The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 10, 1917, Page 14

o At ) § J ADVERTISEMENTS o Farm Power ‘N THEN an engine is bought for the farm it has nothing to do but work, Too many makers forget this and sell you an engine that would be mere at home driving a pleasure car, Nichols & Shepard don’t forget what a farm engine is for—jus¢ work, For steam they build from 13-40 to 25-85 h. p., in five sizes and fifteen wariations burning wood,coalor straw. For Oil-Gas from 25-50 to 35-70 h. p., full power on kerosene, All in the Red River Special Line Either kind will buckle down and work—not snortaroundand swell the expense account, ' Use your automobile when you want to burn up power for fun, but buy an engine that has no nonsense about jt when it goes to work, The final test on a farm engine is to-hook it to a grain separator. That will require steady and reli- able power to do paying work, Send to the Nichols & Shepard branch house that is nearest to you for a little paper that shows your own neighbors’ letters on the farm power question, Any one of them will give you a money- saving tip. The handsomegeneral cat- alog of the Red River Special Line will come with the paper if you ask forit, ° Nichols & Shepard Co. In Continuous Business Since 1848 Builders Exclusively of Red River Special Threshers, Wind Stackers, Feeders, gu:am Traction Engines and Oll-Gas Tractors Battle Creek Michigan North Dakota Branch Fargo, N. D. I--‘---_- Y e FRED BARTHOLOMEW INVITES YOU WHEN IN Grand Forks, N. D. to try Hotel Frederick T flongSHERMAN r==S1. PAUL M INN==g Fourth and Sifileyb Streets One block from TUnion De- pot and Nonpartisan League Headquarters. The Hotel Sherman is the leading popular priced ho- tel in St. Paul, and caters especially to the people of the Northwest. B | | ] | | | | [] [ ] 1 v i Modern = rooms, $1.00 up, = Official Headquarters [ ] Equity Co-operative =Ex- i | [ i B [ | [ ] | [ | | ] i [ | [ |l ] change. Excellent Cafe and Cafeteria, A. J. CAMERON 51 o 0 Y G S A0 ) 3 R Mention Leader when writing advertisers Gage of Battle Speaking for the 22,000 farmers of I Washington state who are members of the grange, State Master C, B. Keg- ley of Palouse, Washington, throws down the gage of battle to the politi- cians of that state, declares for the Nonpartisan League, and urges all farmers to scorn the argument that farmers’ organizations ought to stay out of politics. “The grange is nonpartisan,” he says in a letter to the Nonpartisan Leader under recent date, “but the grange must continue, as in all times past, only with greater activity, to partici- pate in politics. The national grange has been in politics since its inception.” After mentioning some of the national betterments that the grange has al- ways fought for, such as rural mail service, postal savings banks, dairy legislation, parcel post and other things, Master Kegley continues: “How CAN a great farm organiza- tion stay out of politics? Ninety-nine per cent of the shouting for the grangs to keep out of politics comes in the first instance from special interests that have been hit by its activities in nonpartisan politics. Does it stand to reason that the saloon and brewery interests will look with great favor on any farm organization that will ignore party lines and go into politics united- Iy? It is these special interests that have been able to work a few of their tools into some subordinate granges situated conveniently close to some of our nearby cities, with the intent to bore within, while their interest-owned How to Increase Enderlin, N. D., April 27, 1917. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: In these times when there is so much talk about food production in the United States, it seems fair for most every one to make suggestions, and I am venturing to make one myself, ‘Would it not be possible, and advisa- ble, for our government to take one or in Washington publicity organs are to carry on their fight on the outside. “This has always been the policy of the special Interests class toward all farmers’ organizations and what they have done in Washington, or attempt- ed to do, undoubtedly will be done in every state where the Nonpartisan movement makes any headway. The betrayer can always be found, but fortunately, we have but few of these inside of the order. While we have heard, and continue to hear their pro- tests against the grange in politics, they, themselves, are the most intensely active politicians to be found in the locality. “We warn all farmers to be on their guard when they hear these emissaries of special interests telling them that the farmer must stay out of politics. It is the best gvidence in the world that this Nonpartisan movement is getting under the hide of the old line politician. Until the farmer can realize that he must be organized separately, as is every other interest, craft and profession, he will never be able to free himself from the burdens that natur- ally follow corrupt political control But bear in mind that you must keep your organization free from any taint - of partisan politics. This we believe to be the policy of the Nonpartisan League which has made such tre- mendous headway in North Dakota. Keeping this as our guiding star, we will be able within the near future to