The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1920, Page 6

H BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE UNCLE JIM HARRIS DISCUSSES RED':: SOCIALISM WHICH INJECTING INTO NONPARTY LEAGUE Veteran Co-operator and Leader in’ Agricultural Make Farmers Like It—Inside of Some Newspaper Deals The following letter was published during the holidays in Uncle Jim Har- ris’ old home paper at Owatonna, Minn, and because it discloses so many vital truth of the inner werkings of the Townley movement, The Tribune herewith re- produces it in full: The Letter From Mr. Harris. November 24, 1919. K, Whiting. Owatonna, Minn, & Dear Sir and yriend: A friendly line frem you brotherly letter from -the and a letter from my sis giving me the society gossi the advanced prices of cau me to think of a place called home frem 1855 to 1905. It seems as only yesterday that I knew man, woman and child in you (there were only three but would, feel myself almos' stranger at this time. As you know T have always been ax-good mixer, politically and other- w And 7 have alw been cf the opinion that there in the republican — pa and a P. lodge y Flavia, more good auy than affiliated with that party. I ha Veen a granger, a member of | the Farmer uni a member of the American Society of Equity, organ for the ional Dairy union and have been active with minor Farmers’ operative organizations, but believe me, T neyer got bumped properly until 1 became a member of the N league, they roped me in 90 per cent ef the democrats and re- publicans that join the Jeague were caught by the same bait. That is, the Jeague program which reads fol- low: n political orga tion of North Dakota. PROGRAM. State terminal elevators, flouranil stock yards, packing houses and ¢ storage plants, hail insurance, single tax on farm lands, state in- spection of dockage and grading and rural credit banks operated at cost. , I well remember way back in the ‘70's that I circulated among: the grangers and had signed a memoriat to congress and a petition to the Min- nesota legislature covering practically the seven points fn!the Nonpartisan league program, At that time and since that time every business maa and banker knew that the farmers were getling from the boarde of tr. chamber of Commerce and the pac y end of the deal and to better conditions among the farmers sociaily and financially many farm organiz: tions have been perfected and we have seen the rise and fall of the populist Movements | Tells How Boss Bragged He; Could Sugar Coat Pill and, | ment. it pare these the order of TONG Sookie cata ea ‘at The: Cty National Bank of Bismarck, with interest afler + _. per cent per annum: > . acti ihiey Uebinaef, VALUE RECEIVED: P. Se Goud A. C. TOWNLEY If party, farmers alliance, grange, Farm. | lors union, SOME PHENOM], Tn many places in the Un these i i i led States be thriyin; {but here in North Dakota the Non- i isan league, officered by radical i st acomplished very phenomenal thin, | dissolved the si the socialist | climinating all efforts at placing a sociglist ticket in the field; dissolyed the grange, the Farmers’ union and American Society of Equity and we :| by comparing it,tora huge electric light Mate in the hands of radical We accomplished this. very cleverly by deverting public’ attention from questions that would bring red socialism to the surface, by attacking Big Biz, in a mud slinging campaign with our most abusive wind jammers trumpeting and magnifying the wrongs that have crept into the affairs of state in the most pregressive and best gov erned country in the world, ‘The we placed in nomination, elected and slip- ped into office our socialist friends, to fill our offices with no more noise than a bunch of fish Worms, I believe you and the papers of Minnesota ‘will be interested in ‘what I describe ag a league press.. I can best deseribe it plant, Walter Thomas Mills represent- ing the power house with Townley operating the switch» board and the many lights the league newspapers and, believe me, any light other than ee a ae He after, the Hazen Star, This deal ywas oon DHE SAME IN summated last week. I am well aware that the Republi- can has been consistent supporter of the Nonpartisan league and realize’ there is some justice in your complaint and you have been given proper cou- sideration in this matter. After going over the. matter carefully, we have decided. that: it was for the best inter- ests for. the farmers to purchase the paper at Hazen and, of course, in act- ing in this matlér our. judgment was not effected’ by a sentimental: consid: eration, ; You may rest assured, however, that there was no intention of injuring you or your’ business and. if you havé been sincere in your support of the league T cant not understand why your atti- tude. toward the league would: change simply. by the fact that your paper was not purchased by this bureau. It:may be that at some future date it will be possible for us ‘to purchase your paper and combine the. circula- date, ~* . promse to,pay to ie the order_of ment of the I, W. W. organizi We made the play for the Ame Federation of Labor, They put up a stubborn fight against us but we final- ly landed them and got their indorse- We also secured the endo ment of the Mipers’ union and are ready and willing to grant their demand of 60 per cent increase i Wages and a five day week with Lhour day. Sure, we are willin help these poor min