Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-06-11

TWO T. MEETINGS |:
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to break contracts for news print paper,
in order that he could raise the price.
s. g. Gardner, candidate FOR represen-
tative-at-large from Morrison and Crow
Wing counties, was the next speaker,
his talk being quite briefl He re-
marked that on his way to Little Falls
he noticed q sign on a. post saying
|"Vote for Preus- and save the state
from Socialism. He said that this
sign would have been more proper if
the wording had read '"save the state
for the profiteer." Mi. Gardner paid
q tribute to the late C. W. Bouck, who
was his opponent for representatives.
large, saying that he knew Mr.. Bouck
very well and knew him to be very
good man.
T. E. Little of Brainerd, labor mayor
of that city and candidate for congress
from the Sixth district, gave q short
talk. He said that labor was always
looked upon as 0. K. as long as they
allowed the others to pick their can
didates, but that now that they are Or
ganized and choose their own candidates
it is different. MI. Little, in speaking
Of the proposed federal bonus to SOL
diers, condemned the proposed tax on
sales, saying that such a tax would be
a direct burden on the backs of the
common people which would mean $3.50
per year to each person. He closed
his talk by saying that one who is
elected to an office is servant Of the
people and not their master.
Magnus johnson, state senator from
%xY A1@
speaker. He said that it was found
that the local organizations could not
60 on as the farmers were being skin
ned. It is necessary to organize at the
terminal markets as well, he said. He
told Of how the will of the people is
i ignored, giving as examples several
; referendums in North Dakota at which
, the people voted for certain things by
-, as big majorities as SO per cent but
failed to get what they wanted because
| the legislators would not pass the bills.
he said the Minnesota legislature has
for fifty years and is today run by
i big business-he knew this from ex.
| perience, he said. "While I am sen.
ator," he said, 1T will give the farm.
ers no more than is right; the labors the
same. Ever the golden rule" He de.
MED that he was socialist but said
that he was for public ownership of
public utilities and he asked if it is
socialism for the government to own
i; the postal system, etc. Speaking of
high prices he said that "Jake Price
(Preus)" is going down June Fl. He
: said that the big papers are dominated
=, by the big interests, naming the Min:
| neap0lis Journal as an instance, the
probating Of the J. J. Hill estate dis.
closing that he was the controller of
, that paper.
! Mr.. johnson took a rap at H. A.
Swanson Of Brainerd, state sentaor, for
his vote on the Wilcox-Sullivan affair,
! and said that Swanson 8 vote on this
also resulted in the defeat of the pro:
posed workmen's compensation act.
, The speaker predicted big change in
congress, saying that unless we make
some changes there will be greater
growth Of the so-called bolshevism than
ever. He said that when the chief of
tpolice in Fargo number Of years ago
| ordered 5000 farmers out of the city,
: this was the forerunner of the Non.
Partisan League. He touched on taxes
saying that the per capita state tax in
North Dakota is less than in Minnesota.
He ridiculed the claim that the league
members favored free love and destruc-
ton Of religion. He concluded by say.
ing that concentration finally makes
socialims and that is the reason that
socialism and that is the reason that
tries. At the conclusion of his talk
Mr.. johnson introduced Captain Mallon,
the next speaker, as the greatest hero
iof Minnesota, saying that Mr.. Mallon
| was one of one hundred men whose
names were given Secretary Baker by
General Pershing as the greatest heroes
of the world war.
Capt. Mauon, who is candidate for
lieutenant governor Of Minnesota, start
ed his talk by saying that while the
boys were fighting for democracy the
profiteers were busy in this country.
There were many who took the great
American flag in one hand and the
other hand was in the other fellow s
pocket. It was said during the war
that when the boys came home the Non
Partisan League would be doomed, but
the boys are home now and no injury
to the league is apparent. Answering
the charge that he was bomb thrower,
Capt. Mallon replied that he had, but
that the bombs were thrown while he
was fighting at the front in France.
He denied that he was Socialist but
said he believed in ownership Of pub
lie utilities as well as in public owner
ship of the laws. He remarked that
when big business can squeeze a man
and rob him Of his principles it is time
to make a change. Even the fellow
who is not laboring man is helped by
conditions produced by the union labor,
he said, and it is time that he should
join them and help. In conclusion he
said that il elected lieutenant governor
he would try to make the laws for the
people g. benefit; he was not making
q howl about patriotism but only for
a square deal to everyone. ~
After the speaking a collection was
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