The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-12
CRAWFORD !! TO 4.
ACCEPT IF
HE / !: IS ASKED
Sentinel Butte Banker in Writ.
ing to Aneta Editor Ex-
plains Position
NOT 4 AN ACTIVE CANDIDATE 4 II
Would Run for Governor How
ever, if Conference
Selects Him &
NOT AN ACTIVE CANDIDATE.

L.. h. Crawford Of Sentinel Butte
in letter to c. w. Baumann Of Aneta
states that he will accept the Re
publican nomination for governor Il
he is drafted but that he is not an
active candidate for the post.
His letter follows:
"Your very kind letter Of the Bird
inst, requesting that become can.
didate for Governor is received, and
in answer will say that | am not a
politician, and have no desire for
public Office. / am not filed with
expectancy Or guided~by ambition.
realize that in republic one may
stand for osHce with becoming mod
esty, yet the public often times is In
clined to listen only to those who
are willing to scramble for it..
Want. Change N
"Our people are In earnest in de
Manding change. "A clean victory
Is in sight and 1t must not be hobbled
by compromises on fundamental prin-
ciples. We are told that we cannot
win with candidate who stands firm
ly .on the principles we have been
fighting during the last four years.
! say we can win on. no other plat
form and not have a barren victory.
Wrong is never so weak as In its
hour of insolent triumph. The only
guarantee we have of a candidates
future performance is past fulfillmen..
"A victory that compromises is worse
than defeat Such victory will rise
up to plague US in the future. Those
that have borne the burdens and heat
Of the day have not only q pleadable,
but an absolute right to be heard. To
win with candidate who embOdies
our ideals is to gain a victory worth
while. We lose even when we win
with any other candidate.
Pillars OF Civilization VI
The family, the church, the school
and the state are the. pillars Of civil
!. ization.. Political theories that weak
] en- the hold Of any one Of these on
the affectionsfo of our people must fail
Free love and red flags have nothing
TO offer. 81 "a III IF Z. s I.
Taxes must be more equitably dis
tributed, and the cost OF running tn,
state reduced. II the state wOlio
prosper, property must be an asse.,
not a liability 4 0ssessi0n Of proper
ty-the result Of industry is 10
crime. It is useless to- encourage
thrift when the savings Of the thrifty
are taken by taxes to maintain a
hoard OF political hangers-on VINO
serve no useful purpose. We are
spending large sums Of money tt
bring in immigrants. while at the
same time our laws{are creating dis
content among the people already
here. The best way to bring the out
slider in is to make the rewards OF
industry not only reasonably sure,
but secure to all. II our laws do not
speak our praise, our words can not.
Functions OF Government
'"That the chief object Of govern
ment Is to govern Is a truism. The
state should not engage in business.
the success Of which depends upon
permanence, stability and confidence.
We must get back on safe, sound
thinking. Continued agitation and
commoti0n are not evidence of politi-
cal growth. The states best intert! e
are crying for sanity and peace. Ou!
folly must no longer be allowed &c
stand in the way Of our we'll being
A change is needed. The job will not
do itself. Acquiescent right must not
allow aggressive wrong to triumph
"As u have said before, have nc
desire for public office, yet my desira
is strong to be OF service anywhere
in the struggle that we are making
to free. ourselves from the clutches
Of the despoilers. The Forthcoming
nominating convention should be al
lowed to select unhampered, the man
who embodies our ideas and no good
citizen should shrink from accepting
a nomination so made. II / should
be drafted | would feel 1T my duty
tn Serve'