sake of, getting their votes whic important because we must, have their votes to perpetuate socialism in I this state. Who brought about: these conditions here in North Dakota? W: the democrat No. Was it tie republic ? No. The © conditions | In 1912 the republican and democratic yote was $7,500, the so- s- socialist eran ya reeset tee ne er tere VALUE RECEIVED. © turned thusly: Bhemarck, North Paka, fltewetag 2h sah LF Le Af, HF _witbout Pars after date, the red light will be switched off un- less. they retire our present switchman. THE NEWSPAPER BILL. Now youymay have noticed that T have been * catechized for opposing this bill which I did because of it hav- ing the earmarks of the high finance? besides havii the power of. erysta: izing a socialist sentiment because of all thought being filtered through the hat of this man Mills. ‘The trick -is We contract, for one Paper in each county to buy a 040.0) plant for $5500.00. Our promoters’ get $1000.00 to turn the trick, We must We incorporate with three or more men placing the capital at. $6500.00, Take notes or post date: checks for the same and deposit the collateral in Jéague banks,- Get the cash and pay for promoting th> newspaper plant and the league then furnished expert stock salesmen to promise to pay ta: ee \ yote proves this, that the alleged statement made by Townley in 1912 Was true and subsequent events show that he has made good in North Da- kota and will make good in other giates, He said, “I can take‘the name Nonpartisan and sugar-cuat the prin- ciples of socialism and every farmer will swallow them and call for more.” The Nonpartisan league ‘with their program embodying the wants of all their farm organizations took wel with the farmers belonging to the re- publican and democratic parties and ase with many bankers and busin nen who felt and knew that their sue the suecess of the farmers, so they sup- ported the league program, forgetting that we were placing the machinery, “ALGOHOL-3 Fen ones AvegetablePreparationforas “4 || simjlating theTood by Regul 7 4 Fingthe Stomachsand Bowes ; INFANTS © CHILDREN thereby Promoting Digestion Teer mess and Rest Gnas either Opium, Morphine not; Mineral. NoT NARCOTIC oS ——— Repco Olde SAUL Pumpkin Sk ‘hefpful Remedy for ‘Abelpful Remedy fo Gonstipation and Diartle' and Feverishness 0", Loss OF SLEEP resiiting therefrom inlntanry j FacSimite Signatare old Cents res At months \CASTORIA Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always © Bears the Signature In Use For Over Thirty Years Tur cn NEW YOR! = under a contract made with you by 40 Mr. Brinton last January. J find by a-reference to the contract that we [nad with you that its terms were not adhered to by us and that. therefore. ; ; the agreement is yoid’ahd lapsed ‘sev- putas cess in business depended wholly on] DOLLARS sell $12,000.000 worth of common an] preferred stock in the plant which they do by taking cash, ‘notes © and’ post dated checks which, in turn, can be 0. Ked by the Nonpartisan league and cash advanced) thercon. ‘Then we have a so-called full fledged “Farmer's” paper in which all legal notlees are printed but the manag>- ment and policy for the paper are under the control of the league -head. To me, individually, this seems ‘un- alemocratic and un-American. How- ever, a prominent organizer. assures us that this law will work out satis: factorily to the people of this coun try bee the same law is enforced! in Russia and: is giving perfect satis faction, I would, however, advise. my Minnesota friends to wait and se! this law tried out in North Dakota ore making radical changes dowa there, (j Another thing seems peculiar, but. T gu it is alright because the ma- jor of the league legislature seems 3 isl to think so. We don’t think that the majority. should always rule, as was evidenced by unseating»a member from Sargeant county and seating a man hay t minority vote. Also the Non partisan league weit on record as try: ing to prevent .the seating of Mis Minnie Nielson as state superintendent of schools, who hada majority of 6.000. votes over. her-opponent, N.C. MacDonald. Now, while Iam onthe newspaper subject, 1 want to addeand show the other side of the newspaper proposition. In my county the league Management thought proper to buy the Mercer County Republican, run bya nan leaguer apd contracted there: fore, paying. in: notes signed) by» the promoter, J, W. Brinton. When these notes were presented for payment: they were repudiated, so. I will advise any friends ‘im Minnesota of the county press .when selling to the league to adopt the: first. plan; ‘take .farmers’ checks or notes> as. the farmers: ar? rated in the*business world higher than all the red socialists. character sinators on-this side of Russia and T herewith enclose a copy of a‘ letter repudiating same, together. with “a photographie copy of! one of the notes in the transaction. Copy PUBLISHERS e NATIONAL SERVICE BUREAU State Oftice | Box 897 { Fargo, North: Dakota i July 24th, 1919, i i Mr..C, F. Schweigert, Mercer County Republican, Stanton, N.