The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 26, 1916, Page 3

_ you face right now. ‘- If you do - CAUSE. : - movement was * REPUBLICAN PARTY. You have been told that - if you vote as .- < Your ENEMIES—wise ‘and crafty enemies— - -In the interest - . of a square deal for the farmer Nonpariigin Teac Official Paper of the Farmers' Nanpartisan Political League of North Dakota - - The great game of the political football season will be played Tuesday. November 7. The Nonpartisan League champions will be pitted Gang.” Teamwork is needed to put the ball across the goal for the farmers. The Big Business supporters will come in their limousines to root for Crafty and his against the forces of Big Business, known as “the Old thousand farmers will be on hand:to cheer. their men. FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916 WHOLE NO. 58 Be‘()n. Hand to Help Your Team to Victory Forty team. That good old yell of the farmers, “We’ll Stick; We’ll Win,” will be worth coming miles to hear. Cheer Leader Townley will be on the spot. The farmers are in fine trim, but their opponents, though beefy, are a little soft from high living. Captain Frazier is relied upon to tear through the line for lox_lg gains. _Be on hand to give him your support and the ball will be placed squarely between the goal posts of victory. If You “Vote ’er Straight,” You LOSE @QYHALL THE people rule in North Dakota?: . The fight is not over. The decision is not reached. : ; You have never faced greater dangers than Shall the people rule? = = i ' The people can not rule if they seclect a court UNFRIENDLY TO THEIR INTERESTS. - The people can not rule if they go back to VOTING THE PARTY TICKET STRAIGHT. . -~ The . supreme idea which gave birth to the ' Nofipartisan League is-in danger. You are being put under heavy pressure to VOTE BY PARTIES. that it will 'be FATAL TO YOUR . It has been repeatedly said that the League a movement WITHIN having won in the party primaries THE LEAGUE IS NOW. THE PARTY. _ THAT IS NOT TRUE. The League is NOT the Republican party. The League is not a move- " ment WITHIN ANY PARTY. The League has nothing to do with the old parties. =~ Vote for the League candidates because they " are the LEAGUE CANDIDATES, not because they ~ © are Republicans or because they are Democrats. - If you vote as Republicans in this election or 5 Jemocrats YOU ARE GOING E have been telling you that all you need to do to ‘win in this election is to VOTE THE REPUB- LICAN TICKET STRAIGHT. THE: If you do that you are BEATEN. ; Let us show you what will happen if you vote AS REPUBLICANS. = . First, you will lose the office of STATE TREASURER. You will sacrifice one of the very oest and strongest men on. your ticket—just because he happens to beon the DEMOCRATIC TICKET. You will DEFEAT CASEY, your candi- date for state treasurer, if you vote as Repub- - licans. You can’t afford to dothat. The office is too important. . But you will. LOSE MORE THAN THAT.- - .If you vote as Republicans and if you vote as Democrats—if you follow OLD PARTY lines—you will 'ELECT A STATE SENATE HOSTILE TO YOUR INTERESTS. : : ‘ — If you do that, if you sacrifice the state senate, you might about as well NEVER HAVE STARTED YOUR LEAGUE MOVEMENT. . You MUST HAVE THE STATE SENATE TO WIN. You cant put through legislation in the interests of the farmers IF THE SENATE GOES THE WRONG WAY. The margin by which you may control the senate is'VERY SMALL. Twenty-four ‘“holdover” senators will.go back to Bismarck, men who were members of the INFAMOUS 1915 legislature. In many cases these men are your BITTER ENEMIES. They will hold their seats in the next senate. You must elect enough men to offset their votes. = e Sl s There aré at least EIGHT DISTRICTS. in which you have. nominated or indorsed candidates for the state senate who are either DEMOCRATS OR INDEPENDENTS. These men are running e 8 ) ¥ WS