Morris tribune., 1918-08-30
SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT" AND SUPPORT
ING THE GOVERNOR


Whenever a question in foreign policy is raised.
whenever this country faces anything in the way
international crisis, whenever it is engaged war;
the rallying of Support the President is raised
This noble sentiment embodies the confidence
people in the intrinsic strength of their Institutions
1t is Democracy's to Autocracy. 1t is
the free mans voluntary surrender of his
rights in order to preserve those rights. 1t is
the of intelligent citizenship to the
stiles of the hour It is the qunessence of American
perence weathering of the danger
storms thru which the ship of state must travel
But just would steal the livery of
saint to the devil in rotten traitor
Hun, anti-American agitator in the country is now
supporting the president-with mouth and wordy
solution and at the time raising all the hell they
for Governor Burnquist and other representa-
tive of constituted authority in the state.
When the United States is engaged in war; the gov
of the his identity the head of
sovereign state becomes all ntens and purposes
only the head of administrative entity of the federal
Within his district he becomes the channel
thru which federal laws enforced raised
industries modified and disloyalty put down.
One year ago sentiment in Minnesota regarding the
in a mighty critical condition. There had been
lot of bell-ringng and raising but about that
time the seriousness of the beginning to take
hold upon people. There ominous rumblings,
eliminating in the antidraft meeting at New Ulm the
rantings of Towney and his agitators at NonPartsan
League picnics and finally the notorious LaFoette meet
ing ST. his surring illusions to the righte
indignations of Americans at barbarities
cheered to the echo
> In this situation Governor Burnquist threw him
self into the Having already incurred the enmity
of the l. w. w. for the in which he preserved
order the previous summer the iron range, he
the object every effort which he
forth preserve the good of the state put
seditious agitation and stamp disloyatya Townley
and his Socialist and W. w. associates about that
time began to talk of supporting the president but
vented their against the who labor
ict
wisely in his sphere help carry this a
cessful conclusion. But the not hedged
by that inbred American tradition support the
president his official acts in support of the gov
eminent became the object of attack by the most
scrupulous of political freebooers that
organized within the state of Minnesota.
What the terrible thing that Burnquist did?'
asked gentleman of recently. II just asking for
information, the gentleman added a of neighbors
forever talking about the awful things that Burn
qust has DONE but of them will tell what they
are"
That's the situation The Non-Partisan Leader and
all the rest of the Towney kept press have pounded
the governor so much and so long that great many
people had poison injected into their minds and
have then locked their minds and delivered the
Town1ey while the poison works.
Burnquist is going to be re-elected-and probably
by substantial majority But who has stood
by America he has, he is entitled well-nigh
animous endorsement He should not have fight for
his reelection but the loyal people of the state (and
that includes who mistakenly voted against him
at the primares) should be happy register their
prevail of his work. In other words, for who has
labored courageously wisely as has for the
of the far lay within the Of
Minnesota to contribute to that success he is entitled
to the benefit of that well-grounded American
sentiment which enjoins support the president
inscriptions and disoyal criticism and poisoning of
minds of the people should be absolutely overwhelmed
the face of statewide thorogoing American senti-
ment of
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR"
One thing of value that will result from the war
and that seldom travelling experience
Of the young and women engaged in army service.