The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Lynn J. FRAZIER
ADDRESSED NON
PARTISAN MEETING
Next Governor Tells What the League
Proposes to Do in the Interests of
the Farmers-Other Speakers.

next governor, and several of the
other nonpartisan candidates, address
ed large crowd, comprised largely of
farmers from far and near. Many
stood about the hall for more than
two hours listening to the addresses
and that they were pleased was evil
denced by the frequent rounds OF ap-
p]ause given the speakers. The meet
ing was largely educational. Unfair
conditions which have hampered the
farmers of the northwest for years
were considered and the remedies for
the same we're offered. The farmers
were never so thoroly interested and in
the election Nov. 7 they will vote al
most as man. ~ "
Lynn j. Frazier, who heads the
league ticket, was given great ova-
ton as he came into the room and
the crowd would not content them
selves until he started in to talk.
Anthony Walton, one Of the league
candidates for the legislature from
the 29th, was chairman of the meet
ing. He said but little in regard to his
own candidacy. He said that when he
was at Bismarck two years ago, he
saw things that he would not want his
wife to see and if elected he would do
nothing he was ashamed of. Mr.. Wal
ton turned the meeting over to G. S.
Reishus, member of the state central
committee, who introduced Mr.. Fra
Zier .e.l.- j.. ..
Mr.. Frazier has improved wonder
fully as a speaker. He did not take
much time to greet the audience, for
he had many matters to discuss, and
he started in fright off the bat" He
stated that there was room for many
more farmers in North Dakota, if con-
ditions were adjusted and stated that
we must do more towards converting
the farmers products into the manu-
featured article right here in the
state, cutting out the mill ohaire' mid
dlemen. He said that it will be hard
task to cut out the money gobblers of
the Twin Cities, but stated that it
could be done. They have the money
and the laws back of them. The laws
can be changed but the governor alone
has little power unless he has the leg
islature back of him. It is necessary
to have supreme court that will pass
unon the validity Of every law made
by the legislature. ,".&" a.
He referred to the unfair methods
employed by the grafters when they
get their hands on the North Dakota
wheat, and said that our laws could be
changed to put the bulls and bears out
of business. The beginning of the
task is to elect the entire nonrartisan
league ticket, he said. .
North Dakota wheat is reserved by
the Minneapolis board of trade, man.
ufactured into products and shipped
abroad bearing Minnesota labels, the
North Dakota farmer receiving no
credit. The product is so juggled that
the middleman is made wealthy and
the North Dakota farmer does not
share in the prosperity. They help
build those million dollar mansions in
st. Paul and Minneapolis State own
ed terminal elevators, the development
of manufactures for converting the
raw materials into the finished pro-
ducts, would remedy this condition and
build up our own state.
Mr.. Frazier advised the adoption of
the civil service system in state ap.
pointments. He said that he had met
a man who was drawing 500 month
DIS game "dTucIl, OuC campaigning. 11c
said he had already received many ap-
plications for appointments. Mr.. Fra
zier said the Good Government League
was out after the Nonpartisan league,
using the mails to send out circulars.
The circulars charge the league with
being political affair and say the
farmers have right to organize but
have no right to get into politics. The
speaker said it was all right for the
other fellows to be in politics. They
have had control of the state for TWEEN
ty years. If during that time they
had done as much for good govern
ment as the farmers did during the
twenty days before the. primaries,
there would never have been any need
of organizing the league.
Speaking of exorbitant freight
rates, Mr.. Frazier commended that that
is one Of the things that is retarding
the development of the Ignite coal
industries in North Dakota. ''There
is enough Ignite in North Dakota to
give every family in the United States
ten tons Of coal every year for a hun
bred years. Dean Babcock Of the