The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 1, 1916, Page 3

66 ELL, Bill, how’s prospects?”’ said Mr. Intimate Friend \N/ saluting Mr. Old Gang Candidate the other day. T “Just between you and me, Al, they’re rotten—double - R-O—double T-E-N, ROTTEN,” rejoined Mr. Old Gang Candidate. . “What seems to be the trouble, Bill?” . “Blankety-blank, blank, blank, blankety-blank! This bankety-blank blank, blank Farmers’ League — that’s the trouble; blankety-blank it!” “Is it as bad as that?”. “As bad as that? It’s worse—a thousand times worse. The farm vote of this state is sewed up tighter than a drum. I'm not going to waste time, any more. I'm going home and quit. I can’t make a dent.” Though not reported by Mr. Thomason’s famous dictagraph, this, nevertheless, is a pretty faithful composite report of conversations heard in different corners of the state of North Dakota very recently. The politicians are waking up to the fact that the farmers at last are going to have their say in state affairs; that the Nonpartisan League and its candidates are going down the line to victory. There is gloom in the Old Gang camps; there is anger and. despair in the hangouts of Big Biz & Co. But there is joy and hope in the farm homes of North Dakota. Mr. Farmer and Mrs. Farmer and all the Farmer children are happy over the prospects. They see a new day dawning for the people of North Dakota. They are confident that they are to have at last a legislature and state officials willing to serve them, to work solely for the best interests of the people of North Dakota. o ; BETTER THAN PROMISES. EMBERS of the Leagiie now have something more definite than M promises on which to base their hopes of victory. The petitions of the candidates indorsed by the League for state and legislative - offices have been circulated. The petitions have been returned to the League offices and sorted out and. the state petitions have been sent to Bismarck and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The legis- lators’ petitions have been filed with the county auditors. ; . The first round has been won. The candidates names will go on the: ballots for the primary election on June 28, to be voted on by © the registered electors.- . e e Tt wasn’t just a mere formal compliance with the law. - In another column will be found the story of the great 'avalanche of signed petitions that came pouring in to League headquarters. Precinct ‘- workers have told. in previous issues how almost. without exception ' EVERY FARMER in most of the townships, whether League member v‘ ~ or not, gladly affixed his name to petitions of League candidates. The . ' ‘men whose names are on record in the offices of the different auditors: of the secretary of state are more than merely League candidates. 3 %‘nIgEY ARE THE CHOSEN CANDIDATES OF THE FARMERS OF NORTH DAKOTA. ok BaE s s g 7 " With that vast army behind them victory both in the primaries - and in the fall election can scarcely be doubted. sy dis """ Haye the leading and the most intelligent- REAL, FARMERS of ~ the state of North Dakota sufficient ability to run the state govern- ment IN: THE. INTERESTXOFALLTHE PEOPLE OF TEE STATE? Tlonsarfisén Teader VOL. 2, NO. 22 FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1916 WHOLE NO. 387 e e T AT e e L o T o PESSIMIST VS. OPTIMIST "HOW'RE. THEY CBITIN' 2 OPTIMISM sng 1Y //‘ ), gj.O" ’g This State of ours is ever filled " ‘With VOTES where eer we looke. How much we: eateh, depends tpon: How wdl e bait our bo'pko. i The people'df the state are going to find out, and — let fhis be known . ' —they ARE NOT AT ALL IN FEAR OF THE RESULT. 3 ‘WHY WE ARE WINNING. Hice ERE has been a steady succession of critical days in the history == of the Nonpartisan League, and SUCCESS has come out of every ~ crisis. It has come because the farmers took an interest in the cause. THEY WORKED FOR SUCCESS, AND. THEY GOT IT.