Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-04-05
e. The funeral was more like

corpse. The funeral was more like
a wake"
The speaker declared that he had
also been lawyer at one time but
had not been success. II kept my
hands in my own pockets" said Mr..
Thomason, land no man who keeps
his hands in his own pockets instead
success as a lawyer"
The league is fairer to the law
yers and business men than they have
been to the farmers In the past" de-
clared the speaker. There should be
about one-haf lawyer in the entire
legislature. That should be easy to
nnd. Perhaps If we put two Of the
lawyers IN this. state together we
would have whole one"
Mr.. Thomason said that he had also
been a business man at one time, but
had failed for lack Of cooperation. He
said that business men are opposed
to farmers sending to mail order hous-
es for supplies, but the reason the
farmers do it is In an effort to econo-
mize. The business men, he said. made
mistake in opposing this organiza-
tion which is working to keep the
wealth OF this state III the hands Of
the farmer. so he will not feel obliged
to make such efforts to economize.''
Business Men Get BENEFIT,
Continuing on the theme of Coop
GRAFTON, the speaker said that the far
mers had been trying the better farm
Ing ideas advocated by the business
men for several years past These
ideas had created more wealth he
said. but had created 1t for the busi-
ness men, not for the farmers. The
only result Of the cooperation of the
business men, as far as the tillers Of
the soil was concerned. according to
Mr.. Thomason. was the creation Of q
mortgaged indebtedness Of $15,000,-
600 for the farmers Of the state. The
cooperation Of the business men, he
said, had turned the farmers over to
bunch OF political tricksters who
the goods they bought. and received
lower prices for the goods they sold.
Applaud GaDgsters.
"At present" Mr.. Thomson said,
''the gang from Minneapolis Jerk the
wires, the politicians jump, and the
business men applaud"
To support his arguments the speak
or told several stories. II am not as
good story teller as would be if
1t is a preachers business to tell stor-
les. but I will do the best I can"
Langef's Address.
William LANCER. states attorney Of
Morton county; nominated by the
league for attorney general spoke
briefly, pledging himself to fight to
the finish for the aims Of the organi-
zation and predicting a certain VIC
tory.
Plenty of Material.
President A. c. Townley stated that
secret conclave mad found plenty of
good material for governor. There
are tens OF thousands of farmers in
the state today" he declared, who
would make as good governors as any
holders Of that office in the last 20
years."
Large Sum for Gasoline.
He f1ayed business men who asked
questions regarding the use to which
the IS membership fees collected from
each OF the $4,000 farmers who had
Joined the league had been put, de-
clartng that most Of the money coll
lected had been spent in this state,
largely on gasoline, new tires, and
other accessories for the automobiles
used by the league organizers in their
campaign.
Frazier States Position.
The last speaker of the evening was
Lynn j. Frazier, league candidate for
governor, who said that the nomina-
tion had come as great surprise to
him. =
Mr.. Frader also declared that un-
der the present circumstances there
was no inducement for boys and girls
to remain on the farm, where they
were compelled to work long hours,
and then see the results of their la
bors sold at prices fixed by the boards
of trade In distant cities without re-
gard to the law of supply and demand.