The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07

powers that are keeping the people in
ignorance of true conditions rather
than assist in their defeat.
The quicker the business men of the
state see the folly of opposing this
work and the insanity of lining up
with the trickster of any political
party who proSpers and his masters
prosper only at the expense of the men
who produce, societies needs and the
men who render legitimate service, the
quicker we will have an equitable and
righteous Nation, State and commun-
ity.
If this is agitation; make the most Of
it.-N. S. Randall, Box 474, Sank Cen
ire, MINI.
The Herald has no desire to enter
into a controversy with the organizers
of the North Dakota Farmers Non
Partisan League and with the publica-
ton of this article we drop the SUBJ
ject.
The only grounds we had for sup
posing that there was a connection be-
tween this organization and the
Equity people lay in the fact that
their representatives are always
found together and that the "Non-
Partisan Leader" the official paper
Of the organization, is frantically ap-
pealing to members of the League to
come forward with funds for the
erection of a monument for George
LOTUS, who was the head of the
Equity organization. At any rate, if
there is no connection between the
two, they are mighty friendly for en-
tire strangers.
In regard to the number of automo-
biles. We remarked to member of
the organization in this city on the
fact that they left their cars out in
the weather nights instead of housing
them in garages and he replied, eve
have 105 cars out all the time and so
cents night will buy new car every
month" Our statement of the num-
Der of cars came from a member of
the organization.
AS to the cost of cars. Two men
or more travel with each car. We as
sumed that their salaries were $3.50
per month and expenses, because they
offered men in this city that sum to
travel with them, and it is not often
that principals work for less than
subordinates.
That makes $4,000 for salaries and
if two men and car can travel for
less than six dollars a day we would
give something for an itemized ac-
count of their expenses for our own
use. That makes $3.50, leaving only
$4,000 for repairs, gasoline and in
cidentals.
We challenge the statement: "That
with few exceptions the business men
line up with the interests that extort
tribute from the farmer" The state
ment is untrue and the person making
it knows it is untrue.
We have NOT advised the farmers
not to join the so-called Non-Partisan
League or any other organization. 1t
is plainly none of our business what
they join. We do not belong to hat
class who think and declare that the
farmers do not know enough to attend
to their own business but should pay
outside parties to attend to it FOR
them.
The Herald, since we owned it, has
steadfastly advocated organization
and cooperation among farmers.
The Herald steadfastly maintains
that there should be the closest rossi-
bic cooperation between the rural
business man and the farmer The
success is, in greater or less degree,
interdependent upon the other. They
have so many things in common that
even if they were inclined to do so,
which they are not, the business man
in the rural communities could net
afford, as a strictly business PROPOSE
ton, to film flam those who are the
main support of their business.
The fair-minded farmer appreciates
this.
If the business men of any commun-
ity had nerve enough to go out among
the farmers and attempt to put across
some of the propositions attempted by
strangers under the guise of Coop
Grafton" or some other high sounding
name, the farmer would be insulted
and drive him off his premises.
In many parts of Minnesota the
farmers are successfully operating
elevator associations which they have
organized themselves. They ship
their grain to the Equity people or
any one else where they secure the
best treatment, and are not paying
tribute to any outside organization.
The Herald believes this can be done
in Sank Centre. This paper, like other
business concerns in Sank Centre,
wants the farmers to have what their
judgment indicates is best for them,
but we are opposed to any plan that
will disrupt the pleasant, profitable
and necessary conditions now existing
between the citizens of this section.