The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 6, 1916, Page 2

STICK TO FRAZIER * The farmers of North Dakota are'-'go- ing to “stick”—and they are going to stick for Lynn J. Frazier for governor. " he is elected—and we don’t see how anyone is going to beat him — North Dakota will have a man as chief execu- tive who understands the farmers’ pro- blems, through actual, bare-handed con- tact with them, and who will see the farmers are. giving a . square deal. — BISMARCK PALLADIUM. [ THEY DID As a guide to the voters for next -Wednesday we would suggest that they read the Courier-News care- fully and then vote =against any proposition it supports—DICKEY : REPORTER. EXPLAIN FROGGY “Plaza” Smith, who is denouncing the pew farmers’ movement because they would not swallow him for governor,: says recently is one of his mudslinging gheets, “The demands of the farmers for terminal elevators, packing plants, flour mills, are so just * * * * that who- ever is elected to the next session of the legislature, will pass such measures.” Will. “Plaza” explmn to the farmers why mno previous legislatures have obeyed the facmers demands? ™ Pieace explain why the next legislature will do what previous legislatures baye refused to do. .. Smith is right, however, about the next legislature granting the farmers’ demands, for the reason that the next fegislature will be a farmers’ legisla- ture, and composed of meén who have \ been indorsed by the Farmers’ Nonpar- tisan League—BOWMAN CITIZEN. IS FARGO FRIENDLY? " 'New organizations of farmers will be _ brought into existence throughout the stateandmanyofthwewfllbeofa character to want to locate in some city to do business. Fargo would ordinarily have a preference, provided the city is not unfriendly to the farming community. The attacks, however, that were made on the Equity organization and later on the Nonpartisan League, both having their principal breeding place in this city, have made the farmers skeptical and uncertain as to the future. The heart of the Fargo people is right, and the masses of them think right all of the time, But the unfortunate attacks are doing and have done a great deal of damage, and have shaken the confidence of the farmers in a manner that they __may hesitate to come to this city with some of their enterprises unless they are assured that the city as a whole is fnendly This assurance should be given without hesitation or delay. The farmers should be made to under- stand that Fargo is not unfriendly.— FARGO SEARCH-LIGHT. CLEAN, ABLE CANDIDATE Lynn Frazier of Hoople, N. D, is a Republican candidate backed and in- dorsed by the Nonpartisan League and the labor federation of the state. He.is @ successful farmer with progressxve ideas, a graduate from the state univer- . sity; well posted in puhlic affairs, and while not a pohhc:an BRe is one of the most_ popular men im the state. His abxhty and mtegnty are not questmned and his opponents in the campaign make no attacks upon Mr. Frazier, tacitly admitting that he. xs a clean, able candi- date who is_ LAKE ECHO. . SHYSTERS AT WORK Nerth Dakota is an agncultural state. Every:industry in-the state is dependent * on' the farmer; his interests are of first: i xmportance, for as he prospers so pros- : pers every othe iebusmess enterprise. number of Renville county Il.rmers jomed ‘the Nonparfisan Leagu d promote theu' interests. *BiN0" g the race at the _ solicitation of his friends—POWERS le: the Letgue is one of the“' A. C. Townlev, Fargo, N. D.: A. C Townley, Fargo, N. D.: for sticking. D. C. Coates, N. P: Leader, F: HE WILL STICK Editor Nonpartisan Leader: 3 I am among the first of the “six dollar suckers” and think it a fine thing. Most all the farmers around here are strong members. I heard” our governor, Mr. and thonght it fine. The hs crowded and peuple were standmg out- sid; -nearing what they could through :w<he opem windows.—L. R. BUNKER. PLEASED WITH FIGHT Editor Nonpartisan Leader: - I am well plensed with the style of fight the Leader is puttmg up against opposing-factions. There is such a thing usamanlyfight,andalsoasneahng under-handed ‘ fight. The = latter has been used against the League. The Leader has fought them fairly, with clean, clear statements: and facts. There is nothing the Leader prints that would cause any Leugue member to doubt the homesty m"p'u’rpose back of the statements. Well, sir, it was an awful dream Up fmm the bottomless pit with flames dashing and leaping around him came the horned, tailed and cloven . footed gentleman. To my qudstion, “Where goest thou, despised one”? he answered: “To the garden spot of America, North Dakota.” 5 ; “Why goest thou there, creator of all that is evil”? “Since. thou askest I will | explain. In this garden spot there is an orgmzatmn called the Nonpartisan League, which is doing great work in opposition to me. They have leaders in the League. 1 can't touch.them because they work.in ~opposition to me. They build up while I tear down.” “Then, vile wreu:h, why. goest thou over our belowed state”? I asked: ; “For the reason, dear sir,” he said, : Some Telegrams Congratulations yourself and assoclates the people of North Dakota. Nothing I should like better than to be on the farmers’ firing line now, illness .only thmg\preventmg I congratulate you and members of the Nonpartisan League New Rockford N. D June 29, 1916 argo:: It looks as though the farme.rs stuck Cong'ratulatlons ' NEW ROCKFORD STATE CENTER. aneapohs ‘Minn,, June 30 1916 A great v1ctory for GEORGE 8. LOFTUS. Blsbee, N. D., June 29, 1916° -C. P PETERSON “that will be explained. I have disciples’ in that state who. are so true to me that I will promote them. I go to take with me the editors of Normanden, Grand Forks Herald and CnunebNew&" “But, thou black-skinned wretch, what l' you do’ with Froggy. Smith”? “Froggy, my beloved desciple? Alas, he is too green to burn. ~ I will seak him in glue and stick him up in the green house, . so_‘public. opinion’ will be. expressed abont him."