The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-18

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ings become subject to seizure 50 long
as you remain within the borders Of
the state? This is the most far
reaching question that q possibly
come befo.A any people. Stop, you.
work and read, think and understand.
The question is: Do you want contin-
ue to do business in your W name or
let someone else control you?
Forging Chains of Bondage.
"What, will it profit you to destroy
autocracy and free the world if you
forge chains of bondage unlimited
with which to shackle yourselves and
your prosperity? Shall we give to
professional political. bosses the pow
er to despoil our state and the thou
sands of happy homes? This state is
a great corporation, and you are a
stakeholder. You and your family are
the corporate property. The constitu-
ton is your guaranty of liberty.
Without it's protecting restrictions,
anarchy will take over and destroy
you. The restriction against incur
ring public debt is the most essential
safeguard in the constitution. With
out it the protection to liberty, life
and property becomes a hallow mock
cry. The experience that older states
have had was the guiding influence
that caused the makers of our con-
stitution to fix the debt limit just high
enough to allow public improvements
to be undertaken on a reasonable ba-
sis. It has stood the test so far. Be-
ware of any policy that opens the door
to folly and fraud. Let well enough
alone. To remove the debt limit
means %confscation of all property by
the tax route. Do you know that if
you vote for these amendments it will
be possible to tax n class and ex-
empt another? Do you know anyone
big enough to be trusted with such
power?
"Our bonding limit is high enough
to permit needed public improvements
but not high enough to open its doors
to the looter and exploiter, as was the
misfortune Of the older states, who
paid the price in fraudulent bond is
sues voted on the people by hireu
thugs and bond election manipula-
tors"
Bonds Issued Fraudulently.
Mr.. Hellstrom then cites a number
! of instances in which bonds have been
fraudulently issued. away back in
the early seventies, one county in Kan
sas voted $685., 900 in aid Of railroads
that today are a joke, and some were
never built. In fact, this county today
has only 60 miles of track built By
the roads to which aid was voted and
on which the only train service now
maintained is one round-trip daily ex.
cept Sunday by a combination motor
driven car ON one of the three roaqs
to which aid was voted. One road
was never built and the other at one
time had "a miles Of track which was
abandoned, and later the track was
taken up.
"There are hundreds and thousands
of cases similar to this all over the
United States. Leavenworth @eenty
Kansas, was mixed in the same rail
way bond scheme that caught Doug.
las county, and they we're also com
promised. Keokuk, Ia, Carpenter
Wis, Clay county, Mo-, Pittsburgh
Pa, and st. Clair, county, No., are {
few of the early victims.
= Stands for "No Debts" 1855
'"The only reason there are not sucl
outrages to be recorded in North Da
kota is because of the debt limit il
our constitution. Do you want it 10.
moved? s. long as we keey he deb
limit Down, N. d. will stand 1or N.
Debts as well as for North Dakota
There is also another good reason
to let we'll enough alone, at least Will,
our young me- are away fighting tx
keep our flag afloat. They viii lbe I'm
able to cast their vote on this question
but they and tlleir children will have t,
do the paying. When these qallan
young men return, let us be able t,
say, Here is the good old state O
North Dakota just as good as it wa!
when you left What excuse woult
we have to offer if we mortgage tn,
state for all it will stand? HOY
would you feel if you were fore
ed to say, We'll, Bill, the old state i
still here, She couldn't get away
We tackled her down with a mortgage
God bless your soul. Get busy an,
help lift it.
Keep Your Birthright.
Would you be proud of such
legacy? It is up to you, Mr.. Voter, t
don some thinking. The land is full
of dreamers who presume to think an,
act for you. They are long on prom
lses. Just hold to your birthrieht
the safety valve is still necessary. ]
is all right to try new things, but dom
throw away both brakes and safet
valve. The course of the dreamer !
liable to take you over some hill,
You may need the brakes. We kno,
that the dreamers accuse us Of bein
cavedwellers, but after all a ave ma
l n0 NM .-L.