Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-07

wood must have been imposed upon
in the statistics that were evidently
given to him by those whom he serv-
ed. They did not rise to the standard
Of being adroitly set forth. Mr.. IN
derwood may know something about
the tariff and kindred governmental
questions, but his ignorance Of the
whole field Of temperance reform, as
indicated by his speech, reveals the
fact that someone has very success
fully used him. p
Circulated His Speech. :
"The best evidence Of the utter IN
reliability Of his u%tterances may be
found in the fact that the liquor traf.
lckers are circulating his speech by
the million copies. They always
avoid circulating any document that
tells the truth about their business.
Think of a man exalted to the high
position of floor leader of a greaat
political marty becoming the mouth.
piece of the drink tra!tlckers lin the
arena where his honorable position
made him supreme. Not only did they
use him as their mouthpiece on the
floor Of Congress, but they are using
his franking privilege for sending
broadcast his liquor-advocating
speech.
ut may he said in reply that Mr..
Hobson, Senator Sheppard and others,
use their franking privilege to send
out matter combating the liquor traf-
flc. Quite true! But there is this diff
ference: The duty Of civil govern
ment is to promote the welfare Of the
governed. Every page sent out by
these men makes for a better citizen
ship, a loftier patriotism. Every page
sent out under the frank Of Mr.. Under
wood for the drink traftickers, aids an
institution that is subversive of good
government and in every respect an
enemy Of the Republic.
Outburst Of Virtue.
"Mr. Mann opened his address with
the following outburst Of virtue I
am for morality and against immOr-
atty; | am for decency and against
indecency; ! am for temperance and
against drunkenness; ] am for virtue
and against vice: | am for law and
order and against crime and disorder;
| am for the right and against the
wrong He could have continued
with perfect propriety and truthful
ness and said, ! am for saloons, brew
cries, distilcries, and all their accom-
paniment; and against granting to
the people the right to SO amend or
change the organic law as. to get rid
OF them This, by his speech and
vote is exactly what he did say.
1T is not a pleasant task to single
out public officials and discredit them
in the public mind; but when men
called 10 high positions,of honor and
trust, as Mr.. Mann and Mr.. Under
wood have been called by the people,
step down from their lofty positions
to become the specific guardians and
protectors of the liquor interests
against the people, they forfeit all
right to the favorable consideration
OF a decent, self-respecting, home.lov-
ing public. Mr.. Mann, the alleged
author Of the law against the white
slave traffic and Mr.. Mann the spon.
sor for the liquor traffic become the
Doctor Jekyl aud Mr.. Hyde of the
United States Congress.
Fall Of Mann.
There was great fitness in the
theme used by Doctor Boynton, who
lives in Mr.. Mann's district, when he
preached on the following Sunday
nigh. upon The Fall Of Mann and ut.
tered that keen sentence that ought
to live, that no Presidential bee car
live in alcohol The liquor interests
are already trying TO- reimburse Mr.
Mann for his activity in their behalf
by backing his candidacy for the pres
idency."
J In speaking Of the general situation