The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-03-29

self in a circular letter sent out to the press of the state. Alone
and snglehanded he bearded the several hundred Nonpartsan
lions in their several dens and s%ubjugated them until they were
licking his fat little hand, jumping through hoops of fire, and
playing dead. Let the honor be bestowed where it belongs. We
propose a medal-let leather cost what it may.
Minnesota has her "patriots," who are lining up their forces
in battle array against the Nonpartisan League in that state.
Profting by the failures of the Old Gang in North Dakota, they
are adopting exactly opposite tactics in Minnesota. The Old Gang
in that state has, through a trio of inconspicuous hirelings, incor-
porated under the laws of the state as the "Nonpartisan League"
It's articles of Incorporation read like the Sermon on the Mount,
witt. the Decalogue thrown in for good measure. It is calculated
to fool and befuddle the Minnesota farmers so as to divide the
support of the real Nonpartisan League, which already numbers
10000 members in the Bread and Butter state. But the new cor
poration will hardly be able to put it across. It has already been
denounced and r%epudiated by state officials and politicians in high
places, who, no doubt, have heard of the inglorious and untimey
death of North Dakota's "Good Government League" organized
under similar circumstances and for identical purposes.
"Patriotsm," one of the grandest words in the English lam
guage, has of late most certainly in this country become
a word to conjure with. A word that ought to stand for every
thing high and noble, it has been so prostituted by the money mad
jngoes, that it no longer awakens in the breast of a true Ameri-
can that sense of lofty fervor that should accompany it's mention.
It has been appropriated by the war lords and their pinheaded
tools, and all who do not subscribe to their Interpretation of this
noble word, are classed by the Roosevet-Morgan bunch as molly
coddles and sissies. Some day the word is going to be repossessed
by those who place America and her interests above the interests
of any foreign country, without regard to how much money this
foreign country may owe the money lenders of America, who to
protect their bonds and stocks, would sacrifice the best blood and
Drawn of our nation. "Patriotism" is still a good word but it has
fallen into bad company-Carrington Record.
We heard a man arguing as to his personal Liberty Rights"
as relating to the prohibition law. He made the assertion that no
person had the right to tell him what to eat or drink. Let's see!
We have a pure food commissioner in this state and the great
majority of the people think that is a good thing. He does not
allow you to eat poison nor does the law allow you to commit sui
eide, and when it is attempted and fails you are by law branded
as an "attennpt at murder" and subject to prosecution on that
charge. personal Liberty" does not grant you permission to
kiss your neighbours wife; nor to make sausage of his hound dog;
nor to milk his cow while he is at the circus; nor to embalm your
servant girl to keep her; nor to kill a tramp with a piece of pie;
nor to talk or act like Ananias to the organist during the sermon;
nor to call on the mayor in your bathing suit. personal Liberty"
is limited by the rights and desires of thers.-Exchange
The need of a far larger and more modern hospital building in
Bottneau is very manifest at this time, when the local hospital
is unable to accommodate all the patients asking admission. Nurs-
es in the institution are compelled to give up their own quarters
in order to accommodate patients and every available nook and
corner in the building is being utilized. The splendid reputation
of Bottineaus physicians is bringing hospital cases here from all
parts of Bottneau and adjacent counties. There is a continually
increasing demand for more hospital facilities. The need for re-
lief is at hand right now. A movement is on foot to meet the
emergency with the erection of a large, modern hospital building.
This worthy project should have the hearty support and cooper
alton of every citizen, not only of the city, but of the entire coun-
ty. @# ~
Again the cry is abroad in the land that the Nonpartisan
League is "going to pieces" The same cry was heralded the
length and breadth of the state a year ago, following the big con-
vention in Fargo. But the little old league managed to worry
through it and was quite a considerable factor in the subsequent
election. And those who are taking up the cry again at this time
are the some felows-in the hopes that their insistent shouting
may stampede the leaguers. But you never saw a more persistent
lot of ~"stickers."
Jerry Bacon is reaching out for new fields to conquer. Accord
ing to Minneapolis newspapers, he was in that city recently en-
deavoring to impress upon the Chamber of Commerce the i'm
portance of killing off the Nonpartisan League before it gains the
foothold in Minnesota that it already has in North Dakota. Poor
Jerry! Discredited and ignored in his own city and state, he en-
deavors to horn into Minnesota politics-only to be laughed at
for his pains.
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