The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, August 3, 1916, Page 12

TO THE HYPHENATES Three thousand Swedes came through the weeds And threw their votes for Frazier, And Norse and Dane in a pouring rain They did the same with pleasure, And French and Dutch, they did as much To take the Old Gang’s measure; With Brit and Scot—just as they ought— All voted for Lynn Frazier. And Pat and Mike and Jewish Tke, That gentleman of leisure, With Hans and Fritz and Slavonitz, They pinned their faith to Frazier. For home and right they struck with might— ‘Those . hyphenated gents— And a certain Knight, who lost the fight, Felt just like thirteen cents. They fought with might; they won the fight— Great victory, ’twas, surely— But most of all they enjoyed the fall Of renegade O. J. Surly. —COTT, Bottineau. County, WANTS STATE INSPECTION Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Since the members of the League are 50 happy to get those they have chosen nominated for the legislature it is to be hoped that they will work for a law to have all private, as well as public, institutions examined. Of course there will be a howl, but all the howling ought not to have any influence upon the members if they shall do the duty which lies upon them in legislation, for it will be the demand of the people. S. JUELL, M. D. HE KNOWS THE KNOCKER Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I am a reader of the Nonpartisan Leader and I see they are giving it to Big Biz right and lef;, which he deserves. I also read a letter in your paper about a man that was kicking about the organization. But let him kick, I know the man well. I saw him the other day on the river bank trying to teach some girls how to swim, but if hib better half had come around he would have made a 23 skidoo, as he certainly will have to do when our candidates go 1o Bismarck. —G. 8. BIG BIZ THE CAMERA MAN To the Captain of the Crew, Mr. A. C. Townley: "1 noticed the announcement in the Leader asking for pictures of unusual interest. I can’ not help but send .you some. There are so many things of n " unusual interest this year that it would o ' 1 § H 1 £ i e a o B a 1 E § I P ‘a n # g % A m ° o D o W al al | it qt st . to £il ¥ Fi g i b | take Big Biz to picture them all and us farmers have not got time to monkey with, them. All we got to do besides farming is to_ stick together and let Guilty, Slipry and Crafty and G. G. do the camera work and I hope we can sée some of their samples after election this fall. Kéep her to the right, Captain, and we will have clear sailing. We will let you. know when there are breakers ahead. Just think of it, we already own the name of “suckers” and it is all ours. H. K. STROMME. e e |'oLiver county ror FrAZIER *. Through a typographical error the vote received by Lynn J. Frazier in Oliver county was. misstated in e last tabulation of the primary Jote given in the Leader. Fraziers "vote in this county was 312, against 73 for Burdick, 50 for Fraine and 44 for Smith.. This was one of the best. showings in_the state, but ‘through error the Frazier vote ap- ‘peared in_the paper as 12 in this county, the 3 being left off. Léague members were quick to note ‘the mistake and the Leader has had “several letters calling_ attention to ‘it They state they do mot want | their county to show up bad in com- parisgn with the rest of the state, for “they stuck” in Oliver county to the finish. 4 : - the "Nonpartisan League 9 ~Are the Farmers Th? uprising of the farmers of North Dakota has caused an “upheaval” in the state and-has made a noise that has resounded through the nation. No one paid much attention to the the little Nonpartisan League pennant when it ‘was planted near the North Central part of the state.” The public didn’t know the forces which were accumulating beneath it.. But there was a great commotion and a shaking of the earth and finally the powerful form of the united farmers of North Dakota reared itself from the soil, terrorizing the grafter and the political crook and sepding .them scurrying to cover. It is a good natured giant that has burst into the light. He's happy at the success of his work so far, but he is not through yet. There is more to be'done and he is willing and able to do it Western Farmers Give Glad Hand to Next Governor ISPROVING all prophecies that the people of North Dakota would be tired of politics and insist upon taking a rest as s00n as the primary election was over, the Nonpartisan League's hot summer political campaign is progressing with energy thronghout the western counties. No falling off in the number of voters who came to listen to' Lynn J. Frazier, and James - Manahan has been noted They still turn out by the hundreds or thousands, according to the size of the locality. They still cheer his utterances in support of the people’s program for. freedom, and gather about him in admiring groups to get