Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-04-20

iilclll 1IOlu Candidate 1OI IT.
publican nomination for repre-
sentative in the legislature from
the Twenty-Sixth Judicial dis
trict was received by the Record
one night last week. 1t is L. S.
Laneedahl, of Kidder county,
who is a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Mr.. Langedahl has
never been accused of being con-
trolled by anybody, is a dyed-in-
the-wool farmer and a member
of the Non-Partisan League.
However, he is a republican and
not socialist and for that rea-
son cannot stand for the socialis-
tic program of the League which
demands that the next legislature
pass appropriations at the ex-
pense of the state government to
build everything that is of use to
the farmer. MIR. Laneedahl be-
lieves in cooperation of the far
mers and for that reason gave
his membership fee with the rest
when the organization of the
Non-Partisan League was first
taken up in Kidder county. He
believes in using every effort to
improve the conditions of the
farmer, but does not believe in
foisting vast program of social
istic financial expenditures on the
state government.
And why should he? If flour
mills, packing houses, elevators,
ETC., are needed in this state why
shouldn't the farmers build them.
own them, run them and retain
the profits, if any. If there is
money in such things, then there
is no reason why farmers coop
Grating shouldn't put their money
in them as they are doing in ele-
vators in nearly all of the EN-
mons county towns. If such
things are unsound financially,
then there is a reason why the
farmers wouldn't put their
money in them. And, in that
case, it is nothing short of a
crime to try to build them at
state expense.
1t might be well to add, also
that there is absolutely no justice
in the argument that the state
should build and pay for those
commercial enterprises of pc
culiar interest to the farmers un-
less they also include the things
which are needed by other lines
of endeavor. If the state should
build and pay for -four mills
packing plants, terminal elevators
and the like, then in fairness te
all they should also construct
paper mills to supply the news
papers, factories to supply the
merchants, money without inter
est to supply the banks, labora
tories to supply the drug store:
and SO on down the list.
1t is no wonder then that the
Non-Partisan League refused to in
dorse Mr.. Langedahl for re-elec
ton despite the fact that they
can find no flaw in his public
record nor the excuse that he i:
not farmer, if that is an honest
reason for refusing support to any
candidate. The League newspaper
explained their support of Ton
Hall, Kozitsky, Birdsell and Other
politicians on the ground thai
merit and experience should BIZ
rewarded in public office. If so
the League representatives from
this judicial district made a sorry
mess of it so far as Mr.. LANCE
dahl is concerned. And, in clos
ing, we might add that this can
didate had about decided to pas.
up such a thankless job as repre-
sentative this year had it no
been for the urging of some O
the very League members wht
took part in the legislative con
vention at Steele and who die
not appreciate the attitude o,
that body in refusing to put theil
stamp of approval on Mr.. LANCE
dahps work. but endorsed a dem
ocrat and a socialist instead a.
the two Kidder county men.
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