The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 1, 1916, Page 4

I AM NOW THE FARMERS OF NORTH DAKOTA AND I AM MORE POWERFUL THAN( ALL POLITICAL MACHINESS 27 I AM THE "BlG FIVE". I SMILED THROUGH I GAVE MY GLAD HAND, I EXTENDED MY HAND ADVERSITIES AND TO EVERY FARMER TO EVERY FARMER IN WOULD NOT UNITE IN THE STATE UNTIL NORTH DAKOTA ! WITH CORRUPTION. 1T BECAME THEIR HAND. Nobody said to his neighbor, “Oh, you don’t need me. I don’t know any- the membership of the League? ' Why was’it that the members who thing about politics. What I do won’t’ make: any difference in the read it paid-no attention to it and that the work of signing up new mem- result.” ' : , ; % - bers went forward. at'the same time faster than it had ever gone for- On the contrary, every man knew that every man’s voice was needed. Ward in a similar period? B, The farmers all knew that in-this NEW DEAIL, in-the history of poli- The answer'-to all -these questions is simply this: Because the 'tics in the state of North Dakota, EVERY FARMER WAS TO HAVE ‘ members of ‘the Leagie and the farmers about to join DIDN'T CARE 'HIS SAY — AND HE HAD IT. His voice was heard in the precinct WHETHER IT WAS TRUE OR NOT. Did this chump suppose that meetings and the man he and his neighbors chose represented him in - men who were willing to PLEDGE THEMSELVES IN ANY AMOUNT" the district convention. The voice of every precinct was heard in the NEEDED TO SEE THE LEAGUE SUCCEED would be scared by a wild ‘Selection of the legislative candidates and of the state delegates and . story about LIABILITY. FOR FICTITIOUS DEBTS. these representative state delegates picked for state offices the men ‘As every member of the League knows the officers and organizers ‘whom they thought would most faithfully represent them. < 1o Dave been compelled to PAY CASH FOR EVERYTHING as they went . These candidates, state and legislative, were made candidates by ~along. Every member knows how many banks refused to pay to the :the voice of the farmers. of the state. The men indorsed are THEIR League-the checks of men who had large balances on the bank’s books. ‘CANDIDATES. They want them nominated and. they want them From the very start the enemies of the League have been doing their ‘elected. THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN SEEING THAT DONE, and best to SPOIL THE LEAGUE’S CREDIT EVERYWHERE, doing this THEY ARE GOING TO TURN OUT AND DO.TL, -7 : by means of FALSE STORIES ABOUT REPUDIATED CHECKS and - They have proved that at every turn, They proved it in the "attacks upon the honesty of the League’s officers. These things have whole-hearted indorsement they gave to their candidates in the great = their effect on bankers, the most timid of any class of business men— mass meetings following the state convention; thay: have proved. it in ' perliaps properly so—and, as David Jones of Garske puts it, the League - their conversation and letters every day and in their work. among their *has had about the same credit standing “as the Ladies’ Aid Society.” neighbors and they gave THE MOST CONCLUSIVE PROQOF OF IT in - - What if it had been different? What if the League officers had the unanimity with which they signed the petitions of Leagué ecandi- -, gone into; debt for legitimate League expenses? - What if it had been : _dates. : : oo v foo 1 true thatb individial members could be held liable? WHAT IF JUDG- 8 “Why shouldn’t I sign for them and work. for them?” “MENT FOR TEN OR TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS HAD BEEN Rl - League member. “My brother farmers and I.chose. them " SECURED AGAINST SOME ONE OF THE WELL-TO-DO MEMBERS K They’re OUR candidates. Of course Imiifor them. s (o i i ‘OF THE LEAGUE? . 5 “Why shouldn’t I sign for them and vote for them?” says the - . Do you think that man:would have had to stand the loss, WITH e farmer who is not a League member. “My neighbors chose them and FIFTY THOUSAND FARMERS IN THIS STATE READY TO SELL i I trust my neighbors. They are the farmers’ candidates. I know THEIR BOOTS TO MAKE THIS LEAGUE SUCCEED? . » about the men nominated in my district and they're good men—none You know the answer. The fact is, the League expenditures have ; better. You can bet I'm going to vote for them. I'd be a fool if I been kept within the income. There has been enough to carry on the :didn’t.” < great work and if more had been needed the farmers would have fur- Out .on the farms there isnt any difference of opinion. Every nished it gladly. : ¢ : : : ‘man asks himself these plain questions: Is a farmers’ ticket good . The trouble with this attack—we’re going to give these hostile o enough for the state of North Dakota? Shall I vote for men chosen editors a friendly tip now—is that like many other attacks on the . -by my fellow farmers to represent them in public offices? There can League it was based on the supposition that the MEMBERS OF THE 1 It is only in the cities and in a few (of the towns of the state that any attack based-upon that faulty theory can’t succeed. Any time they 1308 there is heard the buzz of