The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 19, 1916, Page 17

Under the above caption the Leader will print paid advertisements announcing the eandidacy. of any persSon for public office or announce- i ments of ‘any political party; so such candidates and parties may present their claims to the readers of the Leader. Let it be distinetly un- | derstood, however, that these political advertisements are paid for announcements of the candidates and political parties and their printing in these columns IS NOT AN INDORSEMENT EITHER DIRECTLY. OR INDIRECTLY BY THE' LEAGUE OR THE LEADER. = : THE LEADER INDORSES ONLY SUCH CANDIDATES AS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE 'LEAGUE, 1t ahd advocates their election in the editorial and news columns without, pay. e R o S “H The paid political announcements are on the same basis as any other advertisement which appears in the Leader, merely for the infor- mationofitsreadersandtobepatronizedaseachindividnalreadu;mnydeudeforhimself. LS SO S R : ; All such political announcements must be paid for in advance and rates therefor will be made known on application, = =~ onpartisan Leader The N , Officlal Paper of the Farmers' Nonpartisan Political League of North Dakota ‘A NEW ANGLE TO AN: OLD Political Advertisement /= 5 g (Continued from page 16) " the constitution for the benefit of the: 1 politicians. It holds that because the -§ constitution -does not ‘specifically 'forbid- the repeal by ‘the legislature of acts passed by the. people, the’legislature has : Sy : that power, overlooking the very essenca. ; litical Advertikement: - of the“inifi'ative, the only !eason.‘:tortl;lts T o cal‘ new existence, which is that it’ gives: the people power to legislate for themselves, without check and: unhampered by the legislature. The initiative is useless and- - of no avail if it does not give the people independent power of legislation. - - This was the view of the framers of the initiative and referendum- provisions in South Dakota and the belief of the T : : people when they adopted them. In fact, 'PAID POLATICAL ADVERTISEMENT Father Haire, father of the initiatitve - ; 7 y and referendum in.South-Dakots, who ‘. Besure and vote for . KASPER GRESS- - the Anti-Gang candidate for '~ -}’ SHERIFF - of Morton County. Entered nd-class matter Septemter 8, 1915, at the postofice at o 2 Fargo, North Dakota, under the Act of March 3, 1870, § > D. C. COATES, Manager ; ' HERBERT GASTON, Editor. B, o T e, $0.50; s montha, $L80 3 5 mo s - © Gommunications - intended for . the papér. should be addreased to the Nonpartisan Leader, Box 941, Fargo, North Dakota, and not to any individual The Leader is the supreme advertising medium through which t6 reach the rurat popalation _of North Dakota, &s it goes:into practically every farm home in the state. . The ' Leader solicits advertisementa of meritorious . articles nasled by Farmers. Quack, + fraudulent and irresponsible firms are not knowingly advertized, and %e will take it as a favor’ if any readers will advise us promptly should they have occasion to doubt c- question the relia-~ bility of any fi‘'m which patronizes our advertising columns, Copy for advertisements must reach the Leader office by ‘Saturday mvlonr to publication in order to insure insertion in current issue Guaranteed Weekly Circulation in excess of 55,000 Copies drafted the constitutional = provisions - adopted in 1898 by the people, issued a President Wilson | =isriwi = . Iation by this decision. = This veteran in A True Progressive—His Record is Progressive— the fight for the rights of the people ‘His Thought is Progressive—His Aims are Progressive | found it necessary, after this decision, to | ~fl_ i \ b takeissnewithtl':eeonrtinrestnined\ X Join the Woodrow Wilson Independent League and help retain in the | - language. He said: : ; ; White- House the man who has’kept the nation at peace, taken this government out of the hands of the special privilege class and made a record of practical, efficient, and progressive achievement in making farming attractive and morc profitable. : ; ~ XThe intent of the amendment giving. the people the initiative and. referendum > is well known. It was adyocated and his is a non-partisan appeal to a non-partisan people by men and women adopted for the very'purpese to