The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 16, 1915, Page 11

Some of the Different THE OPEN FORUM, The Leader invites communications from its readers, on subjects pertain- ing to the policies of the Karmers Nonpart}san Political League. Such communications must not contain more than 500 words and all writers must sign the articles, not necessari- i ly for publications hut to show the good faith of the writer. The Leader will not assume responsibility . for statements made under this head, and alé personalities must be avoid- L o Sl ROy The Nonpartisan Leader: As an in- : terested and earnest believer in the 3 reforms advocated by the Leader I . am moved to ask if a national ques- b tion is outside or beyond the scope : of the League. No legislation propos- 5 ed in recent years is as pernicious in theory as the military policy the pres- ent administration is attempting to forcé thru our national legislature. L This policy strikes at the very roots ' of our most cherished institutions, 44y shatters our most sacred ideals and, places us on the same plane as the European nations now weltering in blood. It is a great menace to the North Dakota farmer and more dan- gerous to his interests than all of the e pernicious legislation passed by our ;s | state legislature. Has Great Power. A * The Potential energy of an organi- 4 zation composed of thirty thousand farmers is very great, great enough I believe to accomplish the purpose for which it was founded. Can the power of this organization be brought to bear upon the members of congress i in order that they may be induced R to vote againgst .greater military ap- propriations? I believe it can, if the Leader will publish articles showing the fallacy in militarism, written by some of the W thought compelling writers who are .= so ably. exposing political pirates, 5! rireying upon the agriculturists of our State, it can undoubtedly influence farmers’ opinions against greater mil- itary preparations if indeed they need, such influence at all. Against Militarism. After the Leader has published ar- ticles against militarism the Nonpar- tisan League can take a referendum vote on the question by sending print- ed post cards to each member, re- -] pesting him to return same to the f < Leader. If a majority of the members i of the League go on record, as opppos- ed to greater war preparations, which I believe they will, a letter from the League to each of our representa- (! tives in congress, demanding = that % they vote against any plan designed - ARy to greatly increase our army and : navy could scarcely fail to receive ; attention. - Not one of our:Congress- s i A !’ s composed; of 'thirty thousand “of “the & - men upon whom. he must depend for re-election.- I would like to hear i from League members and from the ) Leader. in, ragard.to_this question. &= With the earnes-hope that the Non- partisan. League will not ‘only fight to free the farmer from the greedy grasry of big business, but that it will also use its power to. disseminate in- formation: and, combat - the military leech which threatens to draw this - .- nation’s blood. .I am . ] ¢ Sykeston, North Dakota. : : ‘Hoople, N. Dak., Dec. 6. 1915. i The Nonpartisan Leader: men daresoffend - 'an organization- THE NONPAR would consider most send in their findings, could get united opinions muc than by separate judgments, terminal elevators, I heartily favor them, but believe they should be lo- cated in Duluth or Minneapolis to save the extra cost of local shipping, unloading and reloading, as naturally would be incurred, if they were built in the state. As for the school sys- tem I think there is a wave of what may be tremed “‘School Craze” sweep- ing over the state and has been for the last year or so with but little thought of cost of construction and maintaining the same. I think, we as farmers, should let the school prob- lem rest, as we are all within easy in reach of plenty of good schools if 1, we can only be permitted to make a few dollars to spend on our children at the time théy need it. If we would take this vast sum o# money that would be required to es- tablish these schools and erect a fac- tory somewhere in the state where coal is abundant, of sufficient size to furnish the farmers of our state their p, farm implements, wagons, buggies, P gasoline engines, pumps, so forth at a nominal cost, I think the farmers saving on these things alone would, go a long way toward twine and 7. Recall TISAN LEADER have to have h faster an attorney to represent us and that As for is Jjust what we wanted, in my mind, to get away from. So for my part I think that if we keep those main measures in remem- brance and advocate them, it is the only way- we can expect to amount to anything. I am sure there will be plenty of others to attend to oth- er laws. Let us remember the Main- thing. Yours truly, GILBERT LEE, Cooperstown, N. Dak. Nonpartisan Leader: The follow- g are a few of the laws I would e in favor of for North Dakota: 1. Single tax. 2. Compulsory hail insurance. 3. Terminal elevator. 4. Woman Suffrage. 5. All laws enacted by legislature to be printed and mailed " to each voter in the state. 6. A law whereby farmers could orrow money for less than 10 and 12 ercent. of State, County or Township officials including judges. 8. Any law whereby the majority of the people of the state would be schooling his children, with little or benefited. no increase in his taxation. I will close for this time and if you consider this worth printing you may do so, but would ask to correct as you see fit. Yours truly, D. BRANDT. The Nonpartisan Leader: In ans- wer to your request of Nov. 18th, I send you today my ideas of some bad- ly needed laws. ] 1. A terminal elevator owned by the farmers or controlled by them. 2. A single tax on real estate, per- sonal ‘property to be exempt. 3. A state hail insurance law on a working basis. 4. A rural credit law making it possible for the farmer to obtain credit as freely as does the merchant, the manufacturer or the industrial corporation. 5. The ballot for women. 6. A law compelling railroads and other corporations to pay their just share of the taxes. : 7.. Amend the state constitution so that the state may engage in lawful business. : 8. A law establishing a budget system for disbursements of state funds and compelling the legislature to keepy within the estimates of the budget. 