The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-11
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep
ing UP With North Dakota Editors


ton as follows
Talk about class agitation! The poor at
tempt at being NEWS paper, Fargo Cour-
Ter News, has for time been yelping
about unfair methods of the anti-leaguers,
claiming all the while that no attempts have
been made to arouse the farmers against the
. townspeople. But Sunday morning under a
Valley City headline the Courier contained a
notice Of the sale Of The Times Record to
anti-leaguers. That was not so bad but In
the NEWS item the hidden insinuation
Since the paper is going to be aVowedly anti
farmer organ, the attitude of the farmers
about Valley City toward the townspeople
of that place will be watched with consid-
cradle interest"
That sentence was deliberate attempt
behalf Of The Courier to arouse the farmers
of Barnes against the citizens of Valley
City. Furthermore, do you get that state
ment 'anti-FARMER" press? Not anti
Lacquer, but anti-farmer. The Courier
knows that there are not enough Leaguers
in that community to form corporaPs
guard so they insinuate that the paper will
be conducted along lines opposed to ALL
FARMERS.
The Page Foeoord suggests steen club for that
community. We'll. why notT" is the only
answer to this question:
All over the state John steen Clubs" are
being organized, the object being to secure
the nomination of the ticket headed by
Steen for governor. 1t requires organization
to meet the combine controlled by Townley.
Why not get busy at once and organize
here in Page?
The Mountrail County Promoter pays its re-
spects to recent Nonpartisan speaker there, as
follows
A speech consisting of some Of the most
damnable rot that has ever been heard in this
city delivered here last Monday after
noon by one Coulter, under the auspices of
the Nonpartisan league. If he had any ara
guments tending to throw any light on the
political questions or the economic PROPOSE
tions of the league. he did not present them.
In fact he stated when he was through that
he did not mention these questions for the
reason that he had been in the state only
short time and not familiar with them
If person would eliminate the word
farmers" and substitute the word Tailoring
class" in the speech he made, 1t would pass
the censor of the most rabid and
rank l. w. w. speeches we have ever heard
A harangue Of that kind can have only
aim; one purpose; one result-Ethat Of inct-
ing discomfort, dissatisfaction and agitation
Even the staunchest supporters of the league
must have felt ashamed to listen to 1t, What
be gained by sending out man to talk
such rot is beyond the comprehension Of any
sane man. Instead Of building up and gain
ing supporters for the league, speeches Of
that kind would soon disband the whole or
ganization Instead Of uniting and building
harmony in community, such speeches will
tear down and destroy it. 1t does more harm
to the community in one day than the Com
nIunity club can repair in a year.
The Devils Lake World SIMS up the case
against the Nonpartisan economic program as
follows:
It's beginning to dawn upon the taxpayers
Of this state that the bonding Of this state
for $1O,000O00, as proposed in the Townley
program would be a. calamity to the state,
and would put US in debt so that taxes
would be almost unbearable. We already
have taxes enough and during these times
when the war is taking so much money we
believe that it would be little short Of folly
to bond our state at this time. But this is
what the ToWnley Socialists advocate and
If you vote for their men whom they have
selected for the legislature, you are prac-
tically sanctioning this bonding. Mr.. Tax
hot 1rriY1e 10 Sn hon
The Cavalier Chronicle pays this tribute to
Judge Henry G. Wick:
While 1t may be true that there are several
candidates seeking nomination and election
for representative in congress from the First
Congressional district OF North Dakota, there
is none better fitted for the position by nat
ural endowment and liberal education than
Judge Henry G. Wick, OF Pembtna county.
Judge Wick was born in Houston, Min
nesota, March 8, 1869. and came to the Red
river valley in 1879. He pioneered as a boy
on farm near Hoople. in Walsh county and
later taught school In 1898 he graduated
with high honors from the state university.
He secured fellowship in political science
and NJ A. from Columbia university, New
York, in 1895. Studied law at Yale and Col
umbia and was admitted to the bar in 1898.
Was presidential elector in 1900. Has been
county judge Of Pembina county since 1905,
and last four terms had no Democratic OPP
position. Has always been a Republican
but Independent and progressive.
The parents Of Judge Wick were among the
early Immigrants from Norway before the
Civil war. The Judge is not unfamiliar with
the language and literature OF that country
but has never used nationality for political
effect. He been elected and reelected to
the oh1ce in county with perhaps the
smallest Scandinavian population in the
state. lis thoroughly American and will yield
to no man in his patriotism
Judge Wick lisa man of pleasing address
and one OF the most forcible orators and de-
baters In the state. He has broad knowl-
edge of state and national affairs ana is widely
acquainted among the people He would be
81 most efhcient representative of the people
at washington and do higher honor 10 his
district. state and nation.
The intellectual ability and moral intags
Eitg OF Judge Wick ere uuduastioned