The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, August 24, 1916, Page 16

g % {3 i $ £ 2 § i 4 { i Warning Insurance Companies (Ed_itoi-ial in Mercer County Republican) Under the heading “Peril in Most Sin- ister Aspect,” The -Insurance Field, a publication for fire, life, accident, and _most any other kind of insurance men, lets out a most woeful yelp over the recent victory of the Nonpartisan League in state polities in this state. Among other things stated in this article we find the statement that “Accordingly the fight by the Insurance Federation will be continued in the Neorth Dakota legis- lature and adequate organization and education, if promptly and vigorously undertaken, will likely check the Social- istic propaganda in other states, before it gets as far as it has in North Dakota.” The article fails to state what this fight for the Insurance Federation in the North Dakota legislature will be for, but, having a little insight into insurance matters, one can readily answer for the writer of the article, by stating that it will- most likely be for the continu- ance of the exorbitant and prohibitive rates thus far charged both farmers and business men throughout the state of North Dakota, on any kind of insurance. The article also states that the hail insurance law of North Dakota is an admitted failure. We agree with them in this belief, and no doubt, “the fight of the Insurance Federation in the legisla- ture of North Dakota” had a hand in framing the law in such a way as to make success impossible. While the Republican is not in sym- pathy with all the schemes advocated by the Farmers’ Nonpartisan Léague, we are heartxly in favor of the orgamza- tion’s fight for state insurance in all its * branches. “That ~ an " insurance depart- ment can be carried on successfully by the state or by a nation has been demon- strated extensively during the last 30 years throughout the German empire, where every working man, every farmer and every day laborer is carrying health and accident insurance, issued by the government, and at rates that are not prohibitive to the laboring classes. The fight of the Nonpartisan League or the farmers of North Dakota, who comprise about three-fourths of the total ‘population of the state, is a just fight, The Hoiland Wild Oats Separator :Can you farm successfully without this wild oats separator? New special catalog just out will be mailed on application. Address ALBERT HOILAND FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA KEEP NORTH DAKOTA MONEY AT HOME ~ Ancient Order United Workmen . The only purely Home Institu- tion among the many fraternal beneficiary orders doing business in this state. JIssues insurance policies on whole life—20, 15 and 10 year pald up . plan. Certificates: on these plans ac- cumulate full legal resérves and ‘.are entitled to cash loans. Paid - up and extended insurance options. The strongest financial institu- tion incorporated under the laws _of North Dakota. RESERVE - - - $1,270,000.00 If you belidve -in building up home industries call on any mem- ‘ber or Address A, 0. U. W. Home Office North Dakota mmwuwmrmmiumm; Bt o MR gufi suunn“‘ aod SRR e e ori 20 7S e Iy vabamt ol frasise and as all new undertaking of this kind, is probably “taking in a little more terri- tory” than is good for the organization, but as’ a“ whole, will turn- out to be a benefit to the state. Reforms in many lines are needed, and although we do not look far all of them to:come through the efforts of the League a good many of them will come directly or m;hrectly through the agitation carried on in their campaign. That the farmers have an absolute right to organize for the pur- pose of “carrying on the fight in the legislature,” no sane thinking man will deny, that many reforms beneficial to the tillers of the soil are badly needed, will also be admitted by anyone who knows conditions in. North Dakota. What dif- ference does it make then, whether these reforms -are brought about . with the assistance of “Socialistic orgamzers or the Socialist ~party ‘itself? It is the result-that counts, and until; th 4ime has arrived that results might be looked for, it would be much better for: ‘the Insur- ance Federation, or any other- organiza- _tion opposed to the Nonpartisan League and its reforms, to adopt a policy of “Watchful Waiting.” The League is composed of the farm- ers of North Dakota, i. e., of three- fourths of the total population, and if anything is done that will turn out to be detrimental to the state as a whole, the - farmers themselves will suffer under it as much as anyone. We believe that the men nominated to office at the last primary election will take care of the duties of their respective offices in as able a manner as have former officials. The law-making body will also no doubt enact laws that will.in their judgment be beneficial to all of the people of the state, and if they’should enact laws that will drive out a few foreign corporations, who seem to do business in North Dakota. just because they can extract exorbitant rates, the state as a whole will be better off. NO CHANCE; NORMANDEN. _ (Editorial in the Fram) The Normanden now. claims to be for the League. In itslast issue prior to the primaries it announced: editorially that the outcome of the primary ended the fight so far as the Normanden was con- cerned. Since that time it has given indications of intending to “support” the : League ticket. In view of the fact that the Norman- den-was the first to make any vicious attacks upon the Lcague, it becomes a matter of some interest to know the kind of “support” it is- now giving to the organization which it up until recently attacked with marked bitterness. Briefly stated, this is what the Nor- manden wants: 1. To get on the band wagon. 2. To prevent the Lieague pro- gram from being enacted into law. Its recent editortals make this very plain. This is indeed a peculiar kind of sup- port. ' It is in fact a “support” that is worse than none at all. If the League should accept the Normanden’s support, it would place itself in a most embarrass- ing position. It would make the enact- ment of the League program virtually impossible. Normanden thinks that nothmg should be ‘done to disturb the income of Big: . Business. That is its first concern. If the League should only confine itself to the capturing of offices and not bother with the enactment of measures that might interfere with dividends or which might in the end afford competition for Moneyed Institutions, all would be well, thinks our Grand Forks contemporary. But the League has a solemn duty to perform. It has made a fight for definite measures. 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