Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-01
EMM0NS COUNTY RECORD
Linton North Dakota
BY +. B. sTREETER
he Pioneer Paper of Emmons County
The Record is entered ut the Linton,
N. d., pOst0fIice as second class mat
ter

1t sometimes takes years to bring to !
light matters that are securely hidden |
away by interested persons. 1t has
been said that you can fool all Of the
public part Of the time, but not all Of
the public all Of tn" time, a cesc in
point is the development since the first
of the year in Bismarck. The present
Legislature started out with flare Of
truirpets and the heating of tom toms
50 10 speak. The farmers throughout
the state were looking for great things
and the sclf-appointed leaders of the
movement were making hay while the
SUN shonc.
The famous masterpiece of social
istic logic, House Bill Al, was the CELL
tor OF attraction fer the first month
and practically kept at standstill all
the other matters Of legislation. Not
the farmers, but their self appointed
leaders prepared the bill. They were
Civ IN to Lndcrstai. that they must
take 1t as it stood and stand pat, or
they would get nothing Not word
nor line could be changed by amend
mcnt in the house 1t went to the SEN
ate and was promptly killed. This in
y way played directly into the hands Of
the men who are bleeding instead of
leading the farmers. They saw Wis
ions of easy collections when soliciting
the $40 renewals. All that was neces-
sary was to cry gang" and "big in
tercsts" at the follower senators and
the public was expected to jump to the
fray.
The plan looked good and strong
efforts were made to pat it through
But, now comes rumblings from league
Legislators themselves. We clip "A
news item appearing in Il recent daily
which shows