Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-12

stand against the League or questions it's purposes or
tells the truth about it, people to investigate
concerning it, that Immediately loses Subscribers
all of which rebounds much to Mr.. owneys bene-
that it the injury editor for by that
very means Mr.. Townley is further cnchng his mon
opoly of publicity the the Non-Partisan
Leader the controlled daily and the partially sill
enced country Mr. Townley poison public opin-
it's source it is this condition which he would
establish in Minnesota could he silence the of this
With his funds and his cloud of hired
attorneys he may be able to silence The Morris Tribune
but he will make surrender
Were Mr. Townley any ordinary propaganda, he
would be effectively disposed of by an outraged
public opinion The disloyal utterances countenanced
St. Paul would have this arrested the of
any other politician political organization but it
must be remembered that tho Mr. Towney and the
Non Partisan League be repudiated by all loyal citizens
tho the and file of the League desert it to
yet remains Townley and the unspent portion of
the $2,4O0,0O0 of membership dues. Any man alone
unaided but with that amount of money at his dis
posal-ard especially with the peculiar gifts of
this man Townley-can accomplish thousand sinister
designs with the very money which he collected from
loyal farmers and who shall stay his hand?
The battle for democracy is not confined to the war
fronts of Europe Democracy in this country cannot
survive if this Townley and his associates be
mitted to seize the government of sovereign state,
there autocracy of hate autocracy of gnor
ruled by fearan autocracy where the simple read
ing a bill by a red headed clerk doomed to
DEATH because that is the notice served by the masters
that such must be killed, autocracy that
would strike patriotism and morality from the constitu
ton of North Dakota and autocracy that has
duced mob-psychology to a science What boots
boosted American liberty if truth and justice and free
dom of the and freedom of speech be stamped
out by means more effective and more ruthless than
those employed by king kaiser Universal
spect and good WILL universal love of truth and justice,
universal fairness morality and intelligence the
foundations of republic and he who strikes these
things, who introduces class hatred unfarness injus
ce lies, denominations strikes at the very fabric of
governmental structure, and erects autocracy
cruel than that of sultan and insuferabe than
that of kaiser.
The time has come when America expects every
man to do his duty For twenty the editor Of The
Tribune has abored established this little paper
small in financial strength, small in circulation,
small field, of the smallest cities and the
smallest counties of the state institution the veriest
pgmy beside this $24OOOOO apostle autocracy yet
America is to be worth half drop of patriots blood
Townleyism, La Folleteism and all the myriad forms
in which disoyalty raises it's Shiny head stamped
out not only that autOcracy from without be ward
off, that the equally dangerous autocracy of fear
ignorance malice and class hatred within may
ed To this end defy Mr. Towney and his minons, his
millions and his methods. courteous to
falsehood truce to dsloyaly, upon the enemy
of American democracy whatever he may call himself
whatever power he may have America must survive
Mr. Townley and if it be that citizens suffer
injury that it live is only of secondary consequence
We Charged Mr.. Townley with disloyalty This is
serious charge which might able to escape
in court of law while convicted before public
opinion Is there duty my part upon the
tedious of the law this enormous
and unnatural crime against his government before
sound the warning of his deeds?
therefore defy him, with full faith that the free
dom of speech the freedom of the press Demo-
cracy which raise my to defend will be the more
firmly established because met the call of duty
that came to me as citizen of my country. Proceed
Mr.. Towney
J. C. MORRISON