New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-05-26
Flaws the Prnfteers.

Flags the Pro6teers.
In most eloquent appeal to those who
had patiently awaited his arrival, to
strive to do their bit in bringing back
true democracy and the rights guaranteed
the people by the Constitution, DR.. Ship
stead numerically flayed the corrupt
system of profteering, which, through
all the ages of history has been the cause
OF involuntary servitude and exploita-o
ton. In view of the significance OF the
day, the speaker could not have chosen
more appropriate subject for his dis
sertation than the Lowly Nazarene. He
stated that for the past 1000 years
profteering has been the worst menace
to all nations. Its devotees have caused
untold suffering among the poorer classes
of people and have instigated wars under
various insidious pretexts for the purpose
OF exploiting mankind. The speaker
compared the struggles of labor with
those OF the early ages, tracing back the
history OF political and industrial reform
to Jesus Christ.
The Carpenter of Bethlehem tried to,
stop the temple profteers from gouging
the people who came to worship and were
compelled to purchase from them at
exorbitant prices, the animals destined
for sacrifice, as they had monopoly
on the sale of these animals, declared DR..
Shipstead. The profiteers were also
successful in having law passed, re-
quiring that the sacrificial animals be
paid for in temple money. This also
gave them monopoly on the flourlshing
money-changing business. Becoming
e ragged at the Lowly Nazarene for his
efforts to curb their nefarious usury the
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making a misstatement. They were,
the Carpenter tell the people that the
temple should be torn down stone for
stone. That was blasphemy, and bias
phemy, was the worst crime the Jews
knew Of While the Roman law provided
that no man should be arrested or tried
except during the hours from sunrise to
sunset, the Nazarene was robbed OF his
freedom and convicted by the Jews at
night. Thereupon they took Him before
the Roman governor, Pontius Plate.
But they couldn't accuse the Carpenter
of blasphemy to Plate, because the
Romans didn't consider blasphemy a
crime, so they changed their story and
accused Him of DISLOYALTY.
They said the Carpenter was DIS
LOYAL to the government of Rome, and
that He claimed He was king. Plate,
not being satisfied with these accusations,
decided to question the accused and asked
Him if He thought He was king, to which
the Carpenter replied: My kingdom
is not of this earth" Thus Plate could
not consider Him disloyal to Rome or
to any other nation on this earth, so he
decided to free Him.
Didn't Call Out Guards.
But the profteers threatened to go
over Pilates head and direct to Caesar
with the story that Plate protected
man disloyal to Caesars government.
This frightened Plate and, like all poll
ticians, he was afraid of losing his job.
So he gave Ing to the profteers and let
them cruelty the Carpenter. The
speaker closed his word picture, saying,
Nov, if Pilatehad' been good governor,
he would have called out the Home
Guards, to protect the Carpenter
and this sally brought roar of mingled
applause and laughter.
Today we see the same prosecutions
of tt ose who want to lead the people to
the higher and better things of life, con-
tinued DR.. Skipstead. But there are
signs that the5 workers in America are
waking up. The workers and farmers
are organized and less credence is given
the glazing misstatements of the press
controlled by the proflteers Of today.
In view of his late arrival, and not
desiring to impose upon the patience of
his interested audience longer, the next
governor touched upon the issues Of the
campaign only in a general way, but as a
parting shot paid his respects to the
present chief exc cutive's tactics of throw
ing everyone into jail who did not agree
with him, by saying: eff am elected
governcr Of Minnesota, I invite you to
criticise my official acts and I'll promis
you that no threats of jail or prosecution
will result"
In the course of his address, the next
governor called attention to the utter
disregard for law and the constitution
as evidenced by the acts of certain public
officials. who have substituted their own
personal opinions for the constituted law
and have usurped the powers of the
people. Among the most striking in
stances of this disregard and usurpation
was the abridgment and abrogation of the
right of free speech, a free press and
peaceful assemblage.
In closing, DR.. Shipstead referred to
the misleading, untruthful statements
appearing in the press of the state and
country, continually tanning and in
flaming the public mind on one subject
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