish these things"
The speaker concluded his speech
amid hearty applause from those in