The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 27, 1916, Page 11

The Last By DIC T. GRAPH HE Bard “of - Scotiand—wrote -en - imperishable truth when-he 'said- “the best laid-piams: vf‘mnce*and'" i men gang .aft aglae” % kS 178 under our. hats awhile, he pin’. No one recog'mz%i flfis‘ ‘forq:_ awled the whole scheme out from the ibly than did Crafty, W)‘e“' after a week wmdmfll towers. This put the Nonpar- firtendaysofmneuvenng'skmnish*:t w: to what ing to hap- ing, plottmg, schemmg ‘and planmng he = mens ey oo e o tap d plowed was'as much up in:the air ‘as a Fourtk - el Ui Hiey. Eolptmey, an b it of July skyrocket. It was x_lo‘t'l‘)gecause bis maneuvering and’ sklrrmshmg were not . clever, even masterful They were all of that","and “Imore Indeed the ‘plots and plans-were perfeét .- in every detail, but like a-locomotive - without steam—the thmg would not o ‘At least, it had not started yet.” Th big - boss had primed the cylmders & aplenty and had cranked till his arm was: lame but could-not get a spark. This failure -to. make his big, new machine go had- got on the big boss’ nerves, also had sprung a leak in his . patience and . punctured" his .bag of enthusiasm.. Like a child’s street car- nival toy balloon after a day of hard service. Crafty lay, a wilted heap, in his big chair at the headquarters. - “IT GETS MY NANNY,” SAYS PUZZLED CRAFTY He had high hopes that the Gougers of Good Government orga.mzat.xon “would sweep. the North Dakota prairies like a - fire'in a high wind when in fact it had ~only ‘flickered and flared hke a wet ~gnatch in an ice house. “This gets my: nanny,” ‘exclaimed Crafty with a puzzled expression and a mnonplussed ‘inflection as he. rolled ‘a fat . With' . more ‘sarcasm. that puts things across,” he’ went on, A Real Scheme to Make Some Progress; ‘¢ a Few of Those “Carpet-Baggers” several long pulls at his aigar and knitted his heavy brows as if in deep thought. Then he sat up with a jerk, slammed his fist down on the desk with such a bang that Slipry opened his - Sprmgmg the Big Idea dead furrow with that steam raller of theirs and stdrted a back fire which put our blaze out of commission in no time.” fMaybe’ it would be a good idea. to take'a few lessons from the farmers and.’ learn how to do things, quickly, effect: ively . and efficiently,” remarked ‘Slipry “Them’s the guys '* whether the outlook was flourishing or . know. that such clap Tubbin’, lt m ;" Yemarked Crafty; ishly. “I learned. that much but Nthat’s mogen some people I know can o : ils Lake Journal < of the Appe: q fhe aneapohs “Journal ¢ shoxfly after the primary, makes the : fql}owxng ‘comment: ““Suchan editorial is not only in line wwith:: the pohcy of the Minneapolis: is a. very effective’ B!ather for. the Chamber -of Commerce, ‘railroads, - steel trust, water power '~monopoly, and kindred big interests of Minnesota and -the northwest, but it is ‘decidedly in. line with - the usual fake. -scare used by such interests whenever “the’ people of a state seem to be about o Sactually get control of their own ‘overnment. g ‘Capital won't invest,’: ‘men with .money are afraid;’ confidence is shaken, ‘:and all the othe : Good Governmen' ‘and contemplated qmzmcal]y a ‘dozen. letters which lay on the “before ‘him. “Slipry sat on the nmth Jomt :of -‘backbone in a leather upholstered . with -his feet: resting-on" the ta < inches - higher than his head * plain " that Slipry did not givi ‘mlslead the & however, we prond ‘to say ) trapZargom -mnot. He was gettmg a good salary and : dvanced not by any, legmmate, honest, should worry. : desiYéBle “business = mterest, ~ sueh™ oy “What's the trouble now, boss asked “Notth Dako;& Slipry, half-heartedly. Crafty. looked at him-over the top:of " his nméss eye-glasses ,and. rolled”the cigar stump back to the right side ofhis mouth, then turned to considering the. Jetters ‘again. “Slipry’s half-closed ‘éyes ut only - by 1l]eg1hmate privilege- king, = “dishonest, - enhe;rpuse" which * ‘an, fatten.only by. &curm‘fi unaupt ga.ms and ~improper- ;mmleges. roxe <. .“North -Dakota need not fear. that a taste” of “‘honést, populay” government- N0 guess I know that thhout you‘i" “He leaned bac_k in:his bxg chal_r, tpokv edltonal‘ whzch Jigeds for 1ts'developmenf9' sleepy eyes and turned }ns head thh a start y “By Christopher,. I've got it at last,” " exclaimed | the big boss .in excited animation. 3 Slipry chuckled. * “Yes, -this is about the steenth tlme you’ve ‘had 1t’ ” he sald ““Naw: knock, blast. ye,” sdid. Crafty “PH hsten to any plans you suggest. Maybe you'll hit the right one Some time.. So, out with it. I can Soon tell \\hether it. will work or’ not.”. Grafty felt so elated that he ht a fresh morthwest “The . st”atement #hatweapltal ~will go_elsewhere is:a-Felic of old" pme, backwoods political hogwash ;. For every dollar driven from the state ‘ten ‘new dollars” will' ¢ome “to” “take its “place and all ‘the senseléss ‘clamor of the “Journal-orits fe]low howlers ca.nnot : stem _the tide. “By its. policy we wxll say “that the Minneapolis Jdurnal'is’ oné ‘of* the veal : anarchists ‘of America d* by ‘that “policy it becomes a flrst class maker of anarchists. . - . “It willbe well for Nor‘h Dakotans generally to scan; the columns of ' the. - aneapohs press.” The press has a clrculatmn m "Minneapolis orth Dakota. .. received from u;la uf the:'past 7D . serve " thé mterests of he' peqplfl of Dakota or .does * interests ° of those men nd corporauons who have in the" dominate poh ics and: levied tribute on our. people ? T ‘Sa.'ld ‘that certain” North :Dakota 2:papers- are today Teeel vi cgmcellatlons ?