Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-06
REPUBLICANS HOLD
ROUSlNC MEETING
Go-operation and Not Socialism Advo'
.cated IS q Remedy for Farmers Ills
By j. "A. o. Preus, Candidate for Gov
af71or


LousL L. Cealhas, Candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor, Wants Change in
the Primary Law.
The Strand Theatre was filled to
overlooking Monday afternoon by peo-
pie who had ceme to hear J. A. O. Preus
and L. L Collins, the Republican can
didates for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, respectively, discuss the pol
itical issues OF the day. The Warren
band played selections of music at the
start and close Of the meeting. Prof.
C.E. Sjosrand presided and intro
duced the speakers in a happy vein.
L. L. Collins, '.the little corporal
was the first speaker and he advocated
such a change In the primary law as
will prevent N0npartisan League can
didates from Aling as Republicans
Though defeated at the primary cleo
ton its candidates are now running
against the party with which they then
claimed to be affiliated. Though small
in stature, Mr.. Collins is considerable
of a live wire, as his army record we'll
bears out
An enthusiastic reception was given
Mr.. Preus, when he was introduced as
the next Governor of Minnesota. Mr..
Preus delivered good, common sense
speech, full Of sound arguments, that
appealed to- the intelligence and good
judgment of the voters and were con-
vincing. He did not abuse any one
afiliating with other parties, not even
members Of the ,Nonpartisan League,
soning to show them that existing ills
cannot be remedied hysstate owned pub
He,pointed out that in corporation the
farmers have a much more effective
method for correcting existing injustice
and abuses than they would have by
CARRYING out the socialistic program of
state owned elevators, mills, packing
plants, factories, etc, operated in COM
petition with private enterprises. III
f'For a number of years." he said,
I'VE have heard the cry in Minnesota
as well as elsewhere Of back to the
farms. The reason is that the United
States has become an industrial rather
than all agricultural nation, Seventy
four per cent Of our popula ton now live
in cities Of $500 people or more, and
but 26 per cent on the farms and in
towns of less than $500 inhabitants.
These fgur]y~are startling. The city
life is offering more attractions and the
people are flocking from the country to
the city. TO remedy this evil farm life
must be made so attractive and re-
munerative that the young people of
the city will wish to seek employment
in the country.
Farmers in Minnesota are dissa tisfied
and justly so: on account of the big
difference in the price they receive for
theirproduct and the price that ultimate
consumers must pay for said product.
The big fault lies in distribution.
There are too many needless middle
men who receive far more for their
services than they are entitled to for
the work they do in bringing the pro-
ducer and consumer together.
Mr.. Preus called attention to the sue
cries, shipping associations and farmers
mutual insurance companies in saving
money for the farmers. By extending
the cooperative system to the market
ing Of grain and other enterprises the
farmers will then themselves own and
control the utilities which the league
now wants the state to own and oper-
ate. In Minnesota IS per cent of the
people live in cities and towns of over
$500 people, while only 80 per cent live
on farms and in towns of less than
$500 inhabitants. The IS per cent in
the cities would outvote the 80 per cent
on the farms and in the small towns,
therefore the farmers would not control
the operation of the state owned utili-
ties, which might be run even as money
losing ventures and become drain up
on the tax payers. The Citrus Growers
Association of California and the
United Grain Growers Association of
Canada were cited as examples of sue
cessful farmers cooperative enter
prises.
While absolving the farmers from
the charge of being socialists or be-
levers in sOcialistic principles, vet he
showed that the leaders and organizers
Of the league were socialists. Social
ism lis the opposite Of private owner.
ship and he showed by the writings of
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel, the
apostles of Socialism, that they ~advo-
cate turning over all private ewned
property, including the farms, to: the
! state, to be operated for the. commpn
good Of all. He also said that Social.
ism aims to overthrow the church and
to destroy the sacred marriage relation
and family ties. .~~ --~- q.
Mr.. Preus congratulated the women
upon securing the franchise and be.
( lieved that we will have better gov.
eminent when men and women. CO.