Morris tribune., 1917-11-09
VIGOROUS REPLIES FROM EDITORS


neo-copperheads st. Paul has nothing on New Ulm'
his reply Editor Wells reviews Mr.. Townleys rec
ord giving extracts of speeches made at Devils Lake.
Wiliston Beach, Mnot and Glencoe, cites how he lied
Hoover and closes his answer with these V1gor-
Gus words
'Now Mr. Hoover is the U. S. Food Commissioner,
appointed by president to the food supply
supply is of the most important factors IN
winning or losing of the 1t is next in Importance
munitions. To cast suspicion upon the Food
Commissioner is to excitement of discomfort
against government, and Websters international
Dictionary sedon excitement of discontent
against the government
There dear reader, of the Reviews defenses
against the charge of Mr. Iowney that we have uttered
libel against him.
1--WE said then that Mr.. Townley preached sediton
We said in good faith and for the public good
And don't propose to retract it, now or ever
We stand by it, it, it, under it and around it
because we be the truth The farmers of
this country feed this nation and the nations across the
seas fighting for and with The labor
the in this is second on
y Importance to that of the army and navy. And
if this bankrupt agitaor other man seeks to Gre
discomfort farmers against the govern
ment of the food department other department
working the war; believe it to be the duty OF
every loyal every loyal citizen to denounce
such speeches and to counteract and
repair excitement of discomfort against the govern
ment and prevent it's re-occurrence if possible
"The Battle Lake Review stands pat!"
Editor W. c. Warren of the Hinckley Enter
prise reprinted an editorial from the Sturgeon Lake
Hustler containing the following, The spectacle Of
Townley shedding the plight of the farmer at
this time should jackass blush with shame
| Editor Warren in vigorous language denounces
Townleys disloyay and the nonpartsan league scheme
of controlling the of the state thru plate service
and he also calls attention significant fact fol-
lows
But why is the Enterprise called to account while
the Sturgeon Lake Hustler, that is owned by Mr. Cum
ningham, is not moested? George Cunningham is one
of the wealthy of the county, man VINO can well
afford to fight of a and man who would
fight it. The Enterprise is weak concern struggling
to give the community good paper in field too small
for it, Townley think the Enterprise, hampered
by too income will cringe before him and 1gnOm-
inious1v back down? If So he will guess again
The Enterprise not afford to fight libel case and
successful suit might put the Enterprise out OF bus
long the Enterprise is in existence 1t IS
going fight for the welfare of this good old United
States and will the traitors and neartrators
who are trying to fire in the of those of
who at the front or preparing to
go 1t will condemn in way possible
every thing and all plotting and intrigue that
might endanger of these young and cause
the oss only but of valuable victories
for their country and as has been done in Rus
STA recently in Italy and was so nearly done in
France Enterprise the United States and for
her the front and for her people at home who
will be defenseless should these boys fail.
"It may be the immense amount of money that must
be at the of Townley in the Non-Partsan
league will result in bankruptcy but the Enter
prise will go down fighting for the SO per
cent of people believe right"
Editor H. Mayne Stanton of the Bemidj Pioneer,
printed this editorial mot having faith with the official
principles of the National Non-Partisan League, of
which A. Townley, shadow-E4un and trouble agtator
is the head The Sentinel has turned down without
thanks offer provide it with plate service which
would devote it's items concerning the
league" and straghtway Towney demanded a retrac-
e ton.
Editor Stanton replies that the actions and attitude
Towney at ST. Paul such to warrant and
direct and vigorous reference to him, and
concludes, "The Sentinel therefore offers neither
traction apology. Towney like La Toilette, in the
language of the Chicago Herald, appropriately
. be referred to Hun-wept, Hun-honored and Hun
n sung"
The Devils Lake, N. D., World has also been
with demand for retraction because it reprinted
editorial from The Advocate, loyal labor paper pub
> lshed Fargo. The Advocate itself has not beer
served and says included because
l. get out to the farmers but last week in edoria
IT headed "a. c. Towney Attention" hurls this a.
If Townley:-
Re THE Advocate the father of the article pub
shed in the Devils Lake World and for which have
demanded reraction invite your reraction
ings ourselves and to give you opportunity
II the this week republishnl
the article word for word along with the
L which the Devils Lake World had. We would wecom
chance to get you any of your henchmen into
North Dakota Court before jury of Loyal Americans
ir We you Mr.. Townley that if you tn
n papers that will you to show down. yo