The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

under government oversight in order
to eliminate the unnecessary mid
dlemen and thus decrease the exorD-
liant toll taken from the farmer on
the one hand and the industrial
workers and professional men on the
other. The producer must have
higher prices on some of the farm
products and the consumer ought to
pay lower rates than he is now pay
ing.
|. Our currency has been unduly in
fiated and should be gradually ad-
justed to normal basis. This in
fiation is leading cause of the arti-
ficially high rate nominal prices.
"On the question Of equal suffrage,
all parties have declared and their
declarations meet our heartiest ap-
prevail Hence, this Is not an Issue
debatable question in the campaign.
country at large to the fact that the
prohibition party declared for eQual
suffrage in the very beginning Of its
history and has stood uniformly and
constantly for that reform all these
years. We believe we have the first
right and chief claim upon the SUI
frage OF the newly enfranchised
womanhood. Our party has always
stood for the individual aud for the
home. We have made the dollar
secondary and character primary
and whatever injured the home or
restricted the happiness OF the moth
ers. wives, sisters and daughters Of
the land, has met with our unQuali-
fed condemnation.
ITO us. the supreme question Of
the year is not equal suffrage, the
League Of Nations, Labor. Mexico, or
Armenia, nor any Of the minor ques
tons upon which all agree. The great
issue is for the entire extinction Of
the liquor traffic This may occasion
start Of surprise on the part Of
some Of our friends who believe that
that question Is practically settled.
We take the position that the mere
asS Gaeso of LAW IN o oSsf s words
law without enforcement Is not law,
but theory, desire or sentiment. We
do not for a moment declare that
there has been no enforcement Of
law nor that conditions have not i'm
proved in marked degree. but we
do declare that IN many cities and
even in the quietest country district,
there is much Of law violation. We
believe further that tho amount of
money necessary to bring the often
ders to Justice.
TTOfTi5S MOI GnOuSU.
Both candidates have made q
formal declaration in favor Of law
enforcement but these declarations
must be read n the light OF the past
records Of these candidates. 1t means
nothing Tor candidate. to say that
he. II elected. will enforce the law.
for oil candidates. If successful. must
make this declaration not merely on
the political platform but by the most
solemn oath when invested with the
duties Of the office. 4 PROMISE on
any political document Is no stronger
than an oath on tho assumption OF the
office.
"Cox Is admittedly wet IN sent
ment. Hence no time need be vast
ed In Analysing his position. II Con
gress should pass Law of more lib
erel Interpretation OF the eighteenth
Amendment than the Volstead Act
the wet forces OF the country could
depend upon Cox from all we know
about him to give his seal Of approval
thereto.
said nothing to indicate that ns
BY, congress: He has only agreed tc
enforce the law as II now stands and
he stated in his speech Of accept-
ance that It 10 the right Of @
free people to make modification. We
cannot tell from his record what he
would do. In congress he has votet
wet and he hss voted dry. He votet
against the dry District OF Coiumhif
bill and voted for the Volstead law
He voted for the submission OF the
esghteenth amendment but was tht
which had been ooncoctsd IN a eau
~ ina uraf fnpNAa hn Nay
willard Hotel ut the inetigation O.
brewers and distiliers. Il was the
belief Of the vets that ratification
would be impossible within the six
year Limit. In his speech champion
ing the six-Vear clause he said /"
am not a prohibitionist, Mr.. Presi
dent and never pretended to be.
do not think q prohibition ament
ment Will be effective" He alst
favored the compensation OF Liquor
dealers for any loss that might 90
orus e their business as . result o
prohibition; >this Is contrary TO tn.
decision Of the supreme court ant
the light and Justice Of the case. The
liquor forces have had ample motto,
for many years that their bushes!
was on trial and might soon be abol
; ished. II was their business TO take
} warning.
We are told that tho great tasl
before Us this year LIS The election o.
o dry congress and not the election
OF a president. This objection as
} sumes that the President has no Ies
, tslattye poaer. Such an Assumption
is a very great error. Tbs legisla
tive power of tho president is legally
equivalent TO eighty eight members
Of congress. The difference between
, bare majority required TO pass Z
bill with the approval Of the presi
dent and q two thirds majority nee
egsary to pass II over his veto, 1!
seventy two in the house and sixteer
in the senate.
! Speech BY coivin.
4 D. Leigh Coivin, prohibition can
didate for vice president also Sci
forth his views in an acceptance
speech at Germantown. His remarks
In part were as follows: After ~.
ferring to the prohibition party's rec
ord of continuous loyalty to tho pro
hfbition cause, to it's progressive
craftsmanship on issues other thar
prohibition and to the benefits
which have been achieved from par
TALLY enforced prohibition. DR.. Col
vim stated that Our work was by nc
means done. I'VE face the greatest
crisis in the history of the prohibi
ton movement The prohibition
cause has won In the constitution
and the law, but 1t has not yet won
in nnlitjeS and H0lifics ia Dtta