The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 16, 1916, Page 3

Nlonpartiséin Teader | . 'National Organ of the Farmers’ Nonpaflisari Political League In the interest of @ square deal .for the farmer . ot e A e G R, L s S e R e S R T —— — e eee———————— == 1 VOL. 8, NO. 20 § : { FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1916 . WHOLE NO. 61 ~ ‘ 5 i 2 SR & ST - -Big,BusifieSS' Begins to Get Some Jolts ¥ v v‘ - . j [ B _ "The North Dakota farmer has b;.é'n ._hegleciih_g'h_'is_;ovhi'vafi‘a.i.rs in order to haul Big Business around wherever he wanted to go and Big Busi- : ‘) aodptes ness has rewarded him by demanding more and more of his'time and effort. The old farmer is getting a little tired of showing so many favors without getting anything in return. Tt may have been because he was thinking the matter over that he failed to notice that big rock labeled “Nov. 1 election” and when his team ‘went dashing ahead Big Business got a bump that sent him flying into the air. . The farmer didn’t even check his ~team then. - “Get up, boys,” he:shouts to his galloping horses as the wagon reels from side to side. He doesn’t appear to-hear his passenger’s wild eries of alarm. - It looks like Biz Business was in for a rough ride. o d How About Casey’s Vote? Lt INLAST 'WEEK’S LEADER it was stated that “early returns make But there is good reason for studying this result. We ought to take . " § it practically certain that P. M. Casey, of Lisbon, League candidate a good look at it and think about it. - & , been given a handsome majority over John LT ‘ Lo pu Al s it ol B YOUR ENEMIES FOUGHT YOU Judges of election tell us that in many precincts—especially city and town precincts—Casey’s name was “scratched” by men who otherwise voted a straight Democratic ticket. But the votes against Casey. were e not confined to the Democrats. There were Republicans—on the other . hand—who VOTED FOR ALL DEMOCRATS ON THE STATE . TICKET BUT CASEY. The fact that they were Republican voters was _indicated by their vote on national and county offices. : : s the thing in a nutshell: Casey was opposed by the combined = ENEMIES—in both political ed to : riends of his opponent and the votes of those ressive age, believe in voting the party ticket str aken us to the fact that Privilege and its friends . They are out to beat you wherever they can, your armor—from the political standpoint ur line, and they concentrated their attack