The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-10

the aid of number of large business
firms doing large and profitable
business among us. I believe that
there are thousands of generous, pub
lie spirited citizens of the Twin
Cities, and in every part of the state,
who will most gladly contribute to
such fund if need be; but we must
expect to raise the greater part Of
this fund ourselves. We all know
what this amendment means to us;
and in other parts of the State, the
people do not yet know what great
benefits it will also mean to them.
Need Money.
''Once the money is raised, we will
find thousands of avenues of publicity
and education opening up before us.
We will have a friend in every or
nearly every Senatorial district.
Many of them have been up here,
have seen, and have assured us of
their interests. We will have a
friendly press-not only the great
metropolitan dalies of our great cities
but the smaller towns and cities
throughout the state.
"The men who edit our state and
city press are able, broad-minded,
patriotic to a high degree, and they
will take a broad and comprehensive
view of this amendment and it's pos
sibilities. They will pour forth ar
gument after argument, week in and
week out, in behalf of the adoption
of this amendment, meaning as it
does, and as that class of men will
know quickening of every best in
terest in our whole State. The
business houses of our great cities,
I am sure, will popularize the amend
ment by recommending it's passage
through the medium of their letter
heads, envelopes, or by enclosing mat
ter specially prepared by the commit
tee in charge of it's passage.
Solicit Candidates Aid.
"The men who become candidates
for office, city, county and State, can
BE appealed to speak in behalf Of
the amendment, and the most of
them-the most worthy of them at
least, will be only too glad to do so.
We can engage able lecturers to go
into certain parts of the State, which
may not be so well reached otherwise,
and have them explain the amend
ment, and appeal to our citizens to
cast a vote for it. Scores of publi-
city roads will appear to the per-
sons in charge of the campaign.
II do not feel that it is advisable
at this time to go further into the
details of the campaign management.
That part of the work will be taken
up vigorously by the committee that
will be placed in charge. The first
thing, the most vital thing to be done
here and now, is to take such steps
as will provide us with the sinews of
war-a proper and necessary cam
paign fund.
II believe that here and now is the
time and the opportunity to launch
a fund raising campaign. If we show
the right spirit-if we comply with
the old saying that the Gods help
them that help themselves-an
here and now mutually pledge one
another to raise a campaign fund
and to conduct an educational and
publicity campaign in behalf of the
adoption Of Amendment No. 1 next
November we will find friends, rails
ing up all over the State, tc help us,
tc give us advise, and to aid us in
securing the adoption. of the amend
ment, and friendly legislature at our
the provisions and the intent of this
amendment. Here is a golden op-
portunity for Minnesota Are we
big enough to reach out and grasp
it? Let us stretch forth our hands
and our purse, my fellow citizens, of
Northern Minnesota, that the oppor-
tunity may not elude our grasp"
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