The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-03
ABSENT
SUDDEN ILLNESS
Splendid Meeting Was Held
In ArmoryLa Evening
HEARDTHE PLAIN FACTS
Clear Exposition of What the
Republican Party Has
Accomplished

heIerrlng 70 MS campaign speech
OF two years ago regarding the is
sue then facing the people Of the
| state relative to a threatened
change in the form of government,
Governor J. A: Q; Preus in the open
ing speech of the republican poll
teal rally at the Mankato armory
last night, took issue with the non.
partisan league as the principal op-
ponent In the general election of
next week, setting aside the demo-
cratic party as a probable winner
| OF the election. The governor
throughout the course of his speech
made comparisons with the govern
ment proposed under the rule OF
the non Partisan league as compar-
ed with the present administration.
George NJ. Palmer at the meet
| ing announced prior to his intro
duction of the governor that Sena
tor Frank B. kellogg. had been TAX
en- Ill at St Peter and would not be
able to address the gathering Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Henry c. Wal
lace was also unable to attend the
meeting. Frank Clague, represen-
tative from Minnesota's second dis
trict in congress, and Ivan Bowen,
railroad and warehouse commits
sioner, spoke in place of the two
scheduled speakers who were IN
able to appear.
A large enthusiastic crowd at
tended the meeting, but few scat
tering OF seats being vacant when
the governor opened ibis speech, and
it is more than likely the armory
would have, been over crowded had
the weather conditions been more
favorable.
At the opening Of lis talk, Cover
Frank B. Kellogg and his record es-
pecially on the foreign relations
committee of theGUnited States sen
ate in fighting fer the deep water
way project for the people of the
eighteen middle western states in
! terested in having the great pro-
ject become a success.
| Outline of Trip Abroad
The governor gave a brief out
line of the trip taken by farmer
products Of Southern Minnesota in
reaching a foreign market. The
present course followed. he stated
was to ship the product by rail to
Milwaukee, then by boat to Buffalo,
and either by canal boat or railroad
! to the warves at New York. There
| 1t is unloaded and reloaded on to
ships for the market in Europe. BY
that method of Transportation. IN
loading and reloading and the high
er freight rates of the railroads
compared to via water transporta
ton, he said, the farmer lost mine
cents a bushel for his wheat by the
time It reached the market.
The way to remedy this situation,
he, declared was by putting over
tAe Great Lakes to the sea enter
prise. The project he stated. had
the Endorsement Of President Hard
ing,i and but for the, fact that the
Canadian premier had not the nee
essary number of votes, to over
| dustries of Quebec and Montreal
When the farmers Of Western Can
ade had awakened to the fact that
the deep waterway was their saliva
ton, the project would be an assur-
ed fact he said. He recited in
stances Of the overcrowded eleva-
tors here in the state and in the
eastern ports, due to the fact that
railroad transportation was not
adequate to handle the vast amoSnt
OF shipping.
United States senate and especially
in the foreign relationk committee
there Is only one man In. Washing
ton who has the ability and inter.
est to carry on this enterprise, and
governor. "And If you don't re.
elect him to the senate you might
as we'll elect Andy Gump as any
one else.
/ Upheld Present Form Government
| The governor next took up the
question of the Nonpartisan league
and compared its principles with
those of the present form OF gov
lernment. 1.-TWO years ago here in
Mankato / told the voters that they
either had to accept our party OIL
takeIthat of the Nonpartisan league
And in my own opinion the/voters
of this section and Of Minnesota al
large will repeat what they did al
that time, in giving this government
twice as many votes as the Nonpar
tisan league received. Ny prophecy
at that time came true. The demo
Gratis received $1,000, the Nonparti
sans 281 900 and the republican par
ty 10000. 81. H.. .
so then it is now what 1t was
two years ago., either the Republi
can party or the Nonpartisan
league. I will not pay any attention
to the democratic party, as they are
where they were two years ago.
respect the party, and believe in a
change Of party government from
time to time, and hope that when
the change ever comes 1t will be
the democratic party"
but the question which confronts
you people Is the same today as II
was two years ago. Either repub ,
lican or a Nonpartisan."
He briefly outlined the principles
of the Nonpartisan league, in com
pafison with the present capitals
tic form of government as referred
to it by the nonpartisans. The cap
italist government he stated was
the basic of the United States eco
nomic government and referred to
+, the nonpartisans as the cloaking OF
socialism.
ctYesterday the mill, owned and
operated by the state of North ,Da-
kota opened for the first time.
received a telegram yesterday re-
iuuesting me to send spray OF
flowers to Governor Nestos for the
event.
: Sent Bunch of Lilies
When received the telegram,
Wrought what kind of flowers would