The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 12, 1916, Page 21

“MINNESOTA NEEDS LEAGUE” “Minnesota’ is badly in need of a Non- PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT ~IF YOU WANT PROTECTION FOR NORTH . DAKOTA PRODUCTS "lng on the farm of W. P Houghfnn a }Cooperstown and what he learned in that Oyeter of Hewitt, Minn.,, who was a visitor at the Leader oflices last: week. partxsan League organization,” ssxd C. L. Mr. Oyster had been orkmg at harvest— vicinity about the League and its work " has made him enthusiastic: over the cause* and ‘anxious to see the League work. pro- gress in Minnesota. “The farmers of Minnesota lack organ- i ization: and they ‘‘lackthe meads of informing themselves regarding political conditions,” continued Mr. Oyster. “I think ' the blggest thing about your League movement is that it is giving the people of the state things to think about, that it is telling the truth about .political conditions. “Minnesota is ' worse off poht!callv than is North. Dakota and ‘the farmers need to: be aroused to that fact.” / GOVERNMENT MARKET . In a recent issue of the Appeal WL Francis Ahern, of Melbourne, Australia, tells how the Australian government put a crimp in the grain speculators game of making profits on war prices of wheat. He ‘says: “Undoubtedly one- of ' the g'reatest underta]angs by any govemment in’ the world at™the present time, isthe com- plete control of the buying, selling and _distributing of the entire wheat harvest of the Australian’ commonwealth, which at this date is computed to run into 150, . .000,000- bushels, of which “fully” 100~ 000,000 .will be exported ot The writer goes on to explain how the b govemment quletly laid the plans’ while “the wheat growers as usual “By a short ‘act of parha.ment,'passed in a few hours in the hational p the entire wheat' haryest of. ‘Australia. " 'was commandeered. by the government under ‘the provisions: of ‘military. aw. Wheat contracts. with' speculators were . ‘-annulied, and-private: sale and purchase of wheat in: Australia: was proclalmed a criminal act! Wow! This is real pre- paredness—of a kind speculator patriots . don’t like.” The result—the: government made the ‘private grain men and all’ the machmeryf of ‘the regular wheat trade a’part of the - government machine and - instead of the ‘middlemen getting the profits the: government gave the farmers more:for - their wheat. The government’ advances-. ' 72 ‘cents ‘a bushel to. the- growers, and; pays in addition whatever. the wheat sells,:; for when sold by the government, less: one-twelfth cent a bushel for handling.” The wheat in fact sold for around $1:40 and the farmers got it ali less the tnfle : for marketl It will be a bxtter pill for the gmwers } to ever go- back to phvate handling of . wheat where the speculators get the bxg' = “.glice of the melon. In Germany the govement has ‘set the price on many articles as ‘a. mlhtary: & necessity. Militarism can only : succeed: urider government monopoly. of almost everything. - It may teach : some yalu- * able lessons in. marketing. —-SUCCESS- FUL FARMING. . Pohtlcal Advertlsement omas Cagdldate for DlStl'lct Judge FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT He finds no fault ‘thh his opponent AS A MAN FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR - A FEW 'REASONS WHY -SENATOR .McCUMBER SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED. He is one of the hard working senators:and-attends: most imthfufly to: 1113 officials dufia. < He 1s recognized as one of the strong men .of the -Senate. He is ‘s Eenaior-who “has: the- courage- of his convictions- and his -every .c'. hu been in ;‘ccordxnce ~with: whnt he has- belicved tobe nzht and “for: the ‘best’ interestl oSt ation, He. has'-declared - himul{ on. cvery great : public qmstiun ‘and every cittun nows readily obtain his ‘record.and- views on such questions. b He has' persistently advocated legislation .in the: mtemts of /the farmera the- - coun n;d .hast\txgt as . persistently domunted and shawn up “all’ shom’ ‘pretenses: that-have “been = offered’ : ot s His efforts i'n retaining some pmbectwn to whut and nthnt gralm lul ings ‘of millions of ‘dollars annually to the farmers of North Dakota. ‘ 5 -He has stood at all times. for better ‘markets, better roads, bett&l‘ noltsl lncllt grading’ and ‘inspection of grain,. full protection “for: farm products;. ‘pure foods -an: xural credits iaw that-would be: siniple-and-efficient in -its opemtmns.- c.nd—wnul&:brl to its lowest rate, and liberal land laws. His. committee positions and -length of ‘service. wlll give 'him ‘an- influente with the next adminstration, an influence and standing which .could “not; be o’btdhe\i by .his opponent for. years. 2 The~ election of “Senator ‘McCumber means: that the Senate' will- just have @ m.l:orlty of = Republicans; “in:-harmony.;with: Republican policies. and-a: qublican -president... The election of his opponent -means a ‘democratic ‘muejority "in- thc' Senate; nppoud 1o prouution -on Im’mr products and- oppesed-to any of - 4 - Republican - presiden He has been ‘true to. his conscience and true to. his State and Nation, ‘and on - that taith- ful service he rests his cause, Senator. McCumber_ is - Supporting _the Repubhun-Nonpmisan League, Candidates for State Office. ‘His Opponent is Not, . . ) & b Political : Advertisenient For States Attdmey of Towner County Wayne T Mosele'y‘ Repubhcan Nommee 1IN C and located a Llsbon, '_hasheld St st o 41 € 4 Alwa'ys_ fof 'd ‘_‘Squarf'g 'Q’_eal” ' Political Advertisement.