The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 2

e e T T R X A VAR R TR Stops the Forum Pekin, N. D., June 14, 1917. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Up to the eleventh I .was taking the Fargo Forum, but when that editorial about our champion, A. C. Townley, came out, I immediately sent in my check and told them to stop the Forum at once. At the same time it gave me occasion to tell Mr. Black what I thought of his slander and falsification and I also asked him why he didn't give the Forum readers any information. about his “Good Government” league, about which he ought to have first hand in- formation. Also I am aware of Mr. Townley's war policy, because I drove 50 miles from home to Devils Lake to hear Gov- ernor Frazier, President Townley, Bowen and Thomason,s not to forget our congressman from this district, J. M. Baer. I do not see how anybody can dis- agree with President Townley’s policy, because it places property and wealth on a par with human life, and I never heard of anyone yet who wasn’t willing to spend the last dollar if life could be saved. Then why can anyone outside our greedy millionaires ' oppose what they would gladly do themselves in times of peace? President Townley is a fearless champion of human liberty and all their falsehoods will only make the League stronger than it ever was. J. M. Baer is going to have a walk- away—you'll see when the votes are counted on July 10. I wish the Nonpartisan League, President Townley and every member of the Leader and Courier-News staff success and a rousing majority for Baer. I am yours for the League, P. K. HOLM. TOWNLEY A TATRIOT City of Cooperstown, N, D., A. M. Baldwin, Mayor, Office of the Mayor. Editor The Courier-News: I believe in commending patriotic utterances at this time, and after read- ing your Sunday paper I wrote Mr. Townley a letter of which the encloscd is a copy. A, M. BALDWIN. Mr. A. C. Townley, Dear Sir: You may not care what I think about your public utterances, and yet I take this opportunity to say that I agree most emphatically with vour state- ments, as per the extract of speech published on front page of the Sunday Courier-News. I believe in the Lib- erty bonds, but I believe they are be- ing used by the money interests to divert attention from the more import- ant issues of payment of war expenses from war incomes and government contral of war necessities. I bave felt that you leaders of the Nonpartisan organization have been inconsistent in defeating some of us for the last legislature because of our supposed opposition to the 1915 ele- vator bill (I, howover, voted fcr il) when you apparently approve of the veto by our governor of a bill that provided much more promise of ac- complishments; and I have felt that you have done great injury in our state by arousing class prejudice. But these utterances of yours on national and in- ternational affairs in this, our great crisis are, 1 believe, most patriotiz and should be commended by all who have the interests of our country and its people at heart. I wish that your speech might be read in the halls of congress. They need, just now, some touching up along these lines. A. M. BALDWIN. Cooperstown, N. D., May 11, 1 A GOOD SELECTION. When the Nonpartisan league in- dorsed John Baer for congress they did a significant thing. In the first place he is a young man, clean cut, able and progressive, the sort of fellow you want representing you in congress. It is not necessary that we send an ora- tor to congress but it is very necessary that we send some one down there sympathetic with the masses of the people. We are engaged in a great war, in many respects our party is the custodian of the ideals we are fighting for. As has been well said, “While we are fighting for democracy abroad the American Bourbons dare delay us no longer in the task of perfecting it at home.” The presidenj has been com- missioned to head an important work, kings must be forever overthrown, spe- cial privilege banished from the earth and autocracy made impossible. The day of party gangs is rapidly passing‘ the era of government by the people is here. The sort of men we want in congfess are those sincerely interested in the peoples of the world. Such a one can honestly stand by the president.— NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRAT OF FARGO, N. D. CONGRATULATES LEAGUE. North Dakota. