The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 1, 1916, Page 19

, so that they -would COSTS LEAGUE NOTHING The Nonpartisan League is receiving 8 great deal of free advertising at the hands of Dr. Guild of the Fargo Courier- News.—RANSOM COUNTY GAZETTE. “EASY” FOR SHYSTERS. This week’s Nonpartisan Leader offers $1000 for proof that the N. P. Le%:le is a Partnership under the law. is ought to be easy if, as under the Leader’s own charges, lawyers are able to twist and untwist laws so easily, and always against the farmer.—STEELE COUN- TY TRIBUNE. > SEE GOOD IN IT It cannot be denied that the Nonpar- tisan League has some reason for exist- ence and that they have candidates for- office who are worthy and as good or bet- ter than some of the candidates of an- other faction of the voters. Some of them will. be elected and will prove good, honest and conscientious officials and worthy of holding office and a credit to the state.—HAZEN STAR. STARTED SOMETHING It is rather amusing to read of the solicitude of the Socialists concerning the Nonpartisan League stealing their mem- bership. On the one hand the real Socialists are angry at the League, while on the other hand those opposed to the League call the organization Socialists. As we have before had oc- casion to say, the farmers sure started something when they went at politics in a business-like way.—PARSHALL LEADER. GIVE ’EM SHOW The men nominated by the Nonpar- tisan League, that the editor knows by. reputation, are all good men, and it is reasonable to suppose that the majority of the men put forward by the League mean to give the farmers a square deal all the way through. It ought to be worth the trial to give the League a chance and see if they will deliver thLe goods.—GRANO TRIBUNE. TRUST LEAGUE MAN ‘We understand that L. O. Fredrickson has been indorsed by the Nonpartisan League of Nelson county for represent- ative to the legislature in place of H. T. Quanbeck. We have known Mr. Fred- rickson as long as he has been in this country, and there is hardly anyone whom we respect any more and in whom we set a greater trust, and can most heartily indorse him for the proposed mission.—PEKIN BUDGET. HAS ’EM GOING The Nonpartisan movement of the farmers of North Dakota seems to have the old gang politicians going. There is & strong effort on foot among the Repub- licans to unite the field against the Non- partisan League candidates.. It is doubt- Ful if this effort will be successful if the farmers stand firm for their ticket: And there is no reason why business men also should not unite with the farmers in their efforts to obtain a fairer return from the products of their toil. It will mean better towns and more prosperous business men.—KENMARE REPORTER. BEFUDDLED GUILD For the first time in the' history of the state the farmers have the old time- bosses and politicians gnessing. One ay a Fargo paper comes out and an- nounces that Burdick has quit and gone home; the next day the report is denied, and then the poor old befuddled Guild begins insinuating that Burdick ought to “make a showing” in order that his friends may really know that he is a bona fide candidate for governor of North Dakota. In the meantime ‘the farmers are attending to their seeding: operations and will attend to the poli- ticians about June 28th.—WELLS COUNTY FREE PRESS. JUST A BLUFF The bluff that has been going through .a number of newspapers about. individ- ual members of the League being liable for any and all debts of other individuals of the League or debts that may be con- tracted by such other individuals when campaigning for the League or other- wise working in the interest of the Lea- gue, is about worn out. It never had a substance to stand on, no reputable at- torney has permitted such statement to be made by or on his authority, and the whole fabric of this story was made up to try to scare the individual members stampede. The whole purpose has failed as the farn.ers are wiser now than they were a few years ago, having looked into the ‘mat- ter for themselves, and the consequence SO i n e E et B o is that the League is growing stronger, as it should. : The Searchlight wants to again call attention to the fact that most of the Fapers making the bluff mentioned are eading Hanna papers. This should not. - be forgotten ms Hanna poses as a reat farmers’ friend and people’s riend. It will be noticed that the farm- ers are sta.ndin% pat, if the ression may be used, and any mistakes that may have been made in the organization, if any, they themselves will correct.