The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-16

meet with and listen to the teachings
OF man like Mills.
And afterwards, when heard of
Mills speaking at different places in
the state, and read in the paper that
he had addressed the students of the
agricultural college and different
state institutions, / thought how lit
tie the fathers and mothers OF this
state realize the kind of doctrine that
is being Impressed upon the minds
of their sons and daughters under the
direction of this Socialist administra-
ton and under the guise of educa
ton. Doctrines that poisoned the
mind. Of Kate Richards O'HaFe,
brought her to the bar of justice in a
federal court and condemned her to a
felon's cell for term of five years.
"One may continue indefinitely
along: this line and the farther the in
vestigation is pursued the more
thoroughly convinced he will become
that all the leaders Of this movement
all the men holding prominent posi-
tions-ares socialists Of the most
radical type. And the reason the
state Socialist party ceased to exist
is because these men believed it's
functions could be better exercised
through the Nonpartisan league. even
though the program be clothed with
the name Republicanism. =.
Platform Pledges Ignored.
LAS every American citizen knows,
a political platform is a declaration
,of political principles. The platform
upon which the candidates Of the
Nonpartisan league were elected to
office two years ago, and is the plat
form the people of the state had a
right to expect would govern the ac-
tions Of these candidates If elected.
l have no doubt that most Of the
candidates themselves honestly be-
lieved they would be so governed.
I'm this platform, which was the
Republican platform Of 1915, the
voters of the state were promised
that a normal school would be es-
tablished in the Missouri Slope coun-
try, in compliances with The wishes
of the people, as expressed at the
polls and by two previous legisla-
tive assemblies. This promise was
not kept. Likewise as to the es-
tablishment of terminal elevator.
The present administration was also
elected on the promise that there
would be submitted to the. people "a
constitutional amendment providing
for state-owned flour mills in con-
nection with terminal elevators.
This promise was not kept. A COM
pulsory hail insurance law was also
promised but not given and so on
down the line. Messrs., .Towniey,
Lemke, LeSueur, and other gentle
men of Socialist faith, who controll-
ed the members Of that legislative
assembly, and the state administra-
ton, had an entirely different pro-
gram than the one that was given to
the public. They caused to be drawn
and introduced into the lower house
a measure known as House Bill a.
which was in reality a new con-
stittion for the state of North Da-
Fota. The constitution itself pro-
vides a specific manner in which it
may be amended, but at no time in
the history of this country has any
one claimed that legislative. body,
of it's own yolition, could convert it
self into a constitutional conventions
bers Of the 1917 legislative as
sembly attempted to do. Every man
elected to public Office in this state
takes oath, to uphold the constitu-
tion of the state, and this oath, of
course, was taken by every member
of that 1917 assembly. ..-.--...
Disregard of Law by Legislature.
"I contend that every member of
the 1917 legislative assembly, who
voted for House Bill "A violated his
solemn oath Of Office. and challenge
the members who so voted, or any
man who urged them to so vote. to
contradict this statement and sub
stantiate the contradiction by facts
and proof. It will probably be argued
that these men were simply submit
ting to the people Of the state GER
tain amendments to be voted upon.
But this argument is entirely I'M
sound, for the reason that a legisla
tive assembly can not legally submit
to the people for ratification meas
ure which is itself a violation of the
fundamental law of the state.
'The federal government, the state
government and the local govern
ment go to a great deal Of expense to
maintain a department of Justice
They employ judges, prosecuting at
torneys, marshals, sheriffs, Jurors
and all the necessary united effort to
make up the machinery Of the de-
partment Of justice for the purpose
of enforcing the laws of the state
and nation, and for the further pur-
pose Of Furnishing those citizens who
disregard the laws. Now, If the law
making body itself does not respect
the law which is made for the direc-
tion Of all the citizens. how can we
expect the ordinary citizen to have
any respect for the law and order?
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