The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
EXPEL La TOILETTE.
NTo,1r VorlS TirnaS

The Public Safety commission of
Minnesota did not exaggerate the
gravity of the offense of Robert M.
La Toilette in its petition to the
United States Senate. The petition is
moderate in it's language and does not
overstep the bounds of truth. The ex-
pulsion Of Mr.. LaFollette from the
senate is urged because he is "a teach
err of disloyalty and sedition, giving
aid and comfort to our enemies, and
hindering the government in the con-
duct of the war"
The Minnesota commission fifty rep
resenting the loyal element of that
state, which comprises vast MAORI
ty of it's citizens, has a special grlev
ance against LaFollette. Invited to
speak in St. Paul at conference of
producers and consumers to consider
the high cost of living, he delivered
speech which, it is said, has "already
served to create reasonable sentiment
in the state"
But the loyal citizens of every state
in the union have the same grievance
against La Toilette. The loyal men,
bers of the United States Senate are
Justly grieved because he misrepre-
scented them in his disloyal utterances.
He has helped to spread abroad the
utterly false idea that the people, or
some considerable part of the people,
of this country do not support the ad-
ministration in its prosecution of the
war; He has worked deliberately, and
with avowed purpose, 'to hinder the
government in it's conduct of the war"
Expulsion of this disloyal and dam
gerous member would be creditable to
the senate To do so it would be nee
essary to have an Impeachment trial.
But the result could only be whole
some. It would have the approval of
the whole country. Deprived of his
position as senator, the privileges of
which he has so shamefully abused, La
Toilette could no longer be dangerous.
But as long as he remains in that
body his influence throughout the
country and beyond it's limits will be
dangerous and his presence dishonor
to the senate. He deserves expulsion.
AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.
The United States is the richest,
strongest country in the world, and it
is not asking anybody, not even it's
own citizens to give it money.
It wants to BORROW your money.
1t will pay it back with good interest.
There does not exist in the entire
world security so safe as United
States Government bonds.
For thirty-eight years the United
States has not issued a bond at
higher interest rate than four per
cent. The last issue above four per
cent was in 1879.
Four per cent bonds of the Govern
ment in ordinary times, have sold at
ia to 49,
A one thousand dollar bond of the
United States Government could be
sold through these thirty eight years
at anywhere from one thousand one
hundred forty dollars to one thousand
one hundred ninety dollars.
That's the kind of a country the
United States is.
There is only one thing in the world
better than actual gold or gold certifi-
Gates and that is the United States
Government bond
If you have the gold or the paper
money hidden away, it brings you in
nothing.
If you have four per cent bonds
running twenty-five years, the inter-
est you will get in that time will
be equal to the full amount of the
bonds. And you still have the bonds
that the government will pay off at
full face value in gold.
No state, city, county or even the
government itself can tax you on
these bonds unless you own more than
$4,000 worth.
But if you own bonds, and you need
money, you do not have to wait twen-
ty-fve years. Any bank will buy them