The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 18, 1917, Page 22

- { ¥ REMEMBER THIS Legal blanks that are not printed as the law demands are not legal. They are simply blanks, and are worth nothing. Legal blanks, to be LEGAL, must be changed to meet existing laws. Our legal blanks are legal because we have an attorney that keeps them so. Buy your‘legal blanks and supplies from us and when your man puts his name on the dotted line, you've got him. We also publish a complete line of Elevator forms as adopted by the Railroad Commissioners. Walker Bros. & Hardy Fargo N. Dak. It Gives Your Engine “Pep” “We have installed a special machine that rebores aylinders, only, and we fit them with larger pistons and rings, which creases the power of your engine. in- Automobiles re-designed, repaired :m& ove‘rhafiled. If there is anything wrong with your machine we can make it right. We weld all metals and make and machine anything. When you write us please mention the Leader. Dakota Welding & Mis. Co. Tel, 926 203 Fifth St. N. - league was finally built. FARGO, N. D. Why Minnesota Has It A. S. of B. man explains in His Home Paper About the Nonpartisan League ATH MEURER,' President of Nicollet County (Minn.) union of the American Society of Equity, —wrote the following article, which appeared in the Nicollet (an.) Leader: Less than two years ago the farmers of the northwest were helpless in the hands of the professional politicians. Today, one state has cleansed itself en- tirely of this latter pest and three more states are well on the way to achieve the same result. It was done by orga- nization. Beginning -with an old second-hand Ford in March, 1915, the Farmers Non- partisan League began its career in the state of North Dakota. was to band all the farmers of the state together, not as Republicans, not as Democrats, but as FARMERS, to stick together as farmers, to vote together as.farmers. After months of painstaking work entailing the purchase of numberless - automobiles, and one or more visits to every farm in the state, such union or With more than forty thousand members the league nominated an entire state tic- ket, including three men for the su- preme court, a farmer for governor, state railroad commission, and a farm- er for every legislative place. BITTER FIGHT MADE A Dbitter fight was waged against the OVERLAND 3112 H. P. Modet 90 Touring The iggéét 1917 Car Value in America ~ See Your Nearest Overland Dealer North Dakota Distributers - Minot Auto Company Minot, N. D. r - . Fargo, N. D. Grand Forks Overland Company Grand Forks, N. D. Lahr Motor Sales Company Bismarck, N. D. Lidgerwood Auto & Machine Co. i _. . Lidgerwood, N. D. i - Overland-Doyle Company _ - e - —— Mention Leader when writing advertisers WO TWENTY-TWO Its purpose - farmers’ ticket but'it carried pmcflo- ally unanimously in the June primaries and at the regular election in Novems ber simply swept the state. In Janue ary a farmer takes the governor's chaie of North Dakota and every other office but that of state treasurer and a few legislative seats. To give some idea of its strength it might be remarked thas the farmer candidate for governor re< ceived more than four times thé num- ber of votes cast for his opponenty while the farmer candidates for the su= * preme court carried by more tha.n thire ty thousand. 3 Today the farmers, backed up by the more progressive business and profes- sional men, and Supported by the trades unions of the state, are ‘in ab- solute control of the state of North Dakota. Today, for the first time in the history of that commohwealth, the producer actually has a fair, . chance. Legislation opposed for years by the interests can now be passed. Laws that have lain idle on the statute books for years will now be enforced. The people, as a whole, are now running their own state and the people, as a whole, are very liable to run it better than paid politicians have in the past WORK IN MINNESOTA Naturally so sucessful an organiza- tion became famous. A deluge of re- quests from other agricultural states demanded aid in building similar orga= nizations. It was finally decided, therefore, to loan the large ba.tta.lion of the farmers of Montana, South Dako- ta, and Minnesota to at least give them a start. Minnesota received between eighty and ninety cars, each equipped with a trained organizer, and supervised by experienced superintendents. These men, under the supervision of an exec- utive committee of five farmers from five Minnesota counties, are carrying on the work of building the league in this state. Every farmer in the state will be vis- ited once and an-opportunity given him to do his part. The organizer will po- litely state his business and record each man’s answer yes or no. - When: the canvass is finished every farmer in Minesota will be on record_for or against the league made up of his brother farmers, and no man will feel slighted or ignored. - The purpose, pure and simple, is to have a huge organization so that in the spring of 1918 the farmers of Minne=- sota can nominate an entire tickét and “elect it in the fall of .the same year. Thereafter the farmers and small busi- ness men will have some shmv and the larger interests wiil not be able to con- trol the state to its ‘undoiff as they have in the past. ON BUSINESS BAXNS e Every effort is made to-earty on the work of organization with as little fric- ticn as possible. Local laws and cus=- toms are strictly adhered to by the or- ganizers. Cash is paid for all services and supplies. Now and then a man is careless in these details, it is true, but swift action from the league head- quarters is assured upon any infrac- tion of this policy. It is impossible in an organization employing hundreds of ~ individuals to be able to guard in ad- vance against all delinquencies. The busines policy of the league is _ modeled after the best industrial con- cerns. ‘Every employe is under heavy bonds, all bills paid by check, accounts are strictly entered and audited, and a final report made to the delegates sent by the whole membership to the state convention. . In short, the Farmers Nonpartisan League embodies in practical form the hopes and aspirations of the thousands of farmers, business, professional, and working men and women of the state of Minnesota. Energetically support- ed by the more progressive portion of every group its progress is nothing less than phenomenal. Its appeal is to the better judgment of each citizen and the response has been swift and unstinted. MATH MEURER. Pres. Nicollet County Union A. 8. B NO POMP AT CAPITAL The decision of Governor Frazier to dispence with an inaugural ball has no donbt elicited a variety of opinion throughout the state. On the whols, the Chronicle believes that his action meets with the approval of the major- ity of the people of the state. The ine. augural ball has perhaps some value = as a medium through which new of- ficials, wives and Bismarck people may become acquainted, But just now, es- - pecially, ‘the people of North Dakota are more interested in what the next legislature will bring forth, than any vain display of the “pomp of power.” —LAMO COUNTY (N. D.) WMy e e - R