The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-02-08
NO HYPHEN POSSIBLE.

We learn from the state press that the
Nonpartisan party has named day in
the latter part of this month as the time
when they will again begin to repeat the
political crimes and thefts of two wears
ago.
The program then was to hold secret
caucuses at which no person was allow
ed present except he had the shiboleth.
After naming nominees for the various
political offices, as "nonpartisans" they
each and all few weeks later proceed
ed to say under oath to the assessor that
they were either Democrats or Republi-
cans in political faith and affiliatlon.
Then nj pursuit of political power they
swept over and through the republican
Belgium and the democratic Duchy of
Luxembourg without reference to inter
national party or other law, except the
law of might. When they had gained
vlllanous victory and since that time, no
vestlge of Republican partisanship has
been shown by the Nonpartisan hordes,
except to combine the Republican party
organization with the Nonparty organi-
zation.
If there is anything that the Nonpar-
tlsan party is not, it is that it is neither
Republican or Democratic but is oppos-
ed in every way political to both parties,
and it has no other political platform
John ID. Rockefeller in his palmy
youthful days used the Identical meth
DDS of Messrs Townley and Lemke in
the building up of his 'Big Business
His method was to use all possible busi-
ness and political power to bull-uoze,
boycott and crush his rivals, and when
these means failed he bought the other
fellow out or admitted him as partner.
Today, the Nonpartisan party, stands
in the SAME position as political high
way robber, 1t has jumped aboard the
passing automobiles of the Republicans
and Democrats, thrown out the respec.
tive chauffeurs, and by virtue of the
fact that they have control of the steer
ing wheel, claim to own the car. That
is the real automobile campaign" in
augurated and carried out by Messrs
Townley and Co.
But all this is but commonplace his
tory. There Isn't sensible man in
North Dakota but knows these facts.
Every body knows that the Nonpart,san
party is party according to every pos
slble definition of partlsanship. Every
body knows just the methods pursued
to gain success at the polls. All that
has long ago passed the bounds of ques-
tion.
But in the light of these facts, sixty
days from now men otherwise honest.
men otherwise good citizens, men whose
word would never be questioned by their
friends and neighbors, will at the behest
and request of a man of whom thew
know little except that they have paid
him SIG, to tell them what to do, at his
behest, they will deliberately tell the
township assessor that they are either
or Democrats when in their
own hearts they know that they are tel
ling falsehood. They know that they
have no affiliations with either of these
parties and on the contrary they know
that the Nonpartlsan party under it's
and seditious leaders are do
ing their best to break up the old par
;ies-and yet because they still wear the
'ld uniform they claim to be loyal sol.
liers, s
We do not want anybody to say, swell,
haven't the Nonpartisans right to vote
md organize. isn't this free country?"
and John D. was alway ),
most always) careful to keep within the
printed law. #.s s
But the international law" violated
~ the Germans in the rape of Belgium
vas only .moral law" There is no in
;ernatioDal law except by ''gentlemen's
agreement and moral right. Before
he appearance Of the Nonpartisans there
vas an international law" that was
'arely violated BY gentlemen Of either oil
;hsi old parties. 81.