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: - There are a lot of people that will not be surprised to know that I am congratulating the Nonpartisan league people for what they have done so far, For some 30 years the Republican party posed in North Dakota as a law en- forcement party, but law enforcement under the Republican party has been a farce pure and simple. Then the Democrats offered their services, but with a Democratic governor and a Re- publican legislature and attorney gen- eral we could not expect much and we did not get much. Right here I wish to congratulate the officials elected by the Nonpartisan league for enforcing the laws, especial- Iy the cleaning up of Minot. If At- torney General Langer had had to take over every telephone in the state he would have been justified in doing it and the people would have backed him up. You cannot expect to corner the devil by sending word ahead. Go ahead and keep going and you will have my support when needed. W. P. MASSUERE. North Dakota League Picnics Picnics have been arranged for the following places and dates, and others will be announced as soon as the routings can be arranged. Wednesday, June 20—Spiritwood Lake, Lignite, Hillsboro. Thursday, June 21—OQakes (picnic at Swan Anderson’s grove), Crosby, Portland. Friday, June 22—Ellendale (at Van Meter’s Grove, 2 miles east), X Cooperstown (Erickson’s grove), Fortuna. . Saturday, June 23—Edgeley (at Experiment Farm), Stump Lake (north of Pekin at Stromdahl’s grove), Willow Lake, (6 miles north- east of Wild Rose). Monday, June 25—Dahlen, Hurdsfield, Powers Lake, Gates Hall (northwest of Hazelton, German and English). Tuesday;June 26—Edmore, Drake, Belden, Temvik (German and English). Wednesday, June 27—Starkweather, Maddock, Parshall, Stras- burg (German and English). Thursday, June 28—Snyder Lake (south of Rock Lake), Falsen, Strawberry Lake, Ashley (German and English). Friday, June 29—Hansboro, Buffalo Lodge Lake (northeast of Granville), Beulah (near Grange Hall), Wishek (German and English). Saturday, June 30—Wales, Bottineau, Center (German and Eng- lish), Streeter (German and English). lish). Monday, July 2—Walhalla, Rolette, Glen Ullin (German and Eng- Wednesday, July 4—Cavalier, Kelvin, Gladstone (at Verseppi Stock farm). Friday, July 6—Langdon, Ugland’s grove (near Pleasant Lake), New England or Rainy Butte. Saturday, July 7T—Park River ‘Tim O’Conner’s grove), Hettinger. LITTLE HIDE LEFT. y Minnesota. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Give me a little space to let the farmers know how Mr. Lee, editor cf the Long Prairie Leader, sympathizes with them. He says we are hide- bound. I don't wonder we are hide- bound, or that we have got any hide left, the way we have been skinned out of what rightly belongs to us, * He says we are fools to sow winter wheat and let it freeze. 1 suppose 75 per cent of the farmers who planted po- tatoes last year were fools because we didn’t get half a crop. He says the farmers have ben babied too much al- ready. I for one wish some of these paper collar experts would get out and farm; they would know more about farming. They would not have an electric fan to keep them cool when it is 110 in the shade, while the farmers are pitching hay. F. WEISHAIR. (at Birder’s pzirk), Muster (at SOME MEETING. North Dakota. Edit.r Nonpartisan Leader: The Nonpartisan mass meeting in Minot on June 7 was a grand sight to see. I talked to many who came 91 miles that day in their little Henry Fords to hear the speaking. Also, there were two autoes that came from Mon- tana to the meeting. It was a grand crowd and the truth was carried to the people in'plaip language. Every speaker was there with the goods. They-all hewed to the line. They hit the nail on the head and drove it home so nicely that any person going home from such a meet- ing and not’ appreciating the justice of the cause is a traitor to the state o North Dakota and to his children, if he has any, and is of no more good to the state than a Gerr.an =py. & Governor Frazier's speech was worth going more than 91 miles to hear. Hur- rah for the Nonpartisan movement— victory is nigh! WESLEY WHITE. Picnics in Minnesotza President Townley will address the most important gatheringbf the Nonpartisan League yet held in Minnesota on June 20, at Monte- vedio, where ample arrangements have been made to care for a big crowd. How