The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 13, 1916, Page 7

P THE NONPARTISAN LEADER THE FARMERS WILL NOT BE MISLED _°° IN.CE the magnificent mass meetings of the League in Fargo Immediately. following the state convention there has been new enthusiasm among the members. 6f:the League all over the state. Even those most1oyal have been given 1'enev'ved confidence. Every, member who attended these great meetings has gone home to spread greater enthusiasm and greater fervor for the winning cause among his neighbors and friends. " The farmers of the state at last: have political victory in sight. They have found the road that leads to power and they are on their Yet at the same-time fhe attacks ufon the League from the old quarters have been redoubled: A number of noisy smaller fry have joined the disappointed office seekers and the hired Black Hand press. ..Rumors are being industrously circulated about all kinds of trouble in store for thé League. Every possible device to inject doubt and di’sti"u's'trgfinto the minds of the League members is being employed. =~ - ot ‘Is-all this strang'ef.’ Not at all. The League has become morethan "ever a menace to special privilege. It has actually in- dorsed nearly a full” legislative ticket and a complete list of state officers: It has held'mass gatherings which show that behind its candidates is a huge_following of honest and loyal citizens who . kn‘owf “how they have been wronged in the past, who have found a way. to remedy their Wrongs.and are determined to follow that road to the end. o Every enemy of the:League knows that it can be defeated only from within. They have set up a great clamor to confuse and be- wilder the members of the League. . As this grand army of farmers of North Dakota marches along the highway that leads to political and economic justice they fall upon them with shouts. “Here!” they cry to ome loyal member. “You den’t want to go along with this bunch. Why, these men den’t believe in your religion. There are atheists and Godless men among them. Their leaders are not members of your church. Go: down this lane with us. Don’t stay on the samc road with these men.” X _“Stoep!” they cry to anothe,f. = -“¥ow're in the wrong .crowd. This' is not your pelitical party. You don’t want to desert the party of your fathers, the men who have always told yéu how to vote.” e YO . “Hold on there!” they shout to g third group of men: “This is not the prohibition army. Booze is the paramount issue. Stay with us. We are the only foes of demon rum. We protect the North Dakota and its people.” - gL .- And: so' it goes and: so 1bw1flconhnue%o go. Farmers need not” expect the attacks to lessen: They may expect them: to in- crease im intensity as the farmers increases, 4 farmer. i . . " You members of the League, understamding the motives of this attack, wili‘know how' to meet: it. - Yow. will know how to judge these men by what they have done for-youw in the past. .. You will know how to judge the mien who now profess that- they believe: in the PRINCIPLES of the Nompartisan League; but cendemn the. organization. You will know that they.den’t care a-heot. what kind of PRINCIPLES ave them effective. p T e “Oh, yes,” they are.telling you new. “Your program is all right, but you are following theWwrong leadeis. "We aie the only authorized political shepherds. : Stay with us and we will get it for ¥ the state. “If you believe in' these things why haven’t you said so be- fore?” is their answer. “Why haven’t you done something in the past to make them effective? ~You profess to: be-our friends now, just as you have always professed to.be our friends, only to trick us and fool us when' you or your men got into: power. “We know you and we don’t trust you. - We have chosen our own candidates this time, we have our own organization and we are going -to stay by that organization and elect those candidates. More than that, we are'geing to show all the honest people of North Dakota where it is to their-interest to get behind a set of men who want-only justice for the people of North Daksta and who have no political fat to fry.” ' : ' THE GOVERNOR IN HAPPY MOOD has been having a happy moment or two. He has not had much joy in reading the newspapers lately. They have had little in them t6 console him for W the exposures in the Leader of the Medina bank affair, of the uneonstitutional appeintments to state offices and of the general - conduet of state affairs under his administration. There is nothing, ~either, in the trend of public sentiment throughout the state to JOVERNOR HANNA o~ he has brok- SEVEN en forth in poetic strains. The happy occasion is the annual arber and bird day proclamation. . “The song of the meadow lark, the honk of the geese, I hear,” says the governor. These are pleasant sounds to hear, if only in memory. Can it be that the governor is recalling a past election day, or perhaps a legislative session. It may be so, for he contin- ues: “The sun, the rain, the buds, the leaves, the flowers of yesteryear.” Ah, the flowers of yesteryear! Sad memories—like the votes. of yesteryear and the tin pedestal on which once he stood. “What gave us greater joy in springtime, when, as children, we wandered through woods and fields. listening to the song of the- lark and the call of the thrush, spying out the nest of the wood- pecker and wild canary or perhaps playing poek with the wren and saucy chipmunk ?” What, indeed? The governor does not say and we do not know. It must remain a mystery, like some other events that here and there have dotted the governor’s career. We do not begrudge the governor these tender memories which he expresses so gracefully and artfully. Neither should he he be- grudged a taste of those delights again. Should not the voters of the state gave him opportunity again to wander through the woods and fields and play peekaboo with the wren or the saucy chipmunk? prospeet _of politicat victory for the . Politicians: are forgetting: tlmdifl\erences VouRite agamst the: advocated “So 10nig as you don’t try to make ‘Many of