The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-04
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The Mountrail County Promoter urges the i'm
of the constitutional amendments a
follows:
has there been before the people of this
state more important issues than those which
will be submitted to the voters for adoption
rejection at the general election in NoVem-
Der, in the form Of constitutional amend
ments
They involve the very fundamental prin-
ciples Of our state constitution and laws.
Therefore, it behooves each and every tndiVid-
ual voter to exercise due diligence and care
and secure as much information concerning
them and what they really mean as pos
sible.
To change the constitution Of a state is in
itself serious matter. 1t is something which
can not be undone in hurry. If a mistake
or error should be made it may take years
to remedy and correct it. 1t may cost the
taxpayers of this state thousands, yes mil
lions of dollars. 1t may mean the financial
ruin of our state. 1t involves all the resources
of our state, all our property and our very
homes. Men who came to this state for the
purpose OF securing farm or business and
build a home for themselves, and their faTni-
lies and who has succeeded in doing this
the people of this state; the property holders
and taxpayers in North Dakota they are the
ones who are vitality interested, their ALL is
at stake. They look to the voters OF this
state to exercise due diligence and their hon
est convictions based sound judgment,
when they go to the polls to vote. Floaters
and hired agitators from other states, and
even from other countries, who do not cwn q
dollars worth of property in this state. have
nothing at stake. They only interested
in the welfare of the people Of this state at
so much per. IL the theories Of those dream
ers prove unsound, Il anything goes wrong,
they have nothing, to lose. 1t is up to the
people of our state, those who live here and
have property here to solve the problems Of
our state, whether they be social problems,
financial problems or economic problems and
we believe they are fully capable to do so
without the assistance of imported parasites
and mercenary soldiers of fortune; those
aGNa elP n 1at RI
their utopian dreams into actual practise,
without any assurance what the result
may be.
The Pierce County Tribune gives the accom-
oIishments of the state council Of defense, as fol
lows:
tense done SO far? Why, of course-they
broke up and planted several hundred acres
Of flax, All idle land-belonging to the idle
rich no doubt. Wouldn't it be nice If they
would make a detailed report showing how
much and where this land is, and the guam
tity Of flax that they raised. 1t would be
Bless You, brother you forgot that rule abou
calling man pro- German.
The sykeston News tells Of the appearance o
s. J. Doyle as follows:
We are told that the next governor OF the
great state of North Dakota was in our city
/ last Tuesday morning his trip through the
state and spoke for few moments to about
fifty men composed of farmers and business
men hurriedly gathered together on short
notice Mr.. Doyle, although the present u.
s. marshal of this state, is Just plain
straightforward, common business man
deeply interested in states welfare and shows
careful thought over the present day prob
lens OF our commonwealth. He has the same
idea Of radical socialism as every careful,
thinking man has and seems to feel as some
others do that certain men who would be
political leaders in the state yet have not a
dollar invested in the state, are more inter
ested in getting socialism Installed within the
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welfare and prosperity than anything else. Mr..
Doyle is well known in this part of the state
and we believe those who know him best viii g
give him credit for being sincere in his POSI-
ff0W sft the poIttical field.