The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 3, 1919, Page 13

<4 «b» e 2 & e R 0 “What the Organized Farmer Is Doing Short Notes' About the Activities in League States SOUTH DAKOTA, J. NELSON, national League lecturer, is speaking almost daily to record-breaking au- diences in South Dakota. At many of his meetings the halls are not large enough to accommodate the crowds. s * * * If all the League members in South Dakota had the spirit of George A. Driver of St. Charles the League would be “over the top.” Mr. Driver is one of the leading League boosters of the state. In response to the call to action for the primary elections Mr. Driver replied: “I never miss one word that is printed in the Leader. Glad to hear the machine is going into action. I will be glad to help furnish part of the gas, so you will find check for $16 from one of my ‘neighbors, Fred Kruger, for a new membership in the League. If only every old member could or would send in a new name would it not be great?” * *, * The farmers’ primary campaign is on under the new state law. Thisis m———M—m —————— = putting new “pep” into. the ‘organizers and members and things are begin- ning to move at a rapid rate in the political arena. The old political crowd is split into various factions, none of whom have a definite, con- structive program to offer the voters. With their record of broken promises and unredeemed pledges staring them in the face they are at a loss for an issue. The Nonpartisan league is the only political organization that pre- sents a united front and offers a con- structive program for the betterment of conditions, and the prospects are bright for victory. EDITOR SOUTH DAKOTA LEADER. NEBRASKA HE only action taken by the Nebraska legislature to cope with the profiteers in the spe- cial session was the appoint- ment of a committee of the legislature to meet with state officers and discuss whether the legislature can do any- thing to stop profiteering. * * * Governcr McKelvie told. the house of representatives just before. the special session adjourned that the only definite result of the high cost of liv- ing investigations was a reduction in the price of hogs, cattle and corn. “We are treading on dangerous ground,” said the governor. * * * Senator W. J. Taylor, the only League man in the state “senate, in- troduced a red-hot resolution demand- ing some action against the profiteers, but he could not get it even consider- ed. In the house that body contented itself with asking the governor and attorney general what they had done to lower the H C L Nonpartisan league members are preparing to turn out to a man at the constitutional convention election on November 4 and support progressive men. The prospects for the election of men indorsed in many counties by the League and other farmers’ organ- izafions are very bright. * * * The state supreme court declared constitutional the law providing for the holding' of a constitutional con- vention. The law was attacked by re- actionary interests in Omaha. * * * Representative John Schmidt = of Saunders county, Nonpartisan lea- guer, introduced in the special session a resolution denouncing Governor Mec- Kelvie and ex-Governor Neville for their failure to curb the mob spirit in Nebraska, but the legislators voted down the resolutlon without any dis- cussion. 3 %* %k * : The plank in the League’s state platform declaring for state-owned beet sugar factories is growing in favor since, the sugar factories are charging-for their product at the door of the mill the New York basic sugar price plus the freight to the factory. With a .125,000,000-pound crop of beet sugdr in s:ght Nebraska consumers are still paymg exorbitant prices for sugar. EDITOR NEBRASKA LEADER. KANSAS HE first issue of a real farm- er-owned and controlled news- paper has made its appearance at Ellsworth. 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