Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-20
JAIL SENTENCES
FOR PROFITEERS
ARE ADVOCATED
Says Ex-service Men Can
Get What They Ask From
) the Congress.

Vice President Marshall in his key
note address today before the state
Democratic convention. He also
urged Jail sentences Tor profiteers
and increased production to relieve
the high cost Of living.
II hold that the Democratic doc
trine of equal and exact Justice to all
men and OF special privileges to none
will meet all the angry and irrecon-
ciled views Of today" said Mr.. Mar
shall.
l. Wants Treaty Ratified.
The vice president also express the
hope that President Wilson and the
senate would reconcile their differ
ences over the peace treaty and that
II would be ratified; but said no man.
should be read out OF the Democratic
party because OF his opinion on the
League Of Nations.
''This was, as understand it," the
vice president said. an American
war. The peace should be an Amer
ican peace. The war could not have
been fought successfully as either a
Democratic or Republican war. The
peace cannot bring that real peace
which the American people want IL it
be made either as Il Democrat or a
Republican peace.
AS life long advocate of a resort
to courts and not to force l gave my
unqualified endorsement to the al
truistic views Of the president in tho
= defense of which views he has broken
body
{ Letup of the enforcement of pro-
hibition until change has made in its
provisions was opposed by Mr.. Mar
shall, who warned the Democratic
party that it "nerit the contempt of
the people if it ever stands for the
Haunting Of a law because certain
citizens do not believe in it,"
ytAs II kl>4 k{rv1 Ioot ;voc
it must be enforced in accordance
with its provisions he said.
Attacks Republicans.
The vice president assailed the Re
publican congress for its work during
the last year, declaring it has Laid
it's hand upon nothing and has
thought OF nothing save a proposal
scarcity of manufactured products
the dumping Of foreign made goods
on our, markets."
MIR. Marshall declared, the after
math OF the war sin legislative halls
would be heartbreaking if it were not
publicans have spent the fast year
at great sSpshse Is SHOW that the Vic
tory which we won was really aSde- q
"The Republican party has not re-
habilitated America the vice presi-
dent said. THE question now is, to
what party will the people commit
the, work Of reconstruction 2"
Equal Justice.
Regarding the doctrine for equal
and exact Justice" Mr.. Marshall safd
Equal and exact justice for all
men demands that the law shall take
into consideration the inherent right
of the individual to life, to liberty and
to the pursuit OF happiness; shall pro-
tect the individual in these rights;
shall punish him if he interfere with
the rights of another; shall separate
all citizens into the honest law-abid-
ing and the dishonest aw-brea king;
shall let the honest lawabiding alone
and shall punish without fear, favor
or affection the dishonest law break
ing. And to accumulate mind
which believes in these pr:>ciples il
N is time for us to put our flying ma
chimes into the hangers of life and
realize that. while there is less speed
Jail for Prefiteers.
LET us not delude ourselves into
the belief that the currency and cred
1T of this country can double. the pop
ulation increase and the production
remain at a standstill. and yet tha
the high cost of living may be re
Guced and peace, plenty and prosper
ity abound in the land. Let us qui
talking about the profiteer and begiI
jailing him. And let the man wht
works understand that in greater pro
duction he benefits himself as wei
RS his fellow men.
"You cannot gain the loyalty o
the citizens of America until the!
. have made up their minds that tn,
laws of this country shall rest will
equal justice and equal force on higl
and low alikc.S -| N5-S-at Fs ti-i> VI
restoration, now that the war il
ended, of freedom of speech and o
the press with punishment for thos
seeking to crate disorder or over
throw the government by any othe
than legal means was urged by Mr.
Marshall, who also advocated read
justment of taxation after govern
ment expenditures have been reduces
to minimum. in order to place tn
burdens upon those most able to bea
them. aa Si 4
: The Democratic party he said
should also demand that the state
take back the discharge of the dutie
which were reserved to them in tn
compact made with the general gov
ernment, and the party, he thought
should promise that it would not sub
nit any federal constitutional amend
nnents which further relieves tn
states of their duty to enforce tn
and to protect the lives and fortune
& df their citizens" 4. Ea s it
q While omitting any direct refer
ence3 to a soldier bonus Legislation
the vice president said. he would ga
to the former service men 'soun
Of body and mind" that they can OBJ
tain almost anything they want fron
congress. y ~ &
1T would be afraid TO resist you.
he continued, ''but looking back upO
your glorious record, 7 beg you I
5'5 consider whether you want to &
down In history as Of the tribe Q
Nathan Hale, or the tribe of Olive
Twist" .s .i
Mr.. Marshall closed his .tspcec
with an endorsement of Thoma
Taggart for United States senate
from Indiana with plea for Indian
Democracy mot to remove tn
ancient landmarks. 8to hold fast to IN
faith, to the strong and ito acqu
themselves like men,, = De FL Isl 81 I. I sS
4 Success Is desirable but honor !
1 7 needful," the vice president declared
Conventton Opens.
4 Indianapolis, May 30,-Indian
4 Democrats met in state s conyentio
\ here today to, name q .state ticke
adopt sa plat torn and seisGt delegate