The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 2, 1916, Page 35

.Mm“”“”mm“mm-“---“ . > > > A > A A > e A A A > T A A A D e To the Members of the Nonpartisan League: NOW IF WE FAIL TO STICK.FOR ALL THE “we can stick together for all the League candi " ticians UNITE IN ANY PARTY ON THE MEN THEY WANT AND ELECT THEM. That national office. Republicans will vote for Republican candidates for national office the same as - with ourselves and each other. Let us follow out our plan. and our . agreem . have indorsed, we cannot hope ever ccseccecrmccmcn - ——eeee LET’S STICK TOGETHER The League was not organized to take part in county politics. Neither was it started to |} take part in national politics. ; ; % : ; The League WAS organized to take part in state politics—to get the best state govern- ment for the greatest number of people. The farmers, through the League, are succeeding L because they are confining their political activities to a certain definite plan and are following 2 closely that plan. « i : In the past, farmers have not been getting anything done in state government for them- selves, because they have been voting for too many men, whether good or bad, in too many different parties. . - : S Farmers always have had the power to bring about good government. But when election time came, part of them would vote for good men on the Democratic ticket, part of them for good men on the Republican ticket, others for good men on the ‘Socialist ticket and still others for men who were running independently. Thus the- farmers split up their voting power by voting for too many different candidates. Meanwhile Big = Business and the poli- is just what the farmers, aided by the progressive voters in the cities, are doing now. And they are winning greater victories than the politicians ever could win BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE VOTES. i : , . et §% 7S A A TN AN ACYDININATERNTE - Wit MADE AN AGREEMENT . When the farmers joined the Nonpartisan League they joined it with the common under- standing that-they would decide in their conventions on ONE MAN for governor. They would vote for him on the ticket of the party to which he belonged, whether he be Democrat, ‘Socialist, or Republican. One good man for governor at a time would be- enough, they figured. By all voting for one man they could elect him, while if they voted for ‘a half dozen different men they could elect none of them. ; : s Cen el e S - In a way, the farmers made an agreement among themselves that they would no longer permit party lines to keep them divided in state politics. They would hold their conventions, do the best they could to pick out the men best fitted for each office and then VOTE FOR - THOSE MEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. They would all vote for the men indorsed whether running .as Democrats, Socialists, Republicans or Independents. This is what the - farmers are doing and that is why they are winning. It is the only vay they can win. ‘- - The farmers did not, however, enter into any 'such understanding “as to candidates for \ if there were no League in state politics. Democrats will vote for and support - Democratic - candidates for national office in the same way. League members -are under no obligation to each other to vote one way or the other, because no indorsements " have been ‘made for - national offices. s B e - Goie e e G T e ~ But League.members ARE under obligation to each other to vote for all the candidates for state office indorsed by the League. League members are under obligation :to vote - for - . all League candidates, not because the Leader says so, but BECAUSE IN YOUR CONVEN- -TIONS YOU AGREED AMONG YOURSELVES TO DO THAT. That was the meaning of your convention—that is what it was 'for. S e an el e e .~ If any Republican now fails to vote for any League candidate who happens to be on the Democratic or Socialist ticket, that Republican is not true either to himself or his neighbers. ‘He is not doing what he held his conventions for the purpose of doing. The_ same is true : ‘of any Democrat or Socialist who fails now to rise above party lines in state politics, =~ = . In the same way, League members expect each other, no matter to what party they - belong, TO VOTE AND WORK FOR THE LEAGUE CANDIDATES ‘WHO HAPPEN TO BE - RUNNING AS INDEPENDENTS. These independent candidates are standing the brunt of the battle now and their election is just as important for the success of your program as is the election of any Democratic or Republican candidates i ¢ AL o el s \ PN . “VOTE FOR -ALL LEAGUE €ANDIDATES = . So in state affairs, let us be men and League me’r’n_bely_'s,fi-l_‘st._' - Let us be fair an’gfi%nffim o e "= ¥resreereper e messrenresresers e stscarsgreteserngeens = seorerRoees. = " | .t A PR P - - .-mm----.‘..-“.k--’,-q--bm%w‘bboouommmemw ; b5 = 5 \ i Kt : 2 - Seme of us ‘may think that mistakes were madethat “indorsed. . In some cases this may be true, but we will m x ‘the mistakes made at the conventions. If we to -a -+ Party doesn’t count. Nationa .~ Vote .the LEAGUE ' ~other way ‘can : you ' now, you never will