The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-09-26
WAR PROFITS AND POLITICS.

1t is reported from all parts of the state that
opponents of the Frazier administration are
raising a gigantic slush fund in a desperate eff
fort to stave off the inevitable defeat which
faces them. 1t is also reported apparently
from reliable sources, that several great out-of-
literally to this fund.
1t so happens that at least two of these cor
poratlons only recently were exposed by the
Federal Trade commission for extorting un-
Warrantedly high prices for commodities which
they sold to both the United States Government
and it's people. In other words, war profiteers
are helping pay for the campaign of ~villifica-
ton and SANDER which is being waged against
the peoples candidates in North Dakota.
How do Mr.. Doyle and his hackers reconcile
these facts with their own high-sounding pro-
testations that they are the real and only loyal
war profteering is patriotic? They would not
dare to so affirm. But actions speak louder
words and the very men who are attempting to
monopolize loyalty in this state are now shown
to be in an unholy alliance with the most vi
ciously unpatriotic class in America.
Governor Frazier and his colleagues stand
for a program that will put a permanent end
to profteering in peace as we'll as in war. I'm
Outstanding this, it is very plain why these ex-
ploiters are willing to spend part of their ill-got-
ten gains in the attempt to overthrow such an
administration. Evidently certain professional
politicians of this state are INSCRIPTIONS enough
to accept funds dedicated to such a dastardly
purpose.
The people of this state, however, are in a
far different temper. We feel confident that
they will strongly react against this attempt OF
the war profteers to poison public opinion and
that every individual and every party connect
ed with the raising of funds from such an un-
savory source and for such an un-American
purpose will get the overwhelming reputation
which such conduct so richly deserves.
The special interests for many years have
passed as being very clever because they were
Republican in North Dakota and Democratic in
Idaho and because most Of the time they had
friends on both tickets. Jay Gould used to
boast of being a staunch Democrat in Ohio and
as staunch a Republican in Pennsylvania. He
also was very clever. But when League farm
ers do the same clever trick. they are danger
ously un-American. The difference is funny
and so is the fact that the farmers were so long
in waking up to the other fellows cleverness.
Loaning money to a soldier who went to
France to fight for democracy and then evlct-
ing his ~penniless wife for failure to pay the
debt does not appeal as patriotism to most per-
sons. Yet this very thing was done by certain
defamers of the Frazier administrator. The
Frazier administration however, compelled the
evictor to restore the soldiers property to his
wife and to pay damages in addition. This is
the real way to keep the horne fires burning,
A Temperance lecturer-reported to be Jerry
Daly's friends touring the county in a gum
shoe campaign against the Nonpartisan League.
The said friend hasn't nerve enough to call a
public meeting.
Jerry Bacon's and Joe Doyle's trench lnortars
couldn't make a dent in the impregnable ar1nor-
mated record of the Frazier administration
That is why Jerry and Joe have decided to loose
q gas attack.
Since the North Dakota capitol was moved
from the Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce
To Bismarck thespeople have noticed the differ
erna il the character of the legislation passed.