The Dickinson press., 1916-11-04

tI1Ao SouISy w NAo1 S6"AN SAAN AS6N NtNA
nominees in the primaries for the
sole reason that these men are not
farmers
A personal attcck is being made
upon Hon. M, L. Mcbride, our state
senator, wherein they charge him with
having failed to supper; legislation
favorable to the farmers and they
even go to the extent of misquoting
legislative records and documents. We
believe that in fairness to Mr.. Nc
Bride and for the sake of a clean and
honest campaign, that such methods
should not be encouraged. Why did
these gentlemen not tell you that Mr..
Mcbride was in favor Of terminal
elevator owned and controlled in this
state; why did they not tell you that
Mr.. Mcbride fought for a state hail
insurance compulsory law, and that it
was through his efforts that law
was passed declaring that hail in
surance policy takes effect within
twenty-four hours after it's issuance;
why did they not tell you that in 1915
he supported the measure that reduc-
ed the rate of interest from twelve to
ten per cent and from seven to six
per cent; why did they not tell you
that he supported the measure pro-
viding for the exemption of farm i'm
provements from taxation, which
came up before the Senate during his
term, and that he voted in favor of
such law; why did they not tell you
that he was the originator of the bill
that provided for the twenty-five per
cent increase for the payment by the
state to farmers for tubercular stock
that is killed; why did they not tell
you that he was the originator of the
idea and the bill providing for a nor
NAL school for the Slope country and
that it was through his able efforts
and none other that the bill was safe
ly guided through and passed by two
successive legislatures and now gives
us an opportunity to vote for the bill;
why did they not tell you about all
these things and about the various
other measures that he supported that
showed all the way through true and
unassumed friend of the farmer and
the people of this county? If politics
is as unclean as the representatives of
the league in this county picture it,
then why do they not set better ex-
ample by placing higher ideal in
politics and demonstrate to the people
that justice can prevail when the true
and actual facts and those only are
presented to the people?
We would not take issue with the
Nonpartisan League, nor do we ques-
ton it's sincerity in it's motives, but
we do believe that it's representatives
in this county, in their over-anxiety to
show to the organization, by which
they are hired that they can produce
the goods in Stark County, are per-
haps overstcpping and going beyond
their instructions in the manner and
method in which the campaign is to
be conducted.
Hon. C. C. Turner and Hon. H. j..
Blanchard, in their service as repre-
scntatives in the past, have likewise
shown that they favored all legisla-
tion favorable to the farmers and peo-
pie Of this county, and thai they like
wise supported all the measures We
have named above.
II. A. Mackolf has never sought or
held public office before, but, from
our acquaintance with him and his
reputation in the community, he is an
honest, capable and efficient man. We
are certain that if elected he will be a
credit to this community. He, as we'll
as all the other legislative candidates,
are pledged to support the state plat
form of the Republican party, which
cmbodies the planks of the Nonpar-
tisan League platform.
In justice and in fairness to all
these candidates running, and in the
name of clean politics, which we be-
lieve the league and its members
stand for, we ask that the regular
Republican candidates be given fair
chance in this election; that true and
undisputed facts only be urged, either
in behalf or against a candidate, and