The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 2, 1916, Page 6

| THE DEMOCRATS SAY MCCUMBER | SAY BURKE 15 WRONG AND " to follow.. ' "intelligence of the farmers of North Dakota as expressed by their 1S WRONG ~ THE REPUBLICANS BOTH PARTIES MUST BE RIGHT: rLL VOTE FOR AN HONEST FARMER, E:R. FRY! At a meeting of farmers. held m the home of Ben Conant of McHenry, on Saturday, October 28th,. representatlve farmers of Nelson, Griggs and Eddy counties authorized the, pubhcatlon of the following statement as the sense of the meetmg In the past, all the powers of government have been ‘SO organ- ized as to be against the people. All important offices, in state and nation, have been filled by Machine Controlled Politicians. Today the organized intelligence of the Farmers is plttedv against the organized intelligence of Big Biz in a mighty struggle to control the machinery of government. Two sets of candidates seek election. One set chosen and “supportéd by the corrupt Blg Business machines. Another set chosen by delegabes representmg the great mass of Farmers: . If farmers reahze the situation and stand sohdly behind their - ‘candidates they will capture every branch of the legislature— executive, legisiative and judicial. There must be no swerving from' the line laid down for them ‘The course of action was determined by the collective duly appointed delegates in convention. Concerted action at the polls w111 glve the farmers of this state PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT R Brother F armers Attention! 1S |GOOD ENOUGH EITHER ONE ME Tl FOR. the most signal victory, and will demonstrate that farmers can ° think and act collectively. 7, i Solidarity in voting. is 1mperat1ve Vote as one man. Brand the names of the candidates on your minds. Don’t miss one. The principles involved in this struggle are greater than any candidate. Above all, select the Supreme Court candidates. Make this your first business in the polling booth. Learn by heart the names of Birdzell, Grace and Robinson. They must be elected, for a judiciary controlled by Big Biz can and will defeat the people’s ‘entire program. Now, Brother Farmers, stop and think. It is up to the voters of this state to exercise a choice in the matter of electing a U. S. senator; and they are-to decide which to vote for on evidence fur- nished by interested parties. Both McCumber and Burke are “Big Biz” poht1c1ans It makes no difference:to us which is.elected. - They are the candidates of the party* mac‘unes and the fight between them is to determine - which shall'do the System s work at the National Capital. ' The other candidate for the U. S. Senate is a man of dxfl’erent caliber. He is a clean, wide-awake, intelligent farmer, thoroughly in sympathy with the farmers’ movement. We lack representation at Washington. Let us elect E. R. Fry, the people’s candidate. Let us do this and show the Bosses that f k political action on their own initiative, armers can take Mr. Fry is a member of the N. P. League A strong pull and a pull altogether will send a Real Farmer to the Unlted States Senate We. urge this w1th no other consideration than the cause of the N orth Dakota farmers A REAL FARMER WHO KNOWS THE FARMERS’-: PROBLEMS FOR U. S. SENATOR | . Fraternally, N. 0. HAGAN, Chalrman‘ of the Meeting. H. J. TRELEASE, Secretary. - ovian