these men have already béen dh’sfieréfi by farmers of ion. . He has turned We believe they should. STATE PRESS VIEWS LEAGUE’S CANDIDA (The Leader is able to reprint in this issue only a few of the editorial references in the state press to the League convention and candidates. Many of the papers of the state have shown their sympathy with this great farmers’ movement and have written strongly in praise of the list of candidates indorsed and the gen- eral political program of the League.) BEST IN STATE. When the Nonpartisan Léague in- dorsed such men as' Lynn Frazier for governor and William Langer for at- torney general it demonstrated that there is patriotism, courage, and' good judgment in its counsels. Both men represent the best there is in citizen- ¢ship- in ‘- North: Daketa: Both' men morals of the state and it doesw’t matter what else happens to * would make splendid officials. As disinterested parties in the matter we will say that we will-continae to have confidence in: the efiorts: of the far- mers’ organization back of Frazier and Langer until we see more conclu- sive proef agminst the organization than the denunciation sent forth by the stalwart press. The opposition of these precious: representatives of pri- vilege: is the stromgest possible argu- ment' in: favor of the Nonpartisan League.—DEVILS LAKE:'J 015' ?CN AL, SNEER FOR FRAZIER Who is Frazier, and is Hoople a place or a disease? This question confronts the pet;g:f of the state now that they know t. Lynn J. Frazier of Hoople has been nominated by the Nonpartisan League which is in ses- sion at Fargo, as its. candidate for governor.—MANDAN PIONEER. GOT RIGHT MAN. ‘We want to congratulate our friend Sam Aandahl on the honer shown him. at the farmers’ meeting at Fargo last week. Sam has lived in the Litch- ville country for a third of a century —thirty-three years— and has been a farmer and a consistent booster for North Dakota all these years. Sam ought: to make-a good railroad com- missioner and we hope his majority will reach into the thousands. He has been: a life-long Republican and will file on the Republican ticket—LITCH- VILLE BULLETIN. WILL. THEY STICK? “The Nonpartisan: League members have- announced: their choice of men for executive state officers. It is evi- dent: there is: to: be a warm contest. Sure it is that the League will show its strength and: steadfastness at the June primaries. This year will either prove or disprove the oft-repeated charge that “The farmers won’t stick together.”—LA MOURE ECHO. PREDICTS' DEFEAT. S. A. Olsness, a farmer living near ‘Sheyenne, has been indorsed by the Nonpartisan League as a candidate for insurance commissioner. Well, we predict that before the battle is over that Walt Taylor will' make him look, politically, about as we imagine Jess Willard made Moran look physically. Will some one please tell us who. this man Frazier, who' the Nonpartisan L e indorsed for. governor, is?— DEVILS LAKE WORLD. & - sides.—JAMESTO ES Olsness, of this cofinty, received the honor of being chosen the nominee of the party for commissioner of insur- ance of the state of North Dakota. The selection of Mr. Olsness was: particular germane, in that he has: been at the head of the Greenfield Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance: Co., of Sheyenne, N. D., acting in the capacity of secretary of that institu- tion since its inception. Mr. Olsness has made insurance, in. all its different phases, a careful part of his study for many years, and in no- man we know, could his »arty have made a cleaner, better selection.— EDDY COUNTY PROVOST. BOOST MACDONALD The candidacy of N. C. Macdonald. for state' superintendent-of public in- struction was endorsed by the Non-- partisan Political League at their con- vention at Farpo: last: week. W. E. Hoover’s name: was presented, but by a vote of six to one Macdonald receiv-- ed the indorsement, which was made: unanimous. This endorsement came- entirely unsolicited on the part of Mr. Macdonald and means much, as there- were fully 5000 farmers: present and:. at least half of them were school di- rectors. His private and public rec- ord as-a schoel master received their approval' and he was selectedbeeause: he is not only well qualified for the general work 'of the office, but; because: he is- exceptionally well: qualified for: the major work, which deals mainly" with' rural’ school' leawdership and ad-- ministratiens This is & goed boost: for Mr. Macdonaldi—VALLEY CITY TIMES-RECORD: CALLS ’EM “UNKNOWNS.” The Nonpartisan League at least did one commendable thing at their- state meeting when they indorsed: Tom Hall for secretary of state. They could have, with equal credit to them~ selves and the state, indorsed other- well-known state : officials who are: candidates to succeed themselves and: by so doing would have become a fac— tor in the coming campaign. How-- ever, a number of unknowns were in- dorsed, and the League’s candidates: of this sort will get nowhere in this campaign. They will not even be: considered a factor in the. political: scramble and the League will' get but minor recognition from the powers in: North Dakota politics. — MERCER: COUNTY STAR. WHOLESOME LIST. The Farmers’ Nonpartisan Politi-- cal League has named a strong list of candidates for state office and de-- monstrated their ability to work in: their own interests and the larger- interests of the state. They have tak-- en the initiative in this campaign and" will undoubtedly elect many of their candidates. The members of the- League want wholesome and progres~ sive legislation and: believe that thes: best way to secure it is, to: elect men:: to the: legislature who are known to - be, Wifl; theltp and who s(;;w t?rbfltll?. principles of a -square ; oth. 4 S%VN CAPITAL. Thi NMI.STQ'KE NII.;QDE; 1 e Nonpartisan ague peopla- should have indorsed Geo. Smitho?or governor just.to see how long it wouls have taken: him to i i R s BN s PRAISE LEAGUE'S MAN readjist his .opins ’ At the an'g‘ahisan League conven- ~ion of the I’.eagué.——DONN”YBROPOK’ argo last week, S. A. _COURIER. £ ;