The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

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supposed to have given at Surrey
this state. in which &C Is said that YOU
made bitter attack upon the state
administration and referred to state
ofncials as rsedttionists. pro-German-
lists and disloyaiists."
can not imagine what reasons
YOU could have had for making any
such statements, and IL IL Is true that
you did make such statements ii
seems to me that an apology ts due
from you. 1T has been suggested that
/ take this matter UP with the war
department but as + understand that
you have been called to the colors, /
do not intend to take any action that
viii embarrass YOU in your work. If,
however. the statements that have
come to me are true. am very much
disappointed in YOU as q. man. Your
brother, DR.. McVey. requested that
You be named as q member of my
personal stan and IL was upon his
recommendation that made the ap-
pointment, and am very sorry to
learn that YOU have proven yourself
unworthy Of the confidence placed in
you.
1t seems very strange to me that II
you had any criticism to offer re-
garding the state administration that
you wouldn't have taken Il up direct
~ with me instead Of giving vent to
this criticism from a public platform.
Yours truly.
Lynn J. Frazier.
In reply Colonel McVey wrote as
follows:
April Is. 1918.
Hon. Lynn ]. Frazier,
once Of the Governor,
Bismarck, M. D.
In reply to your letter OF the 18th,
beg leave to state that you have
been totally misinformed in regard to
my address which gave at Surrey,
March 81, 1913. At no time and un-
der no circumstances have I either
from the platform or in private con-
versation ever made q single remark
against you or your administration
and any one. I do not care who he
may be, who makes such a statement,
lies. On the contrary, have more
than once. both from the platform
and in private conversation. defended
both you and your administration
but judging by your attitude 1t was q
wasted effort on my part.
What occurred at Surrey is as fol-
lows: I gave an address upon the
social, economic and political condi-
tions in Germany and compared them
with those in our own country and
said that this is the time for every
man and every party to stand behind
the government in pushing this war
to successful finish.
stated further ans am
prepared to stand behind that
statement, That any man or
party or set Of men who deiiba~~
ately seek to stir up class
for their own ends, are disloyal,
do not care who they are or to
what party they belong"
At this point man by the name Of |
]. w. Smith arose and asked the |
question. rs this a political speech2' |
] said This Is Americanism and that |
IL it is politics 70 defend the govern !
ment and urge the support of this |
war. then let US have more politics" |
]. W. Smith then said. What about |
A. g. Townley?" I said, II the shoe |
dts A. @. Townley let him wear il |
and you may wear &c too.y
But say TO YOU. Governor Frazier. |
that when A. G. ToWnley said this I
is a war OF the rotten rich" he did |
more harm to the American govern
ment than had he taken I'D a musket /
and fought in the German trenches.
moreover. he lied. During the past \
few days since this matter was 4
brought UP by the Nonpartisans / l
have received unsolicited letters from l
Surrey, strongly commanding my /
stand and apologiEing to me for the
Insult OF J. w. Smiths attitude and /
/ have no apologies TO make to you |
FOR anything have said for I have \
said nothing that am not fully pre-
pared to defend. came to this state /
Inclined TO support the economic II
position OF the league but / am not Il
going to sit by and quietly acuuiesce II
when disloyal things are said and n
lone and IL I must choose between
ny support Of you and my support N
II the u. s. government, T do not II
heed to consider where / must take
ny position. Your party has made q
great protest IN regard to freedom
Il speech both In Minnesota and else
where, but by your acts you have
declared yourselves as much opposed
q freedom Of speech as the most
tgid German Junker.
/ herewith tender nv RESIGNATION
g colonel on your stan to take effect
It once.
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