The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 8, 1916, Page 4

i DON'T YOU KNOW BETTER THAN. TO BUTT INTO. THE OFFICE OF A GREAT. POLITICAL BOSS AND. TO | ADDRESS HIM IN THAT MANNER! LIS HEWO, WimT, T WANTA TO RUN {$FOR SINATOR IN OUR DEESTRIK! GETOUT OF HERE. - ‘WHEN YOU.COME] BACK ; TAKE OFF."YOUR HAT SBND ING FOR WITH ‘A WHOLE HEART THE OLD GANG WILL BE AFTER THAT, and after it to get-it. ' It takes it for granted that the o - farmers WILL NOT BE WATCHING ALL THE CORNERS. The Old rang is trained to do that very thing. IT NEVER OVERLOOKS ANY- THING. Its officers are men:who are VETERANS of many political campaigns. This primary and election business is an OLD GAME with them. They know all its angles and they will bring all their resources to bear WHERE THEY WILL DO THE MOST GOOD. This is their advantage, but the farmers have the BIGGER WEAPON. THEY HAVE THE VOTES. All they need to do.is to USE THEM: RIGHT. WORK FOR YOUR LEGISLATORS En EMEMBER THIS: THE FARMERS WILL BE DEFEATED IF THEY LOSE THE LEGISLATURE EVEN THOUGH THEY NOMINATE AND ELECT THEIR GOVERNOR. Don’t forget the legislative candidates. Work for them early and late. The farmers need a friendly legislature ABOVE ALL ELSE. The election of a farmer legislature IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ELECTIgN OF THE FARMERS’ MEN TO ALL OTHER STATE OFFICES. G , o The legislature is empowered to enact into law THE WILL OF THE~ PEOPLE. Even an UNFRIENDLY GOVERNOR will think twice - before trying to override the WILL OF THE PEOPLE as expressed by THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. Don’t let the rivals of the League candidates PULL THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES by smooth talk about being FRIENDS OF THE FARMERS. Vote for the men the.- « FARMERS THEMSELVES HAVE SELECTED. The :men they KNOW to be their friends—the men YOU KNOW: to bé your friends and the friends of ALL FARMERS OF THE STATE—men who are REAL FARMERS, selected by otheriREAL FARMERS to represent’ them at Bismarck. : ' : o2 DON’T OVERLOOK THE COURT oT 'MT)'S’:&@:;\S been said in this campaign about CANDIDATES lV FOR THE 'SURREME COURT. The enemy has purposely kept quiet about this.” But don’ think he is:not busy. Heis. Heis bringing INFLUENCE to,bear in a quiet way: He. didn’t DARE to attack the characters of the three ABLE AND HIGH-MINDED jurists who have been indorsed by the Nonpartisan League. Their character. and their PROFESSIONAL STANDING are above reproach. ! Robinson, the gray bearded veteran of a thousand fights for justice, - champion of corhmon sense, foe of tortuous and deceitful technicality, plain old friend of the common people, de¢ply versed in every item of legal lore but making no parade of his knowledge—Birdzell, the brilliant young law professor of the state university, fearless to defend the right, scorning the devious practices that aré making other men of his ability _rich, a'man who has fought his way to.the top of his profession by his own native ability and efforts, a man known as a legal authority all over the nation—Grace of Mohall, whose reputation in the courts of ithe state for ability is second to none and for integrity unspotted, a true friend of the common people, a man more ready to take up the cause of the poor sufferer from injustice than to accept the biggest retainer from the rich —THESE THREE ARE THE LEAGUE’S CANDIDATES, " .. These men the Old Gang is trying to defeat by a. GUMSHOE cam- _ Daign, by a stealthy lining up of influential forces against them. The men the Old Gang wants to elect are THE PRESENT JUDGES OF THE SUPREME - COURT. now secking reelection. They feel “safe” with the_Se judges on the bench. They are-AFRAID of men who openly:pro-~ claim their intention to ADMINISTER -EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL, rich and poor alike.: 4 i - . The men on the bench can wield a TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE in a quiet way. Everything in the campaign being waged on their behalf is being done SILENTLY AND UNDER: COVER.:" The farmers should use equal vigilance in behalf of theif candidates, but it need not "HIRAM A. RUBE GETS INSTRUCTIONS—AND GIVES SOME 1 ONE WeEK GATER— -RHOW. 00 You Do, MISTER MCKENNY?