Minnesota farmers can accomplish what the North Dakota farmers have accomplished in taking charge of their own state govern- ment and ways of making the National Nonpartisan League effective in Minnesota affairs before the next election will be discussed. Don’t forget the following dates for Minnesota picnies of the Na- tional Nonpartisan Leagne—others will follow: June 20—Montevideo, to be addressed by President Townley. June 21—Glencoe. June 22—New Ulm. The Commercial club has donated $250 to be spent in preparing for this meeting and will furnish the Second Regi- mental band. Tt is expected that several thousand visitors will be in, for this meeting. June 26—Lake Prairie, Stearns county. June 27,—Eagle Bend, Todd county. - PAGE TWO Baer Campaign Meetings The following series of meetinrss will be addressed by John M. Baer, Nonpartisan league candidate for con- gress, and D. C. Coates. These meet- ings are in the First congressional dis- trict of North Dakota: Page, 2 p. m., June 19. Hillsboro, 2 p. m., June 20. Portland, 2 p. m., June 21, Cooperstown, 2 p. m., June 22, Stump Lake, 2 p. m., June 23. Dahlen, 2 p. m., June 25. Larimore, 8 p. m., June 25, Edmore, 2 p. m., June 26. Starkweather, 2 p. m., June 27. Cando, 8 p. m., June 27. Snyder Lake, 2 » m., June 28. Wyndmere, 2 p. m., June 29. Wahpeton, 8 p. m., June 29, Fairmont, 2 p. m., June 30. Lidgerwood, 8 p. m., June 30. Buffalo Lake, 2 p. m., July 1. Lisbon, 2 p. m,, July 2, : Enderlin, 8 p. m., July 2. Leonard, 2 p. m., July 3. Cavalier, 2 p. m., July 4. Neche, 8 p. m., July 4. Pembina, 2 p. m,, July 5. St. Thomas, 8 p. m., July 5. Langdon, 2 p. m., July 6. Milton, 8 p. m., July 6. Park River, 2 p. m., July 7. Grafton, 8 p. m,, July 7. Casselton, 2 p, m., July 9. Fargo, 8 p. m., July 9. SAYS LEAGUE GROWING The following newspaper item from one of the North Dakota country papers shows what the Grand Forks Herald editor says about the League when not writing for his own paper: “Says League is Holding its Own. “Tom Parker Junkin, editor of the Grand Forks Herald, is in the city to- day attending the Nonpartisan League meeting, The Herald is conducting a ‘campaign against the League. Mr. Junkin, who has been watching the situation carefully, states that in his opinion the League numerically is as. strong as ever, gaining in northwestern North Dakota and in some other sec- tions, but losing in the northeastern part of the state. He attended the Ledgue meeting at Williston yester- day and reports an immense crowd. “Mr. Junkin states that the organ- ization opposed to the League is pre- pared to begin an activé campaign at an early date.” ’ MACHINE PAPERS SORE. The Grand Forks Herald and the Fargo Forum are quite agitated over the fact that the people of the first eongressional district of the state will have an opportunity to . vote for J. M. Baer for congressman without having anything to say. The days of handpicked political candi- dates .has passed in North Dakota, and the “machine” candidate of the old svstem is now conspicuous by his absence from the pay roll.— NORTH DAKOTA CAPITAL, JAMES- TOWN, N. D. ) FARMERS GET BUSY The McHenry Tribune has been pur= chased by a syndicate of farmers. What business have farmers to own newspapers? Next thing one of them will be running for congress. If farm- ers would stay at home and produce crops their good friends would gladly look after their interests. Farmers should fling away ambition and keep out of politics if tkey wpuld be con- tented and happy. At least there is a strong desire on the part of a large bunch of patriots to have them do so. —NEW ROCKIORD (N. D.) STATRH CENTER. TRY POTATO CORNER Potato shipments from the South are larger than last year’s yet the prices are higher. Last week twice as many bushels came north as were shipped during the same week “ of 1916. ‘Wholesale prices ranged from 25c to 40c pet- bushel higher at the end of the week than at the beginning. With a bumper potato crop in the South, and with every northern gar- dener and farmer growing spuds, why is the price ascending? The best guess is that speculators are buying all offerings, intending to hold them for hand-made high prices next winter, Food Administrator Hoover ought to act, if this is true, Storing food for winter consumption is fine business; cornering it to force up the price is the meanest gambling device concoted.—ST., PAUL DAILY NEWS. 5