The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-02
The Editors Mail Bag
To the Editor:


While I think Misrepresentation usually may
better be ignored than explanation attempted.
However upon the assumption that the article
in your issue of Oct. S1st inferred a re-estirna-
ton of the personally complimentary editorial
opinion you had expressed in the issue of Oct.
go / have only to state, that it is we'll and gem
orally known in this community that for years
Gng previous to the advent of "The League" /
had worked for and advocated the democratic
safeguarding of representative government
through the instrumentalit of a workable in
btiative and referendum law. Relying rather up
on it's RESERVE POWERS in the peoples will,
than melting to its exercise 1 still favor such
law take democracy seriously as the best
remedy against abuse of a representative form,
and where it is form only. s..
Several days ago I gave my approval to a
proof sheet. of an article, which you fail to
publish, which has been quite generally distrib-
uted among town dwellers" you say. I don't
know. ss.~as
I was not asked to sign it and did not, and
do not know that any one else did, and was not
told who else approved it.
stated. And reaffirm them now. do not either
care or object how many or how few perosna
subscribed to its reasoning, or who. simply
stated its arguments had my approval and that
as a citizen and bushes man 1t could be so
stated.
ercise my own judgment and do my own think
Ding until lose my breath.
(signedl ROBERT BLAKEMoRE
Editors Note:-The article Mr.. Blakemore re-
league headquarters on Wednesday evening. It
bears the names of VIM Lemke. Robert Is.
Blakemore, Dr. H. h windsor Roy Files and
Herbert Hard, as signers, and is an appeal for
the passage Of all the constitutional amend
ments being supported by the Nonpartisan
league.
To The Editor of The Forum:
our attention is being continually called to the
wonderful record of Congressman Baer in stand
ing by the President in all war measures.
When he was present he had to stand by him
but why did he get out at critical times?
In the fore part OF December last Mr.. Baer
knew that the matter of a declaration Of war
on the part of the United tSates against Austria
Hungary was pending. He knew that matters
were getting critical He knew that certain
Austrian units had been found the west
front in Europe and bonbarding our American
BOYS He knew the hour was critical
What did he do? Remain where he belong
ed in order to stand by the President, to stand
by the American boys in the trenches? Not he.
He left washington and his seat in congress and
came to Minnesota to take the platform in
ganization work for the Nonpartisan league.
nesota in the afternoon On December 7th he
was doing the same work in Dakota county,
Minnesota, That was the day war was declared
ON Austria Hungary. That was the day for all
men to stand by the President That was the
hour when personal affairs should have been set
aside. That was the time when Mr.. Townley
should have ordered Mr.. Baer back to his job
rather than to compel him to stay away from
his place and help organize some new territory
for the league. 8s
for changes in some sections.
Take the present days. Has congress been
adjourned? Is Mr.. Baer's job for himself Of
more interest to him than attending to world af-
fairs in the place he was elected to- I'LL?
Mr.. Baer will have TO shout pretty loud his
oflclai organs viii have TO use UP much paper
loyalty to the Presidents policies in our cons
gresham now attending to personal political af-
fairs rather than giving attention to the big
hour IN washington. Voter.
Fargo, Oct. 81