—F. A. HOARE. 5 ‘" A GOOD IDEA Editor' Nonpartisan Leader AfterreadmgtheGrandForksHeb ald since it has become “Baconized” I * decided to ‘join the Nonpartisan League ‘andgaveoneoftheorgamserswhbm 12 days ago. Now. I know where I can at least a part of the’ $9 back. Stoptheflenld, oneofthe“keptprees" Tell ’em to shck, stlek, stlck' —_ R.W KENT 3 'FARMER’S. WIFE SPEAKS Mr. A. C. Townley, Fargo, N. D.: I wonder if you will let' a farmers’ wife address a few. words to . you. ' I think you are doing a splendid work in helpmg us to stand up for our rights and join together to beat the old gang politicians. My husband joined the League -some-time age and we are all boosters for it. I trust we will succeed in.the coming election. — MRS. FLO- RENCE BORNER. § Editor Nonpartisan Leader: You are doing good work. Keep it up. It is said cat’s. eyes ecome open in nine days but the people's come open -~when they read the revelations in the Leader. Let us members try to get the Leader to all our non-members and friends.—CHARLES CLARK. victory. to the late Gov. Eberhart. NORTH DAKOTA FORGES AHEAD _ (Editorial in St. Paul Daily News, June 29, 1916.) The returns from the pnmary election in North Dakota are as yet so fragmentary that it is impossible to tell definitely ALL that nas happened. The early reports, however, indicate that the em- - battled farmers of thxs great prairie state have won a magmficent ; The indicated defeat of Gov. Hanna in his campaign for the United States senatorship is a decided repudiation of the. political machine which has controlled North Dakota. It is repudiation * seemingly as definite and final as that administered in anesota While the Rep uhhcans' were tossmg Gov. Hanna mto the discard, the Democrats at the same primary were indorsing John Burke as their nominee for the United States senatorship. = Mr. Burke’s. sympathies and activities have been generally in hea.;'ty : support of the progressive elements in North Dakota. - .. ABOUT GEORGE'S PANIC George Plaza Smith’s home-made —'pamchasgothlmmb‘udthhfl:e " fellows he sought to serve. Smith and Guild are . dangerous to any political faction %they line up- with because of their mutual slop-over ' tendencies.— POWERS LAKE ECHO. . ONE FOR L M. GUILTY | In a recent editorial. denouncing ‘the Nonpartisan League, Editor Guild of the Fargo Courier-News' expresses a sentl- ment that must have amazed everyome ‘who' read it. After paying his respects to the League in no uncertain terms, Editor Guild continues as follows: “And the Republican party, the organ< ization historically favorable to prop- . erty and to buamess, the conservative pohheal party, is about to be seized and used as the shambles in which’ this vivi- section of ‘a state is to be performed”} Shades of Abraham Lincolm! ‘Does the reverend editor actually realize that he is serving up this kind of slush to the free, hberty-lovmg people of North Dakota, or is he dilating for the benefit of his Wall Street readers? The Republican party: “historically favorable to property and business”! ‘It has come to a sad ‘state of affairs indeed when western newspapers. professing inde: pendence voice such- damnable doctrine. It is just when the Republican: party has fallen into the hands of those who would have it “favorable to property and to business” that it has’stranded on the shoals of disaster, 'The Republican party. traditionally places human rights above property rights and whenever it lapses invgriably repudiated by the American people. With human ' ¥ights properly recogs nized . “property - and business” = will essentnlly be safegnarded ‘but revers- ing ‘the principle is reverting back to the stone age. — BOTTINEAU GIVE - IT A TRIAL (Editorial in Emmons County Free Press) Much has been said for and agamst the Nonpartisan League, and that is true in relation to everything. The old Indian was glad because everybody ‘did not like his squaw, and when the certain old lady kissed her caw she said, “eyeryone to his liking”. About. every kmd of business or profession that we know of is ‘organ- ized. Why? Nobody raised particular H—— because of the many and varied interests, but as soon as-the damphool farmer effectively organized what a whooping howl goes up from all who so dearly love the farmer. What won= der and worry over those $6 or $9 con- tributions for membership and campaign fund. Has the farmer not the right to spend $9 of his own money without it _being: any other person’s business? The writer has contributed to. politi- cal funds for party success and it was never supposed to have bgen wrong or a crime." The many shings that are a necessity for a party’s success are migh< ty expensive and somebody has to pay. ‘What will the Chicago or St. Louis con= ventions cost? Does it-not strike you that there is less habihty for the people to be wronged if they contribute than if -the ' contributions came from a few wealthy ones.in the party, who mlght do so for political reasons? Better give the agriculturalists and producers a show—they’ve always, heretofore, helped the other fellow.. After a trial we shall all be in a better position to speak and criticise. ‘We don’t believe in condem- nation -without a trial. Petsonally. we stand for ‘what we «consider the best. for the people .and thc;s best. ¢ to Early, returns an the atate ticket,ineluding candidates forthe | 8l legislature, indicate that the repudxatmn of the: Hanna :machine has been ‘doubly emphasized by the ‘nomination for governor of Lynn | J. Frazier and of the other men' indorsed by ‘the Nonpartisan | organization. Some of these men ran on the Democratie. -Partisan politics see voters of North Dakota on Wednest This 1 ; - Wisconsin, ongvth home the h;:gmment station from this fundamental it is .-~