The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, August 24, 1916, Page 25

THEY'RE COMING FASTER NOW-- HAVE YOU SENT IN YOUR LIST? One woman booster for the Leader——she isn'ta League member and nelther 1s her husband—— sent in five subscriptions to THE DAKOTA DAILY LEADER before the press had ceased runnmg ~on the edition carrymg the first announcement - E. E. Kurtz, Paul Williams, Charles H. Roth and A. G. Byhn were among the first loyal boosters to get to work gatherlng subscrlptlons. : J. F. Boucher gathered fifteen subsc‘rlptlons in his store at Steele 1nclud1ng h1s own and that of his clerk. this bunch in the near future,” he writes. “My place of business seems to be a sort of headquarters for ‘stickers.’ More will follow - John Burke, treasurer of the United States, sends h1s check from Washington and a word of encouragement for the enterprlse There was a League meeting at Minot to indorse leglslatlve candldates Thirty pledged themselves to take the paper at thls in checks and names for twelve subscriptions. Anthony Walton sends meeting, and they have all arrived with the cash at the Leader office. “Busy haymg, and “busy harvesting,” new daily soon.’ They Want a Daily Paper That Will Tell the Truth These early boosters, the men who are doing their best to establish a new and honest daily newspaper in° North Dakota, know what they are working for. It isn’t just loyalty to the League or admiration for the Leader that causes them to give up their good time to a red-hot canvass for subscriptions. They know what it will mean to the farmers of North Dakota and to the state of ‘North Dakota to have a newspaper working for them, telling the truth about state affairs, gwmg a square deal to everybody. They know that every popular uprising in this state-in the past has been thwarted by the power of a corrupt dally press. Here’s what they say about it: H. P. HALVERSON: “Farmers, support your own' dally * WE NEED IT through this political struggle.” . J. P. BOUCHER: “I am very anxious to get a daily paper glat will glve the people straight goods and not be controlled by Big usiness.” . - 0. P. HANSON: “We certainly need a daily paper, one that will be telling the truth.” W. J. PRATER: “We who have been up against the proposi- tion of being unable to get publicity unless,lt suits the INTERESTS would certainly appreciate a new daily.” A. W. BLASKY: “What the people in North Dakota want is a paper clean and honest Jin its purpose and to publish facts as they are and be fair to us a The Leader Avvaits the Will of North Dakota Citizens Definite announcement that the DAKOTA DAILY LEADER will be started this year must wait for ACTION BY: THE PEOPLE. OF NORTH DAKOTA. Many have shown: clearly the need’ of it. =+ Many have shown that they want.it. Few who beheve in the ruIe of the people doubt that it is badly needed. “But you-can’t do it. The farmers will not understand. It will' be impossible -to- make enough of them see what it means,” some have said. But the same people'said: ~“The farmers will not " stick together Politicians :always will lead them' around by.the - nose. among: themselves about Some trifle and: quit.” -. The pevple who said this were WRONG. The farmers proved 5 them wrong in: the primaries and will prove them wrong in-this: ... election. . Will: they. PROVE THEM WRONG in: thexr ;prophecxes ot about the daily paper? How Do You Stand? 2 ,erte the“ B - MEMBERS OF LEA FO 35 BEING USED SOLELY TO PUI}B SH : MONEY FURNISHED FOR TH PARTISAN LEADER WILL e ESTABLISHMENT OF AODAI A They’ll only go about_so far and then’ they’ll get to arg'umg.~ = write others, but they add, “We’ll get to work for the TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE MONEY FURNISHED FOR THE PURPOSE. We know that we could succeed with a daily newspaper by making a thorough canvass of the state by agents. That would cost big money The ‘paper would have to pay it back or the persons who put up the money would lose. You can save that. money ; you can improve the quality of the newspaper that will be furmshed‘ you can make its establishment certain by YOUR- SELVES ACTING AS THE PROMOTERS OF THE NEW PAPER %’II:II]I)E%IS?‘NDING IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS AND THOSE OF If you believe North Dakota needs a fair and square daily, if ‘you want it established as soon as possible, to be ready for the crisis when the FARMERS’ ADMINISTRATION TAKES OFFICE, fill _out the blank below, write your check, gather all the others you can get, and seml it at once. Subscrtptlon Order Blank - l ‘he Dakota Dally Leader Fargo, N. D. Please find enclosed $.-..b................... ..... foi'...--____._..__m. subscriptions to The" Dakdta: Daily Leader, paper to be sent to the following addresses. - (Subscription pnce to be returned in case the paper 1s not starbed ) ; NAME ADDRESS YR mateas Tt I