The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, March 18, 1918, Page 12

s e Ly oLd v g ——E Y o THE LEAGUE FARMER — N r—ee e o m— PR J e e LLr S, S o S | Carno,. >~ k ‘.'11-57".:-«"‘"""" M PIPTENPRTE TR T oy N A et PV Wies S ST 20 . This is an American farmer. He has committed a great “crime.” He has dared to ORGANIZE. He has dared to pay dues to an organi- zation which is making him a force in politics. That organization and its leaders have dared to fight the big interests of this country which are exploiting it. It has dared to fight the politicians and newspapers which represent those-interests. It is a very great “crime” indeed which this farmer is guilty of. Therefore, he is to. be ridiculed and reviled. Therefore, he is to be persecuted and hounded. He is not to be permitted to hold meetings. He ‘is not to be permitted free speech. The officers. of his organization are to be pursued, besmirched and persecuted. No methods are too niean and contemptible to use against him. . £ . This picture of a Nonpartisan league farmer was taken just -after he had read of the latest move against his organization—the ‘arrest of President Townley of the Nonpartisan league. This farmer “I KNOW WHOSE WORK THIS IS” ~ -~ i@ o™ Drwtsams 1 ymo - [Morriy —Drawn expressly for the Leader by W. C. Morris is saying: “I know whose work this is.” The old gang and the kept press are watching this farmer as he reads of the arrest of Mr. Townley. They are gloating over him. But wait a moment! Look at the expression of the farmer’s face. Do the big interests of this country realize what that expression means? Do the poli- ticians and the newspapers that have been reviling and persecuting this‘farmer know what that expression means? “Sure,” they say. “A good joke,” they say. “Ha, ha!” But:look at this farmer again. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK ! HE IS"GOING TO STAND FOR THIS LITTLE JOKE? We will tell you. HE IS GOING TO STAND FOR IT TILL ELECTION DAY, AND NO LONGER. THEN, ON THAT DAY, HE IS GOING TO TURN THE POLITICAL PARASITES AND GRAETERS OUT. ‘That will be another joke, won’t it—BUT IT WILL BE ON SOME- Wi BODY ELSE!. L ) ] 32 ; ?}%"“*‘”’“‘? S iy [4 A s _vw__.' t bz 3 - & i e e =3 i