The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-10
DOWN MENACE N \.
OF SOCIALISM
STHESL0GAN
Committee Of rwenty-one Is.
sues Statement Of Its
3 Purpose

Great interest is being shown in the
conference of Republicans and Demo,
Gratis called for Minot May IL. II is
anticipated that working agreement
will be reached at that time so that
both the republican and democratic
organizations opposed to socialism,
will work harmoniously to free the
fatate from the~ menace OF n Foi&nleyism
The committee In session at Fargo
Thursday evening before adjournment
issued the following statement:
"The menace Of socialism hanging
over the state has aroused the think
ing and we'll meaning people OF both
the great political parties tO the ne
cessity Of! adopting unusual means Of
combating it.
"A committee was therefore formed
by the Democratic state central COM
mittee appointing seven Democrats,
the Republicans state central com
mittee appointing seven Republicans
and the Independent Voters associa-
tion appointing seven persons indie
pendent of their political affiliations
to work together and devise ways
and means. That committee has met,
and by way of explanation of its ac-
ti0n as hereafter outlined it declares
the existence of the following con-
.ditions, being brought about by the
socialistic administration now in con.
troll Of our state government.
To Financial Ruin -
Il. Our state, is being, brought tc
financial ruin through the creation
of huge bonded indebtedness, the
levy and collection of triple taxes
over what have ever been known be
fore, and the fastening on the state
of band Of IS0cialistic parasites in
specially created offices who are by
unjustified and needless salaries alb
sorbing the taxpayers money.
"2. Our educational system is be.
ing destroyed and desecrated by be.
ing brought into politics, and under
the direction and control of unscrup-
ulous men made the instrument of
propagation of socialistic propaganda
and immortal and irreligious ideas.
"3. The youth of the state has
been sought to be debauched in its
morals and purity by placing in its
hands obscene and immoral literature
belittling the sacredness OF the home,
the family institution, and making
light of commonly accepted ideas OF
purity Of manhood and womanhOO1
all of which are sought to be sacri-
feed on tn alter of licentiOusness and
free love. E@e
"A. Constitutional government is
threatened, property rights leopard
ICED and the liberty of the citizen put
in danger in the interests of radical
theories of the existence of society
without governmental restraint.
These things are so far above any
purely political interests that it is
apparent that all such interests must
be laid aside together with the per-
sonal ambitions of men to occupy
positions of trust and honor in the
public service, 1t has become appa.
rent that to save the state and its
people from further disgrace and
further material injury, all good
thinking men and women must unite
in opposition to, the threatening
menace that is descending upon us.
Wherefore the committee thus ap-
pointed has recommended to the two
great parties Of the state the follow
ing plan: .-
Name May II
THAT both the Republican and
Democratic organizations proceed ut
an early date to call, in the city Of
Minot on the 18th and 18th days of
May, conferences at the anti-social.
istic members of these organizations
along the lines of the usual state
convention for the purpose of indors-
ing state. congressional and judicial
tickets to be voted upon at the June
primaries upon platforms embodying
similar anti-socialistic planks, that
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