The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 6, 1916, Page 25

2 e S S et R ) R NP BTV £4075 5e TWENTY-SIX (Continued from Page T) ional contributions to the “war loan,” The scenes which followed probably surpassed anything ever witnessed by those present. Farmer after farmer arose in his place in the great hall and offered his money, some in‘the shape of checks, some cash and some notes. It took ten members of the League headquarters staff over three-quar- ters of an hour to collect- the con- tributions and list them. The con- tributions ranged from $100 upwards and not a few were for $500, $750, with some in three figures. They will total, with those taken at the meeting the night before, $30,000. Among the contributors were four women. No check was for less than $100. FARMERS WILLING TO BACK LEAGUE PROGRAM TO LIMIT. President Townley has been per- sonally assured- by leading members of the League throughout the state THE NONPARTISAN LEADER LIKE PATRIOTS OF OLD that the members will double or triple that $30,000, if necessary, to put the League and its program “over.” The - money subsc}'ibed at the Saturday massmeeting is in the shape of a loan to the organization, to be used only if necessary in. carrying on the great fight the farmers of the state are making for economic and political freedom. : This was the climax of the Fargo meetings—the one thing abqve .all others that showed the determination of this uprising of the farmers, their loyalty and approval of what has been done and their confidence in ul- timate success. This happened in the open massmeeting Saturday night, in the presence of an auditorium full of members of the League and perhaps 100 to 200 people of Fargo who had come to watch the proceedings. The public was invited to the meeting and it was open, like all of the massmeet- ings, to newspaper. reporters. HERE’S THE CIRCULAR P e—r———— The above is the handbill that was peddied on the streets of Fargo last Friday and Saturday. A friend of the League obtained news of the arrival of the circulars in Fargo. He heard that 25,000 had been shipped from Minneapolis and he brought one to the Leader office and ‘urged that some steps be taken to stop its distribution. Officers of the League saw no "regson why they should interfere with the circulation and they even decided to give it a little extra publicity. President Townley.xead the circular, for which the Black Hand enemies of Thereis the Money? 30» Members at $6.00 Each The Farmers have a. Right to know who has the money As merubers of the organization we are pariners As partners, we will have to stand the losses if any. WHERE IS THE MONEY? the League are not willing to acknow- ledge responsibility, from the plat- form of the mass convention and he answered its questions, falsely put into the mouths of members of the League who had never heard of it before they saw it exhibited to them. Just to show what the League thinks of this kind of anonymous dir- ty work the Leader is here giving the circular better publicity than it could possibly get through the hired agents of the “gang” which is fighting the League. Notice that there is no sig- nature to this circular, that it was printed in Minneapolis so as to pre- vent the farmers from tracing its authorship and that those responsible for it have not dared to acknowledge their work. Members Faithful Confidence in Officers and Support for League Program Testified in Resolutions Delegates to the 'state convention of the League, which met at League headquarters in Fargo Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30, pas- - sed strong resolutions condemning the newspapers which haye made attacks upen the officers and members of the League, and pledging confidence in ang support for the officers of the League, and additional resolutions thanking the organizations, publica- tions and citizens of Fargo which of- fered a hearty welcorne to the League delegates and members. The resolutions, by vote of the dele- gafes, were presented in their name to the mass convention on Saturday night and after they had been read were unanimously “approved by a stapding vote. The resolutions are as follows: WHEREAS, there has been a sys- tematic and libelous propaganda in some of the press of:the state to be- little and slander the officers of our League so as to destr6y the confidence of the members of the League in its leaders. THEREFORE, BEIT RESOLVED that we, delegates of the Farmers’ Nonpartisan League assembled in mass convention, do hereby repudiate such slanderous attacks, condemn these cheap methods of the kept press and desire to go om record with a vote of confidence in the men who have directed with such energy and ability the affairs of this organization And further be it known to all that it is our firm -conviction that the only motive of the officers of our organ- ization is to carry out the program of the League as submitted to the farmers of the state, : WHEREAS, certain publications 'in North Daketa have circulated un- truthful amd slanderous statements regarding the Nonpartisan League, and whereas, three papers, in partic- ular the Grand Forks Herald, The Normanden and the Bismarck Trib- -une, have gone out of their way to misrepresent our movement. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the members of the Farmers’ Non-' partisan League, in massmeeting: as- sembled, that we do hereby condemn these publications and we call upon the farmers of this state to remem- ber these publications as unfair to the farmers’ cause. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLV- ED, that we call'upen the farmers of the state to give their active support to all"papers which stand with us in our fight; against-political and indus- trial injustice. WHEREAS, the citizens of Fargo, and the press of the city, especially the Fargo Forum, Cooperators’ Her- ald, the Fram, the Searchlight and the Fargo Blade have given us the kind- est hospitality in true western farmer. spirit. BE IT RESOLVED, that we tender them a vote of thanks and adopt the sante by a standing vote. We Want Your Trade JOHN SANDSTROM ' LOFTHUS BROTHERS CO. | | Dealer. in: Incorporated | Harness, Trgl::’k egmtcases and. 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