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

4, Former Mayor Of Minneap-
oils Drz1ounces Majof
PoHtical Parties

+ tmne for the political awaken
2 of the people has come" said
Thraaas Van Lear. former mayor OF
Minneapolis, and prominent labor
man and Socialist, at a polite.
al meeting held in Gies hall, East.
GEAAd Forks. Monday evening.
Yen worker have united industri-
Ally, he said. but you cannot accom-
plSh what you want, unless you build
VI corresponding political organisa-
a 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
ing a court hearing in New York, had
admitted, that he gave contributions
to both the Republican and the
Democratic campaign funds, for to
Standard Oil it didn't matter which
sstde won" the speaker said, that cor
poration would be sure of it's protec-
the Democrats got into Office" =.
Mr.. Van Lear dwelt al length on
conditions prevailing in the United
States Immediately before Americas
entrance into the world war; he de-
Sclared that the sentiment for Ameri-
~ S0At wal pdI WSS- IOStSFSu ~
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 that they meant, III prac-
tise. that the ordinary man gave the,
government so much money; it was
not a loan, he said, for even though
the american government had pledg-
ed itself to pay back the money thus
invested. the funds for, making such
payments must come from the people
themselves in the form of taxes, as
the government depends chiefly on
this source of income.
Assailing Senator Kellogg bitterly
for his stand upon a number of pa-
that his defeat, at the coming Novem-
Der election would mean the beginning
of a new .davIffor the voters OF Min
nesotA; to the speaker. Mr.. Kellogg
represented th6 very spirit OF reac-
ton, and the senators Influence, was
always, according to the speaker.
used for ~theSpurpose of blocking lib
eraI and sane. progress.
Turningstoethe burning issues of the
present time, MrAV Van Lear sale that
strikes. such az those now prevailing
in the railroad shops and the coal
mines OF the country, would be wholly
unnecessary, were hut h fundamen-
tai laws of economics understood by
the neople and applied by the govern
mont.
The speaker ended by urging those
present TO cast their vote for DR..
Henrik: ShipsteadA for United States
senator and Magnus johnson for gov
ernor: "if we elect our farmer-labor
state ticket" he said. "tke whole
country VIII sit up and take notice,
and It will: be an encouragement to
yhe friends of real liberty and progress
everywhere in.the world"
Other Speakers.
Neariy.two hundred persons = all
men - hadrgathered for the meeting;
the first speaker was JIG. Pratt, farm
a err labor candidate for the state legis-
lature from.sthe Fifty-irst district,
--aTho briefly indicated some of the
problemsshe thought should be attack
ed in a legislative way.
Mr.. Pratt was followed by W. ".
Il Register, farmer-labor candidate for
me board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners. The speaker went
into details OF the state issues. and
especially directed his attack against
tho prpposed measure to establish a
he said, that such an organization
would he d real menace to the cause
OF labor. He deplored the absence
cot woInen from the audience and
urged his auditors to persuade thei:
wives. sweethearts and mothers to go
to the p01ls-"for you may be sure
that the women of the opposition, tho
silk -stockinged crowd. will be there in
all its glory n power"