The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
County Prosecutors Unmask
Townley Organization
ALLEN HITS HARD BLOW
So Does Nicholas In Addresses
Delivered Last Night at
OWat0nna
From Wednesdays Daily.

tlou VI minnesota, tnOSe interested IN
the states development and welfare,
men in business, men from the farm,
the counting house and the workshop.
men from all walks of life attended
the big patriotic rally at Owatonna
last night in which the name of Gov
ernor j. A. A Burnquist was cheered
and pledges of support were given by
those in attendance at the monster
gathering.
Stirring speeches were made by A.
f. Allen, prosecuting attorney of
Martin county, and E. III. Nicholas,
who holds like position in Jackson
county.
Scoring For Writer of Books.
Quotations from Charles A. Lind
bergh's book, "Why Is Your Country
at Warp" were put in as the best evil
dence substantiating charges of dis
loyalty that have been made AGAINST
Townley's hand-picked candidate for
governor.
"To what extent shall we prosecute
the war;" was the question which Mr..
Allen read directly from Lndbergh's
book.
Then directing his answer to Lind
bergh, he shouted:
"DOubter, coward, traitor, well
prosecute this war until America is
victorious. The man who says anything
else will never be governor of Mime
sofa So says Burnquist. So say |.
SO says every loyal man in the state
OF Minnesota"
The speech of Mr.. Allen follows:
Who shall be the governor of Mimi
eSota FOR the next two years is the most
important question before the people of
TINS state Upon its answer depend the
welfare and honor of the state: and i'm
a large measure, the safety of the nation.
We care nothing for the claims or con-
tentions of republicans or democrats We
take into account only the primary and
essential considerations, which effect the
honor of our state, the safety of our
nation, the duties of our citizenship, and
the welfare of our civilization.
However, well we may have responded
TO the numerous and proper calls which
America has made upon it's willing
citizens, still over and above that and
In addition to all we may have done, we
collectively owe to America, as well as
TO Minnesota, to the world, and to the
ages, the duty to see to it, that in this
year of grace, a man of Lnimpeached and
:nqueStIoned honor. and of the highest
loyalty to America and her mission, is
elected as governor of the North Star
state.
When, two generations ago, Lincoln
of sacred memory, faced accomplished
secession Ind all but triumphant treason,
it was Alexander Ramsey, the loyal
governor of our loyal state, who placed
at his service, without q moments delay
the first regiment of soldiers offered
and received for the defense of the union
and of democracy.
No Less Loyal Was Burnquist
To-day we honor our loyal war gov
n hn ,n6n tI,nl
fair record and proud name of our state.
And when Minnesotans of the future
read again the name and deed of Alex
ander Ramsey, they will read with it,
the no less loyal and honored name of
Joseph "a. A Burnquist, our loyal war
governor during the great worlds war, |
host to righteousness and a scourge I!
to traitors; whose loyal calm and sensi- !
BILE courage is first in the support of |
America, and the accomplishment of her
mission.
Next to president, the governor is the |
most important officer in our system. |
In time of peace and when legislative |
bodies are in session, they are of over
shadowing Importance; but in the in |
terium, and in times of war, our eXecu- |
tives are clothed with kingly power In |
the safety commission law, our state I
legislature has given it's own powers |
temporarily to Governor Burnqust.
When the constitution of the United
States was framed the office of presi-
dent. it is said, was cut Washington's
size The constitutions of the American
states, following this example, have
placed important powers in the hands /
of the state executives, to be used only /
by big and dependable men. Being in
session when America declared war, and
having unbounded trust in the wisdom
of our present governor, our Legislature
before adjourninG, cut the safety-com-
mission law his size, and clothed him.
and the Safety commission to be named
Id Nv !, xx,itI hi
erto unheard of in the government of
free states
NobIy has he justified the confidence;
wisely and fearlessly has he exercised
an act of folly, fraught with danger and
big with disaster, to hand over that
great office and those unusual powers,
to a man who aspires to the high office
"Why is Your Country at Warp
Tonight a stranger to your city speaks
in your temple of justice. He knows no
theme but loyalty. Since America
entered the war, he has had no text
but LOYALTY and no business but war.
No business is worth pursuing, that does
not help destroy Prussianism, and make
America safe. Until the destruction of
and autocracy, the mere &C
emulation of wealth is a waste of time.
There is no safety, no honor until Prus-
sianism is crushed and her ahocrat cap
tured and Gagged. There is no safety till +,
socialism, the child and
of militant autocracy, is baked
of it's design to heap the dangers of a
wrecked social and financial system on
ton of the terrorS and perilS of the
worlds greatest war. le
There can be no peace till crimlnal are
crushed You cannot make and trust :
peace agreement with the insane GRIM
NAL whose ak is raised to brain you,
and leave him. and a thousand of his .
kind at large Before you make peace, !
the arch murderer and ravisher of the :
world the insane criminal the kaiser, ;
md his thousands of super lords must {
De crushed. {
Peace TaIker Is Enemy of Country s
Next to the kaiser, his militarists ana {
spies, the greatest enemy of America is s
he who now mentions peace. AS long c
Is the crazed criminal of Central Europe i
s able 10 maintain a conflict against
iecency and humanity, peace is not de- '
,irable Back of that tyranny STANDS e
3ismarcks threat to rule and terrify the e
world by a reign of 'blood and iron.' He p
s Bryanesdueo dreamer Of pale Y
,oltroon who says that democratic Lib !!
,rty can trust autocratic slavery. That :
until free men show the kaiser and ms !, !,
laves more blood and from, than Bis +
mark ever dreamed of, there can be no .
,eace. Before freedoms foundations are a
afe freemen must prove themselves N
superior to slaves. This is our work and e
Americas unfalte.ing purpose. BY our i.
.ltars of freedom, we swear so to bear t.