The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 1, 1916, Page 16

W B Here are two more letters that are worth the most careful at- tention of members of the League. Ever since the League conven- tions indorsed. their candidates the handful of politicians who in each county have considered themselves the ‘whole Republican party have been making talk about “getting all Republicans together” to agree on candidates and to fight the League. .In several counties the hand-picking process has progressed to the point of trotting out complete Old Gang tickets. In some quarters there has been a determined effort to get the old machine busy in support of Usher L. Burdick for governor to oppose Lynn J. Frazier. Some members of the picked upon Burdick as the most likely candidate to defeat Lynn J. Frazier, the farmers’ candidate. Some of the bitterest enemies of the League and of any effort toward political unity of action on the part of the farmers are engaged in the campaign to secure the nomination of Burdick. This letter from Attorney Owens of Williston, a former legislator, sent to one of the most loyal of the League members, shows how the thing is being worked and shows plainly how one element of those supporting Burdick is really working to overthrow the Nonpartisan League. machine political group have - " A Political Plotter ....C.‘......O.ll...............‘._‘.‘... A. J. Huso, Esq., Aneta, N. Dak. My dear Sir: For the last several years the Republicans of this state have been striving to unite upon and carry out progressive priciples of government. At this time it seems that the party is united on a basis for the best interest of the state of North Dakota. - At a time when there should -be no internal factionalism, and at a time when we have practically all agreed upon principles, there appears to be some contentions as to who should be: the nomince for governor at the coming election. At the session of 1913 of the North Dakota legislature, I had the pleasure of meeting with you and serving with you as a colleague. - At that time it appeared to me that you were honest and sincere in your strife for better legislation. A great many of the boys of that session sought hard for many things that Hon. U. L. Burdick had fought for prior to that time. Knowing you as I do, I take the liber- ty of addressing you at this time in his behalf. He is a candidate for the nom- ination on the ‘Republican ticket to the office of governor ‘of the state. The priciples for which he stands are very well known to you, consequently, unne- cessary for me here to state. ° It seems that there are a number of organizations, leagues and persons ban- ded together for the purpose of side- tracking real priciples of government and substituting issues of selfish motives and I feel assured that you have not been carried away and will not be car- ried away by any such “bugaboos”. Mr. Burdick appeals to me as the logical candidate with whom the party could be united and with whom progress of our state would be assured. We of his home town think so. By reason of his. resi- dence and his knowledge of the state and political experience in civic matters, his qualifications - are beyond question. Consequently, "I -take the liberty of writing you in his behalf, that if you are still fighting for the good priciples for which we stand, that you will enlist yourself in his behalf,. I should be very glad to hear from you. [ With kindest personal regards, I am -Yours very truly, : WM. ‘G. OWENS HUSO CONFESSZS HE IS ; FIGHTING FOR GOOD PRINCIPLES Mr. Wm. G. Owens, Williston, N. D, Dear Sir: ° ; I have your letter of May 6th asking me to support U. L. Burdick for go- vernor. 3 R 13 I am, as you say, “still fighting for DELEGATES ALONE CHOSE THE CANDIDATES.‘ : Editor Nonpartisan Leader: » The reports that are beeing circulated over the state to the effect that the convention which met at Fargo to select candidates for state offices was controlled by any men or set of men, except it’s own delegates, are false. The men endorsed by that Convention were in every instance the choice of a majority of the delegates and no one but the delegates had anything to do with their choosing. RICHARD McCARTEN, Delegate 13th district, Cogswell, May 15. e S S o e R A e L i S N e A ] | SMITH AND BIG BIZ Bahr Breaks Into Rhyme to Tell the Rest of his story. % Editor Nonpartisan Leader: : I am a member of the League and I take very much interest in it. I boost it all I can and I consider the Leader a paper that can and will meet all emer- gencies. If it- would expose a paper published at Bismarck called Public ‘Opinion it would be doing well. a paper that is being sent broadcast to all - farmers for the purpose of poisoning the farmers’ minds against the Nonpartisan League and its directors, calling it a socialistic movement and other spurious names. I consider Public Opinion a paper owned and’ controlled by Big Biz -and office seeking politicians. What ‘do you think of this poem I made up: AN : They rave about the farmer, ; What a prosperous man he is; He would indeed be prosperous If it were not for Big Biz. And when he goes to town v With his pockets filled with gold . 