%2:1 ‘No rth "Daf&tfi Y;Eers, “a ‘single ‘envelope” Carrww hi fifty such cancellationsi: ¢ 'the i 3 learned that North:p a -weapon at their co ! “efféctually "discipline Minnesota pubhca-' “Q,.that’s all right,” continued Slipry, - . opened: suddenly and; he swung. his feet - off the table and yawned. : iastlcally Crafty. ~ “Styuck ‘another snag?” he sald after a moment’s pause. “A whole field of ’em,” replied the blg boss “Better order a car load of DuPont' blasting powder," remarked Slipry, sar- lgnored the sug- gest “Am’t ‘the . Gougers gom to gouge 5 worth' a=a-—cent,” came Shpry again. HOW - ABOUT TAKING - LESSONS FROM: FARMERS? ¢ “Theres _nothin’ " to gouge——that is. " nothin’ that Wwill stand for ‘bein’ gouged,” - replied’ Crafty, bitterly. “That blankty. .he . continued, will -drive a dollar of .desirable capital . tions, we venture. to say that editorials from ‘our state.. ‘We have here the richest field for inyestment: in’agricul- tural America and that * field w111 be Orgamzed labor oi' Fargo, through the ‘Fargo Trades and Labor assembly, by . unammous actlon last' rweek ' invited Lynn J. Frazner, Republlcan nominee for. governor and the candldate of the Nonpartlsan league, to give the prin- cipal = Labor day address in 'Fargo Monday, ‘September 4. The. assembly also extended an invitation to John N. like the. above’ from the Journal would qulckly dlsappeat from 'the Twin City press.” Labor Day Date for Framer _at the same meeting. It is expected both men will accept the invitation. Organized labor in Fargo indorsed and supported the’ ‘farmers’ . candidates and program in the late . primary. It indorsed the Nonpartisan league candi- - dates prior to their indorsement by the . North Dakota Federation. of Labor, -meeting at Grand Forks, but after the state executive committee of the federa- ope of Boss Crafty cigar and walked over and took a seafl across the table from Slipry. = HIRE SOME GOOD MEN; GET A “CARPETBAGGER” “Here’s a capital idea,” he said, it subdued tones, tapping gently on tha. table with his fat fingers. “Your sug- gestion that we ought to get some o® them farmers to help us out, made mg think o’ it.” i .Slipry chuckled. “Aint that been tried and aint it failed?” he said with a graceful wave of a well mamcured hand. “That aint it at all,” murmuxve& Crafty. “It aint the farmers we're goin’ to get. We're goin’ to cop off some o’ them carpetbaggers, as Doc Guilty calls ’em. Them fellows is inb that business for the money an’ we can give ’em more money than they can ge from the farmers in a thousand years; We'll. send out some feelers an’ find a discontented one or two, give him a big: roll and he’ll be our bacon and he'll work: just as hard and even harder than he: has for the farmers. What do you think of it?” l Slipyy was interested. He meditated a moment. “It listens good to me,” he said, which pleased Crafty very muchs “I don’t say that it will go but I dg think it is worth tryin’.” i “Go? Il go like a house afire” exclaimed Crafty, “that is if we can land some o’ them carpetbaggers. Not only, 7575 ¢ A Carpet bagger / will they be of value in planmng ‘quiet and effective campaigns, but they could give us a lot of inside information and T believe they would do it provided the : roll was bxg enough.” “Well, as I said. I think'it’s worth tryin’,” remarked Slipry. “But what happened to your scheme to get a lot of newspapers lined up with.the Gougers® leagué and also to get behind a plan to back an opposxtxon ticket in the fmal electmn"" j PL4NZFOR ‘SUPPORT OF- PAPERS HAS FAILED ' ey VJ(\Crafty's face. assumed a puzzle& xpression, - “I don’t believe it will .be - ~'a "success,” he said, after a: moment’s ‘reflection. “So many of the papers that {were agamst the League - before the primaries have already come out and said they would stand by the ticket now, if for no other reason, for the sake: of the Republican ticket at large.” 1 “So. another. of your pet schemes goes glimmerin’,” said Slipry. “Pm afraid so,” replied the. b1g boss, But his face brightened again as he thought of his newest plans, and he turned to' considering them. “Keep this under your hat, now, Shp, for I think it’s the: best: 1dea that has been born around these diggin’s for an age. Just keep mum an’ we’ll pull off a- stunt- here that will awaken the nahves J an’ put the Nonpartisans on the run.” “Count on me,” replied Shpry, and the two shook hands m ly than th 7 had done’ in months, <his hat and left the. headq consnderab y "elated. - blank I .M. Guilty,” ‘“gpilled thé: beans when . the Gougers’ e . was first sta,rte& Instesd“of tion had' indorsed the League. ‘Subse- quently ‘all branches: of organized labor : -Nort.hfll‘)akata declded to. cast thexr Hagan of Dee:ing, farmer, l;,epubhcan' 5, Ol @