The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
DRYS HURL THEIR SHOT
TICKET HEAD PITCHED INTO
WARREN G. HARDING
Acceptance Speech Of A. S. Wat
kins, the Prohibition Presi-
dental Nominee
Associated Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Germantown, O., August 12-Aar-
on s. Watkins, prohibition candidate
for president was formally notified OF
his nomination here today. his
speech Of acceptance in part tollows'
After Introduction and reference TO
many planks that are self-evident
statements to which no one could
take exceptions, he stated that he
would confine his attention 10 halr
dozen outstanding questions on when
there was q difference OF opinion.
Upon the League OF Nations he SAID
THE democratic party has praou
cally adopted the entire program OF
the president, notwithstanding the
rejects the program or demands a
/. material revision OF the same. The
League Of Nations but in the large
number of radical reservations cal
led for and in the discussion given
by their candidate for president,
Senator Harding, 1t becomes appar
most unqualified opposition. Our
party has not hesitated to make
definite and clear statement on the
question, We believe In some reser-
tyations but the assumption that all
super government is wrong. unpatri-
otto, and unAmerican, makes all hope
of he formulation Of q real League
OF Nations an impossiblity. It be-
comes e. choice then between
Syond the desire and convictions OF
the mass OF our citizens and q league
that Ia 90 sptueless. weak, and made
Quate, that it no longer deserves the
name, We are not frightened Dy the
cry Of "Americanism". We believe
that the truest American IN these
days Of world wide affairs. Is the man
ton of America TO all the nations OF
tho earth,
TT Is very apparent that a league,
70 be useful and efficient In prevent
ing the recurrence Of other world
wars. must possess some power and
that each separate nation must be
| willing to mEAe some concession.
the slrrenaer OF SO called personal
liberty IN order 10 advance the free
dom OF tho individual ID the form Of
! eiYil liberty. So we believe in the
long run, whatever concessions may
! be granted by America to the League
! Of Nations VIII be more than repaid
BY the prestige and power that will
accrue to our nation from those
concerned in world wide affairs.
Score Mexican Policy.
I'm regard to Mexico, We agree
i with the republican platform that the
administration has been weak and
veciliating and that 1t did not advance
the honor OF America among the ma
lions. We bekeve that all copotlia
ton possible should be extended to
Mexico, We then believe that in the
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the United States should intervene
and compel the restoration of a de-
cent state OF affairs within the bord
ers OF our lsxt door neighbor,
I'VE believe that the United States,
IL requested TO do so by the principal
nations Of the world, should be will
Nng TO assume some sort Of manda-
tory over Armenia ,. oo,
League Of Nations, II a man is dan
gerously sick, It would be q very IN
wise physicien who would sit down
and formulate a plan to avoid q re-
currsnce Of the attack while the
patient was tossing In pain. Cure
the present attack and then give ed-
vice concerning preventive meas
"Bat tho treaty In its combined
s}gned By a large group OF nations.
ftW o. taof, not a VISION. What
shall we do with Il The answer Is.
secure whatever reservations and
asnsudments are possible and abso-
ivtaiy essential-and then sign!
fnofhes great question that Will
tsss psoan enc .S sne ap party csD als'
! Upon thfs question, both platforms
are vofuminous, wage and unsatis-
factory. They contain much that Is
may be Interpreted in either direction
according 10 the sympathies Of the
reader, The. prohibition party de-
cisres for Industrial peace and states
sumo this responsibility OF protect,
ing tho pubiic against the waste and
extravassnce Of industrial warfare,
= We mean by this statement that
strikes as means of meeting labor
dtfficuifies have been weighed in the
balance OF public sentiment and his
torioal test and have been found ab,
neither labor nor capital should be
permitted BY public sentiments and
law TO paralyze the business of the
country while they fight out. as they
think. their difficulties. We favor
the establishing Of an Industrial
court before which all these differ
enoss may be brought and while the
court Is il session and receiving
fight from every possible source upon
the situation, business should proceed
as usial, for the chief party az inter
est in all these controversies is
neiSher labor nor capital, btt the
grea. public that becomes the limo
cent bystander and the injured party
Ia all those unwise conflicts.
Friends Of Labor.
NnsOur party has always been friend
a Ito union labor. We declare this
80 for collective bargaining. and