The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-22
(The Mandan Pioneer.)

New Ulm, Minnesota, processing
loyalty in resolutions. in the pur-
chase OF Liberty bonds, in donations
to the Red Cross has torn of the
mask.
In its vote for the governorship
it gave an overwhelming vote for
Lindbergh, the man who wrote
viruleut attack on our government
in its position in the war. The vote
was Lindbergh 801, Burnquist 234.
, And as if this was not enough to
proclaim it's disloyalty to the world
1t gave Knute Nelson for senator
424 votes, and Peterson, the Min
neapois attorney who Is under SEN
tence to serve four years in the
federal prison for violation Of the
spy law. 487.
BY this act by the secret ballot
which the government has provid-
ed, the people Of New Ulm were
enabled to go behind the curtains
OF polling booth and there stab in
the dark the government which by
their mouthings Of resolutions and
money subscriptions they professed
to support.
They have by this act cast a stig-
ma on the name of New Ulm that
can never be removed. The name
New UIm will be as stencil in the
nostrtls Of all America
The pro-Germanism that sku1ks
behind the curtain Of an election
booth would knife in the back the
soldier boys who are sent to fight
for humanity. New Ulm is not and
never was a socialistic community;
it was not because Of the socialistic
doctrine of Townley that it cast its
vote for. the Townley candidates, it
was prot ermanism, 8. hostility to
the government and nothing else.
Now we have in western North
Dakota a number of communities
which are in large majority made
up OF citizens either born in Ger
many or Of German descent We
have in Morton county, cities
that two years ago were not sup
porters of the Townley program be-
cause the citizens are not soctalistic
in their tendencies. They have come
through literally with donations to
the Red Cross and have bought
blocks of Liberty bonds. VIII these
communities in the primary election
next week place themselves in the
roll Of dishonor alongside New UIm?
Their vote for the Townley ticket
will be construed as vote for the
Kaiser and against the government.
For there has been no change in the
Townley economic program Of two
years ago except a change for the
worse, and an attack by Townley
on the government in its position on
the war. Wisconsin German COM
munities in the vote on the senator
ship sneaked into the booths and
voted for Berger, the Socialist can
didata, because he was for Germany,
and today these communities have
been so held up to scorn, and their
disloyalty exposed until stain that
cannot be wiped away has been
smeared over the map Of the south
eastern part of the state. They
wouldn't do it over again, for they
realize the awfulness of their mis-
take.
This Is America. You can't vote
for men who stand for hostility to
America and its institutions, for
Socialists, and leaders Of the I. W.
w. without soiling your garments
and becoming an outcast in a free
nation.
we nave u0dIu uLuLLSL4IlS5 VI
what certain communities will do
in the way Of support Of Townley-
ism. The people Of some Of these
communities know deep down in
their hearts that when they cast a
vote for the Townley candidates
they do it because Townley crici-
cised this government for going to-
war; because he and Governor
Frazier have encouraged all the
disloyalists and sedihonists and So
cialists, and even Lindbergh him
self, the author Of the Infamous pro-
German book, to come into the state
and spread their gospel of hate
against this government, the gov
against this government, our gov
eminent under which you and all
Of us have prospered. And thea man
who votes for a candidate, who. like
Frazier and the legislative candi-
dates, have tied themselves body
and soul to Townley is as much a
German, as much an enemy to
his government as though he set
fire to grain elevator because it