The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-24
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MRS. W. w. REMINGTON
GAVE 1T CLEAN BILL
ForcefuI Address Delivered At
Armory Last Evening To
. Large Audience

1 THE first question which will be
asked by the women voters OF this
country is what character Of q man or
woman the canalaase Is. II will be
a question Of right or wrong, and
civic righteousness, intellectual de.
yelopment and moral integrity will
be demanded as the greatest asset
OF the nation, said Mrs. w. w.
Remington, president Of the repuDli-
can club of Minneapolis in opening
her address before a large audience
of republican voters at the local
armory last evening. The meeting was
opened by community sing led by
Miss Cornelia Mansfield.
Mrs. c. j. Laurisch of this city pres
lded at the meeting and introduced
the principal speaker of the evening.
ms. Laurisch said that women were
called uIon during the war to do their
share OF the work and they did it
well. There Is not man in the. bus
mess world but recognizes that fact
During the great World war women
were called upon to do what was
previously considered mems work
The accomplished the task SO well,
that changes have come since then,
and now this good work on the part
OF the women is granting them full
citizenship.
Mrs. Laurisch explained that 1t had
been Intended to have Mrs. Raymond
Robins speak, but that lady was CALI
ed east. The women were indeed for Z
tunate In having SPEAKER Of their
own state In Mrs. Remington, presi
dent OF the republican womans club
OF Minneapolis.
Rode in AirpIane.
Mrs. Remington in opening her ad-
dress which was listened to with
marked attention for nearly two hours
said that she had just returned from
speaking tour through Oklahoma.
In order to keep some OF her sreaking
dates in that state, Mrs. Remington
resorted to the use OF the airplane.
women came into their full rights
as citizens this year too late to take
part in the forming of the republican
platform, but in the future the women
VIII take their share in putting planks
into the Earty platform. The things
which enech the home and household
me Will De uppermost in the minds of
the women in forming a platform. It
VIII be a question of the character of
me man or woman candidate for Of.
nee that will be looked into. Civic
righteousness, intellectual develop
ment. and moral integrity and the
sacred rights OF the home will be the
.ounlation or the party platform,
lEat all good governments must begin
at nome. The speaker said that the
republican party in the past had seen
the nation through a number of
severe crises that 1t Is perfectly safe
10 trust the destinies of the nation
10 that party in 1920. 1t will be the
aim OF the women in the next cam
palgn when they will be in at the be-
ginning, to place none but the best
women and men in office Then there
VIII be a type of government in this
country superior to any every before
experienced
Lauded General Wood.
!, Here the speaker took occasion to
laud the past good work OF Major
General Leonard Wood, especially in
CUBA. 1t was 0nder a republican ad
mlnlstration that the good work nj
sanitation in Cuba was carried on,
by MAJOR General Wood, who carried
OUT republican principles. Mrs. Rem
hgton lntlmated that If Wood were
at the helm, that the vast wastage
ana extravagancies of the war would
not nave taken Ilace. Wood would
nave carried out the tactics he made
sucn a success of in Cuba.
MIS-; remington said that it was
indeed a shame in those modern times
TO resort to the sword in settiIne
questions of international differences
when they could be settled otherwise.
a me speaker predicted that if 81.
0OO,OOO women voters cast their hal.
lot otherwise, 1t will be difficult to have
anotner conflict like the one iust
closed. There will be way found tn
settle the difficulty without resorfine
10 the sword In the future the women
VIII iend their counsels to the man
the same as they do in every day life
IN the home all over the land. Men
ana women are mutually interested in
Inc questions OF the land such as the
and women in politics, this IInitad
states will truly have government
VI; Tor, and by all the people.
MRS. Remington said that the cit;-
.sns or this country have a sacred
trust 10 perform for those who return
co from the great world war. ri
Child Labor Decried.
enid labor was decried as the nm
DERIVING cause of flliteracy of a great
many men and women born in this
country. II was indeed sad awaken
80. ~ unu 90 many young men who |
could not either read or write. when
tney were examined for the recant
service over seas The women VIII,
see to 1t that child labor laws will he
strictly enforced; and If the present
laws are unconstitutional. other laws
Will be rassed which will leave mo
question on the matter. Vocational
training Of the youth will-be anothar
thing advocated by the women. and |
VIII be made one Of the planks of the
next republican platform.
Launching into the causes of the
present high cost of living, Mrs. Rem |
ington did not hesitate to criticize the |
present administration for it's extra i
VACANCIES. 1t will be the aim of the |
republican party to do away with a |
great number of useless offices. The |
SPEAKER said that at present there are
10000 federal employees in Washing
ton. They are SO thick that the are |
in each others way. This Is costing
every year. Secretary McAdoo |
was given slap for the way he |
handled the affairs of his oh.ce, es
pecially the railroads. Eve are OBJ
posed to the federal control of rail I
roads, said Mrs. Remington. 1--WE
want private ownership"
Federal Reserve Banks.