The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-05
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SOCIALIST

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Socialist members of the senate and
house. This made up the majority in
the senate and the minority in the
house. 1t was determined at that
meeting that it was duty those mem
bers owed to the state to furnish a
starting point for an organization to
combat the sudden growth and spread
under the leadership of a few un-
prineipled men, are being injected
into our state government under
| false claims and in disguise.
Having sat for sixty days in the
atmosphere of this influence which
could not be properly sensed from the
outside. these representatives of the
people deeply feel that the enormity
OF the wrong attempted and intend
ed to be inflicted upon the state. was
not understood by the people of the
state at large and they believed 1t to
be solemn duty to do their part to
get before all the people the truth.
Realizing that the task Of over
coming the influence of the false and
infiammatory declarations Of the So
cialistic press Of the state, and the
horde of socialist speakers overrun-
ming it, was one of vast MAGNITUDE,
mittee Of twelve of their members,
one from each judicial district of the
state to devise ways and means OF
putting the truth before the people
and enabling them to protect them
selves, from the impending calamity
OF socialistic control of the state gov
eminent.
The committee thus appointed has,
at Its own expense and loss Of time,
met and deliberated and has conclud-
ed to issue call for statewide
meeting Of representative men without
regard to party, with the interest of
tbs state at heart, to start q
statewide campaign OF truth as to
the character Of the present socialistic
movement, the purpose of the men
fostering 1t. and the effect upon the
state Of its further progress.
You have been selected as one who
is desired to attend the meeting and
lend your support, as representative
in part of your county.
THE appeal is to your state patriot
ism and your duty as a citizen to
sacrifice your personal interest for
the good of the state to the extent Of
neglecting your business and sacrific-
ing your time and the amount of
bers of the legislature who fought the
fight for you and the state at large
will make the same sacrifice; they will
be there to meet with you, at the same
inconvenience and expense and
prompted by only the same motive
they are asking you to follow.
THE legislative members, as mem
bers, fought the fight through the long
sixty days Of the session. They
fought it not for themselves but for
you and yours-fought it at the ex-
pense Of time and money and feelings
and in many instances at the greater
expense Of loss of lifelong friendships
and the requirement Of lifelong enc
mics. Their part as members is done.
Their resources are exhausted; the
battle front has shifted from the leg
islative halls to the state at large.
From now on they can only be one
with you and others like yourself. AS
they stood shoulder to shoulder to-
gether with each other as legislators
they desire now to stand shoulder to
shoulder with you as citizens to COM
bat the great organization Of Debs
and Russell that is laying it's hands
upon the threats Of the common
wealth. They cannot stand with you
If you will not step into that vacant
place in the ranks that is just in
front.
"At the city hall in Grand Forks,
Wednesday, April II, at 10 o'clock a.
M, you will find gathered an earnest,
thoughtful body of men. Will you
not be one of them at the cost Of the
trip and time?
1.-THE state is large; the distances
are great; every possible place for
the meeting has been canvassed.
While 1T may be long way for You
to CO. the committee has done it's be-.
in selecting the place after consider
ing everything.
I'VE want your early reply and hope
to have you present"