The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-19
B0URB0NlSM IS
REAL MENACE
+. H0UR-FRAZIER
Governor Afraid That "Capital-
istic Class" Will Send
Country to BOw-wOWs
DOESN'T I FEAR BOLSHEvIKI
Is Against Them, But Not In
clined to Believe They'll
Get Far in America =.

lsAF AEtffkt ~ tiI
ii. .sBourbpnism and not fBolsheyissHe lIsHe i
the thing, that's sending our country
to the deminit:on bowwows, says 10y,
ernor. Lynn j. Frazier, in. responst,, to
u. wire from Clyde T.. Steene OF New
York city, president Of the National
Association Of City Editors, advising
that governec that he had beea given
an honorary position on the board Ut
governors for a nationwide campaign
against anarchy i'll general and tol-
sLevism in particular.
The governors eply, sent out last
night, follows:
Clyde =. Steen,
President National Association
City Editors.
Clyde p. Steen, President,
National Assn. of City Editors,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir:
]; have your telegram notifying me
that l have been appointed on the
board Of governors for 4 nationwide
campaign to be launched against every
manifestation of anarchy Ahd to safe
guard, American liberties, American Ia
bOr, American homes and American
schools, and wish to assure you that
1 am in hearty sympathy with the an
nOunced aims of your organization.
r Taking Initiative.
Perhaps you are aware that North
Dakota has taken the Initiative in this
matter and is the first state In the
union to propose and enact into law u
program which not only safeguards
American homes, American liberties,
American labor and American schools,
but extends democracy into industry
and promises to relieve the producers
and consumers Of this state from the
systematic exploitation by the monopo-
lists who control our markets.
Here in North Dakota we believe the
best protection against revolution is to
assist rather than retard evolution and
in this state it is the intention of the
administration to remove discomfort
and prevent disorder by remedying the
legitimate economic complaints Of the
people instead of trying to stamp out
just grievances. AS u consequence we
have a contented citizenry in North
Dakota which believes in uphOlding
our government and achieving political
progress by orderly and constitutional
In Hearty Sympathy.
AS 1 stated before. l am in hearty
sympathy with the announced aims of
your association and will cordially CO
operate with you to the end that Amer
lean liberties, American homes. Ameri-
can labor and American schools be up
built and bettered, but In all .candor
/ want to warn you against the dan
ger of allowing this move to be mis-
directed into a camouhaged campaign
against those liberal forces in Amer
lea which stand for the improvement
of Industrial and political conditions.
Personally, feel that bolshevism is
not the only peril to this country. In
my opinion the spirit of bourbonism
Is even more threatening to the secu-
rity of our institutions, for, scanning
back through history, It seems to me
that bourbonism always precedes and
is the cause Of bolshevism. 1t was
bOurbonism that resulted In the French
revolution, and It was the oppression
Of the car that Is primarily respon-
sible for the present unhappy plight Of
(Contjuusd % Psee Two.)