The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 30, 1915, Page 1

~ VOLUME 1 tg&gué&&@@wum&@u&&&ufi&&&&fl&uuu&nn&unflufifiuuuu&ufifiafin&&amunuu&&.u«&m&&m&&u&u&&ua gin RESOLVED THAT | WILL NOT BORROW ANY MORE MONEY AT HIGH RATES OF INTEREST RESOLVED THAT | WiLL NOT LISTEN TO THE GAFF ' OF ‘OLD GANG POLITICIANS - =Y R HIS is the time of the year when we all hope to turn from some of our bad habits. We want to §Z of the past and hope for a better life page at the end of the year. ‘Tis human to err and there is'room for improvement “all of us. Many of ourwith the most of us — even errors are not due to our own sinful natures, but to our surroundings—the conditions that hedge us ’round. Many times we are obliged to do things which we very - much regret to do, but there is no way to avoid it. One of the bad habits the farmers of this state have is that of paying ten and twelve per cent interest to . banks for their credits. True, this is not all their fault and many have resolved to quit it. But such resolutions are ineffective unless made strong by the collective reso- lution of all the farmers. All must join in the resolu- tion and then all must join in making the resolution ef- fective by removing the conditions which prevent carry- . ni FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915. SHUNENSIRY SRS NN YN N Farmers of North Dakota M "CO-OPERATION IS THE KEY turn over new leaves and forget the mistakes -as the representatives - of other great interests stick % AU C AL_LEAGUE/ RESOLVED THAT | WILL NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING | READ lN THE OLD GANG NEWSPAPERS. RESOLYED THAT I WILL sTicK BY MY BROTHER FARMER THRU THICK AND THIN AND BOOST THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE Another bad habit a good many of us have, is that of putting too much faith in what the controlled press has to say. We must watch closely and guard catefully and learn to separate the wheat from the chaff. We must also resolve in our hearts to turn a deaf ear to the siren song of the professional politician. This habit has been fruitful of much disappointment and grief to the farmers in the state. Let’s resolve to cut it out. ' *And finally, let us resolve to stick together. That is the only way out of the wildernness. . Depose the self- appointed-leaders, who set themselves up as saviors of the farmers, and guide ourselves. United we can stand against the whole gang; divided we will be preyed upon in the future just as we have in the past. The salvation - . of the farmers of this state and the whole nation, for that matter, depends upon them sticking together—just NUMBER 15 ake New Year’s Resolutions gfi&zfi&&&&&fi&fi&m&&fi&&&&fim&&&u&m&&&&z&fifififltfi&%flfifiu&fl&fi&&&uuufi&&u&fi&&&flflm&m&&m&&t