The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
Asks Support
For Burnquist
4. d. STEWART ASKS ALL RED.
WOOD COUNTY RESIDENTS
TO VOTE RIGHT

10 IAe voters OF REDWOOD County,
From sense Of duty | wish 30
talk to you, with no other desire in
my heart than that our verdict al
the coming primary election NAV be
an expression of unquestionable low
atty to our government, and an en-
couragement to our brave bows who
are fighting and dying for the sa-
cred cause of liberty on the she'll
torn fields of France.
Never IN the history of the state
have its citizens been confronted with
such 2 solemn responsibility as that
winch devolves upon US in making
c4olce OF the chief executive Of our
great commonwealth who shall d.
Sect the war activities in the future.
avery voter who enters the booth
1eNt Monday, with his lead-pencsI
a Id his God, will determine for him
Sself has appreciation eff Just laws
a1d institutions, based upon rig1lte-
u BUSINESS and representation and the
measure Of his desire to beQueath
the blessings of free government to
the children of men. AZ
The issue is SO clearly defined be-
tween the two candidates who have
fled as Republicans for the guberna-
tOTial nomination that we can not
mistake it. Burnquist stands for
vigorous war policy and is in full
sympathy and cooperation with our
great President under whose super
vision the resources and energies o.
the nation are employed to crush
military autocracy in the world
whose purposes and detectives are a
danger and menace to our splendid
civilization.
Mr.. Lindberg, candidate Of the So
called nonpartisan league. is not III
sympathy and accord with the adj
ministTative policies of our President
and his public declarations have been
in his public declarations have beea
IF Burnquist is nominated Loyalty
will be triumphant, and our boys IL
= the camps and trenches will greatly
joice.
If Lindberg wins our boys will he
depressed, for they will have a right
to feel that we are not solidly be.
hind them in their supreme sacrifice
the bells in Berlin will ring and
Kaiser William and his cohorts VIII
laugh with fiendish glee.
There is no middle ground on this
question. Every man will classify
himself next Monday whether he is
for or against the United States, in
its hour of greatest need and the
little slip of paper called the ballot
will be his glory or his shame for
all time.
l have abiding faith and confidence
in the common sense, good intentions
and loyalty of the farmers of Red
wood county. They always want to
be right and will be right when they
understand the situation.
For the past months paid organic
ers Of the nonpartisan league have
been going among US who have no
more interest in our welfare than IN
their commission of the membership
feefi preaching the gospel of dlscon-
tent, arraying class against lass,
stirring up prejudice against duly
constituted authority and casting
doubt as to the righteousness of
Americas part in this war, which
conduct, in times like these is high
treason. Any man who distracts
the public mind from the main issue
destroys American unity and effec-
tiveness in this war and is as dan
gerous an enemy to this country as
were the Bolsheviki leaders who
brought ruin, sorrow and everlasting
shame to Russia.
In the last analysis this country
is governed by public opinion. If
public opinion remains sound and
patriotic, with resources greater
than that of Germany and her allies
combined, America and her allies will
win this war. There are three things
needed: men, money and the right
spirit. The greatest of all is the
patriotic spirit in America. In it is
hope for the world. Heroic, bleed
ing France, whose fleet and army
helped US win our Independence with
streaming eyes looks across the At
lantic for the manifestation of this
spirit We must Motive shall not
fail France in the hour of her direst
need.
In my talk I want to appeal es-
pecially to you young men OF this
county who are soon to take your
places in the trenches with our COM
rades, to fight humanity's battles, to
come out of this Townley assault up
on your integrity, honor and loyalty,
clean and strong for true American
ism.
| believe in cooperation. 10 pro-
tect himself the farmers must organ
ize on the basis of cooperation:
could be a member OF the American
Society of Equity. 1t has notable
achievements to its credit, but can
not endorse the nonpartlsan league
because its leaders are tainted with
disloyalty. No man who. wants his
associates to believe that he is 100
percent American should belong to
an organization with so many OF it's
leaders indicted and in jail for sedl-
tous attitude and disloyal statements.
We have economic problems to
solve, but let us concentrate our Ell
forts on winning this war. It's no
time to weed the garden when, the
house is on fire. Townleyism is, IN
effect, Kaiserism, and I ask OF you
fellow farmers whose confidence
enjoy, in whose mutual and cooper
alive enterprises for the last 20
years l have labored, to repudiate
Townleyism at the primaries next
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