The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 22, 1918, Page 14

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GUARANTEE VENTILATOR-CO. Not a Corporation, Dept. A, St. Paul, Minn. e STOCKS gfissztl:y stocks and bonds for casg. We may desx);gu onanmyu tmty-mo:tl?iy-paym {"m':m R“%Ports on companies furnished FREE, e Financial Indicator’ mailed upon request, SMITH-MARTIN €0. S SI'I'OCKS ANDA'BON blow to Governor Burnquist and his henchmen in official power through- out Minnesota, as well as to his po- litical supporters, who have taken ad- vantage of the free sway the gov- ‘ernor has given them to persecute, intimidate and submit to brutalities and personal indignities members and workers of the Nonpartisan league. CAN THE GOVERNOR OVERRULE THE COURT? The decision creates another inter- esting situation in Minnesota. In a recent case concerning other matters, the governor, through his safety com- mission and direct statements by him- self, held that he and the public safety commission, DURING THE WAR, WERE SUPERIOR TO ALL COURTS AND CIVIL AUTHORITY. The dis- trict court of Ramsey county, Minn., recently issued an injunction against the public safety commission carry- ing out certain acts. The governor and his commission promptly issued a statement, saying THAT THEY WERE IN NO WAY AMENABLE TO THE COURTS, AND THAT DURING THE WAR THEY WERE SUPERIOR TO THE CIVIL POWER. The governor caused a contingent of soldiers to carry out an order of the public saféty commission, trampling in the dust the injunction of the civil court of Ramsey county and setting at naught the constitution of the state. Since the governor by this act has taken the position that the civil courts of Minnesota are sub- servient to him and his commis- sion, the governor to be logical should issue a decree setting aside the decision of the supreme court recently made, which finds no disloyalty in the League’s war views. The governor and public safety commission members have repeatedly stated that the activities of the Non- partisan league are disloyal and are hindering the prosecution of the war. The supreme court of Minmesota, of course, finds otherwise. It finds no disloyalty or hindering of the war in the activities of the organized farm- ers. BUT THIS DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT IS MERELY A DECISION OF THE HIGHEST TRI- BUNAL IN THE STATE, and, ac- cording to the position which the gov- ernor takes in regard to civil courts and civil law, it is in order for him to quash this decision vindicating the League. Consistent with his past con- duct, he could with reason say: “I am above the civil courts and law and do not have to be responsible to the courts of Minnesota. I have already declared that the Nonpar- tisan league is disloyal. That is a military decision and can not be ques- tioned by anybody, let alone the su- preme court of Minnesota, during war times. Therefore, I hereby re- " peal, quash, set at naught, and hold in utter contempt the justices of the supreme court: who have made this . decision exonerating persons whom I have stated are disloyal and in whose behalf I have refused to enforce the law against rioting and mob violence.” The Soldiers’ Hope Is With the League Two of Pershing’s Crusaders Wrife Back Home of the In- terest in the Nonpartisan Movement a|OTHING is truer than that American soldiers who know anything ' of the National Nonparti- san league regard the members as fellow cru- saders of democracy. This is illus- trated by the letter of Private Walter Sukut, which has been sent to the Leader by his mother, Mrs. A. Sukut of Fargo, N. D. This is what this soldier wrote from camp in Galveston, Texas: % “My Dear Mother: I wrote you this morning, but forgot a most important matter, which is this—North Dakota will have a primary election June 26. It is extremely important, because it will be decided for certain this time whether the North Dakota people are - satisfied with the governor and other officials they elected for themselves two years ago, or whether they care to put back the old gang which by various hampering laws and lack of good laws held a strangle-hold on our beloved state for 20 years. Congress- man John Baer says the Nonpartisan league will sweep Minnesota like a broom this fall. I hope to God it is true, for the farmers have certainly suffered persecution in many parts of Minnesota, and the farmers and labor unions ought to swamp big business with yotes. . “I hope everybody sticks to the League in North Dakota, and don’t get drawn in by the silly talk of the League being pro-German and dis- loyal. Big business says this because it knows that if the Nonpartisan league wins it means the death kmell of the real Prussianism in America— and such charges are the handiest weapon it can fling at the League. Lots of people refuse to inquire fur- ther at the very mention of disloyalty. “Well, now, mother, I want to ask a great favor of you. I have tried my best to vote, but found I couldn’t get registered, so I had to give up the idea. Today I started thinking again. I remember North Dakota has woman suffrage now. May I ask you to let brother drive you to the town hall and you mark:the ballot for election. Look hour mighty well spent. the Nonpartisan Leader over and be sure to make a list of the Nonpar- tisan candidates to take along so you won’t forget them. It will only take an hour in the car and it will be an Our family is doing its share to make democracy safe across the seas. It would be a shame for you not to use your in- fluence to keep democracy safe at home. Can you please do this—if enly for my sake. “Remember, to vote is your right, privilege and duty just as well as any man’s. Sincerely and hopefully, “Your son, “WALTER.” On the same day this letter arrived at the office of the editor, came a copy of the Producers” News of Plenty- wood, Mont. In it was printed a let- ter from Harry A. Torson, who helped organize the League in Sheridan coun- ty. He is now a soldier in France. His first question was how the League was getting ‘on in his home state. STRONG IN IOWA : Osage, Iowa. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I have not received the Leader for the last two issues. Am missing it very much. I would appreciate very much if you could send me the two copies. Many farmers around Mora Springs are joining. - We ecertainly have the right man for organizing in this locality and are all in hopes of success for our dear state of Iowa to be the next to join with North Dako- ta, our banner state. 3 CARSTEN JENSEN. LIKES THE LEADER ; Filley, Neb. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I inclose a clipping from the Beat- rice Sun, of how they treated one of your organizers at Clarks, Neb. I have been reading your paper for four - months and think it nearer telling the truth than any other paper. There is no organizer in this part of the county at present that I know of. e POPE FRERICHS. PAGE FOURTEEN © Editor Nonpartisan Leader: OF INTEREST TO KANSANS 2 : Dillon, Kan. Will you kindly publish the inclosed notice in the Nonpartisan Leader, as it has information some of our League members should know. With best wishes for the success of the. Non- partisan league. ; i : HENRY NOTTORF. The notice, which is to south Dickin- son county League members, follows: “The petition to M. C. Hemenway of the Hope (Kan.) Dispatch, has never been presented, as on second thought it was deemed best to con- sider the source, and charge it to Mr. Hemenway’s ignorance, and drop it at present, rather than cause further agitation. This petition was gladly _and freely signed by all members to whom presented and those who do not already know can hereby read why it was not. presented.”—THE EDITOR. THAT TEXAS JUDGE ; Madison, Wis. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I have just finished reading a letter to you written by L. D. Miller, county Jjudge of Wheeler county, Texas. This " letter would be highly amusing if it were not for the melancholy reflection that we are sending our best young men to the battle front in France to fight for the things that this very learned judge would try to suppress here. X I am proud to say that I have been in Texas and the opinion of this dense- ly ignorant person is very far from the sentiment I found there. To think that this man, who occu- pies the high office of county judge and who by his oath of office is sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States, would treat it as a scrap of paper, as the unspeakable kaiser does, is unthinkable. Not only does he advocate mob violence but says that he will help to destroy de- mocracy in Texas. 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