The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
mrs. OLSEN GIVES
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CANDIDATE FOR SENA TIE
SPOKE AT CROOKSTON
ATTACK IS ON KELLOGG
Record Junior Member Review
ed; Changes Favored BY
Candidate Outlined
Associated Press Dispa,ch.l

Associated Press Dispatch.l
Crooskton, Mimi. September, IL
Declaring that the viewpoint Of
Senator Frank B. Kellogg lis that Of
the predatory interests, Mrs. Anna
ID. Oleson, Democratic candidate
tor United States senator in hel
keynote address of the fall campaign
here Saturday night, attacked the
record of the junior Minnesota
member of the senate and outlined
many changes she favors.
The address was the formal open
ing of her fall campaign, which will
be a strenuous affair until election
time. But slight mention was made Of
her sex, even though she is the tirsl
regularly nominated woman candl
date for the United States Senate
Mrs. OleSen declaring that she
makes no claim for any considera;
ton because she is q woman, and
since she does not, asks that nc
one close his mind against her be-
cause she is. Highlights in Mrs
Olesen's speech charged:
That Kellogg, hailed as the
trust buster" is instead paid
Vi olCCl luoS"
That his environment ano
training has given him the view
point of the predatory interests
and that his record in the senate
furnishes ample proof OF this.
That Kellogg's record shows
his voting record on taxation
has been in shifting the bur
den of taxes from people OF
large incomes to the people of
small incomes. She also called
for:
The passage of a bill allowing
soldiers's compensation.
Adoption OF a constitutional
amendment which will make
child labor in factories unlawful.
The investigation of war con-
tracts.
The hearing OF the voice OF
labor, as well as that of capital,
in the halls of congress.
The solving of the agricultur-
al problems by the development
and consolidation of farmers
CO. operative marketing age
cies, and by immediate reduc-
ton of freight rates on necessi-
ties of life.
Attacked Tariff Bill
Attacks were also make by the
sneaker on the administration
tariff bill, Senator Kelloggs' vote tc
seat Senator T. H. Newberry o!
Michigan: the Esch- Cummins trans
portation act and the proposed shiI
subsidy, and the cutting down Of
excess profits taxes, for which KEEL
log voted.
Mrs. Oleson launched a broadside
when she reached the subject Of the
Newberry vote, declaring that WHEEL
the junior Minnesota senator voted
Upper House, he voted against the
to seat the Michigan members OF the
perpetuity of free government"
Challenging recent statements OF
Senator Kellogg as to his record
Mrs. Olesen reviewed his stand or
mauy important bills for the past
several years, and asserted he vot-
ed:
Against the woman's suffrage
amendment in June, 1918, on a
resolution proposing suffrage.
Against a bill to tax war pro-
fits rs per cent in 1917, and later
voted against a tax OF so per
cent on war profit
Against a bill in September,
1918, setting aside s20, 1000 to
be used as small loans to farm
ers of drouth stricken regions.
Arainst giving the President
power to requition alien enemy
vessels. A
Against limiting salaries of
proposed 100 per cent tax on all
contributions for campaign pur-
poses in excess of $500, in De-
ccmber, 1918.
Againt a bill providing Sec
rotary of War turn over 500
tractors to secretary of agricul-
tue for use of latter's depart
ment.
Against a bill in May, 1921.
which would allow farm imple
ments free of duty into this
country.
Against limiting salaries of
the purpose of promoting con-
tinuous operation of coal mines,
in June, 1921
Against limiting alaries of
shipping board employees to $12,
600 i'm August 1921.
Referred to Fordney Measure
The Cloquet, Mimi, woman can
didate admitted that since she is ;
woman, she is heartily interested II
everything that pertains to womel
and children and that she accepts II
full the social welfare program o
the League Of Women Voters, al
organization she said is absolutel!
non political.
Referring to Senator kellogg
bill which extended the life OF thu
War Finance Corporation, Mrs
Olesen averred this action was
substitute for Senator Morris bill
providing for THE establishment OF
governmental corporation, to be con
Quoted by board of directors, which
would buy American products II
America and sell them abroad.
The kellogg bill was substitute
for the Morris bill, and develope'
on the assumption that what tn
farmer, wanted was not market 70
his product but a new place to Dor
row money" she said. COR, to put
another way, the banks needed tn,
money that the farmer owed them
So this great and beneficial Wa
Finance Corporation opened 1t
Golfers supposedly to the hardpress
ed farmer, in reality, however, to tn
banks"
The bill, she said, provided 70
"peace time profteering since tn
farmer was compelled TO pay tn
banker two per cent commission TO
permission to avail himself of tn
governments aid"
Referring to the Fordney tarii
bill. Mrs. Olesen admitted her op
position to the act which raise
tariff rates to unprecedentet
heights"