Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-11

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and economic problems do not sound
nearly as difficult of solution when
discussed with our Indian neighbors
as in the ordinary speeches made to
palefaces. Shorn of big words and
"hifalutin'" terms a talk to he Red
Men on the big issues sounds more
crude, but. at the same time, the
fundamental philosophy of politics is
the listener a pleasant change from
the usual ford stump speaking.
For this reason, and because of
the very simplicity of the whole thing,
a talk given here by R. A. Nestos,-In-
dependent recall candidate for gov
ernor, to the Sioux Indians al their
great festivals this week, will I'M
doubtedly be read with considerable
interest.
Mr.. Nestos, carefully adapting his
language to suit the occasion, spoke
as follows:
Mr.. Nestos carefully adapting his
language to suit the occasion, spoke
las follows:
- was glad to receive the invitation
to speak to the Sioux people. I was
busy speaking in the eastern part Of
the state, but when they asked me
to come, I made a vow that / would
puS SVSA yILAAE SASC dSAOc, COl1lC ouS
to Shields to speak n now I am
here.
I knew Chief Grass of your people.
I first met him when I was a member
of the Legislature, at Bismarck in
1911. I liked him. He was a wise
councillor and a great a He
knew the spirit of America. When
our country got into war, he agreed
with the government and believed in
| kh4 %hS~o, &l~AE--z &c.
II he had lived until the war closed,
I know he would have felt proud
over the many young men of the
Sioux people who wen into the war
and fought braveIy to uphold the
freedom of mankind.
81 was sorry when / heard that. AL
bert Grass had died. I was glad
that he died like a brave man and
that he had fought as a true Sioux
warrior should fight 1 wanted to
come here for his funeral but I was
very. far away and busy and
couldn't come. I would have been
glad to meet with you to do honor
to such a brave man and honor also
all the other brave men Of your peo-
pie who fought for the country and
many died for our country:
Descended From Fighters.
I was born in Norway. a country
far acros the seas. Ny ~forefathers
Iwere also great fighters. They built
strong boats and good ships and
they sailed on the seas and fought
many great battles against the peo-
pie in the olden times. They fought
with clubs and bows and arrows and
spears and on their head they had a
helmet with great wings on it land
Ethey, were great and brave fighters
4 1i1ra tho oraaf Erhfarrr.n& the Sin,1V
people. The Norwegians were Athe
first to come to America and they
returned to Norway with nice stories
about the Red man.
I have lived in North Dakota "a
years. In 1911 I was a member OF
the Legislature sitting I'M the Bic
House up at Bismarck. From 1913
to 1916 1 was States Attorney.
was a Republican. Up to five years
Democrats we're governing this state,
They give us a good government
They didn't waste our money.
Then there came a new kind of a
party. They called themselves the
Nonpartisans. They elected a gov
ernor and attorney general and q
commissioner Of Agriculture and
labor and others to run Jul state
They didn't run it well. They weren'i
1 WISE. EsE1 ASy guAAu uAOCA oI0A1u SSt IAS
business. They wasted our money.
lakes became very high. I am glad
that you, the Sioux people, listened
to your wise men and did not vote fol
the Nonpartisans. The N~onpartisant
never got many votes. among the
Sioux. Some did vote for them. II
those who did had listened to the
tcouncel of those that were your wise
men, and who knew more about the
public business, o would have
voted for the Nonpartisans. Now We
want to change the government. We
want to put them out of the govern
ment and elect a new governor and
a attorney general and a new
commissioner Of Agriculture and
labor. / hope you will all vote for
1.-THE new men.
Tells Of Devils Lake Meeting.
A couple OF months ago q big com
mittee met at Devils Lake. There
were $40 people on this committee
and they counselled for two days and
then they asked me to run for gov-
ernor and they asked another man
to run for attorney general. His name
- Johnson Later was nominated ].
4 Al. Kitchen for commissioner OF ag-
riculture and labor. The committee
believed that We would runSthe state
better than they, that we would save
money; that we would do the bust.
ness Of the people better than the
Ncnpardsans did and that we would