The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 5, 1920, Page 3

: c,épdidé‘té"for j'ustiéé -~ dates have been nominated for the state legislature. ' range, able to roll up majorities: cFiwrn R ibig Sien iRt Y e But aside from the votes won by the League the Minnesota - campaign hasproved an impressive victory. The League has forced the Republican party, for the first time in its history, to put a ton- nage tax plank in its state platform. And there will be enough - League members in the coming legislature to force the passageof a - tonnage tax law, probably over the governor’s veto, if such a course . . should become necessary. . o : : ; ~ the Chicago heari Saer o aiane e - Secretary Meredith says that at the hearin e q;fibgigion'- was voiced against any change in t t%h:s retary, however, t cogi!f@t 5 4 ha - -ing that so \rmers protest st’the proposed change. g‘,m et oy T e spoi ang THE INTEREST OF A SQUA DEAL FOR THE FARMERS IN Entered as second-class matter; at_ the pnstofice at Minneapolis, Minn,, under. the act of:March 3, 1879, - Publication address, 427 Bixth avenue S., Minneapolis, m. - Adl -all - remittances. to 'The Nonpartisan ', Lender, Box, 2075, Minneapolis, Minn, . i ) oqel-;'mnilm' of the YOL M, NOSL vl e LI ~ The Minnesota Primary—A People’s Victory ' \HE Minnesota primary is over and in spite of the apparent, e ) “ - B defeat of Doctor Henrik Shipstead for governor, a tremen- : dous victory has been won by the League and labor forces, ' In the primaries two: years ago the League candidate for gov- W .ernor was defeated by 50,000 votes. This time the lead of the steel - trust candidate has been reduced to less than 10,000 votes, a clear - gain of 40,000 for the League. This great gain indicates that the farmers can elect a governor in th_Q' fall election this fall if they de- cide to make another campaign. s SR ~ For the first time the League-labor forces have nominated a : -\ : GOT g M,N,Ag’(’o A ik F : [0 this candidate led the entire field on the early returns.. = - Carss and Keller, labor candidates for congress in Duluth and St. Paul, respectively, have been renominated, and in the country districts the farmers have nominated Rev. O. J. Kvale, while Nels . E. Thormodson appears to have a strong chance also. = - S _ In at least two-thirds of the legislative districts League candi- - Everywhere that the League is organized the farmers ,increé,sgd- - their vote over two years ago. It was only in counties where the League is poorly organized or in counties, like those of the iron ber the lack of performance that these same politicians have shown, vhere the steel trust is gupljeme,‘_tha‘t.the»; opposition was - But the biggest re_Sult_of all is that thefai‘merfand’labbr forces have shown that they can work together in harmony. In spite of all - the efforts of the opposition to create ill feeling throughout the cam- paign there was not the slightest friction. The farmer and the city ~workingman can again clasp their hands, congratulating each other on the successes they have won thus far and pledging themselves " to work for a cq’xpplete‘ victory in the future. _ SECRETARY MEREDITH AND THE FARMER B o 'E HAVE examined the ruling of Secretary of Agriculture : Meredith turning down the request of northwestern farm- ~V_ers for a revision of the spring wheat grades. Secretary - Meredith says that while the farmers claimed that a revision of , R S. »MORRIB. Editor. . MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOT ‘A’ MAGAZINE THAT DARES TO v [ PRINT: THE TRUTH = One year, in advance, 32.50: six months, $1.50; Clas- «./sifled 'rates “on- classified page; other: advertising rates " .'on application.. Member - Audit Bureau: of . Circulations; ..-C, > Beckwith ' Special Azeug. advertising ' represen- tatiyes, New York, ~Chicago, St. Louls, Kunsas City. A, JULY 5, 1920 . WHOLE NUMBER 248 ent-at the hedring, or at any other hearing on the federal grades, has protested against their unfairness.. The only farmers who at any time opposed changes in the spring wheat grades have been a few farmerg outside of the spring wheat territory who had been led to believe that the changes might affect them, though there was - absolutely no:request at: this vtime»:»for any changes other: than in spring wheat grades. . : Mr. Meredith, in his desire to-give a ruling that will please the .;vm‘ille_rs and grain dealers, is exceedingly clumsy in his attempts to . make it appear he i_% acting in the interests of the farmers. " THE FARMER IS GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD after, . The Republican national platform solemnly assures us % “’THI’S is the season of the year when the farmer is much sought ‘that “The farmer is the backbone of the country.” The Dem- - ji ocrats, holding their national convention at a later date, may be ex- - pected to deviSe some even more original term of compliment: ' Not many farmers will be fooled by the honeyed promises of 2 i L » ‘:'the, profeSSional{_pdliticians in a campaign year. They will remem- of the supreme court. It is noteworthy that wRa e 5 S o S DerA Rt TN year after year, in between campaigns. . G . The farmers will go straight ahead, despite the efforts of the politicians to divide them by enticing them into one camp or the -other.. The New Day is in sight and the farmer is headed straight for'it. He has no time to waste with those who seek to confuse the issues and lead him into the regular quadrennial,sham battle. : , . - WALL STREET AND THE PRESIDENCY : N 7 ARIOUS spokesmen for the Republican party, including Doc- - tor Nicholas Murray: Butler, have asserted, during the past week, that the Republican party had taken high moral ground by turning down General Leonard Wood, with his campaign expen- ditures of a million and a half, and Governor Lowden, who pur- chased delegates at the bargain counter price of $2,500 per head. The Leader asserted a week ago that in reality it made little difference to big business which of the leading Republican candi- dates were selected. While Wood or Lowden might be the first grades would bring them better returns for their wheat, the oppo- S _site is the case. In other words, Secretary Meredith claims to know - more about the farmers’ business than they know themselves. To = “ * . any one who listened to Meredith’s questions and statements at the = “ ‘Chicago hearing it is surprising to learn that he sets himself up as = ) Heceom - ‘; . an authori grain growing, He must have learned it all since mge ? The millers and grain buyers, of cour, pring wheat belt pres t Chicago “great’ ndards.” By were considered at Chicago, with the exception of Johnson and.La ' Follette, would be eminently satisfactory. - Now we find the mouthpiece of big business, the Wall Street i .qufnal;_admitting this very fact. In an issue just before the nom- inations were made the Wall Street Journal says that aside from ‘hardly a name among the dozen or more mentioned epresent in the eyes: of big: business (which means good® business ‘and intelligent. business) a trustworthy cit- - nable prospect of fitting himself by experience to the sponsible office in our gift, " . #iiet 3 3 % . Wall street’s description of what “big business” means is amus- ing._ It may also be interesting to the copimon people to know that = | ‘Senator Harding has Wall street’s stamp of approval. Now let’s | hat they think of the nominee of the Democratic watch and S onvention N