The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 9, 1916, Page 15

The Old Gang Politician—Coming and Going R GOVERNMERIT ot a0 - e UEAGUE CAMP (7 BY THE BOSSES,| 'GOVERNMEN' _ o {BY THE PEOPLE Wil This s a trick photograph that shows sorie of ‘the Ways of the Old Gang-politician and his attitude toward the farmers’ movemen see him mounted in his new 1916 model Reversomobile. To' get the right effect hold the picture right side ‘up at arm’s léngth; then hands in rotary motion, to the left, down, right and up.. Do this rapidly and you will see the wheels turn as the Reversomobile starts ard l- @ the left. To show how easily the politician can travel in the other direction if started right, try the reverse rotation of the hands and see the - ; wheels turn in the opposite way. You have witnessed: the spectacle of the politician reversing hinself in just this way in the campaign just i closed. His face shows he doesn’t like to doit, but he can do it if he’s forced to. _It’s easy when you know how. e e : . THE FARMERS’ MACHINE - - e . oo esesssiecs it Editor Nonpartisan' Leader: : e ey : It takes a-machine of some dimensionss ‘e Egitor Nonpartisan. Leadew: .= .. ... 7 S ; to break party machine power. :There- : ; e g e o TR partisan I e“a'gfii e i fore, we _farmers had to find some Worn s L edgiiecare 2 solicited } device to - overpower - all machinery : opposed: to us:farmers. Have we found _—had about given up hope of ever. getting any relief from the system of i i11i e haid and paupers o the other. PRI ) e will prove.the instrument. that’ will 1 it? Yesl: In-what?" In-the Nonpar- 5 ose who are exploiting the farmer T tisan League, of course.’ g o ce I'made to pay my mem : 18 embership in it will have not ‘been in vain. ¢ _Minnesota has been the fat feedmfi ground. of all the lame. ) enough' and’ I hope: that every farmer wi find it to his advantage to join the League and by our united effort destroy a'system that puts‘a price of 35 cents: on _the pork that I sell for 8 cents.. == S o B e ' The Leader is filling a long felt want in telling the truth ‘in story and cartoon. ) Just the truth the farmer ought to kno ; Qi D ‘That picture:of BIG BI/ killing legislation is a dandy. Keep up the good work and there ‘is nothing too much to ask that we will not t ake: the League a success: = . e A G TR S 4 The only way to use our power now is”: { to sift the good grain from the weeds. i In other words, stand together and vote* for good men regardless of party. When any party has been in power for a - long time ‘there is a needed weeding, be it in'state or nation, but you can not 'do anything until you free ‘yourself from partisan . politics. -In the - interest. of - truth I submit this. - : 2 * 0. A HAGEN. - T 0 0000000000000 (Minnesota.) ~ WHY HE WAS “OPPOSED”" Editor Nonpartisan Eeader: * . We ran ‘across® a man in: Stearns ' T ha county, Minnesota, who-would" not take Lea our’ advice and become'a member of ‘the “by ‘our sup Nonpartisan - League,” He . -said: “I -moval pe don’t want anything to'do with it. It is a Socialist. movement.” We told him it 3 was not.: He said: “My brother:lives - in North Dakota and when he %isited m last summer he said the’ League:: humbug and' for us in Minnesota join.” - We told him his brother was taken, that nearly 50,000 North farmers - could not .be ‘wrong . brother right. - Butthe' said his: was well posted and that he was take -his advice’ and stay ou .~ League, . : : He said his brother was=a colle and had sold $35,000 worth of hai