The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-18
HUGE CROWD At
VICTORY RALLY
FRAZIER, LADD, LEMKE AND
BAER ARE GIVEN A
ROUSING OVATION

BAER ARE GIVEN A
ROUsING OVATION ..-
Fargo.-Governor Lynn J. Frazier.
Onlted States Senator elect DIR. Edwin
r. Ladd, William Lemke, successful
candidate for attorney general and
Congressman John M. Baer were eiv-
en- a rousing ovation by more than
Z,OOO people in the auditorium herr.
tuesday evening, November 9, when i
victory celebration was held. As 4
quintet of notables mounted the stape
the vast audience stood up, greetinr
them with vociferous cheers.
Congressman John M. Baer was the
first speaker introduced. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic party committed political sui
eide when it failed to bring remedy
for the abnormal economic conditions
brought about by the war;, said Mr..
Baer. 'The people Of North Dakota
are to be congratulated upon their
decision to continue the program
which is the only movement in the
nation today that promises any solu-
ton to the problems confronting us
today" Mr.. Baer then drew some car
toons which caused much merriment
William Lemke pledged himself tp
enforce the laws against poor and rich
alike. "As an attorney who has prao-
ticed in this state for many years I
wish to say that my experience IL
that the poor man stands very slight
chance Of securing justice in our
courts today" said Mr.. Lemke. "The
man with the money generally gets
what he wants and the poor man Is
disappointed. As attorney general I
promise you to enforce the laws i'm
partially on poor and rich alike.
Mr.. Lemke appealed to his audience
for cooperation in upbuilding the
state. "The campaign is now over and
it is up to us as good citizens to get
together for the upbuilding of our
state," said he. ut is my firm belief
that the industrial rpogram will prove
great benefit to the farmers of. this
state and consequently to all people
of North Dakota. We must cooperate
in putting this program into opera
tion now that the people have again
signally voiced their APPROVAL of the
plan. -..--... .-...
"The interests that are opposed to us
have always plotted to destroy this
program. 1t appears that some of the
I. V. A. have suddenly woke up to the
fact that in their anxiety to achieve
this end they have resorted to meas
ures that are promising to react. If
they do I call upon you honest I. V.
A. business men who have been nnisled
in supporting these measures, to place
the blame where it belongs. believe
that many members of the North Da-
kota Bankers association never real
lied the danger that lurked in the
bank bill voted on in the recent cleo
tion. If some of these banks are hit
by this law let them place the blame
where it belongs"
To the business men of the state
who have heretofore opposed the in
dustrial program Mr.. Lemke said:
"You have been licked fairly and
squarely in this fight and you had bet
ter admit it. You have promised many
of you, that if you were licked this
time you would turn around and sup
port the program. Keep this promise
and do your state and yourself the
best service possible. The Nonpartisan
League program is the greatest con-
structive program ever planned and
it is bound to aid every legitimate
interest in this state if put into sue
cessful operation"
"I 90 to the United States senate
to serve the common people" was the
opening statement by DR.. E. F. Ladd.
GAS in the work I have tried to per-
form among you for the past Is years
I shall endeavor to serve the great
mass of the people and not special
privilege.
"Not one of you people here tonight
would want to have restored the con-
dition that prevailed in the food mar
kets in this state 20 years ago. Ten
years from, now you will view the Nom
partisan League Industrial program
in the same spirit. You will want It
more than ever"
DR.. Ladd pointed out the many cases
of profiteering that have come to
light in the past few months, particu-
larly in sugar, coal and the products
of the farms. "The people Of North
Dakota are fighting a system that
makes it possible for few men to
corner sugar and force the people to
pay $1,OO0,O 100000 in excess profits.
AS in the past I shall continue 20
fight this system"