The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-04
BURNQUIST SAYS
FARMERS GAIN
NOTHING UNDER.
SOCIALIST RULE.

Fergus Falls. Mimi. Oct. 4.-Tues-
day was Governors Day" at the
county fair in this city, and an
immense throng of people listened
to the address OF Governor J. A. A.
Burnquist in the late afternoon.
the governor was able to spend
only short time here on account
OF pressing official duties. but he
had promised to come. and arrived
on the afternoon train, reaching the
grounds at 4:30. He spoke for half
an hour in front of the graudstand
and bieachers, before an audience
tina, numbered away up in the -hOu-
sands. 1t was one Of the greatest
gatherings ever seen IN this part Of
tile state.
The governor made a brief per-
sonal statement before entering IL
10 discussion of the war, its causes
and what the United States hopes
and expects to accomplish by it.
He said that certain men who
were enriching themselves by col
Letting the farmers money were try
ing TO create the impression that
the present state administration was
opposed to the farmers and the la
boring men. Nothing could be far
Their from the truth. The admins
tration had fought hard and Vigor-
ously to secure Justice for the farm
er in the matter Of wheat grades
and prices and in conjunction with
the Minnesota members of congress
had secured changes which had
brought at least 1897 900 to the
farmers of the northwest.
During the range strike, which
was stirred up by Haywood's tools
with a view to stopping the produc-
ton Of iron and thus aiding Ger
many, Haywood sent an insulting
telegram to the governor of Mime
sofa because the governor had di-
rected the sheriff to maintain order
on the range during the strike. Hay
woods I. w. WIS plotted against
the life Of the governor at about the
same time. Haywood is now serving
a long term in the federal prison"
said Governor Burnquist. and Le-
Sueur ought to be with him."
THE American government" said
the Governor. lis a government Of all
the people; a government where
every citizen of every occupation
and every condition in life is given
fair and equal opportunities. Efforts |
to array class against class for pollt- |
cal or monetary profit are most re-
prehensible, especially in war times, |
when all should be united.
The governor read the letter writ |
ten by Arthur LeSueur, secretary Of |
the Nonpartisan league, w. d. Hay |
wood. head Of the I. w. w, as fol- |
lows:
Mr.. VIM. D. Haywood.
1914 w. Washington St.,
Chicago. Ill.
Fellow Worker:
Have Just returned from Des
Moines, Iowa. and am very glad to |
be able to report that all of the |
cases there are disposed Of favorably |
and the boys at liberty. I think the
Defense Committee is satisfied with
the handling OF the case. OF course, |
Il was not one in which any labor |
principle was involved, and there
fore the fight was simply made to |
get the boys out.
Ny expenses for the trip were |
$34.30 and If you send me check for |
that, it will clean the matter up.
How are you coming with the |
Minnesota proposition. 1 hope you |
don't start anything until the year |
has expired. This damned war |
business is going to make it mighty |
hard to do good organization work |
or good radical work OF any kind, |
but ! think the fight should be now
centered against spy bills and con-
scription.
Have you heard from Pennsyl-
vania with Powers Of Attorney?
Yours for Industrial freedom.
Arthur LeSueur.
LeSueur, by the way Is Townley's
closest advisor.
"The men who are at the head
OF this league" said the governor,
ARE not only planning to get the
farmers money but they are plan
ing to take away the farmers
farms" They are in league with
socialists Of the I. w. w. type in
the cities and are doing everything
possible to stir up class hatred"
The governor advised those who
want a governor of Minnesota who
will surrender a bankrupt schemer
from North Dakota and a socialist
from Kansas TO vote for the candi-
date these men have put up. For his
own part, he did not wish to be
that kind of a governor.
After a few preliminary remarks
along this line, the governor launch
ed into the war situation.
New Shipment of Heimann's Pat
terms, just received. Holderman's-Adv.l