demand legislation that will give to the farmer his - economic rights, and economic justice.” Food Production - two hundred million- dollars - of the “War Fund” and loan it out to prac- tical young farmers who might be in- duced to go upon the present unculti- vated farm lands and produce food stuffs? We have a great many thousand acres of uncultivated land in North Dakota—as well as other western states—some held by large speculators for the advance in price which is cer- tain to come, and some by people who through hard work and careful econo- my have been able to make a payment upon it, but have not had the means with which to break up and improve the land. I have no doubt but that most of the owners of these lands could _be induced-to contribute their use to these young farmers for a period of two years, -if they would break them up and raise grain. I am certain that there are a great many young men on farms in the eastern and central states who would be only too glad to come to North Da- kota or some other western grain state, and engage in farming on their own account if they but had the means to do so. A plan I have thought of is this; The government to say to these young men that they can get a loan of $3000 or $3500 each—whatever is necessary “to furnish proper equipment, seed and temporary buildings—at 31 per cent interest, if they -will -agree to engage in farming for two years. - That at the When state-owned terminal elevators and flour mills are erected in North Dakota the people are going to hold the Nonpartisan League responsible for their success or failure. This is as it.should be! If they ac- cept the responsibility they must be willing to abide by the consequences. But if the Nonpartisan League is going to be held accountable for suc- cess or failure in this respect, is.it not fair to them that they be allowed to erect these institutions according to their own ideas and plans? . Would it be fair to the League to compel them to accept some plans and methods dictated by their enemies, and then hold the League responsible? Every fair-minded man will agree that it would not. But this is the very thing-that those who criticise Governor' Frazier for vetoing the Old Guard terminal elevator bill would do. They would like to force upon the League plans for a terminal elevator which would be doomed to failure from the beginning. The League maintains that a termi- nal elevator is of no use without a flour’ mill in connection. They also main- end of the two years any young man- may, if he has conscientiously applied himself and been unable to make a success of farming, return to the gov- ernment such of the property he pur- chased with government money as he still has on hand—with its natural in- crease, if any—and his debt will be ||’ cancelied. Or, if he has made money : and has been a success at farming, pay such an amount as he is able to after taking into consideration all of, the circumtsances and be given fur- . ther time for payment of the balance ~ —such extension to be granted at the same rate of interest. ‘ As to procuring the land: Get in touch with the owner of every uncul- tivated tract of land, and ask him to contribute the use of it for two years, and if he refuses to do so, and there is no good excuse for such refusal, levy an “uncultivated tax” of at least $1 per acre per year, and in that ‘way compel him to do his bit. There is also a great deal of unimproved government, as well as state owned land, which might be used in this way. i I was not for the war to start with, but since ‘we are in it I am willing to do my bit. I am not a rich man, and need every dollar I have and can earn, but I have 160 acres of unimproved North Dakota land, and am willing to turn it over to the government for two years, and am sure there are a great many others who would be willing to do likewise. 4 If we can but cultivate the unim- proved farm land in the United States, there will be no need of fearing a food shortage, but in order to get the land cultivated we must make it an induce- ment to the farmer. We must be will- ing to do more than simply “advocate’r We must be willing to help. s C. G. BANGERT. % . Be Fair? tain that the cost of erecting these state-owned industries should not be met by increased taxation. If Gover- nor Frazier had accepted the Old Guard bill for a terminal elevator he wouM have had to abandon both of these principles, for it carried with it no appropriation for' flour mjlls, and levied a tax to build the elevator. Every unprejudiced person knows that the Old Guard bill was designed and intended to hamper the League in carrying out of its program, This Old Guard sat up nights thinking how they could disrupt and discredit the League, and the result was the bastardmeéasure which Governor Frazier did well to kill, Every thoughtful farmer and citizen applauds the governor's action, for they know that he has the best inter- ests of the state at heart. Had he al- lowed himself to be fooled by the tac- tics of the Old Guard, the peopl: would have lost™ confidence in him.—BOW- MAN CITIZEN. Enroll ‘at Button’'s Business College and Correspondence School, Fargo, N. D. We guarantee positions and wait one year for our pay. Write us. —Adv. 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