The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-10-05
FRANK B. KELLOGG DELIVERS
ADDRESS in ST. CLOUD ARM0RY
Audience of $500 Crowds Auditorium
Hundreds Fail to Gain
Admission.
GOVERNOR PREUS SPEAKS
Senator Receives Ovation; Delivers
Mastery Address; Discusses
Agricultural Program.


address of his campaign to an audi
ence of $500 in the St. Cloud armory.
The auditorium was packed to the
doors; every seat was taken before
the first speaker arose and hundreds
failed to gain admission. 1t was an
enthusiastic meeting and Senator Kel-
logg was accorded a great ova-
ton. When the white-haired senator
acknowledged Governor Preus' intro
duction, the audience rose to it's feet
with storm of applause.
Delegations were present from the
Twin Cities, Princeton, Mora, Milaca,
Elk River and many ne1ghboring viii
lagos.
On the platform with Senator Kel-
logg and Governor Prcus were most
of the other republican state candi-
dates, Clifford Hilton, Mike Holm, R.
P. Chase, Henry Rines, Louis Collins,
Harold Knutson and Ivan Bowen.
Allen A. Atwood, chairman Of the
Stearns county committee, presided.
Senator Kellogg was introduced by
Hon. R. B. Brewer and Governor J. "A.
o. Preus.
Jake Preus himself was most en-
Enthusiastically greeted by the audience.
Our governor is exceedingly popular
with the people Of this state who adj
mire him for his clean-cut American
ism and his straightforward method
of meeting his opponents. He has
reputation for fighting in the open and
he does not lack courage to back up
his convictions.
In introducing the senator Governor
Preus said he knew of no man who had
made better use of his opportunities
than had Frank B. Kellogg and those
opportunities were only such as are
open to every farmers boy in Min
nesota. Frank Kellogg, who spent
his boyhood days on a farm in Ohm
sted county, knows what poverty is
because his parents were then in
straitened circumstances. Like so
many Of our really great men the ed
ucation which he received in the coun-
try school, the only school he ever at
tended, was most meagre. He rose to
the top of his profession of law
through hard work and honest en-
deavor. He is today one of the best
educated men in this state but he has
educated himself and for that achieve
ment he deserves the greatest credit.
His career should be an inspiration to
every boy in the state.
AS was expected Senator Kellogg
devoted the greater portion of his ad-
dress to a discussion of the agricul-
tural legislation that has been before
congress during the last 10 months.
He did not spend his time in describ-
ing the difficulties that have confront
ed the farmers during the period of
depression through which the country
has just passed because they, like most
other people, already know how try
ing conditions have been. He out
lined program which would tend to
greatly improve conditions in the in
dustry of agriculture and stated clear
ly what had been done by the last con-
gress in carrying out this program.
Senator Kellogg said in part:
''While quacks and demagogues will
tell you that if they were in congress
they would Immediately legislate uni
versal prosperity to the farmers, here
is what the government can do and
should do:
"Relieve the farmer as much as pos
sible from the burden of taxation.
"Provide for good system of farm
credits at reasonable rates of interest.
Furnish adequate and cheaper
transportation.
"Promote diversified farming.
Encourage cooperative market
ing"
''There is no subject to which con-
gress and the president have given
more careful consideration during the
last Is months than the condition of
agriculture. An excellent program of
agricultural legislation has been car
ried through. I had the honor of in
Producing and had charge in the SEN
ate of several of these important bills:
% The emergency tariff law for
the benefit Of agriculture, which placed
tariff duty on farm products.
(2) The law extending the powers
of the War Finance corporation SO as
to relieve the credit situation among
the farmers and provide a foreign
market for their products.
90 Law appropriating $35,000,0O0
to aid the Federal Farm Loan banks
to sell bonds at 5K per cent without
any increase in the rates of interest
to the farmer.
(4) Cooperative marketing bill,
authorizing the farmers to organize
cooperative marketing associations,
in order to reduce the cost of market
ing.
(5) The packer control law.
(6) The law regulating future
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