the pestiferous gnats of Big Business, at their try to SCARE THESE FARMERS OUT OF THE LEAGUE, they are § L task of sucking the blood of the state, ‘making a mistake. "THESE NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS “DON’T " g . ECARE th({))R(;I;HaI'A CEI{:IhT ‘d'}‘f}fle m%n 1Who,'t:fhinl‘:'s 1they will must have vig o een use ing with a different class of people. i i e A.NOT,HER BIG DAY SOON. ., And something else, too, by way of in"fomfi\tign to these easy-chair ’} : NOTHER critical day is coming, and members of the League must advisers of the farmer: THE FARMERS OF THIS STATE ARE ' A be prepared for it. They have worked with wonderful loyalty, USED TO BEING KICKED. THEY HAVE STOOD A LOT OF IT 1 but their work is far from finished O, ,, BUT WH ' . 1 The next big day is the day of the primaries, June 28. This is FIGHT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE AT -THE FINISH. % another of the big battles and EVERY BIG BATTLE MUST BE WON. LET THEIR ENEMIES PUT THAT IN THEIR PIPES'AND SMOKE { 1 % The farmers must all turn out at the primaries TO NOMINATE THE L 2 T LEAGUE CANDIDATES. Republicans must vote for ALL THE RE- - They’ll fight for their own interests if they are goaded to it, and PUBLICANS of the League. state ticket and for the REPUBLICANS they’ll fight for their leaders and friends.” They-may laugh at being Tunning in their own districts. . Democrats must vote for ALL THE swindled themselves, but when they see the men who are trying to point . DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE_)S indorsed by the League. Republicans, them to the way of political freedom made the victims of the meanest Democrats and Socialists alike must ALL VOTE FOR THE NON- libels-and the most underhanded personal assaults they begin to get a PARTISAN NOMINEES indorsed by the League. . little red in the face and a little hot under the collar. - Then, look out, ____There must be no failure, no staying at home, or ALL THE GOOD you professional exploiters of the -farme \WORK THAT HAS GONE BEFORE MAY BE UNDONE. Be sure of while, but you’ll be talking mighty small the day; be sure of the polling place; BE SURE YOU HAVE THE : I ‘LIST OF MEN FOR WHOM YOU ARE GOING TO CAST YOUR BALLOT CORRECT. : . bas r! You may- talk big for a before long. S A 7 FIGMENTS OF A FEAR-RIDDEN BilAIN OI\LI}:E of thke1 various schemefs tl})leing' used to stir up trouble between ; T mn : ; s e n : ’ i ’ WHY DIDNT IT SUCCEED? Sk thve:esetoryy t%v;:pgl%ers oL the state and the Nonpartisan League : A i Leader has installed “the biggest publishi THE false story of the LIABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS plant” in the state and may be expected to bec'dme.'f,agi %:omprzatltorhlflfig OF THE LEAGUE for debts that might be created has been deslt public and commercial printing. . : i ! anyone else cares to visit the answered and completely discredited. There has been no come-back. Leader office he will be shown just how exzensi"ze is' this. “mammoth He is still muttering to himself but saying nothing in the same language publishing plant.” There is one typesetting ; He twe i ‘ } with and settled.. The editor who raised it has been completely - If any of the newspaper publishers or i ; , aing plant,” : ng machine, two cabinets of ; _over and over again. .He was not able to produce any semblance of type, including a very few small job ‘fo F RO, G0, Labin E ] nts, one 12x15 job press of a authority or support for the untrue statements he made. Now he is familiar ‘make, a 24-page newspaper perf cting Aprésslmi'a“tfié' s%éféo; ‘merely repeating “’Tis, too; "tis, t00;” like some sulky child, in the mean- " typing outfit necessary for that type of press, v e ‘time kicking up dust and inventing a new line of barefaced falsehoods. . The Leader does no job work except a few small jobs for its own | p The net effect of his shrieking repetition of this particular canard use and that of the League, but the League sends much of its printing = .~ § through many columns and for a period of a month has been absolutely * to other offices. The Leader has no facilities for commercial or book g nothing, The Leader has allowed many others of his malicious inven- work and is not doing any. Its plant v i or getting o | tions to pass unnoticed because of its duty to its readers to occupy its Leader and is being used for that purpose solely. There are at least columns with more important matter- The only object of taking up this half a dozen printing offices in Fargo both more “extensive” and particular question was to show how unprincipled-and baseless are these ‘“‘expensive.” e e : &r ; SE e W dishonest attacks that are being made on the League, of which this was The Fargo Courier-News has been most industrious in spreading & merely one especially brazen instance, 2 = a false idea about the Leader plant. Its own plant is just acrossthe = # - Why didn’t this attack succeed? Why didn’t it have some effect on alley and its employes know just how much maéfiinery the Leader has . * PAGE FOUR ' i e A v o 3 j#.‘k“"""“""’“m“ e e atan