The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-07
DEALT IN RIB ROASTS
CRITICISM AND FAULTFIND-
ING WE'RE PLENTY :
TownIey Picked CandidatesHeId
Forth At Kato Theatre Yes
terday Afternoon

Townley hand picked candidates for
state offices and congress yesterday
afternoon held a meeting at Mankato
theatre when a number Of speeches
were delivered, each prospective can
didate setting forth principles advo-
Gated by Townley. The meeting was
presided over by c. w. Barnes of this
city, who introduced the speakers of
the afternoon.
The first speaker was H. A. Fuller
of this city, Townley nominee for
congressman of the second district.
Mr.. Fuller came out fiat footedly
against compulsory military training.
He advocated public ownership of
railroads under the Plum plan and so
that the shippers might be represent
ed; Government control Of meat
packing industries, and the doing
away with the middle man to bring
down the high cost of living.
Thomas Sullivan Of st. Paul, can
ing his remarks said that he had
spoken before in Mankato, under less
favorable conditions. He would say
this, however, that he had tried cases
in the local district court, where lie
did receive the thirest of treatment
at the hands of Judge w. l.. Com
stock, who lauded as a fair minded
nan, and one the people Of Blue
Earth county should return to the
bench at the expiration of his term
| this fall.
Sullivan criticized the State Public
Safety commission, which he styled
the public danger commission" Unit
ed States Attorney General Palmer
also came in for scathing criticism
for his alleged failure to prosecute
profiteers. The speaker said thai
there are sufficient laws on the stat
utes if they were only used. but that
Palmer has failed to put them into
force. If Palmer would use the forces
at hand he could break the high cost
of living over night. Middle men were
styled as trade pirates by the
speaker, who said that profiterine
of the department of Justice. The
speaker brought his address to q
close and styled Governor Burn
quist as "A white livered, yellow
streaked" man for vetoeing the ton
mage tax bill
Profiteer Was Scored.
Captain George H. Mallon Of Min
neapolis, a returned service man anc
Townley candidate for lieutenant
governor, was another of the speak
ers who roundly scored the nrofiteer
He also said that he is bitterly op-
posed to compulsory military train
ing, and did not want to see Genera
Leonard Wood become president. The
speaker sad that the people do mo-
want "Westpointer" for president
| Governor Burnquist came in agar
for roast for sending the state mil
itia to International Falls last winter
The air craft swindle was touched
upon to SHOW that national AFFAIR!
should be looked after as well as t.
those Of the individual states. Cap
tain Mallon predicted that the won er
now that have the vote, will brins
ing the speaker said that a solid from
must be maintained il the party is t.
be successful this fall
DR.. Henrik Shipstead of Glenwood
Townley candidate for governor, wa!
the last speaker of the afternoon. The
profiteer was made the particular OBJ
ject of Shipstead's attacks. He sale
that the profiteers of the time O
Christ have used the same tactics
but now go under modern names
Two thousand years ago Christ wa!
had called to account for their unfair
dealings. Today it is the people wht
are the victims of the specific in
stances of the immense profits made
on shoes, and the boarding of hides
by the five big packers were dwell
upon for some time Although Gov
ernor Burnquist had already come il
for a number Of criticisms from tn,
previous speakers, Shipstead did no
fail to score the chief executive o
the state for his vetoe of the tonnage
tax bill. 1--WE did not elect a kaiseI
in this state to sit over us, we hav;
a rule of despotsm, and we have boil
political and industrial kaisers which
we should get rid of. not by the bay.
onet, but by the ballot" said tn,
speaker in closing