The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-29
0.P.EH!GHLY PRAISED
MRS. v. C. SHERMAN SPOKE
TO THE LADIES
Minneapolis Woman Addressed
Large Meet He d In Man.
kato Yesterday

Mrs. v. C. Sherman of Minneapolis
paid the republican organization In
this county and the leaders who or.
ganizea 1t high compliment. at the
second of the series of teas held yes.
terday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
7. w. Andrews, who was assisted by
Mrs. c. J.sLaurisch. Mrs. Laurisch,
city chairman, presided, and In In
PRODUCING Mrs. Sherman stated that
she felt that every one should anih-
ate with some party, and then give II
their strength, support and wisdom:
principles of the republican party art
safe and sane, and said that in all her
travels she had not come across an or
ganization like the one here, and said
that she would be happy to take re-
port back to the state committee OF
the wonderful work it has done. She
especially congratulated the leaders.
1.-THE government is based on poll
tical parties, and it is up to US to
make ourselves acquainted with the
parties, to study and consider. their
attitudes carefully, and then join one
or the other, and work for that party,
and the good things one finds there
The republican party is the one that
really does things, and now that wo-
men have the franchise they are an
xious to do more, and women need
not be afraid of politics, the science
and art of government. Under re-
publican administrations you all know
that the eight hour raw was passed in
1868, the bureau of labor was created
under republican government, blu.
reau of commerce and labor was Gre
ated, government compensation law,
employees liability law, model child
welfare law for the District of Column
bia, pure food and drug act, meat in
spection law, white slave law, rural
free delivery, Red Cross was incor
porated, and the thirteenth amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States to abolish slavery are among
came actualitieS under this admins. :
tration, and last but not least repub9
licans have always been for prohibf
tion," said Mrs. Sherman. 800 erifl
Orgy of Extravagance.
She spoke of the present admins
tration as being an orgy of extrava-
gance and waste, and that some Of the
boys lying in Flanders field gave their
lives due to tE- negligence of the ad-
mInistration in getting airplanes over
there to defend them and gas to help
in their attacks. She also talked
shortly regarding the League of Ma
tions, and said that as it stands the
issue means more war. The nom
partisan league came in for its share
of discussion, and was termed by the
speaker menace to America.
Spoke For Gerlich and Taylor.
j. Z. Reynolds gave a short talk
on behalf or John G. Gerlich and T.
B. Taylor, who are candidates for the
candidates who are running under the
auspices of the Nonpartisan league,
IL by some unfortunate accident are
elected, they will be owned body and
soul by Townley, who has shown
himself to be political car, and that
they will be shackled to this boss as
the black man was to his master dur
ing the days of slavery.
Mrs. Laurisch announced that the
next tea will be given at the home OF
Mrs. A. H. SLIDER on North Second
street, next Friday afternoon. and the
speakers will be announced later.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was largely attended. and after the
talks the hostesses served tea and
waters. Miss Cornelia Mansfield and
members of the Lyric club led the
ladies' IN singing songs. Miss Gladys
PETERSON presided at the piano.
Meeting At MapIeton.
mrs. V. G. Sherman of Minneapolis.
MIS-. ;. =. Wilson, Miss May Fletcher,
ana =. H. Reynolds Of Mankato spoke
At the republican meeting held in the
Pastime theatre in Mapleton last
evening, which was largely attended
Miss Cornelia Mansfield led in sing
ing the G. o. P. songs. which have
Deen especially written for this cam
palgn. The audience was aprreciatiye
and interested in the remarks made
by the several speakers.