The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-23
Joint Committee Chairman.
Thinks Townley Candi-
date Should Talk
HIS CHIEF SEES
GREAT BENEFITS
&. 8 New Charter of Freedom
Socialist Says, But Gov .
ernor Avoids Issue

sfWhy, il these Socialist amend
ments to the state constitution are to
abring about so much happiness and
such great wealth for our people,
hasn't Governor Frazier. their chief
sponsor within the state. come for 4
ward with a statement of what is
to be mplished ?''
That problem was propounded
this morning by w. =. Byerly,
Chairman of the Joint Campaign
committee, in response to A. &C.
Townley's interview published in the
Fargo Socialist paper advocating
the passage of the Socialist amend
ments.
Weeks ago. Mr.. Doyle addressed
to Mr.. Frazier letter. asking the
governor to join him ina discussion
of the proposed amendments, but
Mr.. Frazier hasn't even had the
rood manners to answer Mr.. Doyle'c
letter to date.
What MIR. TownIey Sees
''Mr. Townley says: In my opin-
ion the North Dakota constitutional
amendemtns = will give this
state a new charter of freedom and
make it the most progressive COM
monwealth in the world If it will
do, all these things. why won't Mr..
Frazier come on the platform and
explain?
Not. only has Mr.. Doyle asked
Governor Frazier, for such explana-
tion, but the business men of Bis
marck some time ago addressed a
letter to him asking that the govern
or give the city half day in which
to discuss the amendments. The
business men pointed out to the
governor that they We're. interested
in the amendments, and wanted en-
lightenment To- date. Mr.. Frazier
has not accepted that invitation, and
the excuse that he gave for not
meeting Mr.. Doyle in a free discus
sion Of these issues. that he didn't
want to draw crowd for Mr..
Doyle, certainly won't answer in
the Bismarck case. And, again, if
the amendments are all that Mr..
Townley claims for them, what pos
sible reason could there be for not
wanting to draw a crowd 1t would
seem to me that III the amendments
are good, the more people that heard
the story. the better would be their
chance of massage
Will Not Meet Discussion
But anybody who has followed
this campaign knows that Mr.. Fra
zier and his Socialist workers will
not meet any fair discussion of these
amendments. Not until Mr.. Doyle
forced them into the confession, did
they admit that the public debt pro-
vision was absolutely removed from
the constitution.
Not until Mr. Doyle disclosed the
manner in which the Socialists
were attempting to put over the sim
gle tax theory in North Dakota,
all taxes would be trans
ferred to the land, did the Socialists
admit through their paper in Fargo,
that that really was their object,
Why we have heard the great cry
about exempting farm improvements
from taxation, but Mr.. Doyle has
forced from the Socialists the admis-
sion that that is only a small part
OF the scheme. Homes of city mill
Honaires. valuable business property,
ETC., is to be similarly exempted, for
no exemption that moves from the
tax rolls the improvements on farm
property, can tax the improvements
on city property. The method OF tax
alton must be uniform on all classes
Of property.
NO. 'sHa Mr. TowIeP e ePfess and lis asss: sandt
date for governor, Mr.. Frazier, are
not looking for discussion of these
issues if they can help it, A studied
effort was made in. this state : for
months to avoid discussion, and not
until Mr., Doyle forces the issue was
the hurry call issued to Socialists
spread over many states issued by
Mr. Townley. He gathered unto
himself in Fargo the best the Social
list payroll offers, from Walter Thorn
as Mills. William LANCER, and down.
They are being given their al. b. c.
lessons on the amendments, that
they may speak the same tune.
Confusion Exists.
Why. an indication Of how the
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