The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 11, 1918, Page 21

47 2 TO THE “FARMERS’ FRIEND” Monango, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: g Enclosed is copy of my answer to the Farmers’ Dispatch circular asking for renewal of my subscription: Editor Farmers’ Dispatch: I feel it my duty as a farmer to tell you a few things that I have been storing up for your paper for a long time. First, I must compliment you on the slick way you have of deceiving the farmer, to make him believe you are his friend, but thank God, some of our Northwestern farmers ‘are edu- cated enough to read between the lines and” perhaps they understand the political needs of the country bet- ter than the city people. As for your sneaking attack on the Nonpartisan league and the farmer organizatic »3, you only black your own eye, as about five out of every six are members of the League, and yet you pretend to be a farmers’ pa- per! As for the pretended farmers’ letters printed in your columns tell- ing of the great profit in farming and also knocking the League, anyone who has farmed for a living for 25 years in succession knows where they come from. Again, if you were not Cain killing his brother Abel, you would not print stuff insinuating that the farmers are traitors. Again, if "you were -the farmers’ friend you would be able to see something besides the Chamber of Commerce or big millers, who have -fattened on the farmers for lo these many years! Again, why did you find fault with President Quamme’s statements of the federal farm loan bank? I am one of the loan committee of the El- lendale loan association, and know that we have applications that have been accepted for three months and not paid yet for lack of money. You would probably like to see the federal. farm loan act killed, so we would be at the mercy of the bankers’ union again. But the world moves on. It may be halted, but it never stops for stand- patters. The Nonpartisan league is here to stay, and neither your slander sheet, nor Teddy Roosevelt will stop it. I hereby notify you to stop send- ing me the Farmers’ Dispatch. S. J. COBEL. WANTS A LOAN Holloway, Minn. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: As T am a member of the League, I would like to ask you for information about borrowing money. Could you refer me to some bank or firm where ™y could borrow about $3,000? I am paying 10 per cent on that amount and would like to get it if I could a little cheaper. My notes run due this month so if you can help me out in any way I would be glad to hear from you in the near future. B.U.T. We do not know of any place where you could obtain a loan of this kind unless you could get it from the Fed- eral Loan bank at St. Paul. This is a government rural credit bank and it loans money to farmers at b per cent or 512 per cent. We advise you to communicate with Mr. E. J. 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