Courier Democrat., 1918-10-31

served and had indicated their will
ingness to give their lives and for
tunes to prevent it, this socialist,
true to his beliefs, was doing his
best to obstruct us from taking ac-
ton against the enemies at home and
the enemies abroad.
His second letter to VIM. D. Hay
wood under date Of June Goth, 1917,
which was six weeks after our gov
emment had declared that a state of
war with Germany existed, and after
the conscription bill had been passed
and the registration had taken place,
shows that he had had no change of
heart and was still loyal to his politi-
cal beliefs when he said in reply to a
letter from Haywood asking him to
defend some men who had refused to
register ~ sure would have enjoyed
taking a stick in those cases." Later
on in that same letter he made the
statement with reference to slackers
on the Minnesota Iron Range that he
hoped the government would know
better than to try to prosecute them
During that same summer Town
ley's bosom friend, Mr.. Bowen, at
tended public loyalty meeting in
the auditorium at Grand Forks, and
when the rest of the people present
were applauding the flag Mr.. Bowen
had a sneer on his face. This shows
his loyalty to socialism.
Furthermore, during this present
summer the Nonpartisan leader with
the implied consent of our govern
ment tried to ram down the throats
of the people of our country the motor
ious Randall who had just been
convicted of sedition in the courts of
Minnesota after jury trial. 1t was
only when the leaders were called on
the telephone and informed that there
would be trouble if they insisted on
Randall speaking in this county that
he was called off. The Nonpartisan
leaders did not dare tell their fol-
lowers the true reason why Randall
was called off, but pretended that it
was because he was busy preparing
his appeal from the conviction in
Minnesota.
We are in this war to preserve what
all God fearing men consider the
most precious possessions and privi-
leges, viz: liberty and the opportu-
nifty to acquire character and to deve-
lop the particular talents with which
they have been endowed. This is
true or we have no business being in
the war. If we do not believe in a
hereafter and in the value of the
things above specified, and seek only
after material things of life; and if
all we want is to increase our worldly
possessions by few dollars, then we
should have taken the position of Le-
Sueur and "the fight should now be
centered against spy bills and con-
scription."
| 1t is absolutely impossible for a
man to be true to his country and to
his fellowmen and at the same time
be of the type Of LeSueur, Townley,
Bowen and Randall and believe in the
things that they do.
The most that the supporters of
the Nonpartisan league can hope to
get out of it, even with loyal leaders,
is the chance to acquire a few more
dollars. 1t will not give them great
er liberty or increase their opportun-
ity of acquiring character or develop
ing their talents. This being true, it
follows that those who cling to Town
Low and the other enemies within our
state cannot complain when oul
soldier boys class them as pro-Ger-
mans.
1t is clearly the duty of all loyal
voters of the county to do their part
at the coming election in eradicating
these noxious weeds in the garden Of
society, for they are to be compared
with the thistle and quack grass ir
the gardens and fields Of North Da.
kota. Poor farming made Townley
the same as it made the other weeds
Let us get rid of thera now. If al
the loyal voters Of the ccun:y will
turn out on election day W. can give
them the drubbing Of their lives. Il
is not the time for republicans tx
hesitate because the loyal candidates
are on the democratic side Of the bal
lot. The only issue is Americanisn
VS. Socialism, and we must decide tn
issue. A voter who will not vote il
no better than a dead voter. Nort]
Dakota expects you to do your dut!
on election day. Adv.