The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-19

one.
They intended to crush the Appeal
to Reason, the most dangerous news
paper In the world from the viewpoint
OF corporate capacity. 1t went into
the fight with a quarter of q million
subscribers. Its editor u tried. con.
victed and sentenced and the Appeal
has half q million subscribers. II the
government officials are stubborn and
stupid enough to keep Fred Warren
in Jail six months. he will come out
of 1t the honored editor Of . paper
wldh one mifli0n enthusiaatio sub
scrtbers. the most powerful man in
america. Fortunately for 10 working
people, Fred Warren Is 40 true and
loyal to Us as he is able and re-
souroeful. He strikes with tremend.
GUS power because Of his ability and
the fact that he is striking at the
tyranny that stands between
the working people and the
rich, happy life they would live. HIS
fight is our fight, and it is a winning
tight. Hurrah for Fred D. Warren:
Down with corporation Injunction
judge tyranny! But there remains
little reason to hope for an improved
personel OF our courts as long as the
people permit private ownership OF
QUE public utilities, for just so long
as that is allowed great corporations
will exist with which extorted profits
possess millions of dollars of the
are the one consideration and when
peoples hard earned money by means
OF which they are amply able to place
I their choice Of attorneys upon the
benches, state and federal. Only q
short time ago the late John H. Rea-
gan, the venerable ex-senator from
Texas, 10 discussing the federal courts
said: Il expect no improvement in
them as long as railroad lawyer
allowed to go on tho bench to inter
pref legislation affecting railroads.
have seen such gross perversicn OF
the law by the courts that have lost
confidence in them and l regret that
l cannot feel the respect for them
that once felt" These are omlnoua
words from one who gives them the
weight of high authority. We are
told that once in the past THE en-
battled farmer stood and fired the
shot heard around the world" and
| that taxation without representation
vas shot to death and, while we do not
exactly blame the corporations and
the courts for appearing to believe
| that the American famer has at last
been ground down so low that he is
no longer capable of becoming EN-
battled,' yet We would warn all in.
junction--judges and the corporate
! masters that the legislative brand OF
! government suit US tiptop, especially
when we shall have the benefits Of
the initiative, referendum, and recall
and that just 90 sure as they continue
to throttle our press, government by
injunction will 60 the same way al
"Taxation without Representation.
We demand, and in the not far dis
tant future we shall take the neces
sary steps to provide ourselves WITH
a government OF, by, and for major
ity of the people. We want editor,
who believe in and who will fight TO-
an absolutely free press and who viii
stand by their convictions absolutely
regardless Of consequences. We wan
representatives who will represen
the majority of their constituents, W.
want executive officials who will en-
force the law impartially, but we hav,
no time for and will not long tolerat
government by corporation employee
or injunction Judges.
r. w. DALZ1EL,
Glenburn, N. D.