Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-18

Enadon4agalpst this insidtous enemy OF
our homes, q property and sur
Christian civilization. tP4hst~ fI.
Hsretofore detsgates hive been. ad.
mttted to national Republican conven-
tons who entertained plans and advo-
Gated Principles hostile to Republican.
Ism ana destructive Of the funda-
call upon the Republican national
eomnqittee and the coming Republican
national convention to take such steps
- may be necessary to protect our
party and the country against such
enemies w though incorporating in
Republican and American ga1b\ A.
The Republican party was first to
institutions by reason of the recent.
world war and its Snhershtp
everywhere laid aside p~artisanship.
and by voice. votes and contributions
Of time, and money, united with all
aoy1l Americans in supporting the
government. in declaring war and il
maintaining the honor. and integrity
Of the American nation.
TO the millions OF, our youth who
obeyed the. call Of country, we, owe
an inestimable obligation. Nowhere
did youue manhood moro willingly
leave those they loved and cross the
seas to suffer from enemy gas and
shell in trench and in the air, not on
ly2 that the torch of Liberty, lighted
by u ancestors and maintained by
our Republic, might be kept burning.
but that the beams, Of it's light might
DO cast over lands which had only
dreamed but never felt the warmth
Of its rays. =
To all those boys, we as American
citizens and lovers Of liberty express
our appreciation and gratitude.> But
words are Inadequate tokens and we
favor the enactment Of such suitable
laws as shall in the fullest possible
measure recompense. them for their
sacrifice and suffering. :
To parents and other relatives of
those who went but will never return.
this convention extends its warmest
It Is only by vigilance. struggle and
F.! sacrifice. e the sacrifice of life,
that free institutions can be pre-
served. Ill. IS
We express our appreciation Of and
admiration for the gallant fight made
by the independent newspaper editors
and publishers Of the state who have
PROFIT, even riskink their mean Of
livelihood, by opposing the S~ocialistsc
gang that has tried to ,Prussianize
public opinion by building up q string
Of legally subsidized newspapers
through the infamous newspaper
BILL" These newspapers have dared
continue the fight for what they
Thought was right, ever when they
saw 4 Of their chief sources of rev
lsgisiated into the Socialistic and sub
stdized political organs.
The Republican party. having since
its birth stood as q defender OF the
rights guaranteed u citizens by the
Constitution. and@havtng ut all times
openly opposed all political. move-
ments and legislative measures "inint-
cal to American traditions and ideals,
we, the Republicans Of North Dakota
would be derelict in our duty il we
did not Pm this occasion call attention
to the un-American laws that will
soon become operative in this state
unless defeated by q referendum vote.
We would therefore urge our citizens
TO take Immediate action in support
Of the movement already. ihausurated
to secure the required number OF
signers to obtain q referendum or
sSznellins Committee Bill on House
Bill No. Sc. known as the state
fsherin Bill" and on~Senate Bill No
9. known as the Absent Voters
Law"
! AS a further step towards checking
red radicalism and also for the pur-
pose of incMlcatinz sentiments that
transcend any partisan issues, We
would urge all loyal citizens to i'm.
mediately Join in the work Of secur-
ing the required number Of sigma.
lures on a petition to initiate an. anti
red nag law.
We condemn~t the majority member.
Of the legislature for defeating such
4 measure at the last regular session
and also at the recent special session.
We are fully sensible to the fact that
the attitude displayed by the majori-
ty faction in the legislature has caus.
ed our state to be discredited
throughout the nation.
We are hy1nly convinced, however,
that the attitude shown by the legis-
lature on this question is not in
harmony with the, prevailing senti-
ment in our state and that>if given an
opportunity to express themselves
through the ballot, the people OF
North Dakota would declare by an
overwhelming vote that the only ban.
ner that should be unfurled in GU.
commonwealth u the one that today
is the hope and Inspiration Of the en-.
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