Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-06-15
"Put beggar on horse back and
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he'll ride to the devil"
Many of our readers have heard
this time-worn expression and to
some of them it is coming home in a
startling manner. Politically speak
ing, Fay Harding, Nom Partisan can
didatc for the legislature, is that beg
gar. We have called attention in for
mer issues to the supinc manner in
which he went down to Fargo and al
lowed the self-appointcd league boss
es to put through their program, and
then came home and broke into print
upholding their action. The print
hadn't hardly dried on the paper when
our appraisal of Harding was sub
stantiatcd in the most startling and
convincing manner.
Friday was circus day and one nf-
ter another of liardng's own neigh
boris and league members came to the
writer to congratulate him on the
stand he has taken at least regarding
Fay Harding.
Remember, the men we refer to
and they are mnny-livc in Harding's
own district and are members of the
league. We are not in the habit of
making statements that an enemy
could land us in court for and secure
damages. Make no mistake The
oh,
proven.
More than one league member from
Harding's own precinct has personal
ly assured us that Harding will not
carry his own home precinct
If there is any man in the county
who doubts the statements appearing
in this article let them write to the
Record editor and he will be glad to
furnish the names of several of the
Non-Partisan League members in
Harding's home precinct who will sub
stantiate the statements made. They
are well-known and prominent farm
ers and they are more than willing
to state their Opinion of Harding.
They are not candidates for office.
They are private citizens. 1t is not
their duty to go out and take the
brunt of Il fight to show Harding up.
The Record viii! gladly take the hard
knocks. That is what it is for.
Remember one thing: Despite the
fact that Fay Harding was endorsed
by delegates from small portion of
the northern precincts Of this county
in Il close contest-thcrc are any
number of farmers who know Hard
ing best, who are his close ncighbors
and who are members of the Nom
Partisan League and they will tell
you just exactly the same as the Rec
ord is telling ut this time They are
going TO vote for Geo Naramore, II
farmer, in Hurding's stead and they
will be glad to advise other league
members who do not know him to do
the same.
A week ago the Record stated that
~ "ouih Wy LHt
time before election to show that
Harding is not the simon-purc polit-
ical angel that the Non-P Partisan
League authorities would want you to
believe their candidates. There is no
class of men better able to pass upon
him as candidate thun his own
neighbors and league members. They
claim that he has used political
methods that vie well with the most
professional politician that could be
named and has done so in matters
that pertained to the welfare of the
men of his own school district
A league member and voter in
Harding's own school district is au-
thority for the statement that Hard.
ing is one of the most lax men ir
his district in observing the compul
sorry school laws. They say that ir
a recent school election Harding's
own hired man was voted despite the
fact that he had worked in the state
only while last year and that he ha,
been out of the state until COMPARE
lively recently. They contend tina
the rest of them have been required