The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-03-30

In an article appearing eise"neIo'
wa have endeavored to give our own
candid opinion Of the most feasible
course to be pursued in the coming
civ election. 1t will be found under a
heading, LET Them Stew In Their
Own juice"
There are entered in the field of candidates.
for election to the honor OF holding Guy COM
missionerships and park board memberships
six men named officially as candidates by petl-
ton. For president, the city's stand-pat ring
has named Allan V. Haig with Banding f1sner
and Charles Pillsbury as other members. On
the park board, the same clique names Avery
Johnson, M. H. Graham and Herman Schultz.
With men of their caliber as business men -
nuhlic spirited citizens - can there be any
doubt in the minds of voters that when they
received their endorsement from the inner Cir
Gle they expected to put it across without op-
%position. Of course-one business man would
like to have made the race, and we have his
word for it that he was told I'VE have picked
the slate" - and our friend, was out of it.
Where is the city of even a pesky little 5000
that ought to have been 10000 or more years
ago except for politics like those now harras-
sing the city, that wants one little "you hold my
hand and I'll hold yours" gang to control its
economics and politics? Surely the men already
named were beyond that stage of childish self
dissillusionmen when they believed the citys
populace was going to sleep always.
But: So it appears, if the Mann organ pipings
steam hammered persistently are any criterion
of conditions, they seem to have pinned their
faith to it's prattlings-and why does it prattle
so? The trick is done, Mann's organ has again
cast the general label of socialism on the scene.
Again it seeks strife-and now good red blood
ed men, riled, perhaps not wisely, propose a
last minute campaign for the city election.
"Stickers", the city ticker says, will be used,
and we suggest names may be written in.
Altho such an election ordinarily wouldn't
get anywhere, perchance it will this time, even
if there are a few socialists mixed with a ninety
percent of men who are not, that are discussing
the situation. In the case of most of these men,
there is no more excuse for calling them social
lists than there is to so label the editor or man.
agennent of the dingle donged sheet now smack
ing its seething tongue in it's own sweet lust for
pop-eyed power, presumably at the bidding of
its masters. Were those individuals good and
true socialists with a meaning in life instead of
posing as an independent newspaper, we
would gladly admit there might be some honor
with the title tho we could scarcely agree in
principle.
The public don't want the brand of hypocrisy
such as that being handed out daily in election
propaganda. Of course, if it is true as we have
heard, that F. P. Mann and his coterie of friends
control the sheet, we shift the blame for he is
an avowed enemy of the Nonpartsan league
and labor. We say labor because organized
labor in North Dakota and in Devils Lake is a
staunch supporter of the farmers program
and it would be a poor lot of propaganda manu-
featuring tools that would not obey the master
hand.
Then again, why all the stew about the city
election, is something covered up, something in
visible to the public eye, the public don't under
stand about. Is there a pain where there's sc
much squeak?
Or: Is it just a plain outspoken attempt te
stir up strife and discomfort? You who read thi.
may Judge the motive that stirs such lusful in
terest in the candidates-and the paving, yes
and the dear peepul.
In any event, with q conclusion seemingly
u reached, tho we regret il, to run q campaign
n the paving scandal may cut some ice and de
sAclariahon made in some quarters even Of appro
II prietions Of which II i said there ID i question
1.-The new candidates may even yet be doubt
sz4g1gsn any are to be named ct al, but they will
~ klsu,re. not be handpicked BY the !. P. Manns
tlasslEsJ Cowley's, nor the Z. 3 F1ynn's and
tAts1IssNM have the interest Of the people 4
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