(D. , Mr. Dear. Mr. Schwegert: | T-have. your letter of July 22nd in which you inquire-as to whether we expect to take over the Republica’ al’ months ago. AS a matter: of t_ We have orga da corporation and: made: arangements - to; take over a ‘ i tion. and press: of the Mercer County Republican and the Hazen St I understand that you have a” large circulation in’ the county and TI cat see why this proposition would’ be ad yisuble from several angles. If you will send. me an inventory of your plant and the best possible _ terms upon which’ you are willing to dispose of it at this time, I will use my best otlices and endeavor to sce if I can this arrangemen attend to this matter at once ine this data at your earliest convenience, Yours very truly, Publishers’ National Service Bureav, By W. W. Liggett, Manager. TOWNLEY THF AUTOCRAT, T would. picture Townley as a nas ural born autocrat secking fpme through tie socfalist party, a man‘that would rather have fame than millions in money, an unserupulous man ag was demonstrated during the. hea@ of the war, because of, the playing so close during the war to the’ line between loyalty and disloyalty, his only great desire being the suc of the alist party in North Dakota, for which we must give him credit. for accomplish- ing and is naturally very satikfactorv to all socialists, He and his emissaries . STERLING Sterling Residents Speak. Out; for the Welfare of the Public It is just the same. in’ Sterling as here in Bismarck; our: friends. there speak out in the same. glad, earnest Way as so many grateful Bismarck men and women have spoken in these columns for years. past. Mrs, Mary J. Gilchrist, Sterling, D. ‘Before I began using Doan’s Kid- ney Pills I had a backache all the time and for several weeks was hardy able to get about the‘house. My eyes puffe1 up underneath and I felt tired all the time. “My “kidneys were weak and ip different ways I knew, they were dis- ordered. As a member of my family had used Doan'’s« Kidney Pills with penefit, I decided to send to Fjnney’s Drug Store and-get a bd«K: It was no. ; TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920 CHURCHMEN AND CHURCH EDITORS PLAN. SALVATION Conference Called to Consider} _ Welding of All Denomin- ations in World Atlantic City, Jan. 6—One thousan] prominent, Protestant churchmen and 150 editors of Protestant religious. pe- riodicals will gather here tomorrow for a three days’ conference having for its main purpose “the welding of Prot- estant denominations for the evange- lization of the world.” The conference, has been calied by Robert. ‘secretary of state, wno is chairman of Lansing. time before I got relief. I have often! the general committee of the Inter- spoken to others about Doan’s Kidney Pills and recommend them.” «= Price 60c, at all. dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney. remedy—get Doan’s Kidney-Pills—the same that Mrs. Gilchrist. had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adyt. member in good standing in The Na- tional Nonpartisan league and is entit- led to participate in conventions and other, gatherings of the league with full. privileges as-such member. The National Nonpartisan League A. C. Townley, President. Date of joining Webruary 24, 1919. This certificate good to January 1st; 1921. .- J. A. HARRIS, Bf. 48th Legislative Dist, North, Dakota. LET POSLAM .- START NOW TO CLEAR YOUR SKIN: Would you be entirely «id of that distressing skin trouble? Would you desire a clear, fair skin free from ag- gravating eruptions? Poslam, then, is for you. It awaits your hardest task the most stubborn and difficult condition of diseased skin you have to overcome. It is qualified and ready. Its makers can put no more of perfection in it,to make it more valuable to you. So let it serve you; utilize its splendid healing help, Sokl everywhere, Yor free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West 47th St., New York City. Poslam Soap, medicated with Pos- law should be used if skin is tender and sensitive. are now reaching far more power and}, wore territer, 'y Which may be accom- plished by the vote of the people onl 7. Knowing this he'has welded the Non- partisan league ta.the American Fed- eration of Labor, Miners union and] haying disolved all farm organizations in North Dakota is now planning a ‘school teacher's union to be a sort of auxiliary to the American Federation of Labor, and the leaders of the Nonpartisan. league are making every effort to ingratiate. themselves ino the Legion. All this accomplished it will be an casy matter to takeover not.only Minnesota and South Da- kota, “but all mining and industrial céaters, which program, if put through, will be a burden that must be caried by the farmers, Now, many of thes? “honest to God farmers” who™ labor from 10 to 16 hours per day and repre- sent the real wealth of the state, all statements to contrary notwithstand- ing, object to being lined“ up with the 400,000 coal miners, mostly foreigners, who scek to run this government. and are demanding a 60 per cent raise. in wages, six hours a day and a five day week,’ with double time for Saturday, sunday and holidays. |The politician who encourages a. program of this kind is guilty of working against the best interests of this ccuntry and should be= tried for sedition and if found &uilty, be put In close confinement until their grandchildren forget that social- ism ever run rampant in this country. TP wish to ask the republicans:and dem ocrats* Who are the men who7are ad- yising aml directing this condition to be Drought abeut? Is it not the red socialists ‘and their emmissaries, or is it the dissatisfied republicans and dem- ocrats? Would it not be better for you in Minnesota to. goa little slower and’ see whether our