Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-06-07

to the city of New York. to Wisconsin and
more recently to cities ST. and New Ulm were
watched the country
VOTER MUST RECOGNIZE THE TEST
The duty of the citizen is to get it clear that
certain election certain vote is to be taken the
country of loyalty and not be blinded by
local issue At ST. Paul's recent city election for
instance 10000 votes cast for the whom
the balance of the country looked as the dsoya
there not 10000 disloyal voters in
ST. Paul. all of the dsoyal included in that TO-
600 and the remainder who helped make up the 10000
people who engrossed with petty local
that they did not realize that the ctys loyalty was
tested, intent they whether not some
street should be paved what to be paid or
who to hold down little city job that they
blind the real ISSUE intent their affairs that
they did not realize that there is on. Whatever
the outcome of the pending primary it certain that
the vote will disclose that there altogether too
who do realize the fact that there is war
on not realize how the other states in the union
watching Minnesota to whether not she will
port her loyal candidates
ISSUE IS LOYALTY
Elsewhere in this number will be found the sample
ballots which will be voted at the primary election
perusal of the will show that the issue of
loyalty and dsloyay is the only between several
of the candidates both the Republican and nonpart
ballots.
PETERSON SHOULD NOT GET ONE VOTE
between Knue Nelson and J. A. Peterson for the Re-
publican nomination for United States Senator
Nelson's patriotic marked that
commended by President Wilson and has practically
been endorsed by the Democrats for unanimous re-
election J. A. Petersons unpatriotc service has been
that he has been convicted disloyay and
is under sentence of four in the federal prison.
has of execution pending appeal If the judg
ment is affirmed. Peterson could sit in United
States senate if elected and if his appeal successful
and he is discharged, there would be probability of
the senate giving him seat anyway vote for Peter
son. therefore nothing except that the
wishes to record his support of Peterson disoyal act
vote for Peterson will be slap at the country and at
the courts. Peterson ought to get the
state, and yet know that voters thru careless
and ignorance will Peterson,
will misudged just the vote
The of this editorial inform
that at least bring Stevens
county by voting for candidates whose election
understood approval of disoyalty
LINDGERGH THE BLUE CARD CANDIDATE"
In the governorship contest vote for Burnquist
support for the who has loyalty supported
the national administration in the carrying
war, while vote for Lndbergh support man
who has voted and worked against the honor and in
terests of this country both before after
started for Lindbergh endorsement
his views and those views fully set forth in Lind
bergh's book on the Anyone who believes he has
been Outraged by being asked to support the Red Cross
anyone who believes bounded" because his
neighbors asked him to buy Liberty Bonds anyone who
believes because he has been SOL
icited for Y. M. G. A. K. c. contribution,
believes this is erich mans war; that CONSUMPTION
is unlawful that it is unconstitutional
to France believes of the other things
in detail in the quotations from Lndberghs book printed
in these columns two weeks ago may Lind
bergh but he cannot complain if his neghbors look upon
him disloya citizen People other states of the
union know Lindbergh's record going to Judge
the loyalty Of Minnesota by the size of the vote cast
against him here.
Furthermore Lndbergh is the nominee of the Nom
Partisan League, of the leaders wilhelm fact
the very who nominated Lindbergh-have been con-
victed of under indictment for disloyalty
OF the other candidates for state Office the contest
is principally between the present incumbents are
of proved loyalty and the whom the disloyal
leaders of the NonPartisan League nominated or en-
dorsed
VOLSTEAD OPPOSED BY LEAGUE
In this congressional district, same obtains
the contest being between Congressman an
unassaable loyalty record long years
the people of the district and aspant who
endorsed by the Non-Partisan League. How much the
national administration is interested return Of Mr.
volstead be gathered from recent statement made
by Webb, chairman OF the Judiciary Committee Of
the House. NJ vostead is the ranking Republican mem
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