Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-14

ment of democracy, Mr.. Cuthbert
continued:
II am not going to speak to you
about the Hun on the other side of
the Atlantic do not fear his effects
on the aus of democracy, for he is
going back all the time and will go
back until autocracy is crushed, but I
am going to appeal to your sense Of
responsibility concerning the Huns
who live in America and who become
patriotic only When they a save
their political scalp.
"In this connection I want to
tell You people that 1 have known
John .Stcen for ten-eleven years,
and I know that he believes in
the things for which 100 per cent
Amcricanism stands. 1 would
not mako this statement. If 1 did
not know it t o be literally true,
for 1 would not 60 across u street
to speak for Liz candidacy of q
man about whose loyalty 1 enter
tained the slightest doubt.
"Townley and His Cohorts"
"On the other. hand, when you
point to Townley and his cohortsJ
meaning of their camouflaging the
farmers? What are they trying to
cover up by doing so? Is all that 100
per cent A~mericanism? I, think not.
when Mr.. Townley began to con-
troll the destinies of North Dakota,
just as the Kaiser controls the destiny
of Germany-at which goal was he
aiming?
Il can tell it to you in a few words.
1t was Socialism. You have all seen
the reproduction of the registration
I1o 1 ,yl@~1 To,r,~~,, l1r@.sL-L l:~.
self as a socialist. I understand he
was excluded from the party later on,
because he did not turn in funds fast
enough-certain small funds of which
1 have no definite Knowledge; what
ever it was, it was a very insignificant
bagatelle compared to the two and a
half million dollars hat have since
gone out of the pockets of the farm
ers of our state.
TT was socialism that Townley
wanted to establish. And I am re-
liably told that Governor Frazier
upon a certain occasion had said that
he was elected on the basis of a pledge
of absolute allegiance to Townley, and
that he a to remain loyal to Town
ley. Think of it!
The Rage. of. Deities.
Whom the gods will destroy, they
first make mad Mr.. Townley asks
the people Of North Dakota to let him
lead them to slaughter, He wants to
be the. boss of the whole movement,
and like the Kaiser, he tells the peo-
pie how to vote. They who follow
Townley must follow the red flag of
socialism and must believe in the
Townley principle Of arraying class
against class.
This must be resisted. BY sup
porting John Steen for governor we
have a fine opportunity TO make the
resistance effective when we combine
it with three things supremely need
ed: Intelligence. integrity and the
spirit of sacrifice"
Very strong applause greeted Mr..
Cuthbert when he concluded his
speech which was considered an I'M
usually clear and convincing %presenta-
ton of some of the political issues
which confront the voters of the state.
Burtness is Speaker.
O.. B. Burtness, candidate for the
house from the seventh district, who
was introduced as the next speaker,
opened his remarks with the follow
ing statement:
"The powers behind the gov
ernment of North Dakota do not
stand as 100 per ent Americans,
Ohm Stccn and the other candi-
dates endorsed at the Lincoln Re-
publican conference at Minot do.
There is no camouflage about
Stcen. He doesn't say to you:
Buy a Liberty Bond-but it is
wrong, anyhow Steen has y
pledged the whole state to stand
back of the United States govern
ment in case he is elected"
Mr.. Burtness then took up various
details Of the present state admin
istration, referring with telling effect
to. the extravagant increase in the
states disbursements during the pres
ent regime. @Mf
Much attention was devoted to an
analysis of the notorious House Bill
"A about which Mr.. Burtness said:
There are things in that bill to
which I am not opposed. There are
others to which I am irrevocably and
unalterably opposed, and the main
trouble is that we are asked to vote
for the whole Of the bill. That's
where the trick comes in, for while
we might think that some of the Sec
tons VI all right, there are more to
which we are opposed. But we are
asked to vote for all the sections as a
WHOLE"
Mr.. Burtness finally urged every
one present to join the Steen for Gov
ernor Club, and when the meeting
was over a large number took advan-
tage of the opportunity to become
members. ...
Mr.. Whitman's Platform.
". s. Whitman, candidate for the
senate from the sixth district, made
few remarks saying that he based his
candidacy chiefly on the fact that he
was a farmer, a laboring man, and
business man. IT believe in labor and
farmers organizations" Mr.. Whit.
man said. " but I do not believe In
Townleyism. II elected, I will do the
very best I can for all Of you, and ]
may add that I consider the issue Of
patriotism very essential. No man OF
set of men will dictate to me, and II
you elect me. you will find that
stand for those principles which arr
dear to the heart of every American
KNITTING IUNCHEONs
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