Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-27

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In the state" said Mr.. Nestos. ANY
one who says that the next admins
tration, in case the Independents are
successful at the polls next Friday,
Intend to do away with what bene-
hcial labor legislation already has
been put on our statutes, is not tell
tng'th truth.
Talks for Others.
Gas soon as these unfounded
and saanderous charges
brought to my attention I took
tho matter up with my colleagues
on the Independent ticket and we
have talked the SITUATION over
carefully. I nm therefore in po-
sttion to talk for my colleagues
5 as wen as for myself when I de-
clare that there is no Foundation
in fact to those charges.
All Three, Workers.
Why should Johnson, Kitchen
and. myself wan to hurt the man who
toiled? We have, all three of us, gone
through the mill; we have had to
work and work hard, both to pay our
way through school in order to get an
education and later to keep above
"oSCAs W. 1AdtS oil VI Us uSIOIl8e0 10
what is generally called the working
class the greater part Of our lives.
The Independent movement is not
q reactionary movement; u aim is
not to destroy, but to save; not to re-
tard progress, but to direct 1t in sane
and sensible direction. so that as
many members of society as possible
may benefit by each. step forward; we
want TO- do the greatest good to the
greatest number Of people.
But we refuse to appeal to the
votes We REFUSE to- make promises
which cannot he, fultlled: we do not
appeal to class or selfish interests; we
do not preach. political anarchy and
we will not tolerate It; nor will we
tolerate dishonesty in public affairs
and wrong doing in once.
Laborers And Farmers Suffer.
THE. laboring man as we'll as the
farmer is suffering under the existing
conditions in our state. The ruined
credit and the lack Of confidence
from North Dakota are hurting the
w~orkingmen as much as anyone else.
Shortage OF money closing
down of industrial activity; and the
resulting hard times mean cheap Ia
Dor, unemployment and general SUI
fering.
rs it not about time that we get
necessity must be a bitter feud be-
tween the different members OF so
ciety? Are business men and profes-
sional men necessarily crooks? They
are called s. by our opponents, but
make a mental list Of the merchants.
physicians. lawyers and ministers
whom you know and then ask yourself
nights In order to devise ways and
means to crush the farmer or the
workinsrnen. It is easy to make gen
eral charges of, c~rookedness against
one class in the heat Of a bitter po-
litical feud and get away with it. for
a time. But things like that have a
way of Furnishing the very people that
tried to u1e class hatred as a weapon
Of offense.
"The problem for the business man
no matter what his line Of business
is no less a pressing one than Is the
problem Of the farmer and the Of
ficials OF our school districts and
many OF our buHneos men will be
forced to the wall II not u credit
condition is speedily improved. And
the w~orkingTnan comes IN tor his
conditions are bad. II building oper-
atoms have ceased, IL every farmer
and business man ands 1t necessary
to retrench on every hand, then there
is going to be little Q labor to do,
and suffering and sacrifice will be the
lot. Of the laborer also.
Must Restore Credit
Fol that reason one Is forced to
the conclusion that in order to pro-
mote the welfare OF the whole state
its farmers. its laborens. its business
men and It's educational and other