The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 11, 1917, Page 15

“This fallin’ back was only a Hinderbergian strategic move” #that aint fully wurked out yit. Az a matter uv fack thar’s several ways it can be done—the big questishun iz the means to do it with—an’' we’ve got that now., One uv the first things we’ll do 18 to line up at least one big nuze paper in each large city. Through a press service we’ll furnish theze -papers the dope, this will be copied by the country weeklies, an’—an’ there you air.” ‘Why didn’t you try that in North Dakota?’ I ast, startin’ in on a peac uv pie az big az the triangular park, down in the center uv which sot a stack uv ice cream az big as the - pyrmid uv Egypt—the smallest one. He looked at me jist a little bit searchin’ly, even suspiciously. “Facked iz we did try it,” he sed, perplexedly. ‘“We tried jist that thing. ‘Why, dodgast it, we had ever paper in the stait that amounted to ennything lined up agin ’em. They roasted ’em, lambasted ’em an’ exposed ‘em from one end uv the stait to the uther.” “Why didn’t it do the bizness, then?” I ast, takin’ a miniture bath- in the finger bowl, CRAFTY ACTS ANGRY WHEN QUESTIONED Crafty looked like a three-hundred pound colored women I seen tryin’ to climb Pikes Peak—he wuz up again’ it—cuddn’'t budge anuther step. He cranked an’ cranked an’ couldn’t git a spark. Then I seen the red rizin’ up around hiz gills. Hiz ize drew down to two narrow slits. He looked at me like a tiger lookin’ at a helpless lamb. “Look here, Mr. Head,” in tones that grated an’ clicked like a pair uv sheep shears. ‘“What air you tryin’ to do— tryin’ to oppose me? Don’t you think I know what I'm talkin’ about an’ don‘t you think I'm tellin’ the truth, an'— " I sunk back in my cheer, meekly, an’ .put on az painful an expression az I cud muster up. “Curtainly, I believe you, Mr, Crafty, curtainly I do. I jist wanted to know whuther you tried that up thar, that's all, an’ I beg your pardon ef I have give enny offence, I'm shore.” Crafty cooled down az quick az he heeted up. “That’s alrite, Mr. Head,” he sed. “That’s alrite. I hope you'll overlook my temper, but I'm sorter nervus, you know.” He smiled good naturedly, passed me a seegar, az he seen me pullin’ out my pipe. “They won’t let you smoke that in There,” he sed, with a wink. 1 took the seegar an’ we wended our way thru the maze uv tables, past the grammafone to the cashire, whur a red-hedded gurl knocked a hole in a five dollar bill like a 42-centemeeter shell goin’ through a napkin. Yoors Trooly, RIPP. (To be continued in a subsequent issue) FROM A NORTH DAKOTA FARMER Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Wildrose, N. D. | have been impressed by the evident sincerity of your attitude to- ward the United States government, and | wish to assure you of my general hearty co-operation in the cause. The Farmers’ Nonpartisan league not patriotic! Indeed! Those who condemn the League’s attitude towards the government as “unpatriotic” and “treasonable” are,’in my opinion, dangerous factors in the development and progress of human society. The writer is inclined to believe that no sane person will speak thus of the League, and that some examination of such person’s mental condition should be made compulsory. The fact that big corporations refuse to give up 80 per cent of their war profits to the government should be sufficient to show every normal minded person that they—the corporations—are “as much” unpatriotic as the farmers—the latter giving both men and profits to back their governe ment. Now, if it is unpatriotic to back the government as the farmers have been—and are doing—then in the name of all that is good, what is patrio- tism? Does it mean that if the farmers alone carry all the burdens of wars, the whole people, including the money magnates of the big corporations, become “loyal” and “patriotic” citizens? To ask such a question is almost silly. Fellowmen, to know what you want is to know what the Nonpartisan league stands for, and you should co-operate with the League to make pro- gress possible—favorable development inevitable. ( E. M. EVENSON. What the League Has Done Organization Has Proved Its Right to Existence in Recent Acts (From, Public Opinion, Bismarck, N. D.) President Ladd of the North Dakota ‘Agricultural college, and the farmers, through their League organization, were able to raise the price of wheat from $1.85, the highest figure where it otherwise would have been placed, to $2.20, just 35 cents a bushel. To a farmer with 1,000 bushels to sell this will mean $350. “Still your Chamber of Commerce speculator tells you that.you are crazy to pay $16 for a two-year membership in the Farmers’ Nonpartisan league. That's just one act. Here's avother that means as much or more to the American farmer. Either knowingly or unknowingly, Hoover put into force the now famous : 30-day clause by which all farmers, storing grain in elevators, would be forced to sell their grain at the expira- tion of that time for whatever price they could get, the government not guaranteeing $2.20 a bushel or any other amount. Such flooding would have been bound to lower wheat to $1.00 or $1.50 a bushel. Never was a more vicious act promulgated. The farmer-elected state government of North Dakota realized at once the peril, and despite threats from the fed- eral government stood its ground until the clause was modified to protect seed wheat and guarantee the farmers $2.20 a bushel. 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