The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-15
.PE)LE GREET OFFICIAL
CROWD HEARD VICE PRES
IDENT LAST EVENING
Thomas w. Marshall Was Aided
BY Mrs. Peter Oleson At
Meeting

Greeted by one of the largest polit-
ical gathering of this year, Thomas
w. Marshall, vice president of the
United States, and Mrs. Peter Oleson
of CloQuet, Mimi. opened the demo-
cratic campaign in this city at Man
kato armory last evening. Long be-
fore the time set for the appearance
OF the speakers every available seat
{ in the armory had been occupied, and
then people crowded the hall for STAND =
| ing room. Mrs Peter Oleson was the
| first speaker of the evening. She was
introduced by l.. l.. Champlin, who
exhibited very good judgement in cut
| ting his Introductory remarks short,
and combining himself to the state
ment that Mankato was greatly hon
ored by the presence OF the two dis
tinguished speakers.
Preceding the speaking az the Ar
mory a reception and banquet was
rendered the vice president and lady,
and Mrs. Oleson at the Saulpaugh.
This banquet was followed by an au-
1mobile Iarade at 1880 he.uted by
the Fifth Regiment band
Vice President Marshall, when he
entered the Armory was greeted by
great applause, and the audience
stood up in Difference to the high or :
fetal position which he occupied.
Following his introduction by Judge
Comstock, who spoke at some
length on conditions in the United
States, Vice President Marshall
said that he would not detain the au-
dience long. He prefaced his remarks
by stating that he had a few things
to say that ought to be said, for he
had been sitting in the seats of the
mighty for the past few years, in fact
he had been conducting a school OF
I oratory. Some times he called 1t the
cave of the winds. Mr.. Marshall said
that he wished to state that he holds
no malice or ill-will against the re-
can not see the light. Against Sena-
tor Harding he had not an unkind
word. These are not times for back
biting. These are the times for ad-
vancing the interests Of America. The
speaker said that he believed that the
! constitution Of the United States a
sacred document. He also believed In
leaving foreign affairs where they be-
long. He charged the republican party
with bringing those affairs into poll
tics Mr.. Marshall said that when he
left congress in June he thought that
with the exception of six or seven
the League Of Nations with some
form Of reservations, but that Is not
the case. The vice president said that
he did not censure a man Just because
he does no favor the league. Il think
J that II were in the Garden of Eden
| | would not have eaten the apple, but
then l never saw that charming little
soubrette, Eve, l might have eaten
two apples"
Mr.. Marshl1 repeated that he was
mistaken as to the stand on the
League of Nations, but then 1t was
the privilege Of vice presidents to be
mis- taken There was one thing GER
tain there is nothing wrong with the
democratic administration. Every one
owns either an automobile or q Ford,
and every one has money enough to
purchase luxuries. The country was
never in a more prosperous state For
that reason there Is no reason to
doubt the democratic administration.
Senator Harding is against the
League OF Nations because of Article
X, because in that article are teeth,
| out he is for a Hague tribunal with
teeth put in it. If l were to put that
motion l would say that the pending
motion is, that we strike out the word
Notwithstanding and insert the word
nevertheless" said the vice president
amid laughter.
Speaking Of Teeth.
He Is willing to take the tribunal
with full set Of teeth, but does not
want the league with teeth, because
the teeth put in the league by the
democratic administration. ALI l want
to be able to do Is to have a good
the Americans the truth. 1t we have
that. we will need no reservations.
expect to salute no flag but the Stars
and Stripes and no government but
that of the United States and l am
big enough and courageous enough
to express my convictions when en-
tangling alliances are brought up
Now Mr.. Republican, am an old. old
man, you are just as honest as / am
If not you are in bad. Are you man
enough to back up what you did IN
bringing this country into entanglfne
alliances. ! wish there were no en-
dangling alliances. ! wish that we
could sit off by ourselves on this side
of the water. The entangling alliances
were not the outgrowth Of the dem
,ocratic party. The world alliances be-
long to William Mckinley and the re-
publican Iarty. We took over the
Philippines, now be brave enough to
back up what you did. We are soon
going TO Ouor Lnc fulllppluOS luSlT III
dependence. It would be an indeface-
able blot on American history and this
republic If we did not say to those
PEOPLE that we would not permit Of
any nation on earth putting their
government asunder. ] want the
league Of nations to assist us ir
guaranteeing the freedom Of nations
Here the speaker said that IL Amer
leans had needed the words Of Presi-
dent Wilson in not talking and dis.
Icussing the world war that we would
not have been dragged into 1t. The
American people soon began to take
sides, and It was not long until the
American majority was pro-ally. Fol
this reason the speaker said the Am
erican PEOPLE drove the president into
the war. The people had driven the
president into the war, and he die
. his best with It, The speaker wanted
, to know whether the people were
going to back the president up in the
league Of nations or were they going
: to remain neutral and sit here and
permit another war. The speaker sale
that Americans are the kind OF peo-
pie who back their mouths with theil
, fists. American people are either thu
most Intelligent people on earth OF
. the most dumb. 81 say this. that the
world can not raise any question in
, volving a good moral cause bat wha
, the American people are ready II