Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-07
STATE CANDIDATES
MAKE TALKS

usuSVuA6 0ANV
Lee Charges Hammond With
Being the Candidate Of
The Brewers.
The Lee and Burnqufst speeches
last night at the opera house drew a
crowd that fairly we'll filled the lower
floor. Lieut.. Governor Burnquist made
his first speech at Willmar. He is a.
good talker and made a good impress
sion. Mr.. Lee was at his best and
made county option and driving the
brewers out Of politics" the main sub
ject of his talk. He read a portion of
his speech, having put it in writing so
that the big papers could not garble
1t. Here are some extracts from tho
talk:
I'm his speech at Red Wing, the
democratic candidate for governor, re-
ferred to my statements with REFER
ence to the brewery combine in Min
nesota, and it's activities in politics,
and asks: Are they extravagant fan
cies on little fact or are they true?'
"The democratic candidate for gov
ernor processes not to know that there
Is brewery organization in Mime
sofa or that it has been exerting a
most powerful influence in politics for
many years; that it has intruded it.
self into every village and city in the
state and has maintained a lobby in
the state capitol during every legis-
lature; that it is and has been a most
potent factor In Minnesota politics. II
he is ignorant of all this, it is evident
that his stay in the city of Washing
ton for the past eight years has put
him entirely out of touch with what
has been going on in Minnesota.
Il am but repeating what every we'll
informed citizen of Minnesota knows
when I say that the brewery organiza-
tion in the legislature of Minnesota
has a large number of votes in each
house which it can use to defeat or
advance any measure, and that these
votes are used for that purpose with
out any regard to the merits of the
measures voted upon whenever such
action will be helpful to the brewery
business. The fact of the existence
OF such an organization makes It i'm.
possible to have measures in the leg.
islature considered and passed upon
on their merits, and to which all of
the bad and extravagant legislation
can be traced; so, also, can the de-
feat Of large number of meritorious
measures.
"The report of the senate commit
tee two years ago on its investigation
OF the brewery owned Saloons and
it's effect upon our cities and villages,
showed that out of S14 saloons in the
Twin Cities, 712 were owned by brew
ers; that 418 buildings occupied by
saloons in these cities are also owned
by brewers; that from so to rs per
cent of the liquor licenses in St. Paul
and 40 per cent in Minneapolis are
paid for by brewers; that blind pigs
and evil resorts are encouraged and
their existence made possible by these
same brewers; that their agents and
officers have sought to control elec.
tions and have successfully dictated
affairs Of duty with reference to Ii.
quor traffic.
The issues upon which I have
asked the support of the people are:
"The need of more efficient and
business like administration of the
states business; and the need Of driv.
Ing this brewery organization out OF
politics; and I have given as one OF
the best methods to accomplish this
last and most desired result the plac'
ing upon the the statute books of Min.
nesota what is known as a county op
tion law which will enable the people
to vote upon the license question
by counties.
MANY republicans have not agreed
with me on this question, but have
volunteered their support, notwith
standing. I have accepted their sup
port in good faith, believing that they
have either changed their views and
now agree with me or that they are
willing to subordinate their persona,
views upon the question to conform
to the general view Of the republican
party. The few republicans who are
not now supporting me are supporting
the democratic nominee for governor
and the manager of his campaign, 8
D. Works, is much better prepared tt
furnish him with a complete list thar
am.
1T is common knowledge that thu
democratic candidate stands toda,
before the people Of the state as tn,
candidate of this brewers combina
tion. His letter defining his positio,
meets it's approval and his Red Winl
speech is being circulated as evl
dence of his safe and sane positio,
on all questions affecting it's interest
as is evidenced by the editorials 1,
Both Sides, liquor organ.
Suffice it to say that the brewer,
combination I have referred to is nov
> supporting the democratic candidat
for governor of Minnesota. No doub
1 %hopa oro $or,roro roo noo~1o o1oo .,,.