Morris tribune., 1918-12-13

but the is the strong arm method of amending
the constitution in order permit of the Inauguration
the sociastic program of the Non-Partsan League.
The constitution of North Dakota. like the constitution
Minnesota requires that amendment to be passed
shall receive majority of all the legal votes at the
instead of only majority of the votes cast at
the election. North Dakota farmers it appears
willing to elect League officials but they baked the
socialstic amendments, and the result that the
amendments did not receive the required majority of all
votes cast but only majority of affirmative votes
negative votes Now the Non-Partsan League canvas
sing board the opinion of the NonPartisan League
Attorney General has certified that all the amendments
which the bonded debt limit and permit the state
and its subdivisions to in business from
flour mill to grocery, have passed. This ruling
that the constitution is scrap of paper will make
little difference, because Article W. Section of the
federal constitution provides "The United States shall
guarantee to state in the Union republican form
of government and the federal courts will make short
work of any such barefaced Bolshevism the North
Dakota NonParsan League is trying to put The
incident, however shows amount of argument
could that the League true Bolsheviss
The Morris candidate Congress made his
nouncemen last week. Of course the announcement
somewhat camoufaged but true to FORM The item in
which the announcement consisted a recon-
mendaton of Andrew j. Volstad for the United States
mendation Andrew vostead for the United States
of the way in order that Spooner might a
candidate for Congress. Exactly the game
worked with Senator Edw. Rustad. The announcement
that he a prospective candidate district judge
appeared in the Morris long before he decided
to become Rusad could have been reelected
tor with little opposition but that would have
interferred with Spooners ambition to go the Senate
himself. So Rustad began received urgngs and
to for the judgeshp and these urgings and
assurances directly from politicians we'll known
to be closely associated with politically Results
Rustad made the orlorn hope campaign for district judge
and Spooner had his for the Senate
interested in Volsteads advancementn fact he has OPP
posed him for two campaignsbut he is interested in
getting Volstead out of the way in order that he may
get into the Congressional himself.
Gunnar Bjornson, the talented editor of the Mime
Mascot nibbled the pabulum of what is popu
larly paror socialism until he is almost per-
suaded embrace the doctrines of Townleyism the
long-sought remedy for the economic ills of the time
Bjornson high places in the counses of the Re
publican party and at time chairman of the
State Central Committee and it is therefore all the
surprising to note that he is quite concerned be-
majority of the Minnesota legislature will not
the running of that body to the minority of
the League members. Because the League members
early notice that they expected to control the Leg
lature the Republicans organized and will the eg
laure themselves This exactly what they elected
do L the people of the state had wanted the
League to the State, they would have elected
League legislature Instead of that they elected an
overwhelming majority of loyal members opposed to the
League and all it's works. and the only this majority
discharge its trust is to organize and out it's
and not the League program Any other course
would be breach of trust