Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-08-05

Address of Senator Gronna.


Address OF Senator Gronna.
Since the chairman has been kind
enough to call upon me to come up
here for a few words, I want to ex-
press my thanks to you people who
are here and the people of Stutsman
county and the people of North Da-
kota for the loyal support in the
Campaigns have fought in this state.
I want to express my deepest appre-
citation to the ex-soldiers, men of this
state, who so loyalty, not only sup
ported me, but who stand for the
fundamental principles of represen-
tative government. I want to ex-
press to this man who introduced me,
done distinguished service for this
state, my deepest appreciation. Don't
think for minute that we were de-
feated, because we lost in this cam
paign. Let me tell you this: those
who did not get the offices will be
found upon the rostrum until social
ism has been eliminated from the
state. Defeated? What would you
think of a soldier on the battlefield
who for the moment had a setback
and would shirk his responsibility
and join the enemy? Would you
think that he was the greatest man.
Let me tell you, it is of just as great
Importance in this state today to see
that the right kind of government
is re-established in this state, and
until that is done, am not defeated.
My friends, need not tell the ex-
1Y1,o 1n1yo1fv MI mood
not tell the men, who upon the field
of battle stood ready and willing to
sacrifice his all. Those men never
hesitate for. a moment as to what they
are going to do-those men look to
that emblem that stands out not only
for command, but for protection for
all Of ,us--those people look to that
emblem, uphold it and defend the
nation which they serve. Are we
loyal, progressive, American citizens
if we hesitate to support that which
we, know is right? Are we loyal If
we talk patriotism and then do what
we know will destroy. our govern
ment? I don't believe that there is
any reason for any man or any wom-
an to fear. hope in the month Of
August that you good women will
have the right to settle this question
of ours. If you had been permitted
to vote in June, there would have
been no question as to the results.
n believe that these men are good
people. are being nlisled only for a
time, because things have been mis-
Unexpectedly to them and false prom
ises made to them. We must realize
and admit that the farmers of Noyth
Dakota are the ones who are carry
ing the burden Of taxation and the
burden of everything else, but that
is no reason that the farmer, because
he is in the maj jority, has a; right to
undertake to say that he is the only
man who is a good citizen-that the
people in the towns and villages
should be discrimina ted against, and
that, class hatred and class rule
should be worked up.
sss We must5all#be united, because we
are all interest Ted in one thing and.
that il. in the leading A dustry, agri-
culture, and the men Of the towns and;
villagesSars as much interested In the
success Of the farm as the farmer is
himself and 50 for thatsreason + as
a farmer and you as AZ farmer have no
right to prejudice people against the
man whose tion today lis "a banker
and who may hold d pisition as an
officer, because the boy on the farm
today is the bank rSofs tomorrow; the
boy on the i farm to may be the
rofessfonal man OF tomorrow S0I