The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-03-05
THE COMING ELECTION

Attention Of Voters Called To Certain
Initiative Measures To Ee Voted On,
March 16. Their Defeat Is OF i'm
portance To Welfare or State.
On Tuesday, March 20. 1920, at the
Presidential Preferential Primary Elec-
ton, four moral measures. so called,
will come before the voters of North
Dakota for determination, these ini-
liative measures being as follows:
Initiated Measure No. ! Creating
State Athletic Commission
Initiated Measure No 2 Regulating
the sale Of cigarettes.
Initiated NJ easure No. g. Providing
4 fsll| |sfsg Egs sss.sS, a. Providing ,
for Sunday Theatres:sS. -.
,itIfTthe measure parmitting prize
fights is: nassed, it win open North De-
kota to the tough ring element Of the
whole counry. While there is real
value attached to bozing in the way Of
physical exercise. and most Of us have
indulged in it, there is nothing con-
structive connected with ten round
prize fight and the influence which is
radiated from this atmosphere will he
no contribution to the morals of our
state. The present law on our statutes
prohibiting prize fights has been we'll
enforced and there would appear to be
no Jason whatsoever for it's repeal.
Tho legalizing of the sale of cigar
ets simply gives the traffic the en-
dorsements of the people Of the state
and adds to the popularity of the
cigaret habit. 1t is identical. so far
as il)usration is concerned, with the
protection Of the liquor business thru
the avenue Of legalized sale Of intoxi-
cants
The Drpposed measures relating to
the Sabbath practically erase from our
statutes the present laws governing
Sabbath observances. BY virtue OF
the Fourth Commandment the Sab
bath is primarily a Day for worship
?nd spiritual education. It is the one
Day in seven set apart for this pur-
$3.50 and therefore it would appear
"a+ 50 far as possible we ought to
'ssist in creating about the Day an
atmosDhere 1T worship and a spirit Of
'everance. We cannot desecrate Gods
Dav as a nation and expect satisfact-
ory results in our national life. II We
- Let anything out Of the Sab
'ath we must put something into 1t,
md to this end our statute should pro-
tect us
In considering these measures We
ought to take into account the priD
ciple at stake rather than our own
practices, habits or personal desires.
It is not so much what we would like
to do or enjoy. but what will be the
best for the state and for its coming
citizenahin let ,la stand for thes nrin.
ciple involved. In the immortal words
of General Washington We should
look to our duty as electors and see to
1t that the props Of our State, Religion
and Morality, are protected and that
the Lords Law be not defled and the
Lords Day disregarded. We trust that
the citizens Of Mclean County will
use their influence in their respective
townships in the right direction and
vote NO on the proposed measures
above referred to. T.,
Verv respectfullv submitted.
l.. r. BURGUM, Washburn N. D.
Underwood, N. OAK. Feb. 81, 1920
We the undersigned members Of the
Bible class of the Darling Sunday
School. do hereby express ourselves
as against the repeal; Of the above
measures to be referred 1T the Primar-
les March 16, 1890. 5tS y,s ss,5 ,5.. y
BY order Of the committee. &
A. p PAULSON. Supt. Ss5 ss,
n. C. NYGAARD, Pres. 4
S3% :,ss.. Mrs. H. c. Reeshaeen
Hrv J. B. SHLLO ON. S 4