9. ‘A 'law.to crush the usurious in- terest ‘rates prevailing in the state at present. - ° R. A. HALL, Courtenay, North Dakota. Nonpartisan Leader: In response to:your request in-regard to ter, best laws the readers of this paper could think of and like to see enacted, I have this to say:. “Some years: ago there was a byword used a lot in this state, namely, ‘Remember the Maine’ ”." And that is what the mem- bers of the club will have to do. Res« member' the main thing why this farmers move started and what the crgonizess told ucstkat made us Join this move, namely, the five measures M. W. MADSEN, R F D No.2 Bowman, North Dakota, The Nonpartisan Leader: The ten laws I would have passed by the N. D. Legislature are: . A state terminal elevator, A state flour mill. State hail insurance. ‘Single tax on farm lands. Rural credit bank. Commission form of state gov- ernment. 7. Consolidation of all clerical of- fices under direction of an expert ac- countant. 8. Call a convention for the draft- ing of a new state.constitution. 9. Provide for the recall of officers. These laws would make an appreci- ation week unnecessary, and if they ST s co by B were adopted we could not keep farm ers out of the ctate with a shot gun. New England, North Dakota Organizer, Nonpartisan Leader: The following are some of the laws I would be in favor of having enacted. 1. A law providing for a state ter- minal elevator. 2. Rural credits. 3., A good state hail insurance law that would be acceptable to nearly every farmer. 4. An effective law to prgvefit un- " fair competition, by old line compan- ies. 5. A law that would compel rail+ road companies to move freight to its ‘destination, within - a ‘reasonable time. 3 6. A law-to-prevent graft by thoss holding pubBlic officz. 7. Providing for appropriations to institutions that are of benefit to farmers. : 8. “Real” laws regulating “combin- ations in restraint of trade.” 9. A law providing an effective penalty for under grading and over dockage of grain by elevator can- nanies. . 10. Woman Suffrage if -a majority - that mainly would benefit the farm-of the women of the state desire it. ‘ers of the state most at present. And Very truly yours, ELEVEN Laws the Farmers Want important and fixed at every session as lo : ng as there . I think we has been a state, we will LEAGUE IS EPOCH IN HISTORY. Dear Leader: Organization of the Farmers’ Non- partisan League of North Dakota i an event marking an epoch in the history of peaceful politics. Two generations ago the masses had no political rights and the right to vote has only been won during the past 100 years. The men who have lived off the workers and farmers knew the importance of politics and con- trol of the state and they organized political parties and ran them for themselves, keeping the masses in ig- norance as far as possible. The large corporations, bankers, railroads, grain combines, etc., put up most of the money to run ‘these parties and to carry on their campaigns; consequent- ly they owned and controlled these parties and the laws and government which they brought into action. Aec- cording to our way of doing business the fellow who pays for a thing owns - that thing, so politics were run fog those who paid for and, controlled the parties; and the masses always got it in the neck. But, behold! One state in this country has broken all these prece- dents in the course of one summer, and an army of 30,000 farmers, ac- tual tillers of the soil, whom the politicians have had little use for ex- cept as voting cattle, have banded together for political action for their own good. What can stop these men from bringing about governmental conditions suitable to their own in- terests? No one, except themselves. Way down the ages men have dream-, ed of a situation like this; poets have sung of it and men have sacrificed their lives for its accomplishment. Now that the farmers of North Dakota have it in their hands will they fulfill the mission of struggling humanity to a higher and better civ- ilization? They can if they will, and I am sure they will. Farmers of North Dakota, the eyes of the farm- ers and toilers of this whole United States are upon you, and you will make good. Hurrah for the Nonpar- tisan League, as it will bring sun- shine into the lives. of the farmers and their families if they are only true to themselves. Frank J. Sullivan, Pettibone, N. D. The Leader fights for the Lo mers. ———————————————————————— FARGO TANLT RY ANDREW NMONSON, Prop. Receives hides and skins for tanning to har- ness leather, and coats. Robes lined, hides bought, leather and robes for s.le, ssn?l' for pfice -list of AUTO AND BUGGY .ROBES, -ETC. FARGO . TANNERY, . FARGO, N..D. [ ] [ ] Chiropractic (KI-RO-PRAK-TIK) The Science that Makes People Well and Happy Yon Need Not Be- Sick Chiropractic ADJUSTS the CAUSE of Disease INVESTIGATE g G. A NEWSALT D.C. Fargo's Pioneer iropractor. " LADY ATTENDANT Saviegs and Loan Build e e o, 1. will;write you & few lines.which I am sure that. this will give us:-more 1 hoperwill at least help- a-little.: “Ithan full:for the- first -legislature.. .- “have: read ‘with much interest- the Still “if the farmers could g'e_t the : " suggestions:of Some writers as to the majority vote in the legislature and : Beml l:hm-—'Bobby;was cut’ call- - laws- the farmers need, published in the - representatives knew why they ing with his-mother. ‘ your issue of Dec. 2nd, some of which were .sent ‘there, ~and the farmers the hostess to him, “your‘little baby .- I think the: most of while-others I-knew ‘why they sent them there, I brother can talk now.” ; 'think would' be incurring too-much believe that ‘we could get some of “Yes'm, he can say some words real - expense. Now what I think would, be those- and -probably all enacted. But well.” s ‘ - wiee, would be fof the farmers toif we are going to make our is:ues “How nice!” beamed the lady; “and- i < say in ‘their, school to' broad that we are going to the what words are-they?” .diseuss - there ‘matters school,. road, prohibition and all such CHAS. A. RYDER, : .- Pettibone; North Dakota: - [ 1 Valley City, N. Dak. ¥ “And fo,”- eaid ] The only first' class European Hotel in the City. ROOMS 500 to $1.50 a NIGHT ~We endeavor to give special service to the farmer, Our restaurant is the best in the state.. : : On Main. St. South of N. P. i = “I don't kxyow,’_’éonfes‘sed‘BoBby.. “1 heard an them ‘before.”