acquainted and offer him their votes in Noveuber. At Stanley on July 20 the farmers gathered in large numbers to attend the announced meeting, although the busi- ness men had planzied an out of town booster trip, and were_conspicuous by their 'absence. The ' circumstances™ of this meeting led to discussion on the part of the farmers present of organizing a cooperative buying system. > That the farmers keenly felt the affront, and regarded it as they would the abserice of the host after a visit had been arranged for, was shown in their conversations. But ‘the absence of the Dusiness men did not detract from the enthusiasin of the meeting, and Mr. Frazier was welcomed to Mountrail county with applause and hand shakings. On the prévious day, it was estimated. that 5000 people, who had gathered at Ryder to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the birth of that town, did henor to ' nominee. for Frazier Makes Convincing Talks and Shows Need for Reform in Government governor and joined in approval of his address. His reception here amounted to an ovation. The business men on this occasion were at home, and had taken an active part in providing for the comfort of their rural visitors, who began arriving early by team and automobile. Several rest rooms were provided around town for women and children, an ample number of refreshment booths had been licensed, to provide against the heat of the season, and an elaborate parade which showed the union-of inter- “Correlating” at the A. C. The board of regents, the new govern- ing body of North Dakota's state edu- cational_ institutions, is making a great show of “correlating ‘courses, “eliminat. ing_duplication,” “incressing efficiency” and otherwise benefitting the various schools and colleges under its jurisdic- tion. The board resents any intimation that its purpose is mot high and its decisions reached purely for the good of the state, regardless of local or personal considerations. Sl o riew of ihis lofty stand thé board as taken it is interesting to note that the ‘board has not overlooked at least one chance to get. a relative of one of the. members in & newly created and . PAGETWELVE est of farmers and business men, was a big feature. The First National bank tossed pennies, newly ‘minted, to the crowds of children, who, attired in holi- day dress, made 8, lively spectacle as they scrambled for the coppers. A camnival company furnished other forms of amusement to lirge crowds, and the day's events were concluded by ' two baseball games, one between Ryder and Parshall, and the other. between and Van Hook, in both of which the visitors were winners. - When Mr. Frazier spoke in the largest Temunerativé job at the StateAgricul- tural college, a fact it has remained for the Leader to make public. . e board di Miss ‘Minna A Stoner, head of ‘the home economics department at the college, and created a new position, dean of ‘the. women, which also included the functions which Miss Stoner was fulfilling: - To the new -position the board appointed Mrs. Frances Diali - The point is that Mrs. Dial is a sister of:Mra. J. A. Power, who in turn is the wife of J. A. Power of Leonard, one of the bers of _the board n Dial, though she takes of women, is not a Business Men and Farmers Alike Are Favorably Impressed by Candidate hall'in town, it was packed to the doors, and he was frequently greeted with applause and approval. - He dwelt upon the large areas of land controlled by speculators; who, he said, bear but a small portion_ of the state’s taxation, and he compared their easy lot with that of the farmers who are heavily taxed. for their improvements. The one class s . undertaxed, asserted Mr. Frazier, and the other overtaxed. At “the conclusion .of his. address, he .met personally a large number of the farm- ers and business men present. After This _ FARMER AND FINANCIER Johuson Tells Authorship of Poem in Leader Editor Nonpartisan Leadet: I notice in this week’s issue of Leader “The Farmer and the Finanei a poem written about fifteen years ago by J. E. Nash’ of Robbinsdale, Minne- sota. Mr. Nash died about two years old. -He was one of _ All of Mr. Frazier’s Dates Been Cancelled—-See Page 9. On Saturday, July 15, Mr. Frazier spoke to an interested audience at Car- rington, made up principally of farmers, but including in it a large number of business men. He assured his hearers that the business men have nothing to fear from 'supporting the farmers in their program, for the farmers intend to start no new fangled experiments in legislation, but merely to protect their rights and secure the justice they have not been able to secure through past legislatures. In commenting on this Week Have the first- great fighters” for human Justice in that state, for the farmer and age earners against Big Business and caused T. B. Walker, the timber “king” of northern Minnesota, considerable annoyance. : > He also, served in the Civil war an his war poems have caused considerable interest, -especially among. those who know what war means. ’ ~“WM. G, JOHNSON. _and at other | PAGE THIRTEEN phase of his speech, the Carrington Recordof July 20 said: “Mr. Frazier is not an orator, but he is a_good spesker, talks -plain and expresses: himself -clearly, and his talk showed ‘that he is endowed with the most_essential thing for success, and that, is what is termed good horse sense. He made it plain that there was no class fight jn the campaign, and that no busi- ness man need fear that he or any other candidates indorsed by the farmers’ League, would do_ anything detrimental to the interests of any legitimate busi- ness man. He stated that the farmers were only asking for a square deal. That they have not had a square deal in the past, all honest men will admit and Mr. Frazier made it plain that the farmers in claiming their rights were not, intending to deprive any other class of its rights.” = Mr. Frazier recilled recent legislative history and said the patience of the ‘farmers has been exhausted. In organ- izing to protect themselves and other legitimate enterprises, he declared they had fo organite on a large scale, and this required a leader of foresight and ability. He said that A. C. Townley is such a man, and he told of thefriendship for Mr. Townley that he found at Beach laces where Mr. Townley is well acquainted, as showing that the attcks of such newspapers as _the Grand Forks Herald, the , Courier- News and others which have cons- tantly fought the League, and tried to blacken the reputation of the leaders, were unfair and untruthful. FROM A LEAGUE GIRL Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Iam a litle girl 14 years old. My, father belongs to the Nompartisan League. You will find enclosed a short poem. Hoping to see, it in print. ) LUCY LE NONE. , | And here is Lucy’s poem: FARMERS 0, you, farmers of Dakota Stick to the end; 4 Show those from Minnesota That you are a God-send. Show them you've got the metal, Let them lmow you've got the tin; Keep the Old Gang on the nettle And vote so Frazier'll win. At the primary in June Frazier came out best, But there will be another soon— This fall will be the best. ‘WHO KNOCKS LEAGUE? Men Who “Farm the Farmer” Instead of the Land Editor Nonpartisan Leader: 1 notice the would-be senator of Glen Ullin takes a shot at the Nonpartisan League. Now I believe that if I were J. T., instead of knocking the League as he is, 1 would be boosting for it. Where did Mr. Nelson get what he has if he did not get it from the farmer? And we all know the farmers must take a hand in making laws or he will ‘not get any benefit. Now Mr. Nelson says the merchant helps the farmer so much in the way of credit and pays so much taxes, keeps up schools and churches, Where does he get the money to do that? Does not the farmer give it to him at the rate of 33% per cent on every dollar’s worth that he buys? If the farmer can take that dollar and buy for 10 per cent and save 23% per cent he can afford to pay a little more taxes and not run it through some other fellow’s pocket. Mr. Nelson says he farms 600 acres. 1t is too bad about the calloused hands Mr. Nelson has received through the hardship of farming his land. Some of those “farmers” who have farmed the farms away from the farmers by helping through hard tinies in this country ‘are the kind of farmers that are knocking the League. You will notice in Mr. Nelson's letter that he says that the local merchants and business men have to build up the towns, roads and bridges, schools, churches and hospitals. Now where do the local merchants and business men get this money? Do they dig it out of these little villages? No. They dig it out of the farmers’ pockets through an exorbitant profit.—H. G. TIMPE. SHRINERS NOT AGAINST LEAGUE A. C. Townley, Fargo, N. D. Dear Mr. Townley: In the Nonpar- tisan Leader, under date of June 15, I notice that a report has gone forth to the effect that the Shriners at their meeting in Fargo condemned the League. 1 know this to be false. I have been a Scottish Rite 32 Degree Mason, and a member of the Shrine for a number of years, and am-in good standing at this time, and T know that the order is too sacred to mix in anything in the line of politics. Vs o Mr. James - McGuigan, the present | potentate of El Zagel Shrine, has for number of years been not only a personal friend of mine but also a business asso- ciate in a number of instances, and when he makes the statement that El Zagal Temple had no part in any meeting’ of this kind I know that he told the truth: 1 have no doubt that this report was, put out by the opposition to the League, ' and it looks to me as if it was the old story of a drowning man catching at a straw. " - With best personal regards and best wishes for the League I am yours truly, | i J. R. WATERS, |