The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 13, 1917, Page 11

“The papers of the state gave Limelight Bill thousands of dollars of _free publicity, In his “raid” on Near Beer sales. Now comes Professor Ladd, (who in addition to his salary of $5,000 per year, was last year made state oil inspector at a salary of $2,500 per year and hotel inspector at $1,800 per year and state grain inspector on a fee basis said to be worth several thousands more per year, making in all a mighty good job), and whose examination shows Limelight Bill is in error regarding the sale of these so-called “Near Beers” and that the majority of them may be legally sold in this state. The list of such is not published as yet, but we presume the public will soon be informed. Another publicity stunt shattered.” ‘ HE above editorial appeared in the August 16 issue of the Minot Messenger, a weekly paper that formerly supported the Non- partisan league but which has been engaged in a dirty attack on the League since Attorney General Langer succeeded in cleaning up the booze and vice gang in Minot. The Leader ordinarily has no time to argue with dishonest and dis- reputable editors who denounce public officials for enforcing the law, They used to have greased pigs at country fairs and give prizes to anybody who could catch them when they were turned loose. And if you remember those days, you know that the only hold that would stop the slippery animal was the hind- leg hold. Well, Uncle Sam and the consumer, as “Billican,” Leader cartoonist, shows, have been trying to stop the greased “profit hog,” and the good old farmer has come to the rescue. He is getting a hold on the hog’s hing leg, and he's going to be stopped in a minute. Farmers are going to attend the big meetings In Fargo and St. Paul this month, and that’s where they are going to get a “hind- leg hold"” on the profiteers. and the Messenger’s attack on the. League, its officers and the farmers it elected to office in North Dakota have been ignored to date. But in the above editorial this paper attacks Dr. E. F. Ladd. One of the meanest, most contemptible and lying attacks on this friend of the farmers that malice could conceive is made. This paper states that LADD IS GRAFTING OFF THE PEOPLE OF NORTH DAKOTA. It gays that in addition to his salary as president of the Agricultural col- lege he is getting $2500 a year as state oil inspector, $1800 a year as state hotel inspector and fees for his work as chief grain inspector. The paper in effect charges that Ladd is making $6000 to $7000 a year off the people of North Dakota, BESIDES HIS REGULAR SALARY. FACTS ARE AVAILABLE TO0 ALL WHO WANT THEM This charge in its entirety is a cruel falsehood, invented to be- smirch Dr. Ladd and discredit the Nonpartisan league and the farm- ers’ governor, who are supporting Ladd in his great work for the farm- ers of North Dakota, The charge shows the desperate efforts that enemies of the farmers resort to to discredit the farmers’ cause. The facts in the case, which are of publie record and available to anybody who cares to apply at official sources for them, are these: Dr. Ladd does not make one cent above his salary as president of the Agricultural college. Every other duty he is performing under the law for the people of this state he does free. His total compensa- tion is his salary as president of the college, $5000 per year. Dr. Ladd gets no salary for being state oil inspector. The law making him oil inspector specifically provides for no salary fqr .the chief oil inspector. Dr. Ladd himself drew the bill and made it im- possible to get paid for his work in this line. o Dr. Liadd receives absolutely no compensation of any kind for l_)e- ing state hotel inspector. The law provides no salary for the chief hotel inspector of -the state. . ; Dr. I‘J)B.dd gets absolutely no salary or fees whatever for being chief grain inspector. The law provides a salary of $1000 for this position, uél Attack on Dr. [.add but Dr. Ladd has refused to takeit, considering that his salary as presi- dent of the college covers all his work for the people. Dr. Ladd is food commissioner of the state. This job carries a salary of $500 a year, but it is a part of the salary of $5000 a year paid the president of the college, and Ladd gets nothing above $5000 for being food commissioner. LADD OUT OF POCKET ON GOVERNMENT WORK In addition to these duties Dr. Ladd serves on the United States food standards board, for which he gets from the government of the United States $4 a day for expenses, while he is serving for a few days each year. This $4 a day does not begin to cover Dr. Ladd’s expenses to Washington, D. C,, in connection with this work, and he makes up the difference out of his own pocket. ; Dr. Ladd recently served on the government wheat price-fixing committee. He was allowed $4 a day expenses by the United States government while at Washington, D.C,, on this work. His hotel room alone cost him $3.50 a day, as hotel rates are excessive-at Washington. In addition he had to buy his meals and