The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-05
Farmer Asks a Few Questions

, ditions under which they labor? Does
he stand courageously for the Init
alive and Referendum that every law
that should benefit the people may
be enacted and every shadow of leg
islation that is opposed to the best
good of the majority may be repeal
ed? Does he demand that the people
shall have and have at once the.
right of recall that every servant
who proves false to the majority may
be yanked out of his Office and re-
placed?
Are you certain that he is thoroughly
disguised with the competitive profit
system which makes devils Of good
men and earthly life hell and that he
will work with might and main to
inaugurate system Of cooperation
and justice which will fill the earth
with peace in place of war, with Joy
and gladness and universal wealth
and satisfaction in place OF tears and
sorrow and murders and suicides and
discomfort? Does he promise to do
his utmost to effect recognition Of
the human nature of our women by
placing in the hands Of the mothers,
sisters and daughters of North Da.
kota the ballots that shall mean to
them political equality with men?
Does he believe that the boys and
girls on the farms should have homes
instead of huts in which to live, and
laughing, joyous, carefree child
hood and a chance to live with the
drudgery of poverty all cut out.
Does he pledge himself to use
his every power to establish a sys-
| tenn of production and distribution
of wealth which will abolish poverty
and extend to the boys and girls,
the men and women on the farms,
good homes, good clothes, good food,
and good education?
| In case the farmers or other la
borers in North Dakota found them
selves without work in financia
crisis and starving and they decided
to make a demonstration in the way
of a peaceful parade before the state
house at Bismark would he receive
them with the kindness and SYM
patty of fellow labOrer or would he
order the police to club them over the
heads until they should dispense, as
did the parasitic rulers of Chicago
who were elected by the voters Of
working men?
Does Mr.. Twitchell recognize the
class struggle waging so fiercely all
about him or does he maintain that
''the interests of capital and labor are
IDENTICAL and "they should go hand
in hand,'' etc?
Does he favor the state of North Da-
kota borrowing money at per cent or
less and loaning it to her citizens on
good real estate security at per cent
and making clean profit from the
transaction as does New Zealand or is
| no content to see Us continue to pay
10 or IL per cent?
Does he believe in the injustice Of
rent, interest profit and dividends or
is he satisfied that nearly every one
should be and remain in debt to some
one else, and that each should be COM
PEELED to pay rent, dividends and pro-
| fit very time he purchases the neces-
stiles of life? Does he believe that
when a horse is slaughtered for gland
ers the owner should be paid enough
for him to buy another that will take
his place or is he well satisfied that
the farmer should be paid $50 for a
5000 horse which is slaughtered for
the public good?
| Does he believe that each able bod
led man should do an equal share OF
our socially necessary work or get on
the earth or does he think that God
made a few men to own his earth and
the devil made all the ether poor
devils to do their work for them. I'm
LESS you can convince us that Mr.
Twitchell is class-conscious working
man who would undoubtedly govern
this state altogether in the interest OF
working people, we farmers shall be
obliged to content ourselves with vot'
.. ing for men whom real estate agents
fight with all their might.
Yours Respectfully,
r. w. DALZ1EL.