Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-27
mere clapping of hands, but good
husky American cheers.

mere clapping of hands, but good
husky American cheers.
E.A. Watt Presides.
E. A. Watt presided at the meet
ing and introduced Alfred Steel of
who was recently elected
as one of the delegates to the repub-
lican national convention and has
been endorsed as. the choice Of the
forces of Stutsman
county, both democratic and repub-
lican, for state senator from this
county, as the first speaker.
Mr.. Steel recalled that he had
spoken at Woodwork during the
war in the interest of the Red
Cross. "The response that you peo-
pie gave at that time was marvellous.
The same was true elsewhere. It
seems to me that the liberality, the
generosity, the loyalty and the pa
triotism of the people of the United
States the whole country over is the
brightest and most beautiful of all of
the glories of our country.
"But l am not here in the interest
of the Red Cross today. am here
for different purpose. am here to
introduce to you the man, whom I
believe, will in the course of human
events become the next governor Of
the state of North Dakota"
Lauds Personnel of Convention.
Referring to the convention of the
anti-Townley anti-socialistic forces
OF the state at Minot, which body en-
dorsed the nomination of Attorney
General LANCER for governor, Mr..
Steel lauded the spirit of the meet
ing and the clear-headed represen-
tative citizens which composed the
delegations from the various coun-
ties.
when the roll of counties was
called" Mr.. Steel said, there was
not a single county in all of the state
OF North Daota that did not respond.
The quality and character of the men
who made up those delegations were.
to me, remarkable. They were clear
headed. patriotic citizens, all gather
ed there for the single purpose of
selecting the best men for office to
redeem our state of North Dakota
and place. her back in the position
which she should occupy among the
states of the union" -
Moral Question Issue.
Mr.. Steel tleclareda IS. theone great
thot, the one transcendent thing
which actuated the men at that con-
vention, and which must be first con-
sidered in this campaign, is the
moral question. The thot of the high
taxes, high as they are and as ruin
GUS as they may become, is not the
most important thing to be consid-
cred. The most important thing now
is to get rid Of the imported social
lists and stop their propaganda. !.
'The men at that convention were
filled with the thot, were unanimous
in the opinion that all private inter-
ests and ambitions must be forgotten.
The spirit Of absolute unselfishness
was to me admirable. It did seem,
almost, as IL Providence, in some
mysterious way, has intervened to
save the state. see some Of you
smile at the mention Of Providence,
but, 1t seems to me, that Providence
has always intervened in time Of
great difficulty and brot up man to
meet the crisis.
"You may say it was chance, but
was it chance that brot Columbus to
the shores of the New World just at
the critical time in the history Of the
peoples of Europe? And was it
chance that brot to these shores the
liberty-loving people who first set
tied here? Was 1t chance that caus-
ed the appointment Of Jefferson to
write the declaration Of independ-
ence? What school was it that
taught Patrick Henry I am not 4
Virginian, l am an American
WAS it chance that placed George
Washington under such excellent
military leadership In his early
years? What chance was 1t that pre-
served Franklin that his wisdom and
diplomacy might help the newly
formed states thru the first few years
Of their existence. And was 1t chance
that raised up Lincoln? Whether It
was Providence that interferred in
those instances. ] do not know. And
whether It was Providence that brot
about that Minot convention, I do not
know. But like to think that it
was. X .r a
''But You didn't come here to hear
me talk. you, came here to hear the
man whom I am sgoi1ie to introduce
to you now. He 81 Ne product Of
North Dakota, he w born in the
state and was educated here. No
one has found anything |; morally
wrong with his record. because Il the
opposition had found anything NOR.
ally wrong with Mr.. Langer,s record
We would surely have heard Of It.
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