*g R R 2 v CAN Go 7o H-==- E BEEN ENDORSED BY “THE Non PARTISAN LEAGUE. be done with any concealment. Tt can .be done honestly and openly. North Dakota must have a high court in sympathy with ‘the common people and their aspirations and devoted to simple justice as between man and man. SRR ' - HOW THEY PLAN TO DO IT PJEE sssault upon the League henceforth Is to be a stealthy attack upon some of the candidates, The 0ld Gang is out now to save all it can from the wreckage. Look out now for vicious attacks upon particular candidates. ¥ o “The League idea is all right but the leaders are bad,” they have been telling you.. Now watch them change their tune. “Sure, it’s all right for the farmers to indorse their own candidates, but.you have been deceived about some-of these men,” they’ll tell you. Then"they'll try to switch-you off from some of the League’s candidates to vote for some “friends of the farmer” of the Old Gang’s selection. Here and there they’ll try to run in a senator or a legislator, a supreme court justice, a railroad commissioner or some other candidate to DEFEAT THE PURPQSE OF THE FARMERS. : GES You have won at every stage of the game so far by STICKING TOGETHER: and by, CARRYING OUT.YOUR .PROGRAM.: You will win in the future BY ' : st e s R All the men on the state ticket of the League.and ALL THE LEGIS- LATIVE CANDIDATES indorsed by the League are the. selections of THE FARMERS OF THE STATE—YO SELECTIONS. NO OTHER CANDIDATES for these offices truly represent the farmers of the state. 'NO OTHERS TRULY REPRESENT YOU.- ; VOTE ' FOR. ALL 'OF THOSE' ON-"YOUR 'TICKET IN THE iy MR.'SMITH EXHIBITS HIMSELF ‘ WE HAVE received from one of the League members another letter written by“the person known as “Froggy” Smith, which we re« print, not, as in the case of some of his other letters given pube llicity, because it is amusing, for it is hardly that, but in order to show what sort of men the League numbers': among its enemies. - William Wells, who sent in the letter, says that it was written “in return for telling him to take my name off the Public Opinion list, as I had-not ordered it.” " “I told him,” Mr. Wells adds. “ we were Nonpartisan up in this part of the state and are doing all'we can for-the League.” Here is Smith’s answer: R "Dear-Sir: -Your'crude letter received. . This letter shows an undeveloped mind and also shows that you are a-Socialist; it also shows that you haven’t done very, well and that you are narroéw minded and only want to read one side of a question.. So long’ as you continue this kind of a policy of ‘reading only one side of a question you will continue to be the same kind-of a fellow you are now. It “ought not to be necessary for a man to be 4 pinhead Because he is'a Nonpartisan League man, ¥ belong ;o the League myself but I would hate to think that I had to Just read® the Nonpartisan Leader: The leaders of the League all read Public, Opinion. Mr. Bowmen was in last week and subscribed for it. I 'would just as soon take your name off the lisk because reading wont do you any good for you probably would’t. understand what you read anyhow. : \ 7 : £ g Yours very truly, 3 L ey . GEORGE J. SMITH. | -We don’t know whether Smith will understand or not, but we are sure all League members will'understand what we mean when we say we are glad-a man of Smith’s mental caliber-is among the League’s ene- mies rather than among its friends. If educational advantages confer: any obligation it is that of being tolerant toward those less fortunate. If Smith had been able to realize that he might possibly have been able to show his correspondent an example of courtesy. But instead he has made an example of another kind of himself., 7 S ... 'This is the man who wanted the League to indorse him for governor . of the great state of North Dakota.- ‘What do you think of him? - / i There will be a meeting of League members in every voting precinct in the state at 2 o’clock June 21st. , Meet at the regular voting place as you did February 22nd. These meetings will be held to lay plans and start the farmers’ campaign week and ~ and suggestion about the work to be to this meeéting _ ther announcement,. ) PAGE FOUR - d get out every vote for the League candidates. Full information ) e done will be sent you in time for the meeting. Bring every farmer whether member. or net, Let every man get out. Watch next week’s Leader for fur- ' A. C. TOWNLEY, President.