Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

too small to accommodate them and
hurried. arrangements were made for
the use Of the Auditorium. The great
building was soon quite well filled and
considering the conditions, the turn
out was a compliment to the drawing
qualities Of Mr.. Townley. The APP
.plause for Baer and for, Burtness was
quite evenly divided and Mr.. Townley
was applauded for his usual plea for
the CONSUMPTION Of wealth to prose-
cute the war.
Newspaper Men Are Criminals"
In accordance with his previous
talks he paid his respects to the
Grand Forks Herald and the news
paper fraternity of North Dakota, Of
whom he said there were no greater
criminals among the I. W. W. than
among the newspaper men of the
state.
He declared that Burtness was the
candidate Of "big business and that
although he might have been progress
sive before his nomination, he owed
that to big business and he would be
a crook and a traitor If he failed to
work for the trusts after he was
elected. There were protests against
this also from personal friends Of
Mr.. Burtness who declared it was
unfair and unjust political chicanery
~ ~ = IL d.
manner that reflected upon his per-
sonal integrity and u~prightness.
Townley repeated his CONSUMPTION
of wealth peroration, which has lost
Its force and effect since The people
have come to realize that every
sensible candidate, every public spir-
tied citizen, every capable newspape
and even the great industries which
are making large war profits are
urging nnn0raaQ RI 1ox1y a Tow -.~
mating 40 per cent of the war profits
and thus raise some billion dollars
from these industries. Likewise. that
there is an unanimity Of effort on the
part of all public spirited citizens and
publications, favoring the abolition of
food gambling and extortionate profits
on h necessaries of life, and MI.
Iownley is guilty of the veriest
demagoguery when he proclaims
these n other reforms as the mar
.ticular Office OF his candidate ana HE
organization.
The improvised program of tho
evening was opened by D. G. Coates.
who in his speech and mannerism
Einvoiuntartly reminded one of the
Famous advertising picture, Ills Mas.
ter's Voice." AAI
Mr.. Coates announced that no mud
singing would occur at the meetinc
no personalities would be induIesS IL
no tnvective would be hurled a%eainsf
their opponents, but mudglinetn9 was
one OF the chief diversions after nv
Townley got started.
II was very noticeable that when
Mr. Coates mentioned the name az
the Townley candidate for r
him. oAtsu
Mr.: Coates quoted the statement Of
ME-. Baer at a meeting at Cando some
time ago to the effect that "American-
Ism ts not an issue at this time and
ADDED that this was only half the truth
as Mr. Baer had said that nAmerfcan-
Ism was no special issue lust now be-
cause we all are and must be Amer
leans The audience failed to grasp
the weak distinction between the orie-
tnal statement and the revised edition
as 1t appeared In Mr.. Coates, versfon
tAmericanlsm "Glittering GeneraIities. y
The speaker himself Judged Ameri-
canism from a purely materfalistic
point Of view, referring to Amerfcan-
ism as few g~littering generalities.,
saying that the greatest issue lust now
was an economic one and that ON the
basis of his attitude toward business
problems Mr.. Baer should be elected
as g member of congress. sIf MGR
ike Baer are sent to Congress. The
economic, problems will be soIyed.D
Mr.. Coates, deliberately ~iRnorine
petty things like actual facts. said thar
The Grand Forks Herald had said
that economic problems were to be
solved by the hangins Of TeMnlaNA