Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-02-05

for office. ''I4 act," he declared,
.''I feel justiHs 8 n saying that, not
only is no mi ssr of the committee
which called = meeting candidate
for any ofic g it they have no can
didates for office"
Mr.. But an asserted that the
proposed ls.s of campaign was not
at cross purposes with any other or
gapizaticn, but would rather work
hand in hand with the other organ
izations which have the same object
in view.
Following the Introductory re-
marks of Mr.. Buchanan, the meet
ing was thrown open and Mr.. Bu-
chanan was made chairman of the
meeting with S. D. Adams of Ra2-
som county secretary.
Alfred Steel Outlines Situation.
Upon request of the chairman Of
the meeting, Alfred Steel, who was
chairman of the Stutsman county
referendum committee. outlined the
situation which led up to the call
ing of the meeting. Mr.. Steel de-
clared that altho the election of a
governor of the state was important
that it was not vital, the vital thing
being the election of majority of
real Americans to the state legisla-
ture. With two-thirds majority
in the legislature, Mr.. Steel pointed
out, the governor would of necessity
do the will Of the people or be re-
moved, and that the same thing held
true, in slightly lesser degree, to
the supreme court of the state.
He pictured the value Of every
ones working together toward. the
same goal, of doing and thinking the
same thing in the same way at the
same time, as was done during the
World War, and of how a simple
working out of this idea, had won the
referendum campaign in Stutsman
county. Mr.. Steel also gave brief
outline of the plan of organization
which was proposed to be extended
to every county in the state.
G. S. Buck Gives Address.
Mr.. Steel was followed by C.3fS.
Buck, who in explaining the condi-
tions of the world and of the coun-
try as they exist today, declared that
we must face the facts as they are,
and that the quicker that we realize
that the country sis ine *aedveTys real
[Manger the quicker we will act to
favert that danger. There is q spirit
loose in world that would not only de-
.stroy the government of the United
States, but would destroy all the gov
ernments of the world" he said.
Mr.. Buck asserted that he was not
afraid of experiments, and had alb
solutely no fear of the so-called in
dustrial program, but declared that
in carrying it out, we must keep our
feet firmly on the rock of constitu-
tional government" The speaker re-
viewed the story of the constitutional
assembly which was presided over
by George Washington, and how for
four weeks nothing was done until
one of the members declared he be-
lieved that every meeting should be
opened with prayer, and how from
that time on the convention made
such rapid progress that it was al
most miraculous. He declared that
he made no excuse for a firm belief
in Diety which guides the destinies
Of men, and declared that no good
could come from any body of men
who absolutely ignore the existence
Of God as do the socialists.
I; In closing, Mr.. Buck declared that
the fight against the spread Of So
cialism was the patriotic duty of
every American citizen and of every
citizen of North Dakota.
1920 Plan Presented by O J Seller
Mr.. Seller, who was called upon to
present the 1920 plan of campaign
to the representatives of the various
counties. declared that some had mis-
understood the object of the meet
ing. In this connection, Mr.. Seller
reiterated the statements of Mr.. Bu-
chanan and of Mr.. Steel that there
was no selfish purpose behind the
movement and that the plan was not
at cross-purposes with any other or
ganization except the organization Of
socialists.
In showing that the present cam
paign is one against radical social
ism, and one in which every one who
believes In constitutional government
should enter heart and soul, Mr..
Seller reviewed some of the laws
which show the tendency Of the pres
.ent state ton. In this
connection he spoke Of the law which
allows the governor Of the state to