pay his other expenses. He ate at Child’s restaurant, a popular-priced lunch room, and even with this economy had to dig down in his pocket for a large sum of money that his $4 a day expenses did not cover. In addition, while on this trip for'the farmers of North Dakota, in which he succeeded in getting the wheat price raised from $1.85 to $2.20, he had to pay $75 out of his own pocket on telegrams sent by North Dakota farmers who thoughtlessly neglected to prepay them. These telegrams were from farmers who wired him in regard to the cost of raising wheat. : The editor of the Minot Messenger should get down on his hands and knees and beg the pardon of Dr. Ladd for the cruel lies it printed in the above editorial. The League, its officers, its members and the farmers it has elected to office are used to slander and can stand it. But when enemies of the farmers like the Messenger attempt to strike at the farmers by attacking a man like Dr. Ladd, who has dedicated his life to the cause of the farmer, it is too much. We will not stand for it in silence. Nothing could more completely prove the dishonesty of this nasty little enemy of the farmers and other nasty little enemies of the farmers and of the League who follow the Messenger’s methods. THESE FARMERS COMING Dunn Center, N. D., September 3. Farmers’ Nonpartisan League, St. Paul, Minn. Farmers’ massmeeting here elected three delegates to repre- sent Dunn Center and vicinity in proposed Fargo massmeeting. Hundred fifty raised by public subseription for expense. Farm- ers’ elevator guaranteed more if needed. RALLY ROUND TOWNLEY Norway Lake, Minn. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: President A. C. Townley of the Na- tional Nonpartisan league is the great Townley, hated and despised by Big Biz. They are after Townley's scalp, but never mind, Christ himself was put before Pilate. What better can be expected for a mortal human being? Xeep it going, Townley. The eyes of the producers and consumers of this great nation are fixed on your every move. We will all rally round yow GABRIEL STENE. THESE THREE WORK Everybody gets a vacation except the army, the navy and the American farmer, and it is these three who are saving the country. — M’KENZIE COUNTY (N. D.) FARMER. T. G. NELSON. REPUDIATED FORUM’S BOSS Chula Vista, Cal.,, Aug. 20, 1917. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Inclosed please find check for sub- scription to the Leader, as I want to be in close touch with the movement you represent. I was one of the owners and publishers of the Fargo Forum up to 1910 when I sold out and left because of the Jim Hill influence among my partners, over which I had no control. I believe if we go about it rightly, we can put California over into the Non- partisan column. I want to be identi- fied with such a movement. W. R. EDWARDS. ON THE JOB It didn’t take John M. Baer, the first Nonpartisan congressman long to get started in his work for the farmers of the Northwest. — SLOPE COUNTY NEWS, AMIDON, N. D. League Organizing Nebraska Elgin, Neb., August 381, 1917, Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Some weeks ago a Nonpartisan league arganizer, W. E. Quigley, came to my house and asked me to assist him in organizing this locality. I con- gented to do so, feeling at that time that we would get only a small propor- tion of the farmers to join-the first time over. To my surprise we signed up 98 per cent of the men we saw. We visit- ed 136 men in Logan township and 184 of them are members of the League today. We also visited surrounding town- ships and over 90 per cent are coming in. Of course some of the townspeo- ple, misunderstanding the movement, call it various names and circulate slanderous reports, but the farmers are aroused and are sticking., Next week a number of us Nebraska farmers will meet at the state fair at Iincoln to make up a temporary pro- gram of laws as the League's platform in this state. This platform will serve until the convention next year makes up the final draft. PAGE ELEVEN There is no question about the League’s future all over the nation. ‘We here in Nebraska realize that all of the states must co-operate and are glad to see pleasing returns from the other states. All we farmers have to do is to have a little faith in each other for a few years and the results are bound to come. The last few days I have been with Mr. Quigley in Butler county, about 100 miles southeast of here. We saw half a dozen men and they joined and are going to ride and help build the League in their neighborhood. I would like to have Mr. Townley come to this neighborhood and hold one of his rousing meetings. I have two automobiles and will see that the advertising matter is distributed for 30 miles around and I have a big yard he is welcome to use for the meeting. Several of the organizers are making my place their headquarters and any more men coming down are welcome to come and visit us. Anything I can do to make this movement a success will not be left undone. . 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