The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-31
THE WORKING men
Want ALEX STERN
SAY THAT HE HAS BEEN ONE OF
THE CONSTRUCTIVE FACTORS
IN BUILDING FARGO, ALWAYS
FURNISHING EMPLOYMENT FOR
A LARGE NUMBER.

To The Forum: notice by the pub
lie press that some of the candidates
for legislative honors from the Ninth
(Fargo) district are publishing articles
and platforms setting forth various
reasons why they should be elected
and incidentally making numerous
promises as to what they will do for
the dear people in the event of their
election. Now, 1t seems to me, judg-
ing from the standpoint Of a working
man, that the man who has delivered
the goods" who has proven himself
the friend of the laboring man, who
has furnished us with employment, is
really our best friend. If my analysis
is correct, who, among the candidates
is best entitled to our support at the
polls? To me, there appears to be
no question but that Alex Stern is the
man. His career in this city for over
a quarter of a century, has been a life
Of business activity, and / believe 1t
is an indisputable fact, that there
stands in this city today more bust
ness blocks which he has been instru-
mental in erecting than any other man
in the history of the greatest little
city in the United States" And here is
where Mr.. stern has proven himself
the friend of the laboring man as well
as all others who have an interest in
the growth and prosperity Of the city.
BY the erection or the numerous
blocks and iunumerable residences he
has furnished employment to prob
ably more men than any other who has
invested his capital in Fargo. Not only
has he invested all of his own money,
but he has induced others to invest
with him-more than that, he has
borrowed money to put into business
enterprises-always ready to take
chance on anything that looked like
a boost for Fargo and fair business
proposition. Do you remember, at the
time of the Fargo fire, in 1S93-just
at time when the future of Fargo
was in the balance-that Alex Stern
had a crew of men working in the
ruins of his blocks when the bricks
were so hot they could hardly be
handled? This action, just at that
time, gave others confidence, and the
result was there was a grand push
ahead rather than a possible halt and
sag in the future of the city. That
has been his policy-to push ahead.
to "do things" to demonstrate to the
busy world that Fargo is a live one"
Look at the case of the recent fire in
which his block on Broadway was
destroyed. His push and enterprise
are again indicated. A large crew of
men are busy reconstructing the block
which will soon be enclosed-so that
the work of completion can go on in
spite of the on-coming winter months
And there, again, is an evidence of
what Mr.. Stern is doing in the inter
est of the man who tolls. True, he
expects that his investments will re-
pay him, but the fact remains that
through his thrift and enterprise he
is putting the bread in the mouths Of
vast army of the laboring class. And
this has been the history of Mr.. Stern
for over a quarter Of a century in Far
go. Under the circumstances, don't
you think Brother Laboring Man and
Mr.. Business Man, that he is entitled
to our support as a candidate for
member of the legislature? If elected
to the legislature, would he not carry
out the seme policy in her behalf at
Bismarck that he has in his business
career here? John Killander.