The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-10

attempted to deny its own existence.
while tuthlessly drowning the demo-
crat party and assuming falsely to
ltsell he organization Of the republican
party Of this state.
In the sinking without trace of the
democratic party and in the rape of the
republican party, all previous inter-
party and time-honored customs and
the primary laws Of the state were ig-
nored and treated as scraps Of paper" j."
Under the cloak of pretended
(farmer) democracy. Under the pretense
OF the utter destruction Of all trusts,
monopolies "big-biz" and similar public
evils. with a distinct Socialistic tenden-
cies with the temptation to the farmers
that Everything should be in the hands
OF the government and that the farmers
should be that government, the devil
took the yeomanry of this state up into
a. high mountain and bid them take, for
all they had to do was to reach out and
get it.
With this temptation the devil sue.
ceeded in forming the greatest and for
the time the most successful business
and political trust" monopoly" and
boycott" ever known in the state if not
in the whole country.
In the name and wearing the garb of
democracy, a self.constituted kaiser es
tablished his sole authority over thous-
ands of well-meaning people who we're
apparently dazed and dazzled out of
their wits by his very audacity.
"Over there the kaiser rests his claim
to supreme authority on "Me and Gott," I"
over here the state kaiser omits .'Gott"
and IS at once the automatic and auto.
cratic sovereign of the state of North
Dakota.
Through the divided ranks of the Red
sea of partisan politics. the kaiser led
his hosts and landed safe on the other
side where they have been wandering
for the last two years in the wilderness.
But the host has its troubles. A party
whose only platform is dissatisfaction,
whose leaders are leaders because they
are chronic kickers. cannot long exist.
A party must build as we'll as destroy.
Dissatisfaction with everything else I'M
plies dissatisfaction with each other.
Among the troubles of the anomalous
party is the question ofthe loyalty of the
leaders. Mr.. Townley insists that he is
OF the most loyal, but in speeches and
print, the only loyalty that he has shown
is Just that say-so. In every other way
be has been wanderer in "No Mans
Land.' He has been challenged many
times but no legal proof as yet has con-
victed him. But many of his decples
have not been quite so cautious and
have landed in jail.
And now the people are coming to
their sober second thought and are
wondering as they wander, where they
are at and whittier they are going?
People may be fooled for part of the
time but not for always.
Last week at Minot there was meet.
ing OF men from all over this state whose
only qualification as delegates was that
they could truthfully answer the aues-
tion of the local assessor as to party afi-
litions, II am Republican" The con.
ventlon was composed of all classes of
men; there was no question whether the
delegate was by occupation farmer, a
businessman or professional man, just
that he was aloyal citizen of the state OF
North Dakota, who believed in equal
rights for everybody. Many repenrant
prodigals were there and 1.-The meeting
was harmonious and enthusiastic.
1t was decided ito nominate ticket
which is published herewith of good
tried loyal mea ard print these names
for ratification at the primaries in June.
The movement is a reaction from the
vagaries and disloyalties Of the Socialis-
tic tendencies of the Nonprtisan party
The republicn party is being born again.
We will have more to say about the
candidates next week.
There is Just one great question be-
fore the people in this state, in all the
states. shall government of the people
by the people. and for the people perish
from the earth? &,
Contrast that question in your own
mind with the one man Townleyirm that
now controls the government Of this
state and make your own answer at the
June primaries.