Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-03-01

the exponent of reciprocity, the spon-
sor of Ballinger and the subservient
instrument of Big Business.
"The electors recommended by the
league are all men of sterling worth
and deserve your vote.
Endorses Marshall.
Hon. Thos. F. Marshall has been
recommended by the league for ma
tional committeeman. If it had not
been for the strong influence of the
special interests, Mr.. Marshall would
be today representing us i'm the SEN
ate of the United States, and CO.
worker with Senator La Toilette. He
needs no Introduction from me. I
sincerely hope he will be our next
committeeman.
Initiation and Referendum.
Our Gown state has many knotty
problems to solve, and is continually
developing new conditions that have
to be met. To the end that we may
correctly solve the former and wisely
meet the latter, I believe that the
voters should be given larger and
more direct voice in the framing of
our laws, and should have the right
to- initiate legislation and to repeal
such laws as seem to them vicious,
unjust or un-American in their prac-
teal operation. With this idea in
mind, and having the greatest conf
dence in the wisdom and good judg-
ment of the citizens of this state, l
heartily endorse the principles of the
initiative and referendum, so far as
applicable to statuatory law.
Favors the Recall.
'All public officers are servants of
the people, who elect them and whom
they are elected to serve. Under the
theory of our government, the elect
jorate is considered competent to
judge as to the qualifications of the
different candidates for Office, and to
select those whom they deem best fit
ted to serve them in the various po-
sitions of public trust If this be true,
and it is true, can see no valid rea-
son why the same wisdom and good
judgment cannot be safely depended
upon to judge as to an officials fitness
for the office he has been elected to
fill, after he has administered it for
time, if the conviction comes to the
voters that a mistake has been made,
to correct this error by recall.
"No employer in private or corpor-
ate business would tolerate for a
minute, question as to his right to
discharge an unsatisfactory or incom-
petent employee. The same reasons
! he would apply appeal to me as ap-
plicable to men in public positions.
Equal Suffrage.
! Having the highest regard for the
intelligence, strength of purpose, keen
sense of duty and patriotism of the
women of our land, and believing the
Husband no better than the wife, bro.
Their no better than sister, father no
better than daughter, and son no bet
ter than mother, 1 strongly advocate
equal suffrage.
| Some raise the objection that wo-
men do not care to vote. This is no
argument against her having the right
to-, even if she does not care to exer-
else it. Others say that the polling
places are not fit places for women.
If this is so, say to those who have
a right to vote, shame, shame, for it
is nc credit to American manhood to
have the place where he exercises the
sacred right of franchise, extended on.
ly to free people, unfit for his mother
or sister to go to with him. In Heav-
ems name, clean up and purify our
pOAAu6 pldCCo.
Others contend that the. women
ought not to be allowed to vote be.
cause they will next want to hold Of
flee, and will neglect their homes; that
they have already crowded men from
many Of the paths of employment that
were formerly considered their espec-
cial right. n .s. s3..
ITO those who raise this objection,
l will stop right here and say some
thing that / believe to be absolutely
true. When the daughters of the home
no longer see the whole burden Of the
household cares fall on the shoulders
of the faded, careworn, overworked
and unappreciated wife, who never has
time to take the rest she so greatly
needs; when they no longer see moth
er spending long lonely evenings while
father is out taking pleasure, and see
instead, that father is just as much in
love with mother as lover wooing