The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22
NORTH DAKOTA
GOOD GOVERN
MEN| LEAGUE
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Thoughtful citizens OF the state recog-
nize that the time has come to call
halt upon the Wild campaign hatred and
prejudice the impregnation OF the citi-
zens of North Dakota with -falsehood
and vicious economic fallacieS and they
have organized the Good Government
League 1t is composed of resolutc men
without regard to party affiliations, who
believe in sanity and good government.
1t is intended first of all to meet the
food of lies and plans of spoilation and
exploitation which eminate from the So
cialist propaganda which has overrun
the state unchecked for the past year.
Excepting for the opposition OF three
daily newspapers, a few brave and indie
pendent country weeslies and the Nor
manden. This piunderbund has run It's
course unchecked. Without a dount
more tha half million dollars has been
harvested from the farmers and they arc
still liable for the debts piled up by the
extravaganza of these unprincipled 1nt
uncontrolled leaders who arc self ap-
pointed ana over whom the members Of
the Non-parrisan League have no check
or control.
The Good Government is not in any
sense an enemy of the farmers: 1t pre-
poses to help forward every movement
for the mutual advantage of farmers and
business men. believing that insuch fcl.
lowship and cooperation of town and
country. Of farmers and business men,
lies the welfare and prosperity of the
state.
Tho new movement is not inaugurated
with a rush and yell and bandwagon dis
play. 1T is not toadstool formation
springing up in the night; it has no
scheme Of financing itself and drawing
high salaries for Il horde of carpetbag
gers from the producers of the state.
It's beginning is modest and it's men,
bership fee is small, but it's personnel is
resoiute and not of the kind which lets
go in q few days. Everything indicates
that it is here to stay.
1t will not be held together by appeals
to prejudice made by soapboN trained
orators. anarchists. agitators and un-
frocked preachers with tainted and un-
savory records. 1t will go forward in I,
business like manner and do it's work
permanently with q view to laying the
ghosts cnniured up by the TownleN
brand of eNpioi;ers and uniting the citi
zens in tic movement of measures worth
while but which shall be fair to all ana
injurieus.t ii none. 1t is,a typical Amer
icaE movement and not an acid dtssolv
ent of government and Of self society
itself.
AS anHuonced solely III the Courier
News yesterday. Mr.. Norman B. Blacli
becomes the executive officer of the
League with Offices in Fargo. His char
acter and we'll known record in NORTH
Dakota is answer enough to the ISLANDERS
and aspersions of the Coates-ToWnley y
Po1;ce-Gazette, regarding. the movement
There is no financing of Zig Business
behind it: it is solely citizens move.
ment formed out of consciousness vi
need by men who have grown weary OF
the exploitation of the state and the seed
sowing prejudice and hatred. and who
propose to meet and colnteract it..
The Good Government League is time.
~ and will go on it's way steadily grow
ing and increasing in efficiency, and its
formation means the doom of Townley
ism in North Dakota-Fargo Courier
News.