The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 22, 1917, Page 16

1917 1917 QVERLAND “Model 90 4 Touring 3112H.P. Price $66 F. O. B. Detroit The Biggest 1917 Car l Value in America See Your Nearest Overland Dealer North Dakota Distributers Minot Auto Company Minot, N. D. Grand Forks Overland Company Grand Forks, N. D. Lahy Motor Sales Company Bismarck, N. D. le gerwood Auto & Machine Co. Lidgerweod, N. D. Overland-Doule Compan Fargo,y N. D. pey R N = Notice to All Classified Advertisers and Prospective Advertisers Our present classified rate of 250 ‘a'line for first time and 20c for . each succeeding time seems to be somewhat confusing to the ad- vertiser. For the purpose of con- venience, we have changed to the following basis: Leader Classified Advertisers — Are Making Money! | Then get into the game right now. Every week that goes by sees the Leader Classified page getting bigger and better. The readers are getting together, telling 60,000 of their neighbors what they have to sell, and the way those neighbors are responding is wonder- ful. Farmers had never dreamed they could get such i ] : wonderful results through advertising and at such 2 ! small cost. Don’t Delay Another Day Write An Ad Now Tell your neighbors about your seed, your poultry, 5 cents a word For 1st insertion. 4 cents a word For each succeeding insertion. Count each number and initials as one word. Members of Non- partisan League, entitled to just one half the above rates when advertising their own products. Farms for 'sale will not be in- : : 2 serted at half-rate. Cash must your live stock, your farm machinery; anything of accompany every order, as we do value that you want to sell. not carry charge accounts for : classified * ads. i Mention Leader when writing advertisers # Banish Lobbyists Balfour, N. D\ Editor Nonpartisan Leader: The people’ of North Dakota can amend the state constitution as fol- lows: “The legislature shall meet an- nually for only ten days and only for the purpose of introducing bills, said bills to be referred to the people for acceptance or rejection at a referendum election.” If the state constitution was amended to that effect what benefit could a lobbyist secure for his em- ployers? They could not buy any legislation, for the legislator would be helpless because he could not deliver the desired legislation. The state capitol would not be the headquarters for a lot of oily tongued lobbists. Their jobs would be at an end. F. E. HALDEMAN. COUNTY SALARIES Coteau, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: H. A. Ball in his article in the Leader of December 28 in regard to salaries paid county officials has voic- ed my sentiments—in fact it has been one of my hobbies. Under the present system anyone that can get the voteg can hold a county office although he may not be able to do any part of the work connected with said office. Or he may be ever so well qualified, yet not-do any part of it except to draw his pay check. The work is there and has to be done. If the deputy and the clerk can not do it, the official goes before the board of county commissioners with a re- quisition for more help. He gets per- mission, hires some relative of his, gwWhether qualified or not, and the tax- payers pay the bill. My idea would be to figure the sal~ aries of all county officials the way it has been, only enough higher so they can pay their deputies out of it and still have a good salary left for them- selves, providing they work for it. If not, let them pay the bill out of their own pocket. Here is hoping thht the ‘legislators now assembled in Bismarck will live up to the program of the League and enact as many good laws as possible for the welfare of the farmer. Long live the Nonpartisan Political Lea.gue. is the wish of one of them. J. L. CHRISTMAN. FROM A BOOSTER Homestead, N. D., Feb. 3, 1917 Editor Nonpartisan Leader: As | am a member of the League and receive your paper weekly, | wish to congratulate you in the fearless way in which you reveal the facts as to how the farmers are skinned. I have sent in two petitions to the secretary of the senate, Bis-. marck, N. D., in behalf of House Bill 44/ The weather has been so disagreeable that it has been im- possible for me to drive any dis- tance to get signers, though | be- lieve the entire county is in favor of the changing of the constitution, especially the farmers. | therefore take this means of expressing my sincere wishes that the League program be enacted into laws at the earliest possible time. Wishing the League continued success. JOHN NELSHON. 9 IN FIGHT 30. YEARS ‘Wyndmere, N. D, Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I inclose my check for the daily paper for one year. My heart is wide open and I would like to do a little more for the cause. I have been in the fight for the producers for 30 years and I have at last seen my wishes ful- filled by the election of a real farmee governor in North Dakota. If the Nonpartisan Leader is not opening the eyes of the farmers noth- ing wilL. We have at last shown the special interests that the farmers can stick, if we go at it in the right way. I do hope that we will have laws from this legislature for the welfare of the common people, such as one that will get cheaper money for farmers. Why not have banks operated by the state and why not the single tax? During the past 10 years my taxes have risen over 6500 per cent. Last year they were double, and no crop at all. I had 800 acres in crop and did not get enough to feed 200 chickens, and yet there is no redress from paying the tax. If they are not paid on time the state makes the load heavier by add- ing interest. No one is: protected.ex- cept the man that owns the: dollar. He i8 king. The man who produces the necessities of life is not protected. He falls down and he is kicked off when he can not pay his interest. The big fellows are getting the benefit of the harvests. I was more than sorry that all our legislative candidates were not elected in this district, but I hope two years from now we will succeed. N. C. JENSEN.