The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-24
DOYLE HACKERS
ARE CONFIDENT
OF RESULTS IN
FALL ELECTION
Meeting In Minot Adopts
Resolutions-Campaign
To Begin Early.

Minot, N. D., July 24.-Confidence
in the prospects for a successf4l
campaign for the election of S. j..
Doyle as governor. of North Dakota
in the November election was evil
dent among the Republicans anu
Democrats who held a conference
in Minot Monday and Tuesday. ana
who closed their sessions yesterday
afternoon.
Plans for the campaign will be
made Immediately by the committee
that has been organized by the two
political parties, and the headquar-
ters in Fargo will be opened as soon
as possible.
Resolutions Adopted.
Yesterday afternoon the confer
ence adopted the following resolu-
tons: .o
ton. and the members OF the 4+d DemG o.
Joint conference. assembled at Minot'
N. D., this 22nd day OF july 1919
adopted the following resolutions:
nor 9uT n2 IdPR IS Of az every citizen in
the state is to give his full support
to the government and the present
national administration in the prose-
cutiop Of the war, to the enc AMI tns sIct
cessful conclusion, that the principles
upon which our government was
founded may be preserved Tor 1uture
mend the earnest and untiring, EFFORTS
of President Wilson and his adInlnls-
tration to curtail unjust prohteerlng
incidental to the prosecution or the
war, regarding the war pFolIteer S IL
the German propaganda as equally
u'St'S We endorse the attitude Of
President Wilson on the use OF tot T.,
eign languages in public me etfi gS III
We further believe that the reg uIa-
ton thereof is the prerogattVe OF the
| federal government. ANY other aL all
rude. on. the part OF stste onlc11Is o o11--
not be in good faith, for IN any con CON
| dict between state and federal author-
| tiles the federal law must prevail.
y, We condemn the present state
administration, for it's utter Lall ~ +b 20
keen its pre-election promises TO the
people, of this state, to conouct tnS
| public affairs in an economlcal ana
| efficient manner, and we call aLten-
ton to the. fact that there mas cs pee 81
| conducting every department OF Tn. Ene
state government, with the exception
I of the state treasury.
| T. We also condemn the attempt OF
| the administration to convert unlaW-
! fully the, last legislative Assembly
| into q constitutional conVentlon anu
| to pass the so-called. house Dill a.
| Our present CONSTITUTION zPt t1SS, 8 &
| specifc method Of amendment, ana
also provides the safeguard that eacH
| proposed amendment must De voice
| on separately. Any attempt to over
ride such PROVISIONS Is a ,y IGsIIet +11I
| of the oath of office Of any leglsliat:oII
making such attempt, or any ornclal
urging or recommending the same. a
| general revision should only be MADE
by regularly elected e cons t,1tnse
but in fairness to our boys at tnf
front, and so that we may mee'
changed economic conditions result
ing from the war, such should NOT f De
! held until after the war: A caretu,
consideration of house Pill a. Wi
| convince the people OF this state thal
it is vicious legislation, dangerous &c
the future welfare OF the pe9p4e. . an
if enacted into law would only result
4 I'm the destruction Of the credit or the
state with large and ineYttable loss tC
all taxpayers, go .
s.. We are. opposed 20, al LorLL rs 9, =.
gang control in the political affairs
Of our state, and believe that th'
people will not knowingly give con-
troll of our government to a gang o.
Socialists who. while pa ram o.
} " conspiring to lead us into brand
of socialism that has no reverence 10!
, the Divine, and who by secretly los
, tering atheism and tnhdellsm z, are at,
, tempting to undermine our Christian
civilization, and by. a propaganda @
arraying class against class are de.
, stroyfng the community life of man!
/ localities in our state.
III 6. Agriculture is the chief bust
: ness of this state. We believe, tn
? farmers thereof are entitled to haY
: | a terminal elevator built at once a
the expense of the state, and that tn
constitution should be so amended
j that q mill can be built and operate'
in connection herewith. Whethe
, such enterprises will of certalnt.
prove successful is beside the issue
The farmers are entitled to them q
: an experiment Ii nothing else A mil
/ | is particularly important to determine
! the milling values of our wheat, a
, well as the cost Of changing Whea
RI q. Two large packing plants ar
= now in the process of construction
n within this state, This is a new en-
terprise within our borders Its sue
II cess will be determined in the future
and it is admitted that no more plant
are needed for a few years at least
J with private individuals within on
3 state willing to make the neeessar,
i experiment, we are opposed to risk
! | ing public moneys in additional SINH
{ lar enterprises at this tine before 1T
success Us more reasonably assured.
8. We are in favor Of state hal
insurance by an acreage tax.
81 Wa recommend the und0a1lttS