New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-20
The MaAonaktH Question

citizens and has filed his petition for the
office of mayor Of the city of New Ulm,
from which office he was removed last
fall bv Gov. Burnquist, considerable
,f a stir has manifested itself in certain
quarters Of the city. According to
some opinions, DR.. Fritscke is acting
N a most selfish manner and has lost
sight entirely Of the welfare OF the com
nunitv in which he lives. Those op-
oose ed to his candidacy admit that re
s entitled to vindication but say that
SIX time for his vindication has not
yet come. They do not, however, specify
any time VIXEN such vindication shall
become an accomplished fact.
1t is also argued by those WHO are OPP
gosed to DR.. FritscEe's candidacy, that
ais election will give tie city black
eve. That is always more or less matter
Il conjecture.
In determining whether or not DIR.
Fritsele should have tie right to
sindication at the hands of his fellow
citizens, several things must be con-
sidered. If DR.. Fritsche Intentionally
did wrong in presiding at the July
meeting, knowing at the time that ne
was doing wrong, then, OF course, he is
aat entitled to vindication, but
at the time this meeting was held in
she city of New Ulm no one was aware
shat the constitutional rights of freedom
G,f speech, liberty of the press, right OF
awful assemblage and the right to
petition Congress would be curtailed
as they have been, and many there are
N tn y city Of New Ulm who Immediately
after the meeting had been held pro-
aouncsd it. one of the finest gatherings
shat tEay had ever had the privilege
10 attend. One Of these citizens told us
&ter the meeting that it was splendid
nesting aud that he subscribed to every
word shat was uttered by the speakers.
This same man told us this week that
lie would work against DR.. FritscEe
from now until the polls close on the
evening Of Tuesday, April End.
We do not mention this incident for
tie purpose of holding up this citizen
to public scorn but rather to show that
lie at tie time of the meeting held
practically TIE same views as DR.. Fritsche
and he certainly does rot expect anyone
% call him a ''disloyal' because of the
giews he tt en- held.
We believe that DR.. Fritsche has
81 awn just as much loyal spirit in TIE
matter OF contributing to TIE various
war aims Of tie country as any otEe1
citizen similarly situated. It would
naturally follow that tho-e who held TIE
same views as tie speake' Of that
greeting had no right to cclvitise Dr.
FrirHg fEe II anybody else who spoke at
the meeting for the sentiments express ed
Or to Genounce him as disloyal because
such derounc en- ent would carry with
it a. der ourc er ent of their own dis
loyalty.
We rold no krief for DR.. FritscEe in
Ais controversy for we have not seer
Dr.. EritscF to talk with him for over 9
nonth. We have not Eeen asked by
aim as to what course he should pursue
and We have not been asked whether OF
cot it would he advisable for him tC
enter tie campaign. We were simply
Informed that tEere was strong senti
ment in favor of DR.. FritscEe running
ior mayor d tie city and that thu
Doctor had decided to make the race
Whatever We say about the mayoralt!
cont est we say for the purpose OF putting
up to- the people TIE proposition fairl.
md squarely that they may 6ecid
shatEer DR.. Fritscke is entitled to thei
support or not.
In +ermining the question wEethe
n rot lie is entitled to the support Q
81 avote1s of TIE city, each should plac
/ lns elf in tie position of DR.. FritscEe
Euso doing, he would be obliged to ADM
chat tie Doctors motives vixen he too
Fart in tie meeting OF last summer wer
Of the pure5t and bet and that his sub
seQusnt punishment by tie Governo
was abs olutely unjust and unjustifablt
Ee would also be obliged to admit tia
meeting its elf would not have brougl
sic notoriety from which New Uli
suffered had not a certain clement rigl
here in our own city PERSISTED in stirrin
up the matter by sending in to tie cit
press untrue reports.
When tt first reports were made /
Il ose WHO came here at tie bidding
5k sity press to set the facts abol
x G meeting, the daily papers all had vel
ar accounts written by men who we
n the ground, written by men WI
wrs much disappointed to think tn;
sts meeting was absolutely innoeel
md lacking in anything that wou
MAKE @copy'' for them and it was NJ
until trouble makers right here at hon