The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-16

Governor Who Opened Campaign
| Saturday night. "
North Dakota, that thew may try to
! plant state socialism in full bloom
with one stroke. That state social
ism is All experiment. pure and sim
| pie, even friends Of the theory will
admit. n " 80
Patriotism and Morality Not Wanted.
"Section lat of the present consti-
tuition reads as follows:
A high degree Of intelligence,
patriotism, integrity and morality on
the part of every voter in a govern
ment by the people, being necessary
in order to insure the continuance of
and happiness of the people, the legis-
lative assembly shall make provision
for the establishment and mainten-
ance of system of public schools
which shall be open to all children Of
the state of North Dakota, and free
from ,sectarian control. This ,legis-
lative requirement Shall be irrevoc-
able without the consent Of the United
States and the people of North Da-
kota.' ;s =
I'm House Bill "A an effort was
made to amend the constitution by
emitting the following words: A high
degree of intelligence, patriotism, i'll
jtegrity and morality on the part Of
eevry voter being necessary in order tc
insure the continuance of that govern
ment and the prosperity and happi
ness of the people, This legislative
| Oh, Io Ia wifi Il.
out the consent Of the United States
and the people OF North Dakota.
I Now what is there, about this
language that could be distasteful to
any good citizen? What possible rea-
son could anyone have for purposely
emitting this language from that, sec
ton Of, the constitution or the state
pertaining to the, education ;of, our
children. This language declares that
high degree Of integrity and moral
|ity is necessary on the part of the
citizens. Let us see if we can pos
sibly find a reason why these gentle
men would be opposed to this pro-
vision in the constitution. l can think
of only one possible reason. Socialism
is the bitter enemy of all forms Of
Christian religion; and the men who
were in charge of this bill, being in
| tense socialists, must have omitted
! these words because of the fact that
these vary principles are advocated
| by the teachers of all modern Christi
anity Perhaps their friends will claim
that this was not the reason, but If
not, will some of them please come
forward and give reasons?
What Frazier's Reelection Means.
These questions are of vital inter.
! est to the people of North Dakota {:
they should be studied carefully and
as thoroughly as opportunity per-
mits, that each voter may have an in
/ telligent conception of the questions
! involved when he goes to the polls to
cast his ballot in November
| az majority of the voters be.
| Iieve that it is proper and right
to remove from the public money
J :, Ills state all safeguards which.
! now surround it. they should vote
for Governor Frazier. or rather
for reelection. And IL they believe
that it is proper for the farmers
of this state to pass laws which
will make it possible IN the future
for any political faction or clique,
which may happen to be IN power,
to plunge the state into unlimited
debt, then the proper way to bring
/ about this result is to vote for
! Fraizer's reelection. But | can
not believe that msjority Of the
citizens Of North Dakota, who
have spent the best. years Of their
lives in securing mores for them
selves and their families, will jeo-
pardize titles 20 their property by
voting for any advocates Of such
legislation.
4 Our political opponents may at
tempt to argue that some of these
I provisions are not before the people
1 this fall and consequently not in is
sue. Neither were they before the
/ people two years ago, yet they at
tempted to pas. sthem through the leg
islative assembly. The facts are that
! If Governor Frazier is reelected. to
gether with a sympathetic house and
J senate. no man in the state Of North
Dakota knows what their program will
be. but it Is fair to presume that the
emasures they attempted to pass in
House Bill "A. will continue to BIZ
!, their program. if they have the pow
er to put them through.
4 League Leaders avade Issues.
These statements of mine will be
] answered. But il the past is criter
ion of the future it will not be by ar
gument, but by a TRADE of persona
abuse and SANDER, and by the state
ment Of>the New Gang Press of thu
} leaders Of the Nonpartisan league thai
the question before the people II thu
measure of democracy which is to bs
enjoyed. Anyone can use the phrase