The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 28, 1919, Page 13

-bribe his way in. IDAHO IS LEARNING LESSON Meridian, Idaho. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Believe me, North Dakota’s people are giving progressives everywhere great joy. In Idaho, the men who “were to save us from “anarchy,” “bol- shevism” and whatnot, did not hesitate to steal away from the Idaho people the privilege of nominating whom they desire for state office. We will have two years of kaiserism under the direction of outside business monopolists. © Already the financial pirates are telling us what they got in the way of “rights” at the hands of the lawmakers. Enemies of the League here are making anything but public choice in favor of the Nonpartisan league im- possible from dire necessity. The noise against Townley, Frazier and the state government as a whole is the noise of the enemy who can not MARCUS DAY. FIGHTER TO GET LEADER . Hobart, Okla. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Inclosed please find check for which please send the Leader to Campbell Russell, 1304 West Sixteenth street, Oklahoma City, Okla. Mr. Russell is now one of the corporation commis- sioners of this state and one of the best farmers of the state, and we drafted 'him to the position he now holds. I am also inclosing a paper published by him, showing the fight he is making for the people of this state. - J. B. TOSH. Mr. Russell is publisher of the Cat, which calls a spade by its front name, and which makes no effort to hide its antagonism to the special privi- leges and Big Biz. ILLINOIS FARMER WOULD JOIN Palmyra, Ill. Editor. Nonpartlsan Leader: I see in the Prairie Farmer (printed in Chicago) where they say it won’t be \long until noisy- flivvers will be carrymg Nonpartisan league organ- izers up and down the state selling memberships at $16 a throw. This sounds just like the first arguments I - heard agamst the League when I join- ed it in North Dakéta.- The League is all right, and so _is the $8 a year, and I am writing this to see if I can find out just when that noisy machine will commence in Palmyra township; because I would like to be the first man to join and help out in any other way. : L. M. SULLIVAN. LEAGUE IN WASHINGTON Mount Vernon, Wash. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: - It is sometimes a long wait for us here before we hear anything of the work of the League, but recently at Mount Vernon, J. O. Nelson, a League lecturer, told 300 persons in this dis- trict of the League’s fight and its ac- complishments in North Dakota. We are very thankful to the League for sending 2 man of Mr. Nelson’s ability to explam what the League has done and is planning to do. Meetings at Conway and Sedro’ Wooley were well attended. NESTOR JOHNSON. =R TR KEEPS THEM INFORMED Letters From Qur Readers CO-OPERATION THE WAY OUT Pomona, Cal. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: : To those of us who have given our hundreds to the cause, thereby im- poverishing ourselves, it behooves us to bestow our pittances where they will do the most good ~One or two donations per year is the limit with me. In the large field of progressive measures calling for support, none ap- peals so strongly as the Nonpartisan movement, and no other department of it will accomplish so much for the money expended as that educational feature, the Nonpartisan press. Get the truth to the people. will do the rest. I am too old to be active in the “play.” So send your paper to the inclosed address for ome year. Too long have the farmers waited for someone else to help them. They must organize to run their own business and political activities. You must rec- ogmze that politics too is business. H. WHITTEMORE. They A VOICE FROM MISSOURI : West Plains, Mo. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I have been reading your paper for the past three months and think it is the best-I ever read. Below is part of ? letter I sent to the St. Louis Repub- ic: “I have been reading some of the letters from farmers who have been writing to your paper and who say the farmer is so abused and oppressed. I say so, too, but should \the farmer take all this and not do a thing in pro- test? By no means.- He must get busy and build a wall of defense around himself through organization.” I stated further that if any farmers ' were inferested in plans of organiza- tion, they could write to the Leader and get a sample copy of your good ° paper. The kept press, of course, hasn’t printed my letter yet and prob- ably won’t. Yours for success in democracy. - ROY E. BUREN. A GOOD EDITORIAL Devils Lake, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Will you please tell me who wrote the editorial, “A Lesson from His- tory”? I want to shake his hand, for he is squarely on the right track. The nearer the league of nations copies' the Constitution of the United States, the nearer right it will be. I have been tempted several times to write something to the Leader along the line of this editorial, but I fear I am a bit timid. ¥ The same economic forces are work- ing to prevent the league of nations as tried to prevent the formation of the Union and the opposition arguments are very much the same. I feel con- fident that the forces of union will win. W. H. BROWN. PRAISE FOR THE LEADER Falsen, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: : " I believe that the Leader is one of the best sources of information pub- lished; it prints the truth and prints it fearlessly. Its editorials- and state- _ments may be .relied upon. The farmers’ legislature, which has just _adjourned, passed laws which are a lay back of the war was far too vast an accomplishment for any one body of men THE immeasurably great purpose which’ to put through to a finish. Our soldiers have done— are doing—their part. God knows we never wanted them to do more. But what of us? Winning the war was the initial step toward a world peace and pros- perity of which hitherto we had never dared to dream. But it was only a step. The work of the most glorious armies of all his- tory placed us on the threshold of an open door. A new world of unlimited possibilities lies beyond. g They could not bring it to They could only.show it to us, and its vast worth —and give their lives to do it, if that were needed. It is our task to finish this work. They showed us the way and passed on—perhaps to new worlds to conquer. And whether we will or not, the solemn obligation to finish their work has fallen upon us. a1 ve preak faith with us who ie, We shall not sleep—though poppies blow In Flanders fields.” Your patriotism and mine was not buried in those graves in Flanders fields. There is still work to do—for our country, for ourselves, for our children. 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We also have a The quuty CO_Operatlve E XChallge o Just w;:iy any farmer or laboring state administration of honest men, of MINNESOTATRANSEER 3 man would not join a movement for whom Lynn Frazier is a good example. % his own emancipation is beyond me. A. C. Townley is walking in the foot- ST. PAUL’ MINNESOTA I won’t let the farmers of this county forget there is a way to mdustnal and economic freedom. 0. LONERGAN steps of Lincoln, the ‘emancipator. Three cheers for the Leader and the wonderful movement it is backing. GUST C. AANERUD. And Get the Highest Market Prices. Liberal Advances. Prompt Settlements, Sacks and Tags Furnished. PAGE TKIBTEEN A S RS I A R S S T I NI SR o S ; Ienflon tha Luder When’ Writinc Adverfisem s