The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
Says No "Bloc'' Can Die.
tate To u. S.
WILL BE INDEPENDENT
Senator Elect Sees Too Much
Main Street" Spirit In Ma I
ton; Has No Grudge
BY r. 3. Pixley.


any leader or group.
He is ready to CO operate with thu
constructive leadership of the coun.
try, no matter where that is to bt
found for the working out of prob
lens which he believes to be vital
He admits inexperience in the W orl
of Congress, but believes he has ar
idea of evils which must be correct
ed. To bring the government bacl
to the people-for he believes it ha.
drifted from that ideal condition-hs
believes banker, manufacturer, far.
mer and laaor must be consulted. II
the enumeration of these groups hi
puts no one first, but declares the
advantage has been for the first two
That, he says is the reason for hi:
election and the turnovers in las
Tuesdays election.
In his first statement as to hi.
program in the senate and his frs;
discussion of the election, he doe!
not appear as radical as he has beer
painted, but he does not recede from
the position taken during his cam
paign.
= Holds No Grudse
Here are some highlights from
that statement:
New York sits back and looks
upon the rest OF the country
much as Great Britain looks
upon India"
THE United States has been
ruled too much by the spirit Of
Main street."
THE system of acquisition in
the country is perfect, but the
system of distribution has nearly
ruined it,
"The tariff bill will drive the
present Con sz,,ss out OF business
in two years"
81 hold no grudge against any
banker of manufacturer as such.
but they must be Americans first
and bankers and manufacturers
afterward."
THE Democratic victories
merely mean that the frying pan
was too hot and the people jump
ed into the fire."
And, speaking Of the third
party movement:
mo man or group Of men
can sit down ana organize
party in this country, and hope
first to control that party and
then control the government"
Wall Street and Main Street
81 will vote to Dust Newberry, OF
course" he said. 81 said that during
my campaign. But Newberry is only
one issue. referred to Wall street
too. My idea of New York, and by
that / mean the controlling interests
there. is that thew sit back and look
upon the rest of the country much as
Great Britain looks upon India. They
imagine that when they need a sena-
tor they can come ont here and gel
one. This is not feudal state and
the people are not serfs. Wall street
is not the chosen people to lay down
the laws,
Zone trouble is, the United States
has been ruled by the spirit of Mair
street. New York is Main street
looking down on the smaller cities
The smaller towns are Main street
looking down upon the rural popula
ton. That is not a big spirit. 1t is
narrow"
"The Esch- Cummins law is an
evidence of this spirit. It must be
amended, if not entirely repealed
Freight rates are too high. The sys-
tenn OF acquisition in this country Is
perfect. but the system OF distrfbu
ton will be the ruin of 1t. Here is
an example. The farmers of Clay
county raise potatoes. Their market
is Kansas City. 1t costs them II
cents a bushel to get their potatoes
to that market Distribution must
be reorganized so as to get the mar.
2,ets closed to the producer. All thai
has been said before, but it is time
something was done about IT,"
Party Lines Mean Nothing
"The tariff bill recently enacted
needs attention. That law will drive
present congress out of business
in two years. It favors only part
of the people. Understand I hold nc
grudge against bankers or manufac
turers as such. I insist, though that
they shall be Americans first and
bankers and manufacturers after
ward" .........,
What about a third party" DR.
Shipstead was asked. d.. ~.5
THAT is something / have beer
asked about" he said. Especially
since election. No one can tell what
will come in the future, but no man
or group of men can sit down and
organize a party in this country, and
expect to control that party. and ther
the country. 1t Is not given to any
group to plan the course Of destiny
of this country. No one can tell whiI
the future will bring In the way Of
party attainment. Party lines mean
nothing just now. ..-.- -
.If a certain combination Of cir
cumstances arise, the country may
have a new party. The Republican
party was born out of combination
of circumstances and of certain
forces which came to the top. There
were national issues which were be-
yond the control of men, and out G:
this came the Republican party.
eff any group now has an idea that
a few men can get together and con
troll this country that might as vel
be forgotten. 1t can't be done. Ideas
and principles and men will count.
From Frying Pan To Fire
1.-THE recent Democratic vic
tories do not express any definite
hope on the part of thinking people,
The people wanted to go some
where. The frying pan was too hot
and they jumped into the fire.
lone thing I have thought about a
great deal and it is something j wish
more people would thinh about
There. is agreat deal of constructive
leadership in the American labor
movement. There is good anu bad
in everything, but there are some
big men and women in that move