The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-11
Hurled Broadsides Against
Socialistic Greed
COLLINS ST|RS MEETING
HadIey Jolts Enemies of Gov
eminent; Hilton Urges the
G. O.P. To Action
Punches IN SPEECHES
MADE LAST EVENING

"This is not my fight. This is not
the fight Of any Of these candidates.
This Is the fight Of socialism against
sofa and the crucial test for every
true citizen will come at the polls on
June 21."-J. A. O. Preus.
at is a battle which involves your
home and my home-your religion and
my reli9ion-your state and my state
and the fight is Just as vital as though
we were combating an alien foe."-
L. L. Collins.
"a have an abiding faith that the
people Of Minnesota will rally to the
standard and save the state from a
threatening danger which is now con-
fronting it"-Attorney Genera. c. L.
Hilton.
"Townleyism is socialism pure and
sue now at stake in the campaign. !
am that old fashioned kind of an
American that believes in one country
--one flag and one eonstitution-that
Of the United States. II you do not
want this Nate Russianized by the
teaching Of lenine and Trotzky it is
your patriotic duty to 60 to the polls
and vote on election day."-Fred e.
Hadley.
Americanism versus Townleyism.
Clear out and finely drawn the vi
al issue in the coming campaign in
the state of Minnesota was drawn j..
A. O., Preus, choice of the state re-
publican convention for governor, and
other candidates for state offices in
the opening meeting of the Preus
hnI - lof n
tire last evening. Painting in vivid
Illustrations the vital dangers of radi-
cal rule in Russia, Mr.. Preus clinched
his point by showing the close asso-
citation of views with those who
would now seize the reins of govern
ment in the state of Minnesota I'M
der the <guise OF the Nonpartisan
League.
The meeting last evening was one
of the largest political gatherings held
in Mankato for sometime past. In
addition to J. A. D. Preus. choice of
the republican state convention for
governor, l. l.. Collins. 1.-The little
corporol," candidate for lieutenant
governor, State Treasurer Henry
ton were also in the city.
DIR. C. ]. Holman, republican chair
man of Blue Earth county presided at
the gathering at the Mankato theatre.
Under the direction of Miss Cornelia
Mansfield a double quartet furnished
music during the first part of the pro-
gram The Fifth regiment band play
ed in the downtown district and in
front of the theatre before the meet
fifty republican supporters Of Mr..
Preus enjoyed a dinner at the Saul
paugh hotel previous to the meeting.
introducing Corporal L. l.. Collins,
candidate for Lieutenant governor
and the choice of the state republican
convention for that office, DR.. Holman
spoke as follows:
amendment which is now in force
brings forcibly 10 our attention . the
fact that third parties are failures in
politics. This has been true since
the founding OF the government, and
the parties which have been formed
within the last few years and which
have failed to accomplish results are
"Woman's suffrage has been agitat-
ed for years, and suffrage tickets
were formerly voted on in some
states. The amendment has now been
passed by congress and more than
half of the states have ratified il.
but 1t came through the support of
the established political parties and
not through the third party plan. The
greenbackers, populist and other par
Ties of recent years have come and
gone and are almost forgotten. This.
no doubt will be true of other third
party plans.
"Agitators who leave the old par
ties to enter the new ones usually do
50 because they are trying to accom-
plish some one thing, unless it is be-
cause of some sore spot, but the re-
~n.NA d. th.rT Snn
selves and IL their object is accom-
plished it will be through one of the
old parties. It has been said that
preconvention campaigns for nomin-
ations by ambitious candidates for
the exalted positions sought by them
tends to lower the dignity of the Of
f.ce-hence our state central commit
.aled elimination convention up to
The voters through their regularly
.stscted delegates to form such a
cSfyention."
Corporal Collins introduced.
Corporal Collins opened his re-
r,pks, referring to the large number
D. women present and expressing his
appreciation Of the fact they were
tiere. He said he was very sorry
Delaware failed to ratify the federal
suffrage amendment.
For know IL the women of Min
T. ota could vote they would never
stpoort socialism or Townleyism or
a4y other movement which threatens
he foundations Of the American
xe."
Mr. Collins paid &: high tribute to
T. A. O. Preus declaring, HE has
Ian chosen the commanding office to
Sad the forces in the fight in this
5ate 1t is battle which involves
your home and my home-your state
and my state and the fight is just as
tai as though we were combating an
Glen foe"
Calling attention to the record of
tue patriotism for which the sons Of
Minnesota have always stood in the
I, ST the speakers asked. Are we to
live as the heads of this state gov
eminent men who sit at the same
political councils with convicted So
.ialists md disloyalists?
Closing his speech with an appeal
f.r.-the people of the state to gain
tse reforms sought, and which he de-
red. were needed, through the reg
usc.r political party. he declared 1t the
duty OF every true citizen of the state
tc "consign Townleyism to political
Attorney General C. L. Hilton adj
dr. .ssed the meeting briefly, following
Wr. Collins. He declared that the