The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-31

One Of the remarkably few pro-Wilson papers in this state is
expressions pledging to Do certain things i he were elected: II Il
when 1Sao,t announcing u nsIa the ,e course ~ which he he will pursue in CARRYING into
be that hat this is OPEN pan: AND I candid d method meth i is A not more in vogue V yS it than It
is. Candidate Hughes deserves considerable credit for his direct
he will do if e elected es ae0pe whose suffrage 7" e Is seeking a e Un''
Party platforms, of which President Wilson will have much to
the last few years, and the people cannot be fooled longer with the
d d;65a1lt tie i 1ie Nv when TIC IS Th easy o to d PIRATE s59pt t6 on the hs, hps ais4fe1 but
are things to get in on and not to ride on has taken from party de-
endowed.
Of II h. tbs ps@ ss@sftio n1i it is jnt ef 3s5g v to look Ma at w sG%e Of f. the sff p122ks
Rs nsatj in which they have been violated by the president and
his party. One OF thse planks reads as follows:
We favor a single presidential term, and to this end
n %afin 'ee th aeG Psesde gd an Of d time Tnifad ts St t&e co2 institution
for reelection, and we pledge the candidate of this con
vention to this principle.
+eI Either r the he+1 plank aao was xo = subte a19g2 a deception and a fraud, in
ground e9ouss II a& Pres idsn 7 Tsft was ss f enfaed g. to TO a s ses nGp tel% as on O. m ta.
e ennS;dyiag a a9 principle 4t t. which it was intended the party and its
b oea.iA' Hove p'yo Worthless SS sn this so pistfer% d %s1sn %aae w h% is sSGsed eS
by the tact that the man who was nominated by that convention
ana supposedly elected upon that platform is a candidate for a
There is another indictment of the opposition and pledges of
methods in which II is being carried out, shows how fallacious are
The plank from the platform reads:
We denounce the profigate waste of money wrune
from 70 the peoPie by oppressive taxation through the Law
h Sn sP Fsn4 hish 4sx ot recent eod a Republican lea congresses which
Of the peoples toll. We demand a return to that sim
phcaty and economy which BELTS a democratic govern
ment and a reduction of useless Offices, the salaries of
Which drain the substance of the people.
Despite this loudSounding pledge of economy, the present Dem.
ocratlc congress has passed out the largest pork barrel in the his.
tory Of the nation and the present session has been the most ex.
uavagant since the foundation of the government, exceeding the
most extravagant expenditures of the most extravagant Renubli
can congresses: Il has created more high salaried Offices than
any other administration ever did. These merely show how
worthless the platform promise of a party after that partv Gets
into power. ' p"A" J"
JUDGE Huphes is moL;nr hie ,1o,a l. l. ...-, .
cable terms. He is bluntly honest and entirely lacking in decen
q tou ne tt tels MS his hearers what he intends to do if he is elected
which they have a right to know his views before voting for him
ne says ne is or Is not in favor of certain things which must be de
tain things ina certain way and carry out the duties Of his od6c
IN q certain manner II elected. He does not dodge the issue b,