— FARGO SEARCHLIGHT. AN EARLY BOOSTER. Charles Nelson, who farms near Bel- field, Billings county, was one of the first farmers in his county to join the Nonpartisan . League ‘and he is one 'of the -most active boosters of the move- ment. Mr. Nelson dropped into the Leader office the other day, having come from his home to Fargo in charge of some cars of stock being taken to mar- ket at the St. Paul. He brought good news. “All the League members in Billings county are sticking and are going down the line at the primaries for the League ticket. The League is popular with those who havz not yet had a chance to join, as was shown when I went out with one of the League organizers the other day. We signed up all we could see and practically every farmer in the county will be a member before the CHARLES NELSON. primaries. I was glad to go out with the organizer among my neighbors and introduce him and recommend the League.” ; Mr. Nelson is a candidate for sheriff on . the -Republican ticket in Billings county. He only has nine or ten oppo- nents in the primaries and expects to beat them all. There are so many out for the job that Mr. Nelson was not sure as to his count, but he thought it was nine rather than ten in the race. 'NOT WORRIED. Several -papers have been very zeal- ous in 'spreading the story that farmers are individually liable for the debts of the’ Leagué. It looks a good deal like a’'big bluff on-the gart of papers opposed to the League, and if we were a League member we would not worry much about it, and would certainly await a decision on a test case before becoming appre- hensive—LA MOURE COUNTY CHRONICLE. NO TAKERS YET. Some of the state %apers have followed the Fargo Courier-News example and published scare line heads to the effect that anyone who joined the Nonpartisan League was individually responsible for any debts that organization might con- tract. This week’s Nonpartisan Leader comes out-in big head lines on the front page and offers a reward of $1000 to anyone who can prove this fact. A good chance for some likely young lawyer to earn an honest penny.—~GRAND FORKS INDEPENDENT. GUILD CAN'T PROVE FF. The. Nonpartisan ' Leader offers the Courier-News a thousand dollars if it can prove that:its contentions as to the members of the Farmers Nonpartisan League being liable for the debts of the organization. The News devoted a great deal of space to this phase of the League and if it was pure buncjmbe it will place e League TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT IT the News in a bad light in its fight on the League.: We enjoy a good fight but we do not like unfair methods and if the News-is wrong in this contention it will greatly lessen the force of ‘its future attacks on the League as well as on other matters connected with the coming election. We are of the opinion that the News cannot prove its statement in this connection and has a poor chance of capturing the thousand dollars.—DICK- EY REPORTER. LEADER CALLED HIM. The Courier-News’ drastic assertion that the individual members of the Nonpartisan League are liable for the debts -of the association has caused the Nonpartisan Leader-to offer Rev. Guild, the editor, $1,000 .of its hard-earned money for proof of the same. We are . unable to give our opinion on the matter, as two of our legal lights are absent from town-—one looking after business and the other after a wife, it is said.— MADDOCK STANDARD. LET GANG HOLLER The agitation that is being carried on by a number of papers throughout the state against the program of the Non- partisan League people is growing stronger as the time for the elections draws near but the chances are that it will have little effect. The farmers -are not. saying much about politics but those few who mention the subject state that, since they have entered into the move- ment and contributed their money, they are going to stick and see what they get out of it.