Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-05
Great Movements and Political
Parties Judged by Their Leaders

worlds of good to read q life Of Lin
coin and read the history OF the times
Immediately preceding and during
the Civil a 1t will convince you
that, in order to win a great fight In 9
just cause 1t is not necessary to resort
who acted in that manner were the
greatest menace to the anti-slavery
cause.
But you say we are not living in
the seventeenth century, nor in the
eighteenth century,/no in h nine
teenth century. We are living In the
twentieth century. Come down to
earth! Mingle with the people who
live here and now!
All right. Let us look about us to-
day.
The great parties in the U. S. A.
in 1917 can be Judged by the charac-
ter of the men whom they elevate to
the highest offices of this country. Let
US Judge the Republican and Demo
cratic parties by this principle.
ty are Roosevelt. Hughes, Taft and
johnson. Can you find four men
whose lives are purer in their homes
or before the public than are the lives
Of those four men? Any party that
chooses as leaders such men must be
sound at the core.
The leaders Of the Democratic party
are Wilson and Bryan. Can you find
anywhere two men who are more
OF measures that they believe to be for
the welfare Of the country? 1 believe
that of both Of those men it can be
truly said that they would rather be
right than be president. Any party
that chooses al leaders such men as
Wilson and Bryan must be sound at
the core.
Republicans and Democrats differ
as to methods and economic theories.
They both agree in upholding honesty
and integrity as far greater value than
free trade or protection.
But, you say: ut is unfair to ex-
pect our state leaders to compare with
national leaders," 1 do not expect
them to compare with national leaders
IN ability. I do expect them to com-
pare with national leaders in common
honesty. I do expect them to equal
the farmers and voters Of this state
IN honesty and decency: I believe
than I am justified in this expectation.
However I will accept the challenge
and conf1ne myselef to this state. Let
us compare the leaders brought to the
front~by the Non-partisan league with
the leaders brought to the front by
the Republicans and by Democrats.
The Democrats elected Honest John
Burke, a man whose honesty is recog-
nized by everybody. Any political
party that will elect a man like John
Burke to be governor Of this state
must be sound at the core.
The Republicans elected L. B. Han
ma. A man whose honesty can not be
doubted. A mar who has led an ex-
emplary life. Any political party that
Will elect a man like L. B. Hanna to
be governor Of this state must be
sound at the core.
The Non-partisan league elected
L; j. Frazier, as governor. Governor
Frazier. after careful preparation,
spoke for himself in his Cooper Union
speech.
l have never analysed or attempted
to verify the statements contained in
the speeches Of Hanna and Burke but
! venture the prediction that II ALL
the speeches that both Burke and
hanna nave ever given were thus
gone over carefully they would not
contain as many false statements nor
as many appeals to prejudice as we
Union speech. This statement I do
not consider to be any compliment to
Hanna and Burke.
duce a Governor Frazier must be So
cialist at the core
The core Of the Non-partisan league
is certain socialistic leaders. The rank
and file Of that party are farmers.
the farmer is honest and wishes on
~ that which will give the farmer Jus
tice and also give Justice to all other
citi1ens Of this state. The program
Of the Non-partisan league and the
leaders Of that league will only give
US injustice and financial ruin.
These are harsh words but acute
sickness requires drastic remedies.
An abscess a sometimes only be
cured by going through the pain of
lancing. If you lance the abscess
called the Non-partisan league with a
lance of truth you will let out the pus
OF falsehool, error and radicalism.
George H. Johnston.
Wales, N. D..