The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 6, 1916, Page 14

T T T R h ] FOURTEEN The Open Forum The Leader invites communications from its readers, on subjects Igert‘.ain- ing to the policies of the Iarmers Nonpartisan Political League. Such cemmunications must not contain more than 500 words and all writers must sign the articles, not necessari- ly for publications but to show the good faith of the writer. The Leader will not assume responsibility for statements made under this head, and Elé personalities must be avoid- ed.—Ed. PAY JUST SHARE OF TAXES Walhalla, N. D., Dec. 24, 1915. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Here- with find a few laws I would like to see go in force in North Dakota: 1. A law compelling railroads and other corporations to pay their just share of the taxes. 2. A state hail insurance law. 3. Elevators and stock yards, own- ed by the farmers, located at Minne- apolis or Duluth. 4. State owned banks. 5. All people ' not owning land should pay more for hunting license. 6. State flour mills. I think these few laws would be a help to the North Dakota farmer— A. H. Bartlett. LEAD SONS OF TOIL Knox, N. Dak., Dec. 27,1915. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Let us hope the Leader will lead the sons of toil this new year to the throne of power. We have been divided long enough., So give at least 30,000 cheers for the Leader and fall in line If you can’t be a benl -ox- then fall in behind. In regard fo laws I think would benefit the farmers I will say: 1. Real estate held for specula- tion should be taxed on the value the owner places on it. If valued too low the state should buy it and sell it for the same price paid for it, at a reas- onable rate of interest and when the buyer has paid out interest to the same amount as the principle he should get a deed to it. 2. State owned, controlled and operated terminal elevators, packing plants and flour mills. 3. A law giving women the right to vote and hold -office. 4. State owned telephone lines. 5. Government ownership of all railroads, in times of war or peace. 6. A law providing for state in- spection, grading and dockage of grain. 7. Rural credit banks operated by the state where the people could borrow money at not more than 4 per cent. 8. A law compelling every owner. of land to spend two days in April and two days in June poisoning goph- ers on every quarter section of land in the state, 9. State owned banks. 10. The farmers should have their ewn merchandise stores and imple- ment shops. I think if all this I have suggested, should be enforced there would be no need of singing that song “back to the farm.”—Ed Thompson. - - A Q00D IDEA Valiey City, N. Dak., Dec. 20, 1915. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: 1read with interest the correspondence and, suggestions in the Leader of different laws which the writers think most needed for the farmers. It is a good idea to discuss this during the winter thru the columns of the Leader. I will give you a few suggestions which if made into laws, would be much appreciated by the farmers. 1. State hail insurance. 2. Every county treasurer made a county bank and receive deposits and make. loans, : 3. Reduction of freight rates. 4. A joint state and county fund for road bBuilding. 5. ‘A primary election law on 8 uonpartmm. basis. 6. A law prowdmg for state or public ownership We pray the Lord may be with the Leader and the members of the League in this work and crown our efforts with success.—C. J. Olson. Lunkin, N. Dak., Dec. 20, 1915. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I read in the Leader or a lot of laws the people of North Dakota would like to have passed. Now I don’t know WALTER THE NONPARTISAN LEADER that our greatest need, is more laws as much as it is better ones. I be- lieve that one at t time would be bet- ter. The laws suggested are all good but I don’t think they would all help the farmer. The law that I would like to see in this ctate is a mortgage extension law. What is meant by that a farm- will not have to pay taxes dn a mort- gaged farm. Think this over.—T. Tackman. GRANLUND Walter Granlund, DeLamere, North Dakota, in his corn acre that pro- duced 90 bushels of mature corn. This gave him first place in the 1915 North Dakota Boys’ Acre Yield Corn Contest, entitling him to a sectional prize of $76.00 and a sweepstake prize of $50.00. P I e I Pl N DO L s 0 e O e e R GET SOME NEW BRAINS - Stanley, N. Dak., Dec. 23, 1915. The Nonpartisan Leader: The time is apropos of what has been said con- cerning the most vital points of our government and especially state af- fairs. Cooperation, in county, state and national affairs should be the slo- gan of every farmer and loyal citizen of the United States. Equal justice to all and special privileges to none. Our journey on this earth is a_short, measured portion of duration; then why should we, as brothers, try to deprive each other of the things which the Creator has so generously be- stowed upon all? Those men elected to office to represent us who do not work to our best interests and pose as mas- -ters instead of servants, should be re- called from office, as such as men are not worthy of being the people’s ser- vants nor are they worthy of holding citizenship in this grand repiiblic of the United States. Peace on earth and good will to men and women should be burned into every congressman’s and . sena- tor’s brains. = Every one of ‘them that helps to pass dangerous and vie- ious laws ought to be returned to their maker and have a new set of brains installed. I’'m in favor’of cutting down the interest rate of 6 per cent; in fact I am in favor of all the measures sug- gested in the Leader that will be 6f mutual benefit to the farmera.-—'l‘ DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS Pembina county lies somewhat out of the way in one corner and was left until late. A regular headquar- ters was established at Cavalier and from this point the league cars were kept busily at work. It is not cus- tomary to publish pictures of organ- izers, but as no names are given per- haps there will be no ob‘ection to showing what they look like when off duty FARMERS FAVOR NONPARTISAN- was adopted: RESOLVED: That we urge upon the farmers of the Northwest non- partisanship in elections: good laws -are needed ‘and’ can only be secured{- by electing to office’ good men de - voted to the interest of the people | rather than owing alligiance to some party boss. George J. Smith, Plaza, N. D., has announced his intention to seek the republican nomination for governor. ROLF BROS. Tmlors of Quality Clothes ; JBuéanlock-N.vnh St At the St. Paul Grain Growers con- vention 'the following resolution .- The wonderful success of Chiropractic ‘has opened the eyes of the world. Diseases considered in- curable are cured by this method. 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