Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-05
BURTNESS Is
GIVEN A BIG
RECEPTION
Candidate for Congress is
Greeted by Large Num-
Der Of Townspeople.
Gives Splendid Address
Fred T. Cuthbert Also
Gives Address.

any real doubt, and 1t became a GER
tainty after the rousing reception CIV
en- the republican candidate for con-
gress from the first district at the
Purtness rally held last night under
the auspices Of tho Grand Forks
county committee In front Of the z.
M. c. A. building, where q crowd Of
several hundred people applauded
their distinguished fellow citizen,
and also those who spoke warmly adj
that Mr.. Burtness be sent to
congress as a result of the ballotfng
on the special election day, Tuesday,
It was a thoughtful and serious
crowd that had gathered to listen
with attention and much interest to
the hne patriotic music By the Grand
Forks Military band, as we'll as to the
excellent addresses given by well
known speakers. While the speeches
recommended that Mr.. Burtness be
elected for congress, they really
much more than ordinary campaign
speeches. The eharaetsr of h ma
tiona1 holiday had impressed itself
upon the various remarks made by
the speakers and thus the meeting
really became a great patriotic cele-
bration rather than a campaign rally
in b accepted nse Of that term.
Americautsm, real democracy, and In.
tense patriotism were the main
themes Of the addresses.
Burtness' Address
Following In overture by the band,
J. B. Wfneman, chairman of the Burt
ness Grand Forks county committee,
delivered a short Introductory address
and then asked Mr.. Burtness to step
forward. The republican candidate,
tanned from much open air cam
paigntng, looked ft as a fiddle and
outlined in the ourse of the few min
utes left him before he had to leave
tional and state issues OF the cam-
paisn. He did it c~onvincingIt, plainly
and ably and the enthusiastic ap-
p1ause which greeted him at the end
OF his remarks told him more than
anything else that he was In a very
literal sense the favorite son of Grand
Forks. Mr.. Burtness spoke OF the is
sues which confront the nation now
and of those which will have to be
taken up when the war is over. He
mentioned the probability of having
Element of international disputes, In
the future advocated the enactment Of
uniform national legislation for grad
ing and inspection of grain, and also
briefly touched upon the vital problem
OF protection Of farm products. espe-
ctally after the war, when commercial
competition will be ever so much
keener than it has been before. After
finishing his remarks, Mr.. Burtness
hurried away to the train, and Chair
man Wfneman then introduced Attor-
Lake, who delivered an address re-
markable as well for .ats ,htgh-minded
patriotism as for the perfection Of Its
eloquence.
Cuthbert Loyal.
Mr.. Cuthbert was a candidate for
the q. o. P. nomination and Is now
loyalty aiding MI. Burtness. After
the speech many people said that they
had never heard an address to which
Mr.. Cuthbert's could be compared. It
Inspired the audience because the
speaker was himself inspired, and his
hearers followed him with bated
breath from the first syllable to the
last. Aside from It's political purport
the address was a purely patriotic or
alton which will be remembered very
long by those who had the privilege
of listening to 1t.
would speak about American citizen
shrip. This, he said. implied liberty,
which is one Of the foundations upon
which American civilization rests. He
'eulosized the forefathers who were
SO far in advance OF their time that
they dared express the conviction that
liberty. was the highest gift Of prov-
denee to humanity. Then Mr. Cuth-
bert spoke about q visit he made last
year to Mount Vernon, with the home
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Inspiration From nAnooin. (
was a wealth Of teaching and inspire
ton to his countrynsen, MT. Cuthbert
said. Tho history OF the martyr pres
ident typtfed the potential possi-
bilities Of every American boy, and
the noble qualities of the man as well
as of the statesman, Abraham Ian
coin, would for an time be a guiding
star to American youth and manhood.
Much applause interrupted the
the fervent. hope that the day would
dawn when American democracy is
being carried inc Prussia. '"This,' he
said, will happen before this war Is
over"
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