Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-04-05

Two meetings were held in the large
council chamber Of the. Grand Fork.
city hall Tuesday by the Farmers
Non-Partisan league.
Some 200 residents of Grand Forks
and farmers from the surrounding
territory attended the afternoon ses.
sion. The attendance in the evening
was approximately 800.
The speakers advocated the candi-
dates and propaganda put forward by
the league and roasted ministers, law
yers,. business men, politicians and
newspapers, especially those who op.
posed the leagues program.
At the afternoon session the speak.
ers included President A. c. Townley
j. Arthur Williams, former Socialist
candidate for mayor of Grand Forks
and r. B. Martin and Beecher Moore
league organizers.
Those who spoke in the evening
were President Townley. Mr.. Martin
Mr.. Williams. o. NJ. Thomason of the
Non.Partisan Leader editorial staff
attorney general and Lynn j. Frazier
candidate for governor. Mr.. Williams
presided.
Afternoon Session.
I'VE expect the cooperation Of the
business men Of North Dakota in the
promotion Of the Farmers Non
Partisan league declared A.. G.
Townley Of Fargo. president Of the
organisation, in his address before the
meeting Of members Of the league
and those interested at the city hall
yesterday afternoon.
But even II the business mon and
newspapers OF the state are not able
to see their obligation to the worker
Of the soil, we will carry out our
plans anyway" he declared.
Boosts Mail Order Houses.
In the course Of his address Presi-
present time that s55.ooo,ooo was
sent out Of the state annually by big
business THE business mon Of the
state do not know where they are at
when they criticize the farmer for
sending to Sears Roebuck & Co. The
farmer must keep looking for the
only place he IL able to find them"
Under the present system. he de-
clared, the money goes "to the east
ern cutthroats."
Herald is Attacked.
1T is much to be regretted" he
declared, that in a. city the size of
Grand Forks there should be a paper
which stands in your way and at
tefnpts to hold you down. We are
dS0uFeQlV not PROUD OIL the IdCt, ana
the farmers will not stand for 1t. The
Grand Forks Herald has been work
Ing against the interests of farming
and intends to pursue that course.
I'm the past 1t has not shown due
respect to the tiller Of the soil. 1t
should have conducted itself better"
President Townley also discussed at
length the matter Of the story of the
meeting Of the league here in Tues
day mornings Herald. He declared
1t should have been given prominence
on the front page, but on the other
\ hand. he declared, "the story was
hid at the bottom Of a straw pile u
Several stories on the front page OF
the paper which it was claimed
should have been withdrawn and
preference given the league story
were discussed.
At the close Of his discussion of the
daily paper, President Townley threw
the sheet on the floor and Jumped
II have had very strenuou.
week." he said. with the Herald, the
Fargo Courier-News and the Nor
rnanden."
Williams Pays Respects.
THE league was organized to fix
Jerry Bacon" declared J. Arthur
Williams Of this city, chairman of
the meeting, in a short address. The
Herald tried to break up that organi-
zation Of farmers. the Equity, but 40
far it has not succeeded and never
will.
almost every candidate for state
ONCE should be farmer and laws
should be passed to keep all of the