Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-25
Indications AreThat
Townley And Associates
Will Get Big Surprise
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men and women who are now plead
ing with their neighbors in this state
at s~chool-house meetings. the corner
grocery, and at the crossroads is
ridiculously absurd. These men and
women can have no other motive than
of the state and its people and pro-
tecting the property and institutions
of the state from being impaired If
not looted.
Fight just Started
No matter which way the votes may
go at this election we will not have
lost, because right never loses. The
fight which we have taken up against
~radicalistn is only begun. 1t will go
on whether we win by 1000, or 90
900. The people of our state will not
approve OF the radicalism that is now
being cunningly propagated through
out the world when they come to re-
alize what it is that they nave gotten
mixed up with. 49,.
History reveals that the demagoeue
has always been able to plug the gates
of reason in the ~proletariat, and
they've gotten a blind following, also
that the demagogue has in the end
invariably been the traducer of those
who gave him their confidence. HIS
tory also proves that shortly before
the. average demaEogue reaches the
111 L Ak4o LIZ In d dl"dNS
thrown in with the very wealthy and
sacrificed those who had faith in him.
History Is repeating itself in North
Dakota. It is not a fight between
the very wealthy and those who own
no PROPERTY. The great question now
is what kind. Of laws should we have
On our books that would be best for
the greatest number Of people and in
determining that question the great
middle class that has always kept the
ship of state sailing, at times slowly,
perhaps. but always safely and al
ways forward, has laid aside personal
affairs to take a hold of the affairs
Of state in North Dakota, and all
kinds of political bosses. gangs and
tricksters will find themselves empty
handed again before long.
h important questions for the
voters of this state to consider in de-
termining which way to vote Is not
that Of trying to find out in advance
how big the majority will be. It is
time now in this state Nor men to be
men and vote, according to their own
they vote alone or have thousands
with them. The issue is toA serious
to let band-wagon politics help to set
tie it.
Big. Opportunity.
Every once in a while we hear of
Tue CAST QO1HLlIS us llASef 10 the west,
suggesting that new leadership in
public affairs should come from the
west. The citizens of North Dakota
now have an opportunity to take a
step which will place this state in the
front ranks in the matter of promot-
ing political reform. If we vote 'tyes''
on June rs we are certain to become
involved in endless turmoil and event.
ual defeat which will take the lustre
out of the star that our state had al
ready come to, be before it was filled
with discontents from all over the
United States. If WI vote mo" on.
June 26, we will have set the pace for
the whole nation. p
There is need of a revival in u
conception, of the purposes Of gov
eminent and in the means by which
to promote the, general prosperity and.
happiness of all the people and we in
North Dakota have the, o~pportunity,
now, to be thu beacon: light .in4thiS II
We show good sense and sound judg-5
ment by voting mo" on June rs, and
If we then take UP seriously the mat
ter OF solving our own problems as
independent citizens of a free country
without being bullied or harrangued
by intruders from other states. we
will as a state make a creditable mark.
in the future history of the United
States.
Any man who, without good cause,
stays away from the polls on Thurs
day, Is a Stacker Just when his state
needs him the most.