—DONNYBROOK COURIER. & PRAISE FOR KOLLER. Martin Koller has recently announced his candidacy to enter the race for rep- resentative from - the Forty-seventh legislative district. Mr. Koller is a %rosperous farmer and an old settler. e has been supervisor of Custer town- ship for several years and has performed the various duties incident to that office with ability. ‘We are glad to see that he is in the race and wish him success. We are satisfied -that with Mr. Koller in the legislature the people and farm- ers of his district will receive a square deal—HEBRON "HERALD. TO WIN ON FORM Our opinion that the Nonpartisan League is due to win on form was con- firmed by talks with well-informed men from various parts of the state while at Minot. As matters stand, speaking sub rosa, all were agreed the League will win providing the hullaballoo doesn’t dis- infegrate the ranks. They are depend-- ing on the noise made about the League leaders and the cry of socialism to make many of the League members wabbly and uncertain what best to do, but all of them were of opinion if the farmers stood pat their ticket,—as it relates to the govern- orship anyway—will win the nomination and election. As the situation stands it is up to the farmers themselves, a mere question of whether or not they will stick by their organization and ticket.— PARSHALL LEADER. MACDONALD WILL WIN Relative to the candidacy of N. C. Mac- donald, indorséd candidate of the Non- partisan League for superintendent of public instruction, the Cando Record has the following to say: ; -*The people of North Dakota. are going to elect N. C. Macdonald for their next superintendent of public because he is the fittest man who is now seeking that office, or has sought that office in North Dakota within the past 10 years. We have looked at Macdonald in comparison with: the accredited lead- ers of education in many states and have come to the conclusion that he is one of the foremost among them in soundness, sincerity, enthusiasm and energy.— CANDO RECORD. SORLIE SHOWN UP.- = The' Leader publisher hapfens to have known both A. T. Kraabe Sorlie for better than twenty-five years. Both are from the same county, that of Traill, "and heretofore politically.” and socially close-knit. at this time for the position of lieutenant governor of this state, shows how, " in the whirlagig .of fime,. strange things crop-up ‘due: to: rival aspirations.) Both = are merchants and, incidentally farmers; but 0. J. attended the Nonpartisan League convention and, if we judge right, made about as much splash as a feather on an ocean, then journeyed back home'and announced the League ticket wasn’t to his liking, and that the Lea- ge’, didn’t amount to much-anyhow. We now 0. J. pretty well, and you can take our word for it that had he been prof- instruction, . and - 0.:J. That they are rivals - fered’ the League . indorsement for lieutenant governor the League, in his opinion would have been the organiza- tion around which all good men and true should rally and support. "O. J. has been one of those 'posers, heretofore, who fairly bled for the poor, misused farmers. In fact, we don’t know of a man in the stater who has lost more blood in their behalf, unless it was the late Geo. J. Smith. i{qw-it came about Anton Kraabel was given the League indorsement we don’t profess to know, but we do know he is clean-cut, honest and fearless, that he made an.excellent‘ presiding officer on the occasion when he was lieutenant governor before, and - we have no hesitancy in recommending him to the voters of Mountrail county. There would scarce be hesitancy on their part, as between Kraabel and Sorlie, if they really knew the two men well.— PARSHALL LEADER. THEY STAND PAT Many are the scares sprung on the poor, deluded farmers who are making a justifiable attempt to intervene in legislation with intent to get ' a square deal for once. The latest is that each and all the League members are individ- * ually liable for all the debts incurred by the League. - Then, again, it is pointed out the wicked leaders, Townley in par- ticular, will simply lead the legislature and governor by the nose should the League membership control the law- making machine. Any and every sort of alarms are sounded in order to disinte- grate the League, that bids fair to -accomplish what it set out to do, so far - as control of the legislature is concerned. This is to be expected since the farmers, for once, have gone at politics in a busi- ness-like way. Had the League been of " the usual order of scrambled-eggs farm- er movements, it would have been allowed to go its way unchallenged and unhindered. So far as we can ascertain the farmers are $tanding pat—PAR- SHALL. L_EADER. : I DO NOT KNOW of any gang paper circulating in this precinct except the Courier-News. ‘Have discontinued - tak- ing it.—1. S. HORLACHER: ROLF BROS. Tailors of Quality Clothes 7 Bacon Block--- N. 4th St. Grand Forks, N. D. GARNAAS BROS. Incorporated GENERAL MERCHANDISE and FARM MACHINERY -SHEYENNE and OBERON, N. D. . GENERAL DEPARTMENTS C. BJERKE & COMPANY Hardware, Implements, Furni- ture, Undertaking, -Drugs. and Stationery, Baldwin Pianos and. Columbia Phonogr,a%hs. 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