The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
MAS FIELD DAY FOR COUPLE
FROM TWIN CITES
$ SPILLED n MICH M VENOM
Kept Press and Judge E. c.
Dean Denounced BY These
vocabuIarists

Lear, former mayor OF Minneapo-
lis, its candidate for governor
next June and hopes to nominate
him on the republican ticket un-
less legislation is adopted at the
coming special session Of the
legislature to prevent a repeti-
tion of the situation brought.
about by c. A. Lindberg last year.
That this 10 the leagues plan
was made known by a politician
who is well known throughout
the state, says The st. Paul Pr
oner Press. Must the state of
Minnesota be inflicted with Van
Learish and bolshevism7 Even
the thought Of such a thing is
monstrous.
1t was field day for the agitators
yesterday. They ranted and tore the
air with their vocabulary organs at
Highland park IN the afternoon. They
denounced everything not to their
liking from A to 2 and back again.
Farmer labor" supporters from all
parts of this and other counties were
out in force at the big picnic held at
the bark. It is estimated that nearly
three sthousand people were on the
grounds at the time the speaking of
the day occurred. A great many cur
iosity seekers were there. Music was
furnished during the early part OF
the afternoon by the Sandon band.
George Ballard, prominent Nonpar-
, tisan leader, acted as chairman OF the
day and introduced the speakers.
Mayor E. VI Walters delivered a short
speech of welcome to the people as
sembled. He declared that these were
troublous times, that a spirit OF unrest
prevailed among cthe working classes
throughout the country and that in
suchiItimes people should take the
wortli ascaution"s as their watchword
He, welcomed the gathering to Man,
kato and to Highland and assured
them that Mahkato was always proud
to welcome loyakpeople of their char
acter. % nc
Sullivan Spilled His Runcornbe.
Thomas sullivan, NonpartisaI league
atts-rev candidate for attorney gem
eral 4. yearEago gave the chief address
Of fbe afterflooL In opening his re-l
marks ME- sullivan declared that a
few short months ago he was IN
Mankato at the, tiial Of Martha Smith
in. the district court. This trial he
declared was fair, however, because
Il was tried before flair judge" the
remarks. brought forth a round OF
cheering from tho gathering for Judge
w. l., ComstoSk,
Sullivan 1.-THE hame wouia in Isu,and
that. he, should be over IN ireiahu
fighting for that country's freedom
instead of rantihg all over MIME
sotal then, went on to relate a more
recent trial, where he claimed Ine
court was neither fair nor just. Inls
reference was To ,the trial OF A. y
Townley and Joseph Gilbert In the
jackson county court on charge Oh
Conspiracy. Harbing back to BDiical
times the speaker declared the only
comnarison to the trial of Townley
he could find, batk through the ages,
was fine trial of the gentle Nazarene
by the Romans.
penouneed Judge e. c. Dean.
ComrJaring Judge e. G. Dean 70
ponfi,,s Pilot. Theigen and Nichoias
70 the atwo false Witnesses and the
nybI;c standing behind the prosecu-
ton to "the rabble" OF Blpie uass
Sullivan declared that the trial =,
Townley was no more Just than .ne
trial OF Christ ami that II was tne
nnrpose of the prosecution to "crucny
MIN not on wooden cross Out On
the cross OF public opinion la court
record of the Tovnley trial VIII o,
fonnd elsewhere ii The Free Press
Delying at Length into the trial o.
tbe Head of the Noparty league the
sneaker stated the only crime ne was
spi,ty of was "pditical heresy ana
magic work" Down through all the
ages. he declared, ne leaders OF great
causes of the peopl have always peea
subject to prosecution. He devoteo
+ the full force of his venom on Juue
Doan because Toyn1ey was relus1s
r. . right to speak in ms own o t;r,e
declaring that this was the n,ss St .
49, 49, ,,an On trial was not per-
mitted N speak IN his own penah'
History Of the League. 4
n.,,,.,,,ng.to Tho york and history Oh
.,,a nronnartisan league, Sullivan
tracaa its origin nd growth in Nortp
r,.I,<xt o. a M roforled to the fUt law
for the bettermeTt OF ehS atata
", N1;nnasota he sid the people were
-, dmr;ng the samewrongs as in North
Dn,rota and he n,,mised that at an
.haySstata alactioI the people Of this
statag &c ne North Dakota would pu'
.Saao"suor ..fa,her-labor party"
me- S,,,s;.or n,ade' he usual attack Oh
the s.rant nress . ndulging in sheer
ing, personal refeHnces 10 ono ~ who
newspaper men IL ManKa.o, w The
has not catered p agitatoSt .to CAT.
gu .omra;ssson Which he character
." s - tha .hoaI of danger" on
no o pnrhnuia and the state ad-
ministration, and particu tocI
tuu a.. 49, ,rs.,,;n1s \ the Safety COM
~ v;evh, all the supposed
90 which the Ffree and patriotic
citizens" suffered rom me a1ns.
sion. He refhrred Manha'o nov"
man, as ..hired lreiing.
[ Spoke ,Fc the Slo;
In closing he staed ina. Pc
ineasy feared the Ipnpartisan league
or thew would newt have taken 81
000,0Q0 to play Inp tne loy sss,s,s,, IN |
for Burnquist and - nencnneh
order that they miEt be put into OF
flee at the last electin. He urgeo tne
the farmers to "sIck,' remarkine