Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-04-19
CLEAR THE PROUD NAME OF MINNESOTA

CLEAR The PRUUD NAME UE MINNESOTA
Wisconsin cleared itself of the LaFollette disgrace
by electing loyal SENATOR but in doing left smirch
by casting $4,000 Berger, who is under in
dicment for disoyay and had his suppressed for
alleged isoyal utterances and has repeatedly favored
disgraceful peace.
Minnesota will be called upon to vindcate it's 10y
atty in the coming primary campaign and there shouldn
be any "smirch left after the campaign is The
NonPartisan League ticket dishonesty foisted the
Republican primary, should be overwhelmingly de-
feated to make absurd charge that con-
siderable number of voters in Minnesota tainted with
disloyaty. Lndberg the Non-Partisan League candi-
date, has record better than La Folettes for
the time he served, and for Minnesota to give him
of $4,000 $4,000 10000 would be to proclaim
the nation at large that there just that many
voters in the state whose loyalty is tainted.
The brutal truth is that while here at home know
Minnesota is loyal, yet in the nation at large
looked upon about the class with Wisconsin.
Take from Minnesota the stawar record of Nelson
and Kellogg in the Senate and certain loyal members
the House, and Minnesota has lot of things to explain
There the record of Lundeen, Knuson and Davis on
measures in the House, there has been a
candidate for governor and candidate for u S.
senator convicted of disloyalty, there the
LaFollee melting held in St. Paul and his dsoyal utter
cheered to the echo there the New Ulm anti
draft meeting and the marvellous growth of Towneyism
in this state Stand off and look at the record of proud
old Minnesota the first state to offer volunteers for the
Civil War and the Spanish-American War, reader,
cease LnaJ
citizens of other states question whether all that
ought to be UP here.
The loyal people of Minnesota have damned their
misrepresentation disoyaly and about
their business of supplying soldiers and food and funds
for the soldiers with little thought that they being
msjudged by the balance of nation, yet the stink
of disloyalty is going cling the long
LaFolletteism Lundbergism Lundeenism, Van Learsm,
Townleyism, socialism, and all their apostles and all
their ilk not thoroy out and overwhelmingly
rebuked.
votaries of the Non-Partisan League may consider
themselves loyal may be blind consider their
leaders loyal but the fact remains that the balance
the nation has misjudged those leaders, Mime
sofa going to be judged by the verdict which it
the Non-Partisan League candidates at the coming
primary. IS
People may think that extreme this MAJ
ter, writer just proud Minnesota that
the smirch soya1ty this state him.
it to loyalty nothing but 100 per
Lindberg may consider himself absolutely loyal
record is known turnout the country and the Republ
cans of Minnesota cannot nominate him without the Re-
pubicans of other parts of the country looking
ashanti Lundeen may get the loyal
but if he is sent back to the House. the balance
the country will consider ideals of patriotism
easy Van Lear may be satisfactory the people of
Minneapolis but he is Socialist and if Min
neapolis reflects him. she will be regarded by other
cities tring with party many of whose leaders
been convicted in courts of JUSTICE Knutson and Davis
be reelected the of their decide
but these have catered to the proGerman element
and the balance of the country it, Townleyism
rampant thru the state and the Partisan
League elect majority of the legislature but the
rest of the country knows that the League
LaFollete meeting that Townley early opposed draft
and the First Liberty Loan that the League
had various connections with the unsavory Socialists
the L W. W., the Peace Council and various pro-German
activities and for Minnesota to explain their strength
on the grounds that they farmer party would
considered of the "devils only
be to brand Minnesota farmers disoya1 the
of the nation To clear her SKIRTS Minnesota
defeat Lindberg, Lundeen, Knutson and all the
lesser microbes who candidates for legislature
stand sponsors for Townley and Townleyism and the
job must be done well and thoroy, leave no smirch
behind The editor of The Tribune would like to see
Mr. Lndberg get just vote in the entire state and
that his and the for all the all the way
down the line.
"Spurlos versenkt, stamp out completely all evid-
OF the co. 70, 80, 80 and 80 so per loyalty
~ Senator Knute Nelson has yielded to the nsistent