The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-21

luth, publisher of The Duluth Herald.
The Herald has long been a Democra-
tic paper. but it supports Mr.. Burn
Quiat as against the Socialist group
la cking David Evans.
John Lima is generally understood
to be lined up with the ToErcy
group. Hs has been on the outs with
his party leaders for some time, and
looks uron the league as a means Of
Carrying into effect ms political hopes
The non partisan nature Of The
Minnesota situation is reflected in
measure in the case Of ]. J. Farrell
against Charles r. Davis, for congress,
who angled for the league support.
Republicans are in many instances
serving on the Farrell committee.
Judge Wheaton, the Bemidji Demo-
crat, who has declared for Governor
Burnquist, deals a terrific blow to !.
w. w. agitators, pro-Germans and
other anti Burnquist workers in Min
nesota. The Duluth Herald comments
in part on his statement:
Judge c. w. Stanton, of Bemidji,
in an address Wednesday evening,
came out strongly for the reelection
of Governor Burnquist.
Judge Stanton is a lifelong Demo-
crat. He is one of the leaders of his
party in this state. He has been fire.
quently urged to become its candi-
date for United States senator and
governor. But his craftsmanship is
only an incident, and is significant
now chiefly because it emphasizes the
duty that lies before every citizen of
Minnesota who puts patriotism higher
than craftsmanship.
For before he is a Democrat, Judge
Stanton is a good citizen Of this state
and a loyal citizen of the United
States, and it is as such, and not as
partisan, that he speaks.
And the conclusion he has come to
every citizen of Minnesota who rea-
Lies the gravity of the situation must
also come to, whatever his normal
party relations.
Livery German sympathiZer,' said
Judge stanton, every !. w. W., every
discomfort of every kind is opposing
the reelection of Governor Burnquist.
This is but a part Of the insidious
German propaganda, a part of the
Hun effort to control politics in the
United States.
And that is the truth, the glazing
palpable truth! While not every sup
porter of the candidates who oppose
Governor Burnquist belongs in that
category there is not a man who
DOES belong in that category who is
NOT opposing Governor BurnquiSt
and supporting one Of his opponents.
"Mr. Wheaton, the Democratic can
didate, is a good man and a loyal cit
izen; but unfortunately the only rca-
son anybody could have voted for
him is a partisan reason, and that
should not count in the face Of the
unacceptable fact that a vote for him
l.. III a.. la nF HraT Tn
candidate, Mr.. Evans.
MIR. Evans, the Townley candidate.
is fortunate in that he did not, like
Mr. Lindbergh, whom he succeeds,
write a book. Yet man must be
iudged-and especially a candidate
must be judged-by the company he
keeps; and by that test nobody can
vote for Mr.. Evans who does not want
to be put into the company OF Town
ley, the Red Socialist and LIE Sueur,
the friend and correspondent OF Bill
Haywood, late of Chicago, but now Of
Leavenworth Jail.
az believe said Judge Stanton, in
his truly patriotic speech, that the
time has come when politics must De
laid aside and the safety and contin-
ned welfare Of our state made our
prime motive. ] would be chagrined
and humbled If / awoke the morning
after election and felt that the Demo-
cratic party had been in anyway re-
sponsible for the defeat of Gov. Burn
quist. l appeal to the loyalty and pa
triotism Of the people to prevent this
damnable Hun effort to inject itself
into our political file.f ..,
Spoken like a man and a patriot
The choice Judge Stanton has stiied
his craftsmanship to, make-though
never did the sound Of quality OF ms
nartisanship show to finer advantage
than when it lets him do this patrlo-
tic acts the choice that every Min
nesota citizen who puts patriotism
first has made and will register by his
vote of November s."