Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
per cent Of the expenses OF the strug-
Genuine "Copperheadism."

per cent of the expenses OF the strug-
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Genuine "Copperheadism.'
Taken all in all, my personal opin-
ion OF In Fallette's speech is that 1t
was "COpperheadism," such as I blush
for. i cannot believe the loyal and
patriotic members of the N%onpartisan
league Ia North Dakota will give their
sanction to such announcements. If
there was any justice and oropriety in
Fargo. and Minneapolis, and Hudson
and Chicago refusing to stand for the
sessions of the Peoples Council being
held In those cities there should be the
most vigorous protest against the Nom
partisan league or any other organ
zation being compelled to stand spons-
or for such sentiments as have been
uttered at the conference of producers
and consumers in this city this week.
The principal points in Senator la
Fellette's speech were as follows:
Senator LaFollette began his ad-
dress with the declaration that polit-
ical parties had failed to give the peo-
pie representative government.
Because more Of you who
stood up and barred your heads when
America was sung a few moments
ago, have forgotten the sacrifices
that were made for that liberty in
!,'o anu loo1, soIHe Oh you are LeSu-
Tying to a devotion to liberty you do
not feel.
Who is abroad crying in the loud
est tones? Business. which is maxi
ing money. The new projects Of pa
triotism are masquerading in the liv-
cry of Heaven while you are serving
the devil.
When you can gather in state after
state great meetings like this under
fha a1HHnjNnG nf the - ~k{-1~
league, it means that there is some
power between the people and the
government. and the people are not
getting representation under partisan
domination.
ga New Form Of Democracy"
II know hat the fellows who are
waving the flag most frantically,
ing to invest this country with a new
form Of democracy, a democracy bas-
ed not on equality and liberty, but on
profits.
But they cannot succeed when
you can enlist men In such a cause
as this.
II welcome this great movement.
No orders from any department of
justice will be able to throttle this
great movement that stands for real
representative government.
I have just come from Washing
ton where. with a little handful of
men | have been waging a fight de-
manding that taxation should be laid
according to the ability to pay.
Il wasn't in favor Of beginning this
war We had no grievance. The
with our rights to travel on the high
seas-as passengers on the munition
ships of Great Brittany
yellow Cried I'M Audience.
ION these grievances, which were
Insignificant. considering the rights
and consequences involved. we went
to war. We had a right to ship mum
. lions butISSwasn't In favor Of the rid.
CITES Npf "YYsenlIow,' stopped the
Amy man who says that in an au-
dience like this is yellow himself" he
retorted. and as the interference con.
tinued. Senator LaFollette shouted
I'LL take care of any mar who in.
terrupts me, If you will give me 8
chance. =
He had hardly got started agar
when some one called, What of the
Lusitania?' and the din was or
again. Governor Frazier of NORTH
sisted in quelling the disturbance.
"A passenger on a foreign ship car
rying munitions is technically in for
eign territory. The citizen who en-
tiers such a ship takes his life in hi.
own hands.
Anent the Lmsitania.
II believe that the American mum
ton makers encouraged Americans tc
ride on such ships to give them a
semblance of protection.
II said that it concerned a natior
to consider well before entering thai
war. But we are in it, and now mus
pay for 1t.
President Wilson was warned be,
fore the Lusitania sailed that 1t car
ried 5000, 900 rounds Of ammunition
Secretary Bryan asking that passen
gers be warned not to sail on 1t.
II repeat again that conditions wer,
such that 1t concerned us to consider
carefully before taking the step W.
!, did. I enunciate no new doctrine IL
!, this. but it's the same doctrine Dan
lei Webster spoke for the right of the
/ people to say whether they will bur
? den themselves and future genera
tons.
We are in this war, and we hav'
!, got to finance 1t. Paying for 1t a
we go is the only sound way to do II
We nave no right to burden future
generations.
ufpfu Incomes o war.
more than $50 leading economist
of the country. those of your own un
iversity among them, urged that tn
nation pay for the war by surplus in
comes and xcess profits taxes. Blu
taeir petition fell into the hands Q
the Phillistines when it got to con
gress. and nobody ever heard OF it.
The tax bill provides for the con
scription of only 81 per cent Of tn
excess war profits. and after tire
years of the richest pickings in his
tory of the corporations"
Shame on congress-" somepod,
Ghouted.
Yes. and on an administration tina
approves it," returned the senator a
he proceeded.
Congress has taken what the ad
ministration sent down. looked at
pop-eyed, and swallowed 1t all. An
the founders of this government look
ed upon the legislative branch as tn
great repository OF the liberties of tn
people.
Congress was supposed to hay
the right to declare You kno'