Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-05-25
Some Townley--
Some Fakers

ASSAASAo W Al ASS&Ali Ill1l
the charge has been made that
ToWnley. the autocratic czar OF
the Non-Partisan League, was a
man whose record was so black
that no man of common sense
would dare to trust him for a
farthine. Since that time an eff.
fort has been made to list the
bunch of liens, mortgages, judg.
ments, etc., that stand against
this man in the western part of
the state. The list is so long that
we will not try to give it in de.
tail here. Suffice it to say that it
is being published broadcast over
the state and that the total is at
least $378,296.04 as shown to
stand on the records as against
IoWnley and Townley Brothers.
These consist of unpaid debts in.
Guiding labor liens, oil and
machinery bills, bank and i'm.
plement company accounts. No
one need hesitate to accept
these statements as the truth for
even Townley himself has openly
admitted on the platform that he
didn't pay his debts at Beach.
If a business organization were
to be perfected with such a man
as president who would care to
become financially interested in
the same? Should a bank be
found to have a president who
would allow a dollar of his money
to remain on deposit? This thing
is even more important for the
object in view isn't the control of
a private business enterprise: II
is planned to control the state
itself. And no man has a right
to say that only the members are
interested. If there is any
chance of such a person securing
control of the state itself, every
citizen in that state has an equal
right in interesting himself in the
matter with every other citizen,
whether he be merchant, law.
yer or candle-stick maker"
Now, let us get a little closer
to home. We will cite two in
stances to show the nature of the
whole scheme. Both instances
are true and we have the names
of the principals. Near Temvik
their is a substantial farmer who
refused to join. A neighbor's
sixteen-year-old boy was in his
employ. The organizer couldn't
get the man so he got the boy by
himself and then promised him a
job lin the packing plant at Bis
marck next winter" if he sign a
check for nine dollars. The boy
did so. The farmer heard of it,
reported the affair to the boys
father and payment was stopped
on that check. Another instance:
An organizer attempted to get a
woman who lives nine miles
from Linton to sign up" She
refused. The organizer then got
one of her small children to sign
the check. When the mother
found it out she, not having a
conveyance with which to get to
town, walked the entire distance
of nine miles and back to stop
payment on that check and save
the nine dollars involved. The
organizers also loudly proclaim
that only real, genuine farmers
are to be taken in. We know,
however, that the organizer,
Richardson, didn't hesitate to
take the mine spot" of a local
county official who hasn't been
on a farm for nigh unto twenty
years" Another instance: In the
town of Mofit a rally was held
in the school-house. The organ
izer hired two young girls to
clean out the mud and dirt after
the meeting. They did so and
asked in payment the sum Of one
dollar each. The organizer sent
them to the school board who of
course refused to pay the other
fellow S debt--and the girls are
waiting yet for their money.
If such business from the pres