The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-10-26
WHY WE SUPPORT DOYLE.

Why should The Forum, Republican
newspaper, support S. J. Doyle, a Demo
crat, for governor of North Dakota?
Perhaps there are some voters not famil-
lar enough with the politics Of North Da-
kota to see the consistency for themselves,
SO it is fair enough question, and should
have a straightforward answer.
To begin with, party labels have no
meaning in North Dakota these days.
Note how the Nonpartisan league candi-
dates are running on the Republican ticket
in North Dakota; on the Democratic ticket
in Idaho; on whiskey ticket in Mime
sota and on a National party ticket in
Montana.
The Nonpartisans are the cuckoos of
politics They build no nests of their own
have no permanent lodgings. They steal
the party organizations they find most con-
venient and use them as long as they are of
value. In North Dakota they have stolen
the Republican nest The Forum prefers
to roost with the other birds while they are
in it.
The issue then is not one Of party labels,
but one of principles. 1t Is an issue be-
tween Democracy and Socialism. There is
only one choice for an American to make
We can't support Governor Frazier be-
cause he stands for removing the limit
from the bonded Indebtedness of North Da-
kota; for removing all restrictions on how
the money shall be spent; for removing all
bars to equality in taxation and putting
into effect the single tax on land; for
House Bill A and all that it implies; for
removing all safeguards that stand be-
tween the public funds and the Townley
gang.
We can't support Governor Frazier be-
cause he represents the party that would
install Fellow Worker" LIE Sueur, the at
torney and friend of Bill Haywood the
convict, as dictator of all legislation in
North Dakota; the party that has con-
sumers' stores, newspapers, and banks to
sell to the state; because he is not the rep
resentative Of the people Of North Dakota,
but of six to dozen Socialists who are not
even residents of North Dakota, and whose
average taxes here are 73 cents a year
apiece Their orders would mean more to
Governor Frazier than the orders of any
thousand or any ten thousand voters and
taxpayers of the state.
We can support S. j. Doyle because he is
fighting with all the strength that is in
him. the influence of these Bolshevists who
would impose class government and a
regime of full and frank Socialism on
North Dakota.
We can support him because of his clean
and progressive record as a legislator in
North Dakota.
We can support him because of the de-
termined stand he took year ago, as a
federal officer, in the handling of pro- Ger
man propaganda in this state At a time
when pacifst, Socialist and disloyal agita-
tors were concentrating their efforts on
this state, encouraged by Governor Fraz-
ier, Mr.. Doyle, as federal marshal, showed
an absolute fearlessness and indifference to
anything but his sense of duty. To him
more than to any one man in the state, per-
haps is due the credit for the maintenance
of order and the suppression of disloyalty
1.-The makes as good governor as he did
marshal he will satisfy most loyal voters
Moreover we can support Mr.. Doyle be-
cause he has made clean campaign
squarely on the issues He has thrown no
mud despite the dirty methods employed
by the opposition, but has stuck to issues
and repeatedly challenged Governor Fraz-
ier to meet him in joint debate on those is
sues This challenge has been consistent
ly declined by Governor Frazier for the
very good reason that Mr.. Doyle has all the
arguments ON his side and both he and the
governor know it.
It's. choice between Frazier the con
stitutional amendments, Socialism, Town
leyisrn, consumers stores, ''Bin'' Hay
woods friends, and The Red Terror on one
side, and s. j. Doyle and progressive
Democratic platform on the other. That's
why The Forum is supporting Mr.. Doyle
with all the vigor at its command.