'He. should patronize the bankers = “’And increase their wealth untold. “</He should pay all the taxes ©* . And for the politicians: vote." They take him for an easy mark i And it gets a feller’s goat, - i ety oy o, That is - »Thg;( ‘take: a"'r'noitgag_:e on.his;hgttel_, A : And if he hasn’t 'any cattle They will take one on his grain. . And if the crops are poor, To them it’s all the same; They can foreclose the mortgage, For ’tis all in the game. —GROVER BAHR. RAILROAD MAN A BOOSTER. Editor Nonparitsan Leader: I am not a farmer. But am an inter- ested reader of your paper. Am a rail- road man and a strong sympathizer with ‘the movement you are associated with.. Have noticed 'the attatks which .Some of our “prostituted press” have been making on you and - your co- workers.. Of course a little: mud ' is bound to stick where there is a lot of that commodity flying as at present but I believe the farmers in this vicinity, Nonpartisan members, are standing by “their leaders. * It is amusing how solicitous every one of the “Riders of Humanity” is for the - “ welfare of the farmer and laboring man. They. are. sympathizers like the tramp watching a farmer load grain“into a car on a very hot day. Says the farmer, “You "say ‘you'’re a labor sympathizer. Come here and help us.” “No I wont help you with your grain but i’ll keep on sympathising with. you,” says our tramp. With best wishes for your success and hoping you' open: up on the rascals soon ‘and give them hell—C. D, ROBERTS. PAGE SEVENTEEN good priciples” but I cannot enlist my- self in behalf of Mr. Burdick. I belong to an_organization of something like 60,000 farmer voters who have banded themselves fogether to elect a real far- mer governor of this state. We have the man. His name, as you know, is Lynn J. Frazier of Hoople, N. Dak. Mr. Frazier is a real farmer, Outside of the time spent working his way through college, he spent all of his life on the farm. Mr. Frazier is not a poli- tician. He did not seek the office. I was a regularly elected delegate to the Farmers’ League convention that in- dorsed Mr. Frazier. I voted to indorse him. Mr. Burdick’s name was written on the board with Mr. Frazier’s name together with the names of half a dozen other gentlemen. Both men were very freely discussed. While both men were considered very able, the delegates agreed that Mr. Frazier would be most likely to truly represent the farmers of the state because he is bonafide farmer and never has been anything else, while Mr. Burdick is more of a lawyer and politician than a farmer. I confess I felt—and other delegates felt as I did— that Mr. Burdick has too many friends among the stalwarts. We -don’t like some of the company he keeps, and now when I find the Grand Forks Herald, Normanden, - Fargo Courier-News and other gang papers friendly to Burdick —even boosting and supporting him— I am more than ever convinced that the League delegates did the right thing when they indorsed Mr. Frazier. NOT BUILT TO AID PERSONAL AMBITIONS. As I understand .it, the Nonpartisan League was not built to put any indivi- dual or group of individuals in office, but Yo elect men who will most surely re- present the farmers and the whole people of the state. I believe this was the purpose of every delégate to the League convention, and I believe the men the, League indorsed for governor will serve-the people as well as any other men that could be found. - At any rate, as long as the gang press either ignore ' or openly oppose Mr. Frazier, I will feel sure he is our man. The League convention endorsed Fra- zier. ‘We are well satisfied with him. No one, not even the League enemies; can find any fault with him. Farmers - Ask for Little Sioux Biscuit Pure, resh, Krisp Packed in an “Aertite” - Moisture Proof Package MANCHESTER BISCUIT CO. Fargo, North Dakota. Watch Us Grow and Marble Are you going to erect a monument or headstone this' year? Don’t put it off until it is too late, ' no agents and can_give the: buyers better prices. Write for our free catalogue 'work sold on a guarantee. VALLEY CITY =~ N.D. Mention the Leader When Patronizing Advertises joined this League with the understande ing that they would all vote for the man they endorsed for governor. We paid our money to build this organiza~ tion so we could all vote for one man farmer. If Frazier were a self-seeking®} politician put over on us at the conve tion, we might have some reason noé to support him. But he is not a polis™ tician. He did not ask for the indorses,’ ment. We asked him to accept it and I am going to support him. Farmers have beenr very foolish at times. They have allowed the politis cians to run this state and legislature for the railroads and corporations and against themselves for years. But I want to suggest to you Mr. Owens, tha after we have paid $6.00 or $9.00 apiec to build the strongest farmer organi- zation this state ever saw, we are not foolish enough to tear down that organ~ ization by voting for any but the man our League indorsed. I don’t thinls there is more than one in seven hundred foolish enough to do that, though I admit there may be some. who would truly represent, forever, th§ + We bet our money on Frazier. We are going to win the bet because we are going to vote for him. That’s the only sure way for us to-get our money back, Very truly yours, A. J. HUSO. Use Leader Want Ads — They Produce Results When In Fargo Go To DEWEY’S STUDIO Photographs and Portraits Wedding Groups a Specialty Over Alex Sterns Cor. Broadway and N. P. Ave. PURE-BRED PERCHERON STALLIONS ' AND MARES - - U. L. Burdick WILLISTON, N. D. " Pigs for Sale Big type Poland Chinas. Eighty March and April pigs, sired by Smothe A. Won- der No. 237095, ‘Eddy Boy 218943 and Great onder, from §00 to 700 a few young stallions and mares left, ‘of the real draft type. Prices always the lowest. Quality considered. M. M. WHITE Suceessor to White Bros. Valley City, N. D. National Bank 3 VALLEY CITY, N. D. 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