The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
NONP ARTISAN AIM
TO TAKE SPECIAL
PRIVILEGE away
.FROMGOVERNNENT
Keynote of Campaign Raj
ly Touched by Speaker
In Opening Address
SMALL AUDIENCE AT
MORNING SESSION
."Cleaning Up" of "Parti-
san Press" of Country
Urged by Albert Blair

The aim Of the Nonpartisan league
is to take special privilege out o
| government.
This was the statement made toda!
! by Rev. Samuel r. Maxwell, frs
/ speaker in the NonDartisan league
| campaign rally which opened in tht
Fargo auditorium. The rally is u
continue until Thursday night. with
programs morning. afternoon and
evening.
Less than 200 were in the audi.
torium when this mornings program
was started. late arrivals increasing
the number to approximately 300 be-
fore the noon hour. r. b. Martin. OF
Montana. was chairman at the open
ing of the program, later being sue
ceeded by J. - Arthur Williams OF
Grand Forks. Following a few
Introductory remarks by the chair
man, the audience sand America"
Marching Through Georgia. and
The Star Spangled Banner.
Il am here to defend the American
form OF government. said Rev. Mr..
Maxwell in his opening remarks. 'In
a free republic special privilege is
absolutely intolerable, and 1T is the
aim of the Nonpartisan league to
take special privilege out Of govern
ment".
Rev. Mr.. .Maxwell's subject was
The Farmer to the Rescue.
1T Is absolutely impossible for a
corporation to be patriotic, added
Rev. Mr. Maxwell. st has no soul.
1t has no blood. It is a thing Great
ed by law. 1t can't laugh and IL
can't cry; It's only purpose Is to get
dividends.
4 like John d. Rockefeller as a
part OF our great citizenship, but I
don't like the Standard Oil company.
] like Cudahy, Swift and the others.
but don't like the beef trust. II
poisoned thousands OF our men in the
Spanish American war / like Gary,
Schwab and Perkins. but not the
steel trust which last year made
$500, 900 900 out Of the worlds tears
and blood. I am loyal to the being
and democracy, but not to the great
corporations which are fastening
their fingers onto millions.
Puts Wilson On Stand.
To prove his statement that the big
corporations Of this country were the
real rulers. Rev. Mr.. Maxwell placed
President Wilson on an imaginary
witness stand, conducting a mock
examination by asking questions, and
answering them from the book THE
New Freedom" which was dritten by
the President.
Now Mr.. Wilson. continued Rev.
Mr.. Maxwell. who are the masters in
this country? The answer Is on
page 81. The masters OF the United
States are the combined manufac-
turers.
'FIow do they master the United
States? The answer is on page 228.
To run the government through the
agency OF political bosses.
AS a result Of the rule Of these
and big business and
politicians what kind of a govern
ment have we? The answer is on
page 201. As a result we have come
to be the worst rudel democracy in
civilization. We no longer have a
free government but are ruled by q
small group Of small men.
''As a result of such conditions
what is to happen? The answer is
on page 80. We stand in the pres
ence Of a revolution.
What are we going to do? The
answer Is on page 116. We are going
to do the healthy thing. We are go
Ing to open the doors and let the
sick things out.
You gentlemen here in North Da-
kota have done just what is outlined
In the book. You have opened the
doors and let the sick things out.
You have organized 10000 strong.
and have marched into the hands Of
and restored it to the
people.
$50 will every state In the union.
Fourteen are already following
North Dakota's example, and after
into the state government, |
will march into congress, into the
senate and into the supreme court
and restore them to the people. Then |
America can throw its full force in
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