The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
GREAT CROWD AT NON
PARTISAN LEAGUE PICNIC

ne ClIeu NUMEROUS lHSIaIlCeS WHERE
state elevators have sold more grain
than they bought and remarked that
the excess must have been raised
right in the elevator. For instance,
he said the Osnabrock elevator at
Sawyer sold in a year $3.50 more
bushels of grain than it bought. The
sold an excess amount of 17,493 BUSH
els; the National Elevator at Kenas-
ton, 1865 bushels more than it bought
and the National elevator at Devils
Lake, 22,414 bushels more than it
bought. He said these figures could
be verified by writing to Commission
err of Agriculture John N. Hagan at
Bismarck. "Get behind the business
men and put in these scales, so that
DR.. Laid can put in a weigher," he
concluded.
A. E. Bowen, the next speaker, was
introduced as a "cock-eyed son of
Jesabel," the name given him by Rep
resentative Divit in a recent address.
This brot forth much merriment.
He started out by referring to the
Devils Lake meeting on Tuesday
which was attended by four or five
thousand farmers. The Grand Forks
Herald, he said, reported large
crowd was in the city on account of
that being registration day, conse
quently the leaguers had an opportun-
ity of speaking to large number. He
spoke of the growth of the league
from its inception two years ago. He
told how the farmers were quietly or
ganized and when the official organ,
the Nonpartisan Leader, was started,
there were $4,000 members. Speaking
of the last legislative session, he said
that out Of 113 representatives elect
ed, 81 were elected by the league, and
out of the rs senators elected, 18 were
nonpartisans. There were "a hold
over senators. Referring to Divit's
statement that he (Bowen) is cock
eyed, he remarked: eff Divit had
lived during the Civil war times, he
would have opposed setting the negro
free because Lincoln was homely as
the devil and had warts on his face"
"Any farmer of North Dakota who
knowingly permits himself to stand
with that bunch (the opposition) is
guilty of treason to the farmers" he
said. Gin lining up the farmers against
the middlemen, we don't mean the mer-
chants. The average merchant is too
far behind to be middleman." I want
to say to the usinessman-every eff
fort you made to hinder, you murder
the very highest aspirations of the
farmers of North Dakota"
In introducing Governor Frazier,
Chairman Thomson said, 'The next
speaker is a man who looks like he
has been governor all of his life, but
who acts like he has been all his life a
farmer" Governor Frazier was given
a great ovation lasting several min
utes. , N hsat 2
81 don't think I ever spoke to as
large crowd before. II can't ina CINE
where you all came FROM he said.
The Governor has improved wonder
fully as a speaker and he made an ex-
celent impression. He impresses one
as a man who will do his duty fear
lessly and honestly to the best of his
ability.
Speaking of the young men who
have registered for service in the
army he said, "The young man who
registers and goes back to the farm
to my mind is as patriotic as the vol
unteer." Continuing he said, ~ am
proud Of the volunteers, too. l was
told by a high-up army official that
the North Dakota volunteers are as
fine lot of soldiers as can be found
in the United States" He said the
women were doing their part with the
Red Cross work and the children were
doing their bit by tending to the gar
dens, chickens and calves.
"This is a patriotic celebration to-
day. The people of the middle west
are as patriotic as any in the United
States. We may not want to go to
the trenches in Europe, but we will:
stand behind the stars and stripes to
the last ditch.
Sometimes, our government does
not represent the governed and when
it does not, it is our own fault, because
we have not taken an interest in nat
ional affairs and because we have not
voted inteligently. We must elect
honest men to office. The time is soon
coming when men who do not repre-
sent us will be recalled"
The governor paid his respects to
Rep. Staale Hendrickson of Coteau
"Staale Hendrickson told how much
he would do for the people but he for
got about it when he got to Bismarck
II believe that Bill LANCER and others
who helped in cleaning up the city OF
MlIlOL IcpIcScHC tllC pCopAS VI A>Nt w
:" Dakota. The state government is be-
hind Bill LANCER. / would not be in
favor of giving the Minot Normal one
dollar in appropriations without the
city's being cleaned up. Other towns
need to be cleaned up and they will
be as soon as possible"
washington is finding out what
we have been telling them the last two
years is true. No man has right t.
speculate in food products and be.
lieve it will be done away with. 1r
New York farmers got 70 cents
bushel for their potatoes and 200 miles
away they sold for $50 a bushel."
J. M. Brinton of Beach, the next
speaker, introduced resolutions en-.
dorsing the action Of Attorney Genera
LANCER, his assistant, D J. Brennan
States Atty. Herigstad, his assistant
| R. A. Nestos, Supt. Watkins and Asst
Finwall Of the state enforcement
league, for their action in the recent
Minot raid and condemning the of.
| ficials who have allowed violations oil