The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 15, 1918, Page 18

™= » 3} \ LS s 0..» NN on your ‘o im plemenf:s OLLOWING the invita- i| tion of the chamber of commerce of Mitchell, S. D., inviting the Nonpar- tisan league to locate its South Dakota state head- quarters at Mitchell, which HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE LEAGUE, the chamber of commerce of Watertown, S. D., one of the busy big cities of the state, has extended the League an invitation .to make Watertown headquarters for League activities in that part of the state. The chamber of commerce of Wa- tertown ‘invites the League to make itself “at home” at Watertown, and what is more important, the business men of Watertown PROTEST AGAINST THE BREAKING UP OF LEAGUE MEETINGS IN OTHER PARTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, in spite of a proclamation of the gov- ernor of the state, who declared some months ago that Lea~rue meetings WOULD BE PROTECTED. The farmers of South Dakcta can be proud -of the "fairness and true Americanism of the business interests of both Mitchell and Watertown. These business men do not necessar- ily approve of the Nonpartisan league program, BUT THEY DO NOT STAND FOR PRUSSIAN METHODS -IN SOUTH DAKOTA, AND THEY WANT THE FARMERS TO HAVE A FAIR DEAL AND A FULL HEAR- ING FOR THEIR CAUSE. And that is all the farmers ask. In its letter to L. J. Duncan, state secretary and manager of the Non- partisan league, the chamber of com- merce of Watertown states that that city has always welcomed farmers’ meetings and conventions and PRIDES ITSELF ON THE FACT THAT THE EBIG: When you buy ,,f'm:;s:mm&' neoe-ar expense, is sav your year's lnpg?y amount to hundreds of dollars. What you want to know about the war — govern- ment ownership of - rail- roads, Taxation — Single - Tax — what’s the matter with farming — The Initia- tive and - Referendum =— the Recall — Woman’s Suf- frage — and all the other YOU can buy this ' watch, which shows the time in the dark as clearly as in day, for only important questions of the $2.25. In Canade FARMERS HAVE OFTEN MET day? it’s $2.50. THERE AND ALWAYS WILL BE WELCOME THERE. The letter num- bers the League among the important farmers’ organizations of South Da- kota and says that “THOUSANDS OF LEAGUE MEMBERS ARE WITHIN OUR TRADE TERRITORY AND WE KNOW THEY ARE You can buy any book you want through us—or we will help you select the book you want if you will tell us what subject you want to read up on. THE NEW FREEDOM That’s the name of President Wilson's great book. It's a regular League campaign book. Every League mem- ber should have a copy President Wil- Real radium in the sub- stance on the hands and figures does it. The lumi- nosity is guaranteed for the life of the watch. The accuracy and reli- ability of the movement is assured by the guaran- tee that has safeguarded the buyers of over 50 million Ingersolls. The Waterbury Radiolite, $4.50, in the United States and Canada; jeweled, sturdy, small and stylish. Robt. H. Ingersoll & Bro. New Ylsr:. DUSTRIOUS A ND DESIRABLE CITIZENS OF OUR STATE.” * This, coming from disinterested business men in one of South Da- kota’s most progressive and up-to- date towns, ought to be sufficient an- swer to the charge of disloyalty made against League members. The letter of the Watertown Chamber of Com- merce to Mr. Duncan follows in full: Watertown, S. D., March 29. son shows up Big Business control of L. J. Duncan, g 3 . .government. You can convince that State Manager, Nonpamsan doubting neighbor of yours that the Leagne, League is standing four square on the principles of real Americanism and you Sioux Falls, S' can show him why Big Business raises Dear Sir: such a shout of treason. Just show him what President Wilson says. Order today-—$1.00 per copy. National Nonpartisan League Educational Dept. Endicott Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. At a meeting of the directors of Watertown Chamber of Com- merce, at which were present the chairmen of most of the leading committees of the chamber, the matter of the treatment that was being given to members of the Nonpartlsan league—the incom- prehensible, to us, treatment that was published as to” their meet- ings, etc., was fully discussed and it was the unanimous opinion of - all present that such actions were -inexcusable, m!called for and un- American. The writer was instructed to say to you, in the name of the Watertown Chamber of Com- - merce, that every courtesy, hos- pitality, good will and invitation- known was extended to the Non- partisan league to make our city its headquarters. In line-with the action of the business men of our - city, it has always been our proud- ~ést boast that Watertown has had - the "leasm-e ‘of entertaining more I"agE diolite U8 PAT. OFF Shlpped on Approval lz'nn‘sioo to $300 PER MONTH = auto trummo— : ambulance, to dter.