The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-25

should not be and then threaten him
with exposure if he refuses to do
the will of the trusts. In closing his
address, Mr.. Ringdal said that if
' the people of Minnesota voted for
him it must not be on his past rec
ord, as he has been amply repaid
for his services in both salary and
honor, but they must vote for him
as the exponent of the measures for
which he stands.
Storter Was the Comedian.
Colonel Storter of Minneapolis,
the comedian of the party, then gave
a. rather humorous address in favor
of the democratic candidates and
against all others. He illustrated
Governor Eberhart's progressiveness
by story of young Irish soldier
who could not keep in step with the
sion of a dress parade, the lads
parents watched their son pass by
and exclaimed, Sure, and anti he
| is fine lad. He's the only one in
the whole company that's in step "
In regard to what he pleased to call
Eberhart's death bed session of the
state legislature he told the story
of two more Irishmen who always
had quarreled. On his death bed
one of them promised to forgive his
enemy and go to rest at peace with
the world But" he said, eff / get
we'll this hot air don't 60"
| w. F. Donohue, candidate for at
torney general, said that if the demo
icratic candidates were elected TO
congress their measures stood the
best kind of chance of going
Through The house is already con-
trolled by democrats and in the SEN
ate, the progressives will vote with
the democrats rather than with the
republicans According to Roosevelt's
statement the old republican party
is an empty shell and in Minnesota
lis controlled by the big interests.
| He promised if elected to do all in
his power to overcome the power OF
the machine in Minnesota politics.
! Handed Out Bouquets.
| Henry Vessel, candidate for state
treasurer, spoke a few words in ia
vor of Hon. Winn Powers, who was
absent, for lieutenant governor. lie
also handed few bouquets to the
rest of the democratic candidates.
! Democratic candidate for congress
man-at-large, Hon. Carl Buell., spoke
lat some length on what he stood
for He favors physical valuation
being put on public service corpora.
tions so that they may realize only
a fair profit for their services and
not dollar on their dividends OF
watered stock He is also in favor
of removing the tariff tax so that
the corporations will have to sell
their products just as cheap here as
they do in foreign countries. On all
steel products there is difference
\ in price of nearly one-third at home
and abroad. American sugar can be
bought at about two cents per pound
cheaper in England than it can in
the United States. Our country is
one of the best adapted places in
the world for fruit raising, but ow
i ing TO the fact that sugar is so high
lcanned goods can be manufactured
much cheaper in other countries
than here" He criticised the wooden
mills in Lawrence, Mass, severely
because they wanted this tariff taA
so as to be able to pay their work
men better wages. And when an
investigation was mades4on. account
i of the strike it was found that the
: average wages for adults was less
than 81 per week and the remunera
ton for child labor was so small
that it could hardly be found with 9
microscope. He also favors an iii
come tax so that the rich class Of
!, people will have to pay something
!, for the support of the federal gov
eminent. He suggests this as .
means of making up the revenue thai
will be lost by the removal of the
tariff tax. BY the previous method
, the poor class has been forced to
!, pay this revenue, but by making the
, rich corporations pay something fol
!! the large amount of property which
they control this burden would be
, lifted from the shoulders of those
who do not deserve and cannot af
!, ford TO pay it. 1t would also cost
; the trusts something to let theil
. plants stand idle. Now when the
! workmen strike, the mines close
down and there is no expense
caused, but if they were paying ar
t income tax it would be to the inter
, est of the mining companies to keeI
, the miners busy.
Chairman Morrison closed the meet
I ing by thanking the large gathering
: for the interest shown throughout
: the entire meeting and promising
them that this would be rewarded
There was some applause whenever
the names OF Wilson, Ringdal anG
Bryan were mentioned.