Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-04-15
A Committee
OF t Wenty-One
Anti League Voters to Unite
In Makeup of Legislature
Candidate Ticket

Candidate Ticket
The menace of Socialism hanging
over the state has aroused the think
ing and well meaning people of both
the great political parties to the neces-
slty of adopting unusual means of
combating it.
A committee was therefore formed
upon the request of the independent
voters Association, by the Democratic
State Central Committee appointing
seven anti-Socialist democrats the
Republican State Committee appoint
ing eve anti-Socialist republicans
and the independent Voters Associa-
zion appointing seven independent of
thelr political affiliations, to work
together and derive ways and ear
That committee has met and by a
OF explanation of it's action as here
after outlined it declares the existence
OF the following conditions being
brought about by the Socialistic adj
mlnlstration now in control of our
state government.
First, our state is being brought to
financial ruin through the creation of
huge bonded Indebtedness, the levy
ana collection OF triple taxes over
what have ever been known before,
the fastening on the state of a
band OF S%ocialistic parasites in
specially created offices, who are by
unJustlfled and needless salaries alb
sorolng the tax payers money.
Second, u educational system is
beng destroyed and discredited b.
being brought into politics and under
the direction and control of unscru-
pulous men who made it an instr1!-
ment for the propagation of Socialism
and immoral and irreligious ideas.
Third, the youth of the state has
Deer sought to be debauched IN its
morals and purity by placing in its
hands obscene and immoral literature,
Dellttlelng the sacredness of the home,
the FAMILY institution and making
hight OF commonly accepted ideas of
purity OF manhood and w~omanhood,
an OF winch are sought TO be sacTi-
flced on the alter Of liscentiousness
and free love.
Fourth, constitutional government
is threatened, PROPERTY rights .ieopar-
died and the liberty of the citizens
put IN danger in the interests of radi-
cal theories Of the existence of society
with government restraint.
These things are much more serious
ana far. reaching than ordinary politi-
cal matters that partisan political i'll
terests and personal political ambition
must be made Of secondary importance
IN our effort to combat this menac
IL mas become apparent that to save
u state and it's people from further
disgrace and further material injury
all good thinking men and woIneil
must unite as closely as possible in
opposition to the threatening menace
that is descending upon us. Where's
lore the committee thus appointed has
recommended to che two dominant
parties of the state the following
plans:
Twin Conferences
That both the republican and demo-
Gratis organizations proceed, at an
early date, to call conferences Of the
an~tl-soclallstlc members Of these or
CARNATIONS, along the lines of the
usua state conventions, to in
the city of Minot on the 18th and 18th
day OF May, for the purpose of endors-
ing state, congressional and judicial
tickets to be voted upon at the June
primaries upon platforms embodying
similar anti-socialistic planks; that
these conferences aim 10 join tcgct-
her in each party all Of the an.i-scciql-
lstlc elements therein, pledged to sp1>-
port tickets containing aAt ore con4.~
Adate for each Office IL csA:l pact, 20
the eIld that the best available cun<i-
da>es oe procured ii each parry Cor
each office, and that al! tNc ,Idepent!.~
emit candidates be prevailed upon 10
withdraw froul the field and .io.n Il!
assuring the nominations Of Ties car
didates alone.
For the purpose OF more clearly
setting out the details Of The general
plan of procedure, agreed OF The jeH,a
committee CT c~NGlity-"j:2 ....aas.lOu
adopted the following Hcco.nn>nd4-
tons.
Complete Tickets
eve recommend that The Hcnuh:.-
can State Chairman and the Demo
cratic State Chairman call an anti
Townley repr biicGn st1tc c0nv .:itioa
and an a~nti-Towl:ey democratic state
convention 20 meet Gu tho same day,
each of said state conventions to be
held in separate halls bet in the same
city in order that conferences RAY nc
had between committees appointed by
the separate c~o2rcnl,cn5, and that the
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