New Ulm review., 1912-10-16
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR SPEAKS
AT RALLY
ID. w. LaWler, C. ]. Buell., Winn
Powers and III. F. Vessel
Other Speakers

auspiciously opened Monday evening
by large attendance at the Turner
Hall meeting which was addressed by
the candidates for the chief offices on
the state ticket. There has been in all
previous political gatherings held here
during this campaign a peculiar lack
of interest and attendance. At two OF
the Republican meetings there were
not enuf listeners present to make IT
worth while to deliver speech. AT
Monday evenings meeting the audi
tOrium was comfortably filled with an
attentive audience composed chiefly OF
men altho the ladies were also repre-
sented. A great many of the staunch,
old-line Republicans we're also present
which is an Indication of the breaking
down of party lines, the wiping out OF
partisan politics and the call for the
man instead of the party.
Capt. Albert Pfaender acted as
chairman of the meeting and intro
duced the speakers. In his introduce
tory remarks Mr.. Pfaender called at
tention to the change in sentiment
toward Democracy which has taken
place in the past few years. Where
formerly it was considered a disgrace
to be Democrat now at least there is
an absence of such feeling and Demo
Gratis are considered on level with
other human beings. He told very
apt little story to illustrate the point
and closed his remarks by quoting
Gov. Folk of Missouri on what Demo
cracy really stands for,-"Equal
rights for all, special privileges for
none, more of the Golden Rule and
less of the Rule of Gold, Conscience
/. above Cunning, Public Good above
Private Creed" He then introduced
Hon. p. M. Ringdal, candidate for
Governor of Minnesota.
Mr.. Ringdal recalled visit he had
made to New Ulm as q speaker II
years ago and the pleasant sssocia-
tions brought to mind on this visit.
He spoke briefly of the early history
of the place and of the character OF
the settlers who came here, to America
as place where they would be Tree
because freedom was guaranteed to
them by that great document, the
Declaration of Independence. The
speaker said that the Declaration OF
Independence had fallen into disuse,
that as q nation we have gotten into
the evil habit of considering the Con-
stitution as the basis of Our govern
ment whereas the real foundatl rests
in the earlier declaration of the people
who were freeing themselves from
tyranny, and that a republican
government can rest on no other
basis. He pointed out how we have
gotten out of line with the Declaration
of Independence in the making of laws
and that our failure to make the
superstructure OF our building fit the
foundation has led to grave problems.
Mr.. Ringdal explained what is in
cluded in the phrase Equal rights
for ALL" He said that every man
should be given equal opportunities
in An industrial way to make for him
self a comfortable existence. He said
there could be no political equality
without absolute industrial equality,
or equal opportunities. In the early
years of our country's history this had
been the case and the Declaration was
suitable for the times in which it was
framed but that evil laws granting
special privileges have taken the
opportunities from some and handed
them over to others. Mr.. Ringdal
said this must be changed. The re-
sources must be placed in the hands
of the people; every man must be given
an opportunity to do his sowing that
he may reap according to what he
sows. There must be no great accu-
mutations of property. In the old
days of industrial equality few people
were poor and none we're rich accord
ing to the standard OF today and
every young man could look forward
to the time when he would be master
of himself and owner of self-support'
ing business, and could stand upon
his own feet, the equal of any OF his
fellows. The laws granting special
privileges have changed all this and
the speaker showed how the advance
of invention and civilization has
assisted in this unfair division OF
opportunities. The perfection of the
steam engine has built up the great
railroad corporations: the railroads
by system of rebates have built up
the great Standard Oil and Steel
Monopolies. All these abuses are to