The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-20
WORK OF WOMEN
GREAT IN POLITICS
CLAIMS ARE MADE BY
MRS. ,MANLEY. FOSSEEN
ADDRESS is APPEALING
Ladies Heard Member. of the Ma
tional Committee Saturday
Afternoon

ncan women or the state and nation
% perform their duties in the coming
election and to :. take a part in the
business OF the country, Mrs. Man
ley kosseen or Minneapolis, nation.
~ committee woman tor Minnesota
plead. that women everywhere
should realize the responsibilities
that are resting on their shoulders.
Ars: j. R. Brandup presided at
the meeting which was held on the
third noor of the Commercial col
lege building Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Fosseen is splendid speaker.
presenting her cause in an engaging
manner and clear voice. Miss Cor
nelia Mansfield led the audience in q
number Of patriotic songs and Holly
Brandrup then sang "On the Road to
.Mandalay," and '1he Barefoot Tril,"
both of which were most excellently
sung. Mr.. Brandrup win be decided
addition TO the musical circles Of
this city.
In beginning her address, or ono
might say informal talk. for Mrs.
Fosseen Ia an intimate manner pre-
scented the things needed and how
they may be attained in this country.
hesaid that Service, reformation
and prevention are three things that
viii bring about normal conditions
once more. Just as women have
brought about changes in the social
world and Intellectual world, so will
she bring about a revolution OF
ideals IN politics. Women have stud
led the. question of immigration
which is one OF the greatest which
meet the citizens of this country to-
day II this country is going to re-
main the greater protector IL has
been and not drift into lawlessness
il mus be through political parties.
People must be interested in the
Women want exactly in the govern
ment what every good man wants
and that Is economy. stability and
protection. She must decide under
which party these three things may
best be attained.
Spoke for Party
Some women have said that they
would vote for the man and not the
party. Is this not as reasonable as to
vote in an officer into the church
with which you are identified and if
he doesn't prove satisfactory, in
stead of waiting until the next cleo
ton and voting in someine who will
be more competent, you would
vote in q person from some other
church. The comparison brings out
the instability of such person.
During the sixty three years of this
growth the greater amount of time
has been under the republican rule.
There were but three democratic
terms and all have been resulted IN
wreckage which has had to be
cleared up by the next administra-
ton. To the pepole who say the
present term of republicanism has
been failure let us remind them
that it has only been two years, and
during those two years there has
been established one OF the greatest
programs Of economy under the bud
get system that has ever been estab-
hshed for a nation. In stability our
own senator Kellogg has played a
most important part. which Is
shown in the tariff question of which
ne is decided advocate; Some say
that with this goods viii be raised.
life we have progressed under a
tariff policy which means we. are
protecting our men in industry. The
standards Of this country are high
and we keep them high. This is
brought about by protective tariff
When the democrats were in tariffs
we're placed on southern products
such as sweet potatoes and taken of
the Irish potatoes. They were put on
rice and taken OF wheat The repub-
Hcan tariff would put price on all
goods northern and southern. for all
people for all parts Of the country.
The republicans have given us CO.
operative marketing plan which is a
decided help to the farmer. Senator
Kellogg has done more for the
farmers than any other, senator. in
the United States and then his op-
ponents say he is not for the farmer.
y Eseh- Cummins Act -
In regard to the Esch- Cummins
bin which is regulation of rail-
roads and which provides that IL
more tan six per cent is made the
railroad must divide with the govl
eminent forty two of the democrats
yoed for that and even La Toilette
was chairman of the committee that
put the valuation on the railroad. Re
garding the great waterway. Senator
Kellogg was the prime mover. Heds
bringing the Atlantic Ocean TO Min
nesota 8. backdoor. Are we going to
disrupt this great program By break
ing up the President and his official
" Q6y u6N0 Ic0uCCul u0Ul
a billion dollars, and lowered the
number of unnecessary employees by
the thousands. When we have a man
that is one of the master minds OF
tie nation called into conference
with President Harding and Secfe-
tary Hughes on questions Of great i'm
portAnce to the nation, are We going
TO lose the opportunity Of taking the
foremost place in the saages OF the
union In. influence, and place a per-
son in senate who must stay at
feast one term and who IL that per-
son was democrat would put the
southern states In control. Compare
this with the influence Of Mr.. Kel-
logg. who has made his own place In
the sun end make your answer. This
Is the party that has given US pro-
lection for women and children. for
there are very few good protective
laws In the south equal to any of the
northern states. Women will do In
politics just what they have done in
other phases Of life. We want to
keep america that hope Of inspira-
ton and how can we better do this
than by voting and supporting the
who has done everything in his
power to help u.s."
Mrs. Brandrlp, following the adj
dress OF Mrs. Fosseen. asked Senator
Gustaf Widell,. who was present. to
address the meeting, more partcu-
lariy as to1his attitude toward the
eighteenth amendment Senator
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