The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 23, 1916, Page 4

A i e ) justice for the farmers of North Dakota, with special privilege to no man and to no class, is embraped in the League’s “real purpose.” All of this was explained in the editorial of two weeks ago which was deliberately distorted by the Grand Forks agent of Big Business - who attempted once more to injure of their League by spreading the story that “now that the League has the farmers and to. create distrust been sucgessful its leaders plan to ‘abandon the program.”’ i *' % YOU KNOW, of course, that the “abandon * League’s program has net -been ”_—not one item or particle of it. And if it were to be “abandoned” how could the “leaders,” meanming Program of the League in Good Hands possibly the officers “of the league, abandon it? They couldn’t. The League’s -program is no longer in their hands. It is in the hands of the members of the League and these members have entrusted its fulfillment to the men whom they have elected to state office. You may look to these men for its fulfillment and you are not likely to be disappointed. The hands of these men are free to work out your bidding. THE FRUITS OF VICTORY (Editorial in the St. Paul Daily. News) The farmers of North Dakota, having won a great and glorious victory at the November 7' election, sweeping into office negrly every candidate indorsed by their- Nonpartisan League, have a right to expect better government: and better - treatment’ at the hands of the state’ officials than they ever before received. In other words, they expect to gather the fruits of victory, the same being a state owned ' and- controlled terminal elevator, situated either in North Dakota or St. Paul, state owned packing house,: compulsory hail insurance, financed and bossed by the state, and other progressxve governmental equipment, Before the election divers efforts were‘ : made by numerous interests to beclond the issue in that state and defeat the farmers’ candidates pledged to the . farmers’ program. Tbese efforts were in vai ‘It was not expected that those mteres’cs : HOW'S THIS FOR A BECORDT &L, 7 VICTORY It’s fun to fight when you know you are nght And your heart is in it, too. Though the fray may be long and the foe be stron,q’ And comrades you have are few. : Though the battle heat bring but defeat, And wearmess makes you reel, There’s a joy in life that can know such strife _And the glory and thrill you feel. = . When the wise ones pant that you sunply can’t It’s fun for a fighting man To'laugh and try with a daring eye . And prove to'the world that he can. And if you stick ’till your heart is sick, And lose when the game is done, It’s fun to know that the weary foe Paid dearly for ‘what they won. It’s fun to dare in the face of despair. When the last lone chance seems gone, And to see hope rise in the angry skies Like a promise of rosy dawn; For victory’s sweet when it erowns defeat, % And you learn this much is true— It’s fun to fight when you know you are right, | Andyourheartlsmlttoo : would accept defeat and-retire after they were so badly beaten. The first wires of an underground campaign to defeat the farmers’ program in the legislature. were laid. - Within a féw days after the election word came from Grand Forks, * ; N.’D., that “there may be a change of program, League leaders.” This may be’ just mothet awempt to | dissuade the farmeérs from renewmg their memberships for the followmg year; and it ‘may he san. attempt to make the farmers believe their leaders are untrue and unfaithful. Whatever its objeet may be, it is false in so far as the change_ ; of program is concerned. Everything the farmers’ orgamzatwnfi stood for” before slectwn it now stands for. The farmers’ leaders have seen that if they are to contmue holding the reins of government until they have accom- plished all they promised- they need a nonpartxsan prnnary and election system, Garvey sends the Nonpartxsan Leader the returns 'North Dakota precinct, which he ‘submits for honors i gtate. The precinct is Sauter, ' Walsh cmmty,«an M ' ‘ave only five Republican vofiers entitled | fration ‘Jast spring. “However, Frazwr. Republiu\n. League candldate 50 vom «and his Democratic o : oentfi League candidate for stats - promised elevator and packing house, | can hecome. actua]mes and that in the aceording to Nanpnrhm»' THE FALSE stafements and the mean insmuatmns of the Grand . Forks story are a part of the organized fight against the League whlch is still being carried on and whmh—you may rest assured—will be camed on. The battle Wlfl You ground may change but the enemy will still be Abandon busy. You haven't exterminated him yet. the Field " Your legislators are going to meet him when to the Foe? they get down to Bismarck. He will be on the : nghtcourse:fltcanbedone He doesn’t care what happens to the state of North Dakota. ' He doesn’t have to live here. He uses the state merely for purposes of exploitation.. It is his state only in that sense. Whatdoyonpmposefiodo? Are you going to call it enough‘? Are you going to retire from the field of battle and let your governor and your legislature struggle with the enemy alone? Or are you going to stand back of your Governor and your legislature, not as a scattered, purposeless mob,:but as a strong. organization, a umt moving- in .one direction and for one purpose? We think there ean be but one answer to.that queshon. S We have confidence that the fm:mers of North Dakota will answer it rightly. ey FROM 'l'llE NEW SUPERINTENDM -high apprematmn of the splendxd work you to secure myelection, and by. such a:large majority. is recogni everywhere that the Leader has done splendid work. all along the line, and that its manager and editor are deserving of much credit for the successful outcome. Even if all the indorsees had: been beaten, much: * good would have been accomplished in the arousing of the people to express. and defend their rights. * . It should go without saying, that each of the newly elected officers will dohsbesttogveanadmmstmhonflxatwfllbemeverywa a creditable one. Personally, I am resolved that in the administration of the state’s public school . affairs I shall observe the greatest care, use the most intelligence, and exercise the greatest dilligence possxble to the end that there shall be equality of oppor- 'tunnyfornllthechfldrenofthestatetoattendgoodschools. : . C. MACDONALD. and this may be advanced to the first place in the League’s program. It is only natural that the old guard poli- ticians of both parties should throw _up their hands in horror at this sweeping aside of party names and party emblems, and ‘that is why they are now frantically” calling the farmers’ attention to their meantime under the old parl:y system is not wiped ont. Dakota farmer has any need to fear the completion of the Nonparhsan League: program—if the farmers stay in control ‘long enough—and that can be assured kmowing: full well that both propositions if they, the farmers, will not aliow them- “must take considerable time ‘before they ning polmemns and.shrewd mtenests. NoftBDak‘ota State Nom ' and Industrial School EILENDALE, NOI![‘HDAK(YI‘A 3 Short Courses fer flle Wmter Term : wmwmamwm ' Wmter Term Jamua'y 3 to March 23, 1917' - SHORT COURSE IN HDME ECONOMICS : nm«:ssmmme L suom comtsn m‘mm ENGINEERII\G . job to confuse them and to divert- them from the - work on them may be halted at any stage: —if the party plan of electmg oficials' : ‘We do not beheve- that ‘any Nozth,‘ selves to be deceived and divided by cun-