Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-09-09
N. D. WOMEN'S VOTE
WELCOMED IN TALK
BY J.F. 7. 0'CONN0R

NV ~ AA~A A>~~A>~A W w OAAASAa
Are Unalterably Opposed
to Socialism-Always Fa-
vored Women's Vote.
Bismarck, N. D. Sept. 2.--"There
is new element entering into the
political arena this year. said ]. +.
T. O'Connor, in addressing the Dem
ocratic committeeman. do not for
get that the women of North Dakota
will this year and from now on will
have hand in the shaping of the
states destiny. l do not fear the
vote of the women. i welcome the
vote Of the women. voted for equal
suffrage on each occasion that it was
brought before a house of which [
was member.
The women are not interested in
the candidates nor their personal af
fairs Or grievances, but they are in
terested in good government. Stand
ing with the men, they will see that
there is no class hatred engendared
IN this camDaiSn, but will aid to
bring back that harmony which ex-
lsted before the present administra-
ton launched the state into discord.
The women will see that the
doors OF the schools are opened
again to- real education; that those
powers which have stripped from the
people entrusted with the education
81 work, are restored; that tcxt-
books OF radicalism Marxiapism and
socialism are banned from our
schools
Fight One Of Principle
O'Connor declared that "the cam
paign and fight is not a matter of
individuals, but of principles. The
government that drifts toward the
lndlvldualistic idea is drifting in the
wrong direction. People here have
been turning their backs to repre-
sentative and constitutional govern
ment
believe l know the thoughts
ana the desires of the people, those
engaged in North Dakota's great in
dustry-agriculture. My father was
one of the earliest settlers in Grand
FORKS county. He died when I was
nine years old and left 500 acres.
seven children and a $4,000 mort
gage. | know Of my own experience
something of the men who toll near
the SOIL, their aspirations and their.
hopes and | feel we can represent
them.
believ that North Dakota has
enough big men within it's borders
10 conduct its business, men who
can come to these state offices and
slt IN the house and senate and ow-
ing allegiance to no man, but owing
allegiance only to God, their people
ana their consciences, can vote and
10 their consciences tell them"
Resolutions Adopted
The platform resolutions adontod
Dy the Democratic state commfttee
pes1oes endorsing the national Dem
ocraolc platform and candidatoa
touched on the following points: G1I
ihey condemned the stripping OF the.
superintendent Of public instructinn
or the powers of that office. (2) The
interference with the conduct OF tho
schools of the state and the attemnt
TO NIL them with socialistic and i'm
moral literature was condemned
t3) The restoration of all powers
to the head of the educational svs-
tenn was urged. (4) Because apr,cu1
ture is the basic industry of the
state the giving of state aid to vol
untary live stock associations and
farmers elevator was favored. (51
The right of the laboring man to
organize for protection and bargain-
ing was reasserted. co The com.
mittee favored economy and eff
cheney of government. (7) The ac
tion of Tennessee in ratifying the
FEDERAL suffrage amendment was
praised. (8) The fair trial of state
owned elevators and mills, under
competent management was favored
90 A change in the "newspaper"
grab bill was asked (1O) The seiz-
ing of private property and driving
labor to work was condemned. iii
The amendment to the law to per
nit schools and counties to keen
their funds at home was favored.
12) Provision for the regular in
spection and public report of the
condition Of the Bank Of North Da-
kota was asked for. (13) The spend
ing of 100000 for so-called immi-
grafton uses was condemned. "a
15) The ticket nominated bv the
Committee Of 21 was endorsed in
full. (16) The extension of the sold
ier bonus to include all citizens who
available by the next session OF the
legislature was favored. (17) The
independent press and the I. v. A.
were thanked for the work they did
in exposing the propaganda of the
dynasty in power.
A resolution was also passed put.
ting the committee on record as be-
ing opposed to the appointment of
persons not residents Of the state to
state positions. This motion does not
include teachers.
Executive Committee
The Democratic state committee
met Wednesday afternoon and re-
elected Sveinbjorn Johnson of Grand
Forks, chairman. John B. Fried, Of
Jamestown, was named as secretary,
and ]. Nelson Kelly of Grand Forks
was elected treasurer.
A fire at Courtenay on Thursday
last destroyed the garage OF Mr..
Ernie, and an hour after the fire was