The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-10
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Interesting Comment on the
North Dakota Political Sit
uation from Edwin c.. Tor
rev. M. +S 5.e.

cialistic leaders OF, the Nonpartisan
league Of North Dakota are to have
a real contest on sstheir hands. AT
Minot last week, under the call Of the
Lincoln Republican league, citizens
from various sections Of the state and
of various political parties and fac
tons nominated aan complete state
ticket. The candidates are to NEE,
at jamestown this week. to, select
committees and organize for a thor0
canvass. The pl9n is to bring out
legislative candidates in all the dis
tricts.. t.$ n, = "a K;
1 Loyalty is the Mogan OF this new
ed house bill A and the making of
any experiments with government
ownership and .statS operation OF pub
lie service utilities 81 Industrial enter.
prises, unless bonds are. secured and
guaranteed in order that public in
stitutions and resources and credits
may be protected against loss or harm.
Constructive legisld llon In the matter
Of grain grades, state hail insurance.
workable initiative and referendum.
q nonpartisan ballot for the election
Of allScounty, Legislative and state Of
ficers; and fair deal for public ser.
vice agencies and industrial as
against the monopoly sought BY pr.
vate interests was strongly Endorsed.
Regarding the world war crisis the
resolutions declare: i.'
First and foremost, there must be
unconditional loyalty Our federal
government must be given most un
qualified and. vigorous, support in the
prosecution of the var; every citi
zen responding promptly and gener.
ously to every call for aid. service
and sacrifice. tat The solution OF
problems OF local Ind state govern
ment, economic orSsocial, are of sec
ondary importanceAto the matter OF
now determining bys armed force the
right OF civilized nations to solve their
own problems in their own way,
Regarding the T0wnleys, B0wens
lie Seurs, Thomasons, Elliots, Dormans
and others who control the N0npar-
tisan league, the declaration Of prin.
ciples says:
We. express ourselves as opposed
to all forms Of gang control In our
body polite, and believe that the PEG.
pie Of our state will not knowingly
want to give absolute control of our
government TO q gang conspiring to
lead us into q brand Of socialism
that has no reverence for the divine
and who officially declare the war to
be Crime against the United States
and the nations of the world and who
urge their elected legislative represen.
tatives to ''vote against all proposed
appropriations or loans for military,
naval and other war purposes. we
likewise believe that the farmers OF
our state will not knowingly want to
give absolute control Of our govern
ment to gang conspiring to lead US
into I brand OF socialism that has no
reverence for the divine, and who OF.
ficially declare the war to be as"crims
against the United States and the ma.
lions OF the world and who urge
their elected legislative representa-.
tives ITO vote against oil proposed ap.
preparations for war purposes. we
likewise believe that the farmers OF
our state will not knowingly want to
continue at the head OF any farmers
organization gang 81 men WHO, while
enthusing US for governmental re.
forms, have unjustly and treachero1s.
" utilized our enthusiasm to under
mine our state credit, undo important
work of the SOcietysOf Equity an dthe
Farmers union in the interests Of agri-
culture, and are now promoting per
sonal interests and private corpora.
tons that have no parallel In the gold
brick industry Of our state.
Two months ago no one dared naz'
ard an opinion that. the Nonpartlsan
league could be beaten this year.
since then the antileaguers have been
gaining steadily The altitude OF the
leagues president In the early stages
of the war, the successful prosecution
OF league organizers and agents IN
Minnesota and expos,,fe of the meth.
DDS used to put over the chain OF
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