The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-28

ed to see that the l2lnef NJUIo ohS
dav become aware Of the fact that
he producer-and not the middle
man. the speculator, the broker, es,''
OUGHT to secure the results Of his
labor tenfold.
Farmers and Editors
In the recent congressional e-eciioA
in tie Fargo district the non-partlsan
LEAGUE nominated their fist candidate,
He Overwhelmingly defeated six can
dida,es. CONGRESSMAN Baer has
within the last few weeks taken his
seat in congress. He is newspaper
man and cartoon:st of national re-
mutation When he first arrived IN
washington he was asked how 1t nap
nonad that farmers movement
ehould begin its national campaign
bv electing knight of the fourth es'
tate He wittily replied that botf
the farmers and the newspaper men
were "blood brothers," that between
them they produced more than ah>
other class, got less in return ana
vara never out of debt. His serious
exnlanation indicates how strong THIS
movement for non-partisan controi
has progressed. According to Con-
sressman Baer Fargo district con-
tains three of the large cities OF
North Dakota, and only a small PEI
centase of farmers. This would III
d;c.te that the towns and cities have
a significant population which are
tired OF the system"
The System
Only a few days ago your CORE
snondent had a talk with Congress
man Baer on the political movement
which he represents. He began oy
pointing out that in North Dakota
and this picture could be enlarged
nerhaos to ft many other common
wealths-the political and anancia'
interests in the state were closely IN
tervoyen. That to gain control was the
ono essential, and oft times bith the op-
posing republican nominees Vouio
ho nicked in advance by eae comolna-
zion controlling milling, packing ana
banking. If any stronghold was DEM
ocratic. and it was necessary to win
this Office, the same old plan vas 1os>
lowed. And as the years went on \
few men largely in Chicago. or st
1,ouis. or perhaps New York, were
exn1o;tine the Dakota farmers on
wheat or hogs-and the local state
Government contributed in local
way to the exploiting.
ReactieHary Press Bsnied
We were particularly interested
in how this movemen, was able tc
mt its message over to the peopts
because we knew a little somethins
of the reactionary press Of that Sec
ton. It so happened that when meet
ing Congressman Baer We pot this
question no to him He turned ana
introduced US to the editor of the nom
rsrtisan leader. and asked that ne
tell the story of their puo!icatio:
which now has a circulation o. near
" 200 600 copies. This californian,
we found quickly, knows the news
parer game from the ground up-oe-
sides being farmer. He has mac
many years Of experience in news
paper work, and, to my mind, Wa
cne of the most astute political thlnK
ers that has come to washington
"even from out the west" in maA'
a day. Anyone who will read somf'
of his editorials in the Non-Partisai
Leader will appreciate 1t as a iare<
political factor and accept the fact
that this clear pen is being daily read
by nearly one million intelligent farm
folks. all these forces in this move
ment are galvanizing force that
both the old parties may quake be-
fore at the next general election in
the middle west. The whole move
ment has a solid basis, as we see II.
Nearly ten years ago LaFollette
stood in the senate and told the old
stand-pat crowd, largely ther repu3
lieans OF the Aldrich school, thai
while they refused to listen to him
the day would come when he alon-
would be there to speak. They. thef'
in their hay-days, would be relegated
- H. oooo1a ~ tho country f0 "nrp.