The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-05-25

MIND that they were the same
as are now used to attempt to
destroy the Nonpartisan lea
que.
The attack made on the
Equity organization was made
against the management, just
as the attacks made on the non
partisan league is claimed to be
against the management. At
the time the attacks were made
on the Equity. Lotus and An
derson were denounced az ras-
Gals and frauds of the very
worst kind, and by the same
newspapers and men who are
now denouncing the Non-parti-
san League. Now these same
newspapers and men are prais-
ing Lotus and Anderson, with
the hope no doubt of trying to
get them and the Equity or
ganization to turn against the
Nonpartisan people.
1t will be remembered, too,
that at the time the fight was
on against the Equity organi-
zation the Co-operators Herald,
the official organ of the Equity,
was denounced in the harshest
sort of language, and Baker,
it's editor. was charged with be-
ing everything but gentle
man. Now, those same papers,
the ones that denounced the
Herald and Baker personally,
are beginning to try to fatter
the paper, and are willing to
say good things about Baker,
no doubt with the purpose of
trying to set the Herald and
Mr.. Baker against the Non
partisan Leauge.
The Nonpartisan League is
largely made up of Equity men
and the effort to split the two
organizations will not win. 1t
may be remembered too, that
at the time the attacks were
made on the Equity a few
farmers were found who lent
their aid to the attacks in print,
as now few farmers are found
who lend their aid in print and
otherwise to the attacks on the
Nonpartisan League. These
tactics are always adopted by
those who would destroy the
organizations of the farmers,
and who would attempt to keep
them apart from cooperating.
At times some well meaning
farmers are misled for the time
being, but they generally wake
up after a little, unless they be
such as can be handled for a
valuable consideration"
That there have been some
mistakes made in the Nonparti-
San League, neither the man
nor the mem bership
will deny. That there were
some mistakes made in the
Equity organization neither the
or the membership
will deny. They are but hu-
man organizations, and all hu-
man organizations are fallible,
and not infallible. Wherever
mistakes have been made they
can and will be corrected.
Churches make mistakes at
times in their management,
and grievous ones. but because
Of this fact there is no advoc-
acy by honest men and women
to destroy the church, the ad-
vocacy and insistence is to wipe
out the mistakes and make
necessary and sensible correc-
tions. This same rule applies
to the Nonpartisan League, and
is being applied. The hard
fight made against tits because
it had sense enough in it's or
ganization to collect enough
funds as il went along to IN
sure it's continued existence
and working power This il
what is really disturbing the
machine press and the machine.
advocates.
The Searchlight will certain
ly never hesitate to criticises
the Nonpartisan League or any
other organization where criti-I
cisn1 seems proper and neces-1
sary. Bnt il recognizes the
fact that the farmers are taking
the right ia organizing for good
government, az well as for the.
control of their own business
and their own products. H
political control should be per-
to continue ii the con-
troll of other interests, and the!
farmers have no control. they
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