The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 19, 1920, Page 3

_IN THE INTEREST OF A SQUARE || @ ; EAL FOR THE FARMERS . Enzar dd “miatter ‘at fhe mwfllm at naapolis, L wider the ‘act of Marv:h 8, 1879; Pubuufiun sd ' 427 Sixth avenue 8., upolu. Imdar Box 2076 Minneapolis, Minn, { YoL, 11, NO. 8 OOKING at it in one way, probably the logxcal way, the pnmary wote in North Dakota June 30 proved the state UNANI- MOUSLY for the Nonpartisan league program. Governor .Framer, who has won the Republican nomination for governor, of- ‘course ran on the League program, which his administration has “made such splendid: progress. in carrying out. But William Langer, turncoat attorney general and I. V. A. candidate for governor op- posed to Frazier, ALSO RAN ON THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE PROGRAM. Therefore bth those who voted for Frazier and those ‘who voted for Langer voted for the farmers’ program, and it was a . ‘the state. This is one way of lookmg ‘at it Tlns explanatlon must be i made, however: Langer’s expression of friendship for the farmers’ “voted for him knew it was. . He was elected attornéy general twice ~with ‘League indorsement, but betrayed the farmers’ organization, . He came out against the acts of the farmer legislators at the refer- | measures were carried by majorities which have been mcreased by % inthe 1919 referendum, Langer pretended to be for the League pro- - ried it out in detail, and this year he again announced his adherence. .- to the program, cntlcimng only the method by ‘which it was being - ' carried out, and attacking the League by declaring it was crooked . and was run by “Somallsts,” “free: lovers and what not—the same _ . old misrepresentations. = ~ ¢ Undoubtedly many: North Dakota voters who favor the_ - League’s constructive rograrfi but do not belong to the League fell- + for Langer’s two-faced stand. They felt he was for the program . and S0 voted for hlm, though as between a candldate runnmg ,on the l—;\(' -.MC&Z program and pne out-and—out agamst 1t they have in the past voted -for the League-indorsed man. . But the members of the League saw ‘through Langer’s dishonesty. No League members voted for him. " They know a true from a false friend of the program. ' They know ' - League opposition, opposed alike to the League, its program and Minn . Address ail’ remittanices t. THS U el Mngazlne ol tlle Nnfiona! Nonp-rtmn Leme—Every Week ~ * 8oy R S VER 8. Monms Editor. MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA, JULY 19, 1920 The Greatest North Dakota Vlctory unanimous expression m faVOr of what the farmers want to doin .. program was, of course, camouflage, and the majority of those who . : i joining the opposxtlon forces after the last session of the legislature. i : - endum last year in July, and got his first defeat then, when these ok the primary vote just held. 'Even when opposing the farmers’ laws - “ gram “in principle,” though against the way the legislature had car- g _ing, our neighbor, Canada, quietly takes every bushel of wheat out . of the hands of the wheat market speculators. - and the reason it assigns for continuing is the fact that the British a.r in advanee, $2.50; six months, $1. ro Clas- slfied utes on ‘classified page; other: advertisin .-on ‘application,” Member Audit Bureau of' C Beckwith Special Azeng ndveruslng uum New York. Chicag ty Tates . tions. represen- ANsas Cl',y WHOLE NUMBER 250 carrymg out the farmers program. The commission consists of the governor, attorney general and commissioner of agriculture and "labor. ‘After Langer’s statehouse plot was.sprung over a year ago the League had only two out of three of the industrial commission places. With Lianger ehmmated the entire commigsion is favorable to the farmers’ cause, assuring contmued successful carrying out of the complete program : . . ¥R : CANADA’S EXPERIMENT ECISION by the Canadian government to continue handling the wheat crop of that country for the next year, again calls ‘attention to one of the most radical marketmg expenments of modern times. While the politicians of our Northwest are ranting about “so- clahsm" and makmg the air blue (not red) in general because the i3, ‘;«) ]A’{ £ - TSI G Ry OF RAIH '5-'-";. 7 SHOCAATLLISM farmers are trying to get a few state-owned mllls and elevators £0- It did that last year government is “buying through one agency for its whole people. Where there is one buyer. for, export, the Canadian government says, the sellers can be protected only by selling through one agency. * Tast year the Canadian wheat board pald $2.15 cash a bushel ~ for wheat at central market points; such as Fort William, and issued participation certificates to the sellers. The certificate entitled the holder to his share of whatever balance there was left between sell- ing prices and expenses. The press, speaking for the grain dealers, has been announcing until recently that the plan would surely fail . miserably—the wheat had not been blessed by the hand of a specu- lator. ‘But two months ago the board announced that the certifi- cates would be worth at least 40 cents a bushel, probably more. . As compared with the prophecles of the kept press on so-called " socialistic enterprises, it looks as if the Canadian wheat board had ‘met with considerable success.: Its work in the commg year will be w‘orth watching, : : o 1 . DOCTOR LADD'S VICTORY North Dakota, don’t cverlook the magnificent victory won:in N THE rejoicing at the indorsement given Governor Fraz1er in _‘candidates, does not support and vote for men who are honestly for . “the program. Those interests (opposed to the program) and their: : gress backed Langer, which was: dence to Leaguers that . he was against them. And the stuck Frazler + % advocate of their programf the nommatxon of Docto B, F. Ladd, president of North Dakota - Agricultural college, for {rited: States senator. In the past the “organized farmers have been absolutely without representation in ~ the upper house of congress. When the, Nonpartlsan league has. se pect of gettmg League members’\ to A w ainst Frazier, and thus beat the League, the North Dakota ‘opposition was able to get a campaign fund for this primary unpre- edented in the pa had many times the money they ever . . _ i money. the League has ever spent in« < paign Interests both within and without the state whlch : will be damaged by the farmers’ reforms saw a chance t money lavishly for Langer. This enabled ually a door-to-door canvass of the state, e d,, The false prospect of b complete strength, een able to do m the past for in every other t of noise but really ‘they had no hope of ta until the League n b bolt at Ie_ast - " the opposition to put with h dreds of ] been attacked there by creatures ‘of the steel trust of anesota, o not a word has been raised in its defense. . * Doctor Ladd is no weakling. He is a. strong man and unafraid. TLies against the organized farmers will be “called” from 10w on, In the language of the day, Ladd will “tell them.” =« T ‘Ladd’s victory means wonderful things for the farmers all | over the country. Ik was his influence that prevented a price under = | * %2 from being fixed on wheat during the war. As a member of the price-fixing commission he saved the wheat growers of: the nation | ~ millions of dollars. As a United States senator he w111 have even ! ~ more mfluence and poWer ShES G :