Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17

mary elections. They nominated their own men'
Now they expect to elect the men they nominated.
The leaders of both the regular parties have VIZ
tuaNy thrown up their hands" They say the farm
ers have the power and the do they please
When the tlers of the soil or the owners of the great
graneres of the Dakotas get control of the state
Legislature, they very likely will next November
they will enact some most startling and original
legislation 1t will border socialism. 1t will sug-
gest the Utopian dreams of former generations and
ages.
The politicians Of the East and Middle West will
do well to keep an eye the political revolution that
"a going here In North Dakota 1t has just begun.
No tell where 1t will end. One thing Is now
assured-the farmers of this great wheat raising
State intend to take over complete control of the
State government They determined to run the
State for the benefit Of the farmer well as for the
whole population They assert they will not be
spoiled by the power with which they about to
clothe themselves and that they will do nothing which
can rightfully be censured by any student of good
government by the people,"
1t has all been most mysterious Almost over night
1t dawned upon the people of the State-it flashed
upon the politicians who have always controlled the
State-that the farmer awake and militant.
Without line of publicity, without speech in pub
lie, small group of "live ones,' as they describe
them up here, organized an army of approximately
forty-two thousand farmers, built up a campaign
defined programme to organize the government Of
the State and there to be not the slightest
doubt they will do
The movement is known as the Farmers Non
Partisan Political League. Each member pays dues
amounting to SO year. And these dues are paid.
Republicans, democrats and progressves have joined
the league. Political lines have been swept away.
Fully treefou of the farmers of the State are
either members of the league or are openly sym
pathetic with its purposes and hopes
What the League Means To Do.
This is what the league intends to-eccomplish:-
Build State terminal elevators for handling
grain Lake Superior and at tidewater, pre-
sumably in New York city or Brooklyn.
Build stock yards, packing houses and cold
storage plants all to be owned and operated by
the State for the benefit of the farmer and stock
raiser.
Enact State insurance against damage from
the elements-hail insurance, blight insurance,
black rust insurance.
Bring about the exemption Of farm improve
ments from taxation.
Create system of State inspection of dockage
and grading of grain.
Establish credit banks operated at cost.
This is what the league is DOING
Preparing to start daily newspaper in the
city of Fargo, with as complete q plant as may
be found anywhere in the world
Arranging to open a bank, with a capital of
$4,000 and surplus of $25, 200.
Getting ready to erect nine story office
building for its own use--the most pretentious
building in the State of North Dakota.
What makes the situation especially interesting is
that the league has the money. 1t has upward Of
three hundred thousand dollars in the treasury 1t
can get all the money it wants The farmers of