forever | ‘ dependent Ex thought who have at heart the bestll)nterests of the nation. take away the power from the legisla- | 8 The great grain combine which has fought the North Dakota farmer for 3o .. * ' ture ‘to violate-the will of the people . i long has joned hands with the p. edatoryrich of the Eastin an effort to beat xpresged at the polls. In the imterest = = = = Ay, : i 5 - Wilson because he has had as his g uiding hand the wishes of the'masses. . b5 ifxptmtb T submit this.” i ! og 7 - i A The North Dakota Farmer knows tie forces which are controlling the : i 23 e J Ohn L Mlklethun ; sources of the opposition to him, ‘These same forces are at work in the ; 2 e STy 5 : XIS 8 East, just as they are.at work here, and liberal Republicans, Demo- ; “TO THE DAY.” sl crats, Independénts and Progressives are everywhere joining in a': common cause to fight the common enemy of reaction. A / ' Look Here, Mr. Farmer! This is President Wilson’s record of unparalleled service to Agriculture, - Reorganization of the Department of Agriculture, making its work more directly helpful to the farmer. - The wealth of the state is produced ™ ugentiny EAOUR NOMIES FOR KEe. By the sweat and toil of the oppressed, = TIVE DISTRICT, GRIGGS AND STEELE But the fruit of life’s labor is seduced ' - R COUNTIES: - From the thousands who toil ‘without - N rest. i i Long have we slept in deep slumber; - 915 ase Pt In deep Sui - Political Advertisement - 3 ‘ ; : 2 X we labored: in vain,’ . = Co-operative Agricultural Extension Act, taking direct to the farmer : Ong. dave ; 3, s g ; ' information of the best methods for increa‘sinithe profits of farming, While prodt:;t;be:nd dojars thhont The Federal Reserve Act authorizing national banks to lend moneyon f - - S . : i farm mortgages and recognizing the' peculiar needs of the farmer by Go to the masters of greed and gain, giving his paper a maturity of six months. e : S g, ; The Warehouse Act, providing better warehouses and increasing the: | . Muast -the farmer plead in, vain for. value of warehouse receipts as collateral, 5 ; ‘. assistance? . o0 The Grain Standards Act, providing uniformity in the grading of grain, Must he plead without offering resistance - enabling the farmer to obtain a fairer price for his product. 2 7 due? R o The Good Roads Act, for the construction of rural roads which will | Must he plead without offering resitance stimulate larger production and better marketing and add greatly to =] - . To the state controlled by the few? . 4} the convenience and economical welfare of all the people: (iR No! his voice is the voice of the master;: | The Rural Credits Act Saves the North |, His ballst the strength of the truce; | Dalgola Farmer $3,700,000.00 ‘Eve‘ry Year '7 © That the old may give way to the new. || North Dakota farmers pay.each year an average inferest rate of 8.7 A ; ; G e per cent on a mortgage indebtedness of $100,364,000.00.: Step forward, O men of Dakota;, President Wilson Saved Millions for North Dakofa - o2 foryard, votera of faday, o : : Farmers By Averting the Railroad Strike For' the min e masses is sticring _ - . Had the strike lasted one week it would have ‘upset and disorganized the market of / And calling the staunch to the .5"‘!" Sy the farmes, leaving him at the'mercy of speculators. The value of the normal ‘wheat crop of North Dakota alone is §130,000,000." Not less than 25 per. cent.of thisinimense ,000, sum would have been taken out of the farmer’s pocket:by & strike—25 per cent means - . vm.soo.owfi.ved to the farmer from wheatalone, - Pt : S ~ _Wilson Stopped the Strike! , . - / He Has Maintained Peace With Honor “Around twenty million hnp%ycflres‘{des the fathers of America will gathet this night " with their unbroken family.c , with their children upon their knees and their wives " | by their side, happy and sperous. Contrast this with the fathers, husbands and - ‘brothers of the old world dying in the ditches, with their gloom and mourning 5 family elrcles, where hunger crouches and disease treads.. If this be ‘evil and vacil= e hfinz; God prosper it and teach it to the ‘rulers of the Old World,"—OLLIE JAMES - If You Want Peace You Want Wilson! - Put North Dakota in the Homor Colnmn? o Fill Out This Coupon and Send It In '-—-—-—--—---—-—Q(—- “. = Shall take from us no lenger a po: on