&f;dm lnAmy ! au | urvleeintheAvhfionDepuhnu u'fl.lu" mdmo- | ov;n and wdfinc. ll amechanical age positi B‘lfi Froo Catalog gt the mo:lne-. Yon do nll h % -$$Hore Potatoes” i From ground n]a.nted secured . byuse of The KEYSTONE 2 POTATO PLANTER than . by any other method ot planting. Work perfectly ‘A slmple, stro durable machine, W forCATALOG, p Ay PLATT,: AMONG THE MOST LOYAL, IN-° g Mr. leson." Watertown Welcomes the Farmers South Dakota Business Men Declare League Members Are: Not Disloyal—Want League Meetings in Their City conventions of the f_armera “and their companies, associations, etc., many times over, than all the other cities of our state. We most heartily invite you to consider our invitation in the spirit in which offered. We know the thousands of members you have within our trade territory; we know those men are among the most loyal, industrious and desirable citizens of our state. It is with the very greatest pleasure that we say to you that our city is yours; every : - one within our city is proud to say that we most cordially invite you to make yourselves at home with us. vyery truly, LEE STOVER, Special Committee, Chamber of Commerce. . LOYAL FARMER QUITS DISPATCH Granville, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: 3 Here is a copy of a letter that I sent to the Farmers’ Dispatch, St. Paul, which you may publish: Editor Farmers’ Dispatch: On ac- count of your attitude against, the Nonpartisan league and the slurs you are throwing at the farmers, which are thoroughly disgusting to most loyal farmers of the Northwest who are trying to do their bit in winning the war, I am asking you to stop sending me your paper, and asking you to publish this in your open forum column. 0. C. LONG. WON'T LISTEN TO “BOSH” How ineffective are the adroit ef- forts of League enemies to break into League solidarity is well illustrated in a letter the Leader has just receiv- ed from a North Dakota woman, Mrs. C. G. Wilder of Esmond, who gives some good hits in her rebuff of one of the enemy.. Mr. and Mrs. Wilder have for months been receiving “sam- ple copies” of the Minnewaukan paper called “North Dakota Siftings” —an enemy of the farmers from the day they began to organize. Writing to the editor she says: “We have been recexvmg' sample copies of your paper as regular as though we were subscribing for it and we infer that you are hard up for subscribers.- But you are wasting your papers on us, as we subscribe only to papers. which tell the truth and which are real friends of the farmers, Leader, for instance.” Mr. Wilder was one of the first League members in the first League . - state and as such has supported its = candidates and is now supporting the administration of Governor Frazier. Attorney General Langer has been . viciously attacked by the liquor inter- ests, the grain ring, the insurance companies and the public-utility prof- iteers of North Dakota for his stand for state ownership or government ownershlp, and to these attacks; re- flected in-the Minnewaukan “screen- : ings,” Mrs. Wilder says: “Any man that sides against Mr. Langer has to side with the boozers:. and red-light people, for these are- some of the things Mr. Langer is " fighting, and any man that sides with these concerns is neither a patnotlc" nor a respectable man. “Do you think we will swallow your - : _ bosh about kindly warning the farm- them from getting swin-" ers to keep dled? No sirl We farmer people aren’t’ so ignorant but what we can - see through some things: Thank God for men like Mr. Langer, Mr. Frazier, Mr. Townley and Mr. Baer. We honor" these four meq next to our presxd such . as the Nonpartman