Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-23

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escape tLs responsibility, Thee ts
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the pas. za-Gzstas eozId hare Stopped
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Tatnz 81 t. citizens q Devfls Lake
ttse -azn 10 whon you entrusted ths
zEzsrs q yo5- city has allowed yor
home 10 besoaae den 81 crIus. He
hss broken ais faith with yoa and
been uat-us 20 himself, and to the
city he vas elected to seTve, TIE pre-
senee 81 she man Of his stamp In a
D8bisc Office vheve he either intention
atty or through fEsMesncy allows
crime TO eoHcinue, mezns Tor you that
your homes are unsafe. that your chfl-
drsa are ezDosed to every temptation,
HEzt the morals OF your eomnsnity are
lowered and the yegpect for law made
Q Dy~word among men
The man who is responsible for this,
who could have stopped this crime,
must go, He must be driven from pub
lie hfe II We are 10 have any offer, any
respect for law, any honesty and de-
cencv among us- The men who broke
the law ought TO be punished, but the
/ rsen who made the Eaw-breahng pogsi
bic, who refused TO use the arm Of the
! law tn stop them IL really to blame,
IL ia the man higher up, the public Of
fetal, about whom 10 thrown the cloak
OF reapectabiIty. who Ia the greatest
danger TO our system OF government,
and fn the cleaning up which now
geens sure to corne In Devils Lake, 1t
should be- remembered that with the
conviction OF the parties selling liquor
or keeping resorts. must come the
cleaning ont of the officials who are
the real source OF the evil It is not
enough alone to punish the little Eel.
lHws, To gain any lasting reform we
must punish the big fellows, We must
! teach them the Lesson that no matter
how big q man may be; no mattg
how powerful, influential and promin.
en-, he cannot break the law or con
+! nfye with law-breaking without get
ting into trouble.
! A fight has been started for honesty
and decency. Our city cannot Longer
exist half criminal and half honest
There is no middle ground, Either
we must turn over completely the con
troll Of our public Offices, our public
business, our morals, the safety OF ou1
children, the deceney OF our homes, tt
the care OF the law breakers, or We
must fight. In the fight that is to come
our coIors will stand squarely for de
cency and honest government. We wifi
bew TO the line and let the chips fal
where they may.