The Ward County independent., 1921-04-14

thing must be remedied. Since the
New Day, we have had more laws en-
acted telling US what we cannot do,
than any other kind. II have no
sympathy for the recall" he said,
"but the very people against whom
it is to be invoked are the authors
of it," The recall has been decided
upon by our delegates at the Devils
Lake convention. They decided for
us and we should 60 thru with it, he
said. He referred to the threat made
by the league newspapers to publish
the names Of those signing the recall
petitions in those papers. He said
he would be proud to sign and hoped
his name would be the first to be pub
lished. Referring to Mr. Nestos, he
stated, he had made good. He had
held positions of trust and never fail
ed. As governor, he will be an honor
to Minot and North Dakota. He will
fill the chair physically and mentally.
AS Mr.. Nestos took the platform,
the entire audience arose, the ovation
lasting for several minutes.
"My heart is too full for utterance,"
he said. Nothing could please me
more than the friendship Of the home
folks, where have lived for II years.
Nowhere is there better city or finer
folks than in the city Of Minot." He
said he was glad to receive so many
letters promising support from var
ious part Of the state.
During my participation in politi-
cal life, l have tried to be consistent
and yet keep myself so informed as
to industrial, economic and political
developments that in my political
thinking l might always be prepared
to espouse the cause and to do the
work which promises the most for the
welfare of the people Of our state.
I was rather surprised when / heard
that at the time of the Devils Lake
convention some one had insisted that
in 1910 I had been elected to the legis-
lature as socialist. Now, it is true,
that at one place in the Blue Book
for 1911, a casual glance would lead
one to believe that the charge might
be true, but a. more careful examina-
ton of this page will show that the
whole record from the Goth legislative
district is badly bungled. and that it
unquestionably is clerical error, and
in three other places Of the book the
facts presented show conclusively that
the charge is not true.
~ have never been a socialist, nor
have l ever believed that the doctrines
and principles of socialism have in
them the possibility Of serving the
best interest of humanity. I believe
now and always have believed that
in this state we have gone too far
along the lines of communism and
state ownership and that this orgy Of
experimentation into which we have
gone must be stopped. As a policy
of industrial development and econo-
mic progress, have always believed
that, voluntary cooperation rather
than state ownership contains the
true solution Of our problems and diff
ficulties.'
He read extracts from the Arthur
LIE Sueur pamphlet proving by this
ex-leaguer that the program Of the
league is doomed to failure, LIE Sueur
himself leaving the organization in
1919. He expressed his faith in the
Farm Bureau and kindred organiza-
tions, believes in the pooling Of farm
products in marketing and predicts
better times for the farmers. He
said that personally he had hoped
that the recall might have been avoid
ed could remedy have been found
to cure the bungling and wasteful
methods. He predicts that the new
administration will have a hard job
to work out Of the financial entangle-
ment, but predicts that the moment
the new officials replace the old, we
will have no difficulty in re-establish-
ing our credit. 1t would not be neces-
sary to hold special session Of the
legislature to remedy matters.
Carl Danielson explained the plau
for signing the recall petitions in the
city Of Minot and called for volun-
teers. AS a result forty women and
several men are today circulating the
petitions about the city and they are
being quite generally signed.