The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 6, 1916, Page 13

e b e ek 19!6—1‘!14 Nouth Daketa Farmer Burdened by Unjust Taxation— W €Ly THERE BLAHSY VE THIRTEEN 1776—Decided to Rid Himself of His Load (Editor’s Note—The Above Space+to-be Filled-in Later With ‘an Appropriate Picture.): | Opiniohs of Readers of the Leader FOR STATE GRADES. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I think the move should be made, as soon as possible, to establish a sys- tem of state grain inspection. where grain leaves state so that wheat could be sold direct to eastern mills, North Dakota state inspection to govern in: ‘settlement. Then the buyers would: get what they paid for, and not a Minneapolis or Duluth mixed. up, po-- lished up, succotash; and the producer and consumer would not have to sub- mit to any unjust juggling of grades by the Minnesota chamber of com- merce controlled inspection, : ; —M. 0. WALKER. . . BiG BIZ IS BUSY. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Would like to say a few words commending the work of the Leader, in informing and eulifhtem'ng the farmers of this state politically. : During a-visit to-Oakes recently I picked up 2 pointer as to how Big Biz is doing things. Big Biz represented by an organization ef old line insur- ance companies does not want the sovereign State of North Dakota to enter their field of operation in com- petition, more especially in; hail insur- ance, and as the Nenpartisan league expects to carry through a grogram for this very.liu ose, they have de- cided to strangle this lusty infant. To offset the effects of a recent meeting of the League, the Interests’ farming agent gave some advice whereby he let us understand clearly that the vital point for the farmer to look after is the local farmers’ eleva- tor, as that is where the big cut in the profit for the farmer is made. - He reiterated Mr. Haney’s . statement abomt the manure proposition. Looks to me as though Big Biz intends to use ‘the Better Farming agent as an instrument to injeet some of their ; farmers. ' fiope into the o RNUTE SEVRE. 090000 900000000000000 WHY NOT A CHANGE? Politicians Have Fattened Too Long Off Taxpayers, Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Your issue of March 23 was good from the front page to the last, and especially the exposure of the Medina bank affair. That Governor Hanna, and a federal bank member -at that, would allow such things to happen sure will open the eyes of many of his constituents. For a change in 35 years, would our state go te: pieces or worse if the Nonpartisan league or. the common taxpayers: could: for once set the self- seeking politicians. and plain grafters away and on the outside of the state ‘capitol and the legislative halls at Bismarck, . Do any of the League membefs, or will you ask any that stand outside of the League if your interests could be more defiantly slapped in the face » and that in-high daylight, like you got in, the last legislature, or for that matter in most all the legislative ses- sions we have had? It has been plunder, public waste and often plain graft from the first time the state capital was planted. Readers, never mind the barking of the Big Biz press, that always stood by the mongrel politicians that feed them out of the taxpayers’ pockets. Leader; keep hitting anxious poli- ticians and their heelers of the state daily press on the calves of their legs until they are out of sight behind the hills. They have lived on the fat of our state too long, just because the farmer has so busy making a home and a living for himself., —C. J. SUNDAHL, Niagara, . D. - ’ 'LIST LEAGUE FOES; Editor Nonpartisan Leader: 'I'say “Three cheers for the League and for the Leader.” They present a just and noble cause and. surely they will win, for Right is Right and bound.. to win out. e are not looking for any- graft or for any illegitimate pro- fits—all: we ask is to get paid for the ‘work we actually do, and: not be taxed and imposed: upon ont of all propor- tions to: other individuals in the state. The idea of listing in the Leader the men who ?ublicly work against the interests of the farmer is excel- lent, It enables the farmer to vote intelligently and when he knows the . Leader indorses the candidate, the farmer can know that he is voting for his. own best interests and for those of every other farmer in the state. —C. F. DUPUIS, Temple. 6000080000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000 - IGNORANCE, THE POLITICIAN’S DELIGHT. Smith would have the farmers go back to the dark days of ignorance when we knew not the men for whom we voted, nor the paramount issues of the campaigns, nor the substance of amendments until we read them—on election day. He takes a personal slam at Mr. Townley of the League as if the latter was out for a fat plum or for personal honor in politics. No one who knows Mr. Fownley personally gives such insinuatiens a "~ second theught.—~DONNYBROOK COURIER. .Q.....,...Q..‘..O....O'...Q.Q.".'.........‘...0...‘...' 9000DO0COO00D00000000 ENTHUSIASM; FAIRNESS Editor Nonpartisan Leader: 4 The officers of the Leagne extended me the courtesy. of allowing me to be present at their convention in Lari- wore, and I was a delegate at the convention: held at Lakota. last Satur- day. I_ have been at a great many conventions, but I have never before at ‘one where 'so: much enthusgi- asm and fairness as at those two con- ventions.. .Wishing- the Nonpartisan every success in the :great work they have undertaken, I am, .—GEQ. CROZIER, Niagara, N. D. » AN ‘EDITOR IN POLITICS The Courier wants to be fair in this political fight. It admits without an argument the Nonpartisan Lea- gue has a perfect right to nominate men for any office it saw fit angd it is frank to say that the gentlemen nom- inated for the legislature from the. north-and south: 7 sterling worth and none better can be found in any county. 'The question before the house is this: The editor of this papér is a candidate for the legislature. The Nonpartisan League by its action a few days ago has declared war on us and torpedoed us from the rear. ***We propose to make a fight just the same and if we can sneak up to the enemy and .land a few torpedoes into their innards in a scientific man- ner we are going to do so,—VALLEY CITY COURIER. . ONLY “SOUR GRAPES” Froggy Smith has discovered that the Nonpartisan League is nothing but a bunch of sour grapes anyway. Froggy 'used to hoot early and late for the League, but when his guber- natorial aspirations were sat down upon he suddenly discovered that there was not much’ to this o districts are men of ° ot e SN o ¥ s