Nonpartisan lengue economic program works our satisfactorialy here in North Dakota? Tf it does. we will all want to adopt it; but until that. time’ comes T sould not advise the courting of. Townley as the savior of cur country. Because of published statements. made through the league press you may think that I am not. member of the Nonpartisan organization, so. I. will enclose .a. re- ceipt showing me) a: member in good standing? (2). . Certificate: of Membership i in FCOLING WIT HEALTH SERIOUS] I have frequently asked druggists “What de you push in a blood medi- cine?” The answer usually. came, “The kind. I can make the » most money on.” “My answer: has always been. “Not me.” IL have succeeded pretty well and Ihave! always recom- mended: thé one that I had-found by experience to he the best and the one I -would: be willing ‘to: take myself: or give, to members. of my own family. J chaye never offered the puDlic a meflicine that we do Not: usesat home: This ‘is: why I can’ offer “Number 40 For the © Blood,” with ‘a_-clear ‘con- science; we have not only tried it on thousands of others, but on ourselves. We-take it in all cases-where the bloow medicine 48 needed, no mntter in what form «it: shows “itself and we get’ splendid. results ‘in’ constipation, kidney, stomach and. liver troubles. I firmly believe if.everyone would be- gin in the spring and take “Number 40" they: would escape malaria ‘and fevers in all forms, 40 years a druggist, Evansville, Ind. Sold by. Joseph Breslow. t a Swift J.C. Mendethal), | church ‘World movement, under whose auspices the sessions will be ‘held. For. the first time,‘it is said, the oo- ordination or lack of co-ordination of the churches will be yizyalized in or- der that a remedy may. be applied for the “svasting of spiritual anergy, the lives cf the workers and the nfoney of the churches.” Maps, charts and graphics illustrat- ing the present religions moral eduen- tional and hygienic conditions of the world in. both the foreignTand home fields will be placed before ‘the dele- 1 counties and ¢ ties in pr sented gates, “Typi the United States will he showing the loc: pirish house, soci other center of fe Unmar hibifs. it the conte will preve revelation as to the s'artling iu equacy of the Aine sent to meet the r coun- try.” The field charts and: ny ~ nother part of the exh'bit and efford it forma- tion gathered from more thar 1.500 inissionaries of all the more important Protestant denominations, Missionary statistics never compiled. it conted so that the magnitide of the financial task the Interchurch. World Movement must shoulder to fulfill it spiritual obligations may be definitely fixed.” Phone 453 for the cel- ebrated ‘Wilton. Lignite Coal, the best coal mined in North Dakota. Wash- burn Lignite Coal Co.. hefore Rivalry in Prices Rivalry in Service Riyalry in Economy Rivalry in Quality Swift & Company sells meat at the lowest possible price, consistent ‘with quality and service. Our profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound on all products is evidence of keen competition. Swift & Company must provide the best service to | your dealer or he will buy from our competitors. This means a-supply of fine fresh: meat always on hand for you at your dealer's. | “ Swift & Company must keep down manufacturing and selling.costs,.and use all: by-products to avoid waste, or else: lose money meeting the prices of com- petitors who do. ; Swift & Company must-make its products of the highest quality,-or see you turn to others. This means better meat for you and a greater variety of I appetizing, wholesome food. - ‘We areas glad for this competition as you should ~- be. It helps to keep us on our mettle. - is anncuneed, will be pre-| Helps You ° _ The competition that exists among the hundreds of meat distributors, large and ‘small, means BASES A COLD ~ WITHONE DOSE “Pape’s Cold Compound”. Then Breaks Up a Cold in a Few Hours Relief comes instantly. A dose tak- en every two hours until three“ doses, are taken usually breaks up a severe cold and ends all the grippe:misery. The very first dose opens your ciog- ged-up nostrils and the air passages in the hedd, stops nosé running, re- lieves the headache, dullness, fever- ishnéss, sneezing, soreness and stiff- ness. , Don’t stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling!’ Clear your congested head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as ‘Pape’s Cold, Compound,” which costs only a tew4 cents at any drug store. It acts with; out assistance, tastes nice, contains no quinine—Insist upon Pape’s! —— TALK ON LEGIONISM. A. ©, Seeley and P, G. Harrington, members of the Bismarck post of the American legion; went to Napoleon yesterday and addressed the Napoleon post. of. the Jegion “last night on- the purposes of* the legion and how: the local pests can. carry on the work. The meeting, which was one of the first the Napoleon post has held, was well at- tended and the members are very en- thusiastic: over their. organization. JOHNSON’S for Phoenix Pure Silk-Hose.” =, 8 Woman Can’t . 2 Find Words to: to Express Herself “After six years off suffering from stomach trouble I am _ feeling fine. All the bloating and soreness, is gone from my stomach and bowels. f can at all I like now. I can’t think of any words suitable enough to praise Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. 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