Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18

Former Mayor Of Minneap'
oils Denounces Major
PoNtical Parties

sEheh time for the political awaken
Ing OF the people has come said
T6n1ias Van Lear. former mayor OF
Manneapolis, and prominent labor
union man and Socia list, at a politics
als meeting held in Gies hall, East
Grand Forks. Monday evening.
'You workers have united industri-
W. he said. "but you ann accom-
pn1h what you want, unless o build
UP 2 corresponding political ~organiza-
The speaker who was here in the
interest Of the farmer-labor ticket Of
Minnesota, vigorously denounced the
two major parties, declaring that
there was no essential difference be-
tween them. Illustrating his point,
he said that John D. Rockefeller, dur
admitted that he gave contributions
to both the Republican and the
Democratic campaign funds. for to
Standard Oil it didn't matter which
ssside won" the speaker said, that cor
poration weuld be sure of its protec-
ti3n whether the Grand Old Party or
the Democrats got into office"
MI. a Lear dwell at length on
conditions prevailing in the United
States Immediately before Americas
entrance into tho world war; he de-
clared that the sentiment for Ameri-
aa - war pd~rtlCIPdClon WIS IOSteFeu py
munitions makers. back of whom were
other Interests" anxious to secure
some Of the gold of the old world.
On Liberty Bonds.
Discussing Liberty bond issues dur
ing the period of the war. Mr.. Van
Lear said h a they meant, i'll prac-
tise. that the ordinary man gave the
government SO much money; it was
7 not a loan, he said, for ever though
the american government had pledg-
ed itself to a back the money thus
Invested, the funds for, making such
payments must come from the people
themselves in the form Of taxes, as
h government depends chiefly on
this source of income.
Assailing Senator Kellogg bitterly
for his stand upon a number of ma
that his defeat at the coming Novem-
Der election would mean the beginning
of a new ;dav3for the voters OF Min
nesota; to the speaker. Mr.. Kellogg
represented the eyery spirit Of reac-
ton, and the senator's Influence, was
always. according to the speaker.
used for the purpose of blocking lib
eraI and ans progress.
Turning stoNhe burning issues of the
present time, MrA Van. Lear said that
strikes, such as those now prevailing
in the railroad shops and the coal
mines OF the country, would be wholly
unnecessary, were but the fundamen-
tai laws of economics understood by
the neople and applied by the govern
ment.
The speaker ended by urging those
present to cast their vote for DR..
Henrik, shipsteadf for United States
senator and Magnus johnson for gov
ernor; III we elect our farmer-labor
state ticket he said. 'thc whole
country will sit up and take notice
and It will. be an encouragement TIC
The friends of realliberty and progress
everywhere in the world"
Other Speakers. r
NearfYtWo hundred persons all
me had gathered for the meeting;
!. the Est.speaker was JIG. Pratt, farm
err la ort. candidate for the state legis-
lature.fromsGthe Fifty-first district,
who briefly indicated some of the
problemsshe thought should be attack
ed in a legislative way.
Mr.. Pratt was followed by W. "
Hoyster, farmer-labor candidate for
tine board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners. The speaker went
into details of the state issues. and
especially directed his attack against
the prpposed measure to establish a
state sbnstabulary: he was certain
he said, that such an organization
would sSSbe a. real to the cause
OF labor. He deplored the absence
urged his auditors to persuade thei:
wives. ss~weethearts and mothers to &c
To the polls-"for you may be sure
that the ONE of the opposition. tht
silk-stockinged crowd. will be there III
All its glory and power"