The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-10-28
The Real Big Issue.

Ihe Real Big issue.
The real big issue Of the present
political campaign in this state is state
ownership, or socialism. No matter
how they attempt to camouflage it or
gloss it over to give it the appearance
of something else or some other move
ment, if you scratch it and look be-
meath you will find socialism. 1t will
soon be up to the voters of this state
to decide whether they want to try
state ownership as advocated by the
socialistic leaders of the nonpartisan
league or whether they want to go on
with our present form of government,
keeping the basic principles Of the
same intact, making an honest effort
to eliminate any existing evils and
passing all proper progressive legisla-
ton to meet the present needs and
changing conditions.
In deciding this momentous question
each voter should study carefully what
the league has done in North Dakota.
Volumes have been written on this
subject and literature without end has
been circulated all over the state CIV
ing both sides of the question. BY
this time the average voter has pref
ty good insight into the purposes and
plans of the nonpartisan league. The
league is not only making determined
effort to capture the whole state ticket
but is also bending it's efforts towards
getting majority in the state legisla-
ture who will dance to the music of
Boss Townley. Unless the league can
control the legislature it can do but
very little towards putting it's social
istic program into operation. And
when we speak Of control of the legis-
lature we mean control Of the worst
type-the one man control of Dictator
Townley. That was North Dakota s
experience and that will be Minneso-
ta's experience if Townley can put
over the program he has mapped out
for this state. One Townley legisla-
ture even went so far in North Dakota
as to try to do away with the state
constitution by passing bill to that
effect, the only instance in American
history where any political party or
cult in power has attempted to set
aside the fundamental will of the peo-
pie as expressed in their state con-
stitution and substitute therefor the
will of one man.
We all know how important it is to
the state that representative men be
sent to the legislature to make the
laws for US to follow. We want men
down at St. Paul who can do their own
thinking and do not have to take their
orders on how to vote on certain
pending bill from any one man or any
one class Of citizens of this state. We
want legislators to represent and
look after the interests of all our citi-
zens, and to be big enough and indie
pendent enough to vote on any meas
ure as their best conscience tells them
after a proper and thorough investiga-
ton. If We put men in the legislature
who are not Of this caliber we put
there mere puppets and rubberstamp-
ers who should be ashamed of them
selves and the voters who sent them
there
If you have made up your mind to
try state socialism and put Boss
Townley in absolute control of this
state then you should vote for Otto
Altman and J. W. Rush to represent
you in the 1921 legislature. These
men are endorsed and backed by the
nonpartisan league and, if elected, will
do their utmost to put the whole league
program into operation and effect. If
you are opposed to socialism and state
ownership of land, if you want to see
our government, our churches, our
schools, our family, farm and com
munity life prosper and improve, then
vote for Chas. F. Serline and w. S.
Enger. w. C. Doane,
Acting Secretary of Mile Laos Co.
Sound Government Association.
Roots Plan Adopted.
Brussels, Oct. 27.-The council of