The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 10, 1916, Page 7

THE NONPARTISAN. LEADER SBVEN Nazareth. In the absence of such a word they simply yelled, “He stirreth up the:peeple.” Webster says: “Agitate; te move or actuate; to administer; transact or manage; to discuss with great earnestness; to debate; to revelve in the mind, or view in all aspeets” Of the agitator, Webster says: “One who stirs up political agitation.” . Jesus “discussed with great earnestness,” He “debated,” He “revolved in His mind” and “viewed in all its aspects,” the subject’ He dealt with: Was Jesus an agitator? Lovejoy, Garrison, Phillips and Harriet Beecher Stowe all discussed the slavery question “with- great earnestness;” they “debated,”” and viewed: the question “in- all its aspects.” Were they agitators? If so, we are glad to be classed with them. : In order that an organization of any kind be built up there must. be organizers, or agitators, if you please. Without such: organizers there would' be no organization. The political ma- chines have their organizers, or agitators, though they work on the quiet, so far as the general public is concerned. But the Dawson Press wants an organization without or- ganizers—which means that it wants no organizatien like the present farmers’ organization. "It wants to do all the “agitat- ing” itself. When a man leaves his farm, his shop, his store or his office and devotes his time to organization work, he then be- comes an “agitator.” Without this' education, organization or agitation there could be no organization—an organizatien with- out organizers! What kind' of an organization would that be? Just the kind that the Dawson Press and its kind wants— none at all They don’t mind erganization provided they can pick the organizers and leaders. They will profess to love the organiza-- tion and then rail against the organizers.. Let them pick the organwers and the leaders and the or- ganization would be as putty in the hands of the political hoss. Let them. pick the leaders and the organization would beeome the servile tool of the trickster and the schemer; it would be .-chloroformed, its teeth drawn and its claws cut: off; it would become a nice, docile and harmless affair. It would be praised to the skies, lauded to the clouds, flattered to a finish, wined, dined, feted and banquetted and made drunk on the gush-wine of blandishment until it would become as limp as a rag and as harmless as a mummy. : 2 ' CHECK UP YOUR PUBLIC SERVANTS Y UR Washingten bureau has described for our readeks the Hollis rural credit bill, which is the bill the pres- ent congress: is: likely to pass to relieve the intolerable: conditions abeut. farm: loans. : Our bureau also reports that Senators Gronna and’ Mec- Cumber have conferred on:this bill, found it worthless for nerth-~ western fariners’ needs and decided to oppose it. " If it passes there: will be no more rural credit legislation for six or eight years, and consequently no- relief from present conditions: > - But it doesn’t have to pass. . The day has gone by when senaters and representatives in: congress were supposed to: be there to exercise their great and superior wisdom and do as they pleased. Today senators and representatives are your hired men:. They sit in congress to do what you want. them: to do and be swift about it. -7 . 2 Ta beat this prenicious Hollis bill then, all you have to do: is to write to senators and representatives in congress and ex- press your opinion about if. 3 If enough farmers in the United States will do that the thing is dead and @real rural credit bill can have a show: ‘There is no better habit than to tell your hired men in con- gress what you want them to do. The Leader intends to en- courage that habit, and that is one reason why it has a bureau in Washington, to let you know what is really going on so that you may express your opinion about-it. : A BANK FAILURE EVERY WEEK - Bradstreet report shows that for the pa.'st ten: years: there have been 600 bank failures in: the United States. This is an average of one: bank failure every week—approxi mately one every six days. The loss sustained to de=: positors by these: failures totals $380,000,600: _ b - ; According to the same authority; for the same period there: were: 100,000 cemmercial failures, entailing a loss of over $1,- '500,800,000. ! R : : : BE ; Also for the same: ten years: tliere were railroad receiver- ships with stock and’ bond issues'invelving over $600,000,000. . "All these institutions were managed by hard-headed busi- nessmen—the ‘same kind who now tell us that the government cannot run a terminal elevator or a flour mill. . To-Members Farmers* Nonpartisan. League: Business Manager’s Corner No hetter proof of the effectiveness of advertising in the Leader can be shown than the letters which are voluntarily coming into. this office from. advertisers -who are spending their good. money with us to get results. The: following is a good example: Twa Harbors, Minn., Feb. 4. The Nonpartisan Leader: Enclosed find' eheek to cover advertising account for Januvary. The results: from: your paper have been. entirely satisfactory. Con- tinue: the: ad' to the 17th of this month. Very Truly Yours, Johnson, Hendrickson & €o. . By L. E. r This: proves the ‘contention of the Leader, that it: is the hest general. advertising medium in North Dakata, for it reaches more than: 30,000 farm: hemes in this state alone each week It also proves another thing—that the-members, of the Farm- ers’ Nonpartisan League and, readers: of the Leader are patronizing the advertisers who are appealing for their patronage, - for they realize that they- are dependable merchants, with the best of ser- vice and lowest prices. Have you sent in that classified ad yet, offering to trade, buy or sell? If not, you hetter hurry if you want early results. The rate is only 10 cents (fer line: of 6 words the first issue and' 5 cents per line each succeeding: issue, to .members of the League; to all others the rate is 20 and, 10 cents per line. YOU: ARE BEGINNING TO LIKE THE OLD GANG: SYSTEM,AGIN, HAINT NOTICED NO SECH SYMTOMS SINCE I JOINED . THE NONPARTI1SAN LEAGUE! The Hypnetist.is Loesing His Power QUESTIONS ANSWERED. So: many letters: haxe:-been received -asking for informatiom- abeut the way to hold preciact meetings, that.it will pé impossible ' to answer-them all by mail in time for the meeting. > The League wilk'not have a special representative ‘or.erganizer at each precinct meeting; meither will' thera be any speeiak resident: or farmer representative. Each member will. receive .fvemy this. of~ - fice & speeinl’ notiee to meet-at the woting place in his precinet ab. 2 p. m. Eebruary 22nd. Every member knows where: the: voting place is. Some member present will call ‘the meeting to: order: Then' elect a chairman and-secretary: of. the: meeting and proceed - with the meeting according to the rules.and order-of business cen- tained in the specinl’ notice that is being sent from this office to each member. avd ; S AT There can. be no confusion about this. Every member knows where: the voting, place in_each precinct is and the time to be: there. None but: members. of the:Leagne are te he admitted: ta this preeinct. meeting. Be ecarveful: about that. KElect. one delegate- from: each preeinct:. Each delegate; as:soon as his mame is forwarded to this: office; will be furnished: further necessary information Notiee: of Pliceines. Conventions FOU are hereby notified that: on February 22, at Zp-m., members of the Farmers’ Nenpartisan: Political League witk hold a meet- ing in each voting gecinct, in Narth: Bakota to elect one delegate from eachs veting precinct to the: Legislative Conventions. \ ‘Fhese: precinct meetings will be held at the regular voting place in_each voting precinct. " Urge every member to come. Here is where your work: begins. : President. For further or special information, writg:_(:'ayupa%: Secretary, Nonpartisan League, Fargo, No. Dak. i