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

£ ‘3 &y g H o M o ( 3 = VOL. 3, NO. 5 : 1 - FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1916 i WHOLE NO. 46 N S R R R In'the interest of a square deal for the farmer A newspaper ¥ : that dares to print the trath Official Paper of the Farmers’ Nonpartisan Political League of North Dakota The Plotters Seek to Disguise the Beast '‘NEVER MIND TI'LL COVER THE REST WITH THIS GOOD N\ GOVERRNMENT LEAGUEY WHITE-WASH ! I CAN'T MAKE THIS SHEEP SKIN STRETCH OVER THE CRITTER, NORMAN ! ¢ S5 \\\‘\‘\s ‘\\ AAA 0y SNSRI, T SORDORONRNY S S “Shanw e “:t\\\\\\\\ R lmamae AR ulturme e - O\ 1 ) h X) .0 { 0 '0 [ 0 THE ANG] R FALSE FRIEND OF THE (XX %0’0’009 % f | (e ) i () ) .0 % ) '3 % 0 % 0l i {/ /7 7 {/5 " o /) /I’ » ,:o 0% o X oo 0 K W WA ’ 4 Q0 7 e——— e = e T T e b =~ T This is a pi;torial conception'of the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothiné, referred to below. The lamb’s hide in this case is much too small to cover the beast of prey or to conceal its claws and fangs, but Painter Black is an expert in wielding the whitewash brush and he hopes with a judicious use of lime to dress the animal up in a way that will deceive the unlcr;tica:’ observer. Wil it deceive any farmers? . We don’t think so. They are pretty good judges of livesteck and they have a habit of looking at the teeth of any animal they uy. s 3 ) ~ The Wolf in Sheep’s Cl thing : WOLF is the suitable emblem and representé_tion of the old back the legitimate industries and the legitimate prosperity of theé state. .- political gang in North Dakota.. It was, and still is; the arch The wolf has drunk the blood of men who staggered and fell in the enemy of the farmer. J unequal fight to maintain and protect their families. It invaded the It was—and is—an alliance between politicians and those pirates of homes of the pioneers thirty and forty years ago and its foul breath is business life who thrive on the misfortunes and suffering of the great felt today where men are toiling to build homes for themselves and to ‘body of the citizens of the state. e raise their children to lives of freedom and honesty. —_ -_— e e ———s - — " 'The wolf has gone about up and down the state seeking what it . Flox ok might devour. It has preyed upon the farmers and upon the business THE LATEST SONG OF THE WOLF ~men of the state—especially. upon the farmers, for they constitute the - The wolf was bold in the old days—but times change. Just now great productive industry of the state. : : . there is menace to the wolf’s future and it has changed its tactics. Now The wolf has seen that the laws were administered for the benefit it is making a Iudicrous effort to mask itself in the innocent clothing of Crof usurers; for the benefit of ‘wheat pirates, of the men who rig the the lamb. - markets and doctor the grain, of the men who want to reap quick and Here is the latest song of the wolf: ° ; : _easy profits in land speculation. The wolf has brought it about that the = “The North Dakota Good Government league is composed of ‘tax- Jaws should be framed and administered to. throttle, suppress and hold payers of the state of North Dakota from every business pursuit— ‘ i : : Sara g . PAGE THREE ; - e : T S WA