Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

tended Susceptibility insinuating
that Mr.. Watson's motives were piased.
He did not get far, however, fors
frono ali sides of the hall arose ms,
cries Of protest. Townley then g
ized-as he did during ms iast per-
formance in Grand Forks-tnaL ~
had gone too far, n maoe
hearted apology.
Speaking about Americas partici-
nation In the war, Townley let ms
hearers understand that just and FAIR
criticism had taught him something.
He even admitted that the United
States had entered the war Tor peace,
Iherty and democracy, but--not TOE
the purpose of increasing q pronIs
Of the FOOD gamblers. He insisted tnat
the people nov must stand py the s9Nr
eminent during the present crisis, u
In the next breath wiped out any pat
riouc sentiment by saying: The Dig
interests are not so much Interested
IN liberty and democracy. as n war
profits, and until these men VINO
have the people by the throat snow
more patriotism, there would pc no
coed in war.
Townley said he rejoiced at the
thought Of the young men of America
registering for military purposes-but
he added, as he has done many times
during the last few weeks, that selec-
tive CONSUMPTION should apply also to
the fortunes Of the few rich men OF
the country, entirely overlooking
fact that this war is the wal OF a
PEOPLE, not of a minority who hap
pen to possess much wealth.
Finally the sponsor Of h Jim jam
Jems %cartoonist euogized his politi-
cal pet and advocated his election be-
cause he is "the peoples own candtrr
date Mr.. Townley studiously avoid
ed references to the method by which
{.Baer became nominated by a handful
half live in the district. Beyond stat
ing that his favorite was a f~ullfledged
representative Of the people, he had
little to say about the qualities Of his
candidate.
1t was remarked by many after the
meeting that Townley evidently now
had come to realize that he was in q
losing fight as it seemed impossible
for him to wax eloquent when he
spoke about the nominee of himself
and the Twin City Reporter"
One feature Of the meeting was h
conspicuous lack of enthusiasm about
the candidacy Of Baer, whereas the
name of Burtness, the Republican
nominee, whenever he was mentioned
by name, evoked hearty applause. In
this 1t came about that the
meeting which was to advertise the
Townley candidate for congress, in
reality turned out to be one more en-
dorsement of the candidacy Of O1ger
B. Burtness.
Mr.. Townley said it was the duty Of
the leaders of the people to see that
the American public was not robbed
blind while they were in wal. We
should debate every question Of policy
until the government a decided the
issue and then it was the duty Of
every citizen to stand by that decision
to he end. b.
1T shall refuse to believe this is q
var for liberty n democracy until
there Is liberty and democracy in the,
highest sense in this nation. I heard
the cry for war. We heard 1t, all Of
us, but I believe it was the cry Of the
trusts for war n their interests are
not SO much for liberty and democracy
as for the profits that will come to
them.
y h refuse to believe in their
patriotism until the men who have the
people by the throat show more hu-
mainly than they have shown before.
But we are in this war, and we are
going to Sc 9 1t through. We are GO
who are in it for profit and when the
war Is over we will see that it is made
impossible for these people to expioit
the people for profit"
Mr.. Townley read a report that mu.
n1tions manufacturers had made faIsi-
f1ed statements to the United States
government in an effort to escape
thirteen millions Of taxes.
He favored the selective draft for
raising an army as the most truly.
democratic method and declared that
the money to operate the war should
likewise be conscripted. 'It is per-
fectly right for the government to
come and take our young mon and
ask for their lives. and they should be
given willingly, but it was not right
to ask the working class to also paw
billions of dollars to carry on the war.
The wealth that had been accumulatl
ed by the great trusts during the war
Mould be taken as freely as the young
men Of the nation were taken"
Referring to the candidacy Of John
M. Baer and the opposition to him.
Mr.. Townley said the principal SUP.
port OF the opposition was BY the
same politicians who were put out Of
business last fall and the agents Of
special privilege and he said that if
Burtness should be elected, he would
W his election to big business and
special interests and that he would
either be their tool or he would he ..
crook and a double crosser IL he did
not follow the orders of the men who
elected him. "Ao