The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-08

the imagination of the Socialist Newspapers of
the state, when it says:
We wonder how the Townley machine is
going to cook up any dirt against S. J.
Doyle. the independent candidate for gov
ernor? Doyle is a successful farmer, and
is held IN high esteem by the administration
at Washington, and for number Of years
how Townley will try and dig up some
thing against him. will be watched with a
great deal of curiosity.
The Grand Forks Herald discusses the metric
system as follows:
The Montreal chamber of commerce has
adopted resolution recommending the adop-
ton Of the metric system in Canada The
metric system is bound to come sooner or
later. 1t will come because it is simple logi-
cal and universal. That which delays it's
coming is not sentiment, however but a.
realization of the very practical difficulties in
the way. It's adoption means good deal
more than the printing of certain figures in a
book and the teaching Of set of tables
to school children. Practically every material
thing with which We come in contact is
measured by feet and inches, pounds and
ounces, miles, or some other Of the utterly
arbitrary and illogical standards which
have created. The old measurements cannot
be expressed in terms Of the new without
the use of long decimals, and the use of the
metric system would entail revolution in
practically all of our mechanical work The
thing is good and we need it, but the trans
ition will not be easy to make.
The Mandan Pioneer has this little reference to
Governor Frazier's refusal to meet S. J. Doyle in
debate:
The ST. Paul Dispatch, has lodged the chal-
lenge issued by S. J. Doyle, the Democratic
nominee for governor for a joint debate
Probably Townley ordered Frazier to keep
Well probably, but we really think that
Frazier in this instance, knows enough to
keep out Of Doyle's path.
The Wells County Farmer refers to the despic-
able campaign against Miss Nelson, as fol-
lows:
The attempts of the kept" press over the
state to dscredit Miss Minnie Nelson, can
didate for state superintendent of public in
struction, falls flat when compared to the
splendid reception her candidacy is receiving
among the right thinking people of the state,
whose sole interest is the welfare of our chill
dren and our schools Miss Nelson is just
the opposite of the parchment puppet now at
the head of our state school system. and
will serve the best interests of all parents
and children, without regard to political
glory for herself McDonalds record as a
lumber" and kitchen politician stamps him
as man entirely unfit to hold the dignifed
position to which he was elevated by
fortunate freak of nature. 1t behooves the
people of North Dakota to familiarize them
selves with the record Of this man McDon-
ald-and if they do, we have no fear that the
error made two years ago will be repeated.
Here are two interesting views from The Par
shall Leader, one of the Socialist weeklies:
Anything to Beat Burnquist Justified.
The alliance between the Minnesota Nom
partisans and labor element with the brew
cry interests is greatly to be deplored yet
but justified if necessary to defeat Burn
quist responsible for political conditions
preceding the Minnesota primary. AS gov
ernor, to advance his own political fortunes,
he egged on petty officials and pluguglies
all over the state to deeds of violence and
hindrance of speech, a violation Of the cor
nerstone, to the democracy on which we pride
ourselves, liberty The Minnesota primary
was d disgrace to the United States To de-
feat Burnquist we would palliate an alliance
with the devil himself, with whom Burn
quist has been on excellent terms. The
brewery interests are bad enough, yes, but
a minor evil compared with Burnquist
Our German Brewers Show Their CoIors.
Discovered in an attempt to buy one of
the foremost Washington newspapers the
pro- German brewery interests of this coun-
try are in a bad hole The brewers have
admitted the purpose of their half million
dollar investment in newspaper was to
create a friendly" feeling towards Germany,
and to fight for their business as against
the ever increasing prohibition wave The
familiar names OF Hamrn, Pabst, Miller and
Schmidt are included in the list of brewers
to the half million dollar fund. The net re-
suit of their action viii be to create q, re-
sentiment that win hasten prohibition, and
to link up the liquor interests Of this corn-
try with any effort made for German prop
aganda. 1t is significant that ninety per
cent of the big brewers of this country are
0S German birth or Ger19an extraction