The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-11

the convicts there?" demanded the
speaker amid the applause OF her au-
dience. Miss Hendrix closed her
speech by begging the women to use
their influence to get the men to vote
right on this question, and get them
out to vote for the home. the boys
and the girls. She told them not to
forget the importance OF one vote. as
| II was only one vote In the house
that had passed the bill for
county option. Don't let one voter
stay at home except the VETS" she
adjured the ladies i'm closing.
Several Others Talked.
Mrs. L. J. Taylor OF lie Sueur gave
brief talk saying that the people
OF lie Sueur would watch the coming
election with great anxiety, and as
sured the ladies of their interest and
prayers.
Mrs. Albert Mcmahon, state origin
izer of the Equal Suffrage association.
gave a brief talk on the bigness OF the
issue ut stake, and predicted a vic
tory for the women at the coming
election.
Miss Bollman. visiting nurse gave
short talk. telling of her experiences
during her work in the city and Civ
ing a number OF sad cases, whose
cause she attributed TO drink. During
her twelve years experience she
stated that she could honestly say
that liquor was the cause of all the
social problems.
DIR. LYDIA Osborn told of n number
OF sad cases with which she had met
during her practice. the cause OF
many. she claimed, being directly at
tributable to drink.
The Economic Side.
The economic side of the liquor
question was considered by Mrs. G.. j.
Laurisch, I'm an interesting paper. I'VE
read that two years ago William Jen-
nings Bryan gave a diplomatic dinner
in Washington and served no wine.
The world Immediately burst into 4
roar of laughter, especially the Euro
peans, who hailed the proceeding as
an amusing illustration of American
provincialism. Now what do We So
A few months ago the king Of Eng
land announced that he would himself
abstain from alcoholic drinks during
the war. and that wines would no
longer be served i'm his household
Nine American states have adopted
prohibition in the last eight months
France has legally forbidden the man
ufacturc and sale of abSinthe, and the
Russian empire is as dry right now as
Kansas and Maine" Her paper was
plea throughout for the adjustment
III liquor
Mrs. Fred Y. Lowell OF Vernon Cen
ter spoke briefly OF conditions in her
town when a saloon was located, and
OF its vast improvements since the
adjustment of the saloon This is
the fourth year that Vernon Center
has been without n saloon, and ID has
developed into : modern and up-to-
date town, business was much better.
there was more money In the banks.
and not n vacant place III town. The
saloon. said Mrs. Lowell. was the
poorest of investment for tax payers.
Mrs. II. c. Hotaling. wife OF the
editor OF the Blue Earth County En-
terDrise gave a short talk, and Mrs.
j. X. Brandrup read from the words
OF Bishop Ireland. who said that liquor
caused more poverty, more crime. and
more breaking up of families than
any other cause.
The Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. an election Is to be held
on the 9TH day OF June TO determine
the important question wheaher Blue
Earth county shall 20 wet or dry,
whether IL shall have saloons or ban
ish them: and
whereas. we recognize the one
outstanding fact that the licensed sa-
loon. at best. is an evil and n curse
to any community and not q blessing.
that IL is the cause OF much poverty
and crime and has nothing i'm il n
commend II to any thinking and OBJ
serving man or woman; and
Whereas. Il is the women and the
children who are the greatest suffer-
ers from the corroding and ruinous
blight OF the liquor traffic-a traffic
that is destructive of home and man
hood like nothing else and corruptive
even OF politics to such an extent I'm
many cities and communities that
public officials dare no; do their plain
public duties for fear that they may
incur the opposition of the liuuor
forces:
Therefore. be IL resolved by the
women OF Mankato and Blue Earth
county in mass meeting assemblies:
First. That we earnestly hope and
pray for the good of manhood and
womanhood and childhood and good
government that Blue Earth county
viii vote dry on next Monday and
Danish from its confines every saloon
and public drinking place now therein.
Second. Be IL further resolved thn
we use our every effort from now on
till election day to persuade our
fathers. our husbands and our broth
ers to get out and go to the polls on
election day and vote the dry ticket.
Meeting Last Might.
Pleading that Blue Earth county
ought to go dry from q purely com
mercial point of view. IL for no other
reason. six speakers from neighbor.
ing dry towns addressed n large ga
thering at the Armory last evening.
The visiting speakers were s. l..
Sherwln. dealer I'm coal and lumber.
Lake Crystal: s. n. Nelson. attorney.
and former mayor OF Owatonna: II.
j. Frundt of Blue Earth. former coun-
" attorney of Faribault county; ].
Nj. Malmin, president of the Comm>--
cial club OF Blue Earth: o. J. Fin