The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 6, 1916, Page 5

-l fessional @and business ~men 1nes generally of New Rockford two 2 days before the primaries took to those politicians and newspapers who : havédonethejtbestdurh:gthiseamf paign to arraign the business men as a class against the farmers, their. organ- ization, leadérs and candidates. The business and professional men of 5 New Rockford on June 26 held a meet- ' ing under the auspices of the New Rock- ford Commercial . club to discuss the stand to- be taken at the primaries in regard to the great farmers’ movement in North Dakota. The result was a resolution, ' unanimously adopted, ex- pressing confidence in the success of the 4 Nonpartisan ' League pledging cooperation in the election' of the entire. League ticket at the - The Commercial club called the meet- ® debyi .S Men Indorse League New Rockford Sets Example for Cities in Working With Farmers ing on suggestion of a committee of League and Equity farmers, who desired an expression of New Rockford’s busi- ness men on their attitude toward the farmers’ political movement. The sug- gestion was made in a spirit of ccoper- ation by the farmers and was responded to in a like spirit. . T. J. Kellington, a. New Rockford business man, presided and J. S. Cameron - acted as ‘ secretary of the _meeting. Following are the resolutions unani- mously adopted: ‘Whereas, the farmers of this state. having. launched a political movement which we believe in principle is a step in the evolution now going on for political freedom. “Therefore, be it resolved, that we the VICTORY! business men_ in mass meeting .assembled hereby express our confidence in the ultimate success of the movement for which -our farmer friends and neighbors are now - working, and that these principles will be of great good to the community. 5 “And be it further resolved that we will - cooperate with the farmers to secure the election of their ticket as the move will help lift the yoke from the necks of the common people. “Therefore be it further resolved, that “we. tkank the farmers for coming to us in a spirit of fairness and that we are glad to pledge our help to them at the primary election next Wednesday. ! “T. G. KELLINGTO!I, Chairman. “J. S CAMERON, Secretary.” ie _closed for business and turned oyer theiy . which has had anything to say on the .- -~ election: ENTIRE COMMUNITY SHARES GET-TOGETHER SPIRIT The ' feeling ‘of New . Rockford -and | vicinity in regard to this act of th i business men and the farmers in getii together 'is reflected in the following l editorial from the New Rockford Daily 7 Capital: : ) } “How well it is to dwell in unity, When farmers and merchants join theig forces to push on the same vehicle i3 has no alternative but to move. i act of the merchants in accepting farmers’ invitation to join them is work in unity that will mean much the future of the city and county.” This was not.the first act of the New Rockford . business men and citizeng which indicated their desire to cooperatd with. the farmers. When the rhh’ls League picnic ‘was held there sho; A before the primaries the stores all closed from 1 till 4 o’clock in the afternoon, enable employes to attend the a'peakmg The two new daily papers in N Rockford have from the start suppo! the League program and candidates, have the two weekly papers of the ci Ve But New Rockford is not alone in extending the spirit and substance of cooperation to the farmers of the Nond partisan League and their friends. The two daily papers at Jamestown haveg been favorable to the League, one of them in particular being a warm advocate of the League platform and |, candidates. The usiness men of -Jamestown also have been more than fair to the farmers and the farmers' -interests in this campaign. They closed their stores for the two hours that the Frazier special train stopped at Jamess town the day before the primaries, and proprietors and employes alike turned out to greet Mr. Frazier and attend the big meeting. ! OTHER CITIES SHOW FRIENDSHIP FOR LEAGUE A similar spirit was evidenced ‘af Valley City, where many of the storeg ' closed in honor if the coming of thd Frazier special. The Valley City daily paper . has been fair to the League, Other cities “throughout the state have likewise shown their interest in and friendliness for the farmers and thejr political cause. Another striking example is Bottineau, where the League’s great picnic was held under the auspices of the Commercial club, which spent money and time in arrangs ing the event and providing for the entertainment and comfort of the farmers who came to town by the thousand to attend' the event. The Bottineau Courant has‘ been a staunch friend of the farmers. The banks offices as women’s rest rooms. Minot is another city where the- newspapers and business men have been fair to thg League. ; We stuck; we won. . On to Bismarck! THEY DODGE THE ISSUES v In the past few weeks a great deal has been said, pro and con, in regard to the farmers belonging to the Nonpartisan League. After a careful perusal of all that has‘been said that has come to our table’ we have failed to find anything issues raised. We have seen a great deal about the big five and about the officers, etc., but in our opinion this has had the effect of cementing together the farmers in their determination to vote . for their candidates. £\ There is one thing certain ‘and that is that the farmers are dissatisfied with~ many of the laws and the way in which they are carried out and this has mada it possible to organize these men into an organization for the purpose of. getting rid. of the obnoxious ones and substitute some that are more favorable to their industry. Had = this condition not/ ; existed no one ¢ould have organized them. ' so generally as to have made any/ appreciable difference in the comi It is apparent that the membersof ‘League: ‘will = stand ' together, al ‘until ' after the primaries, political “sitnation is therefo 'and " not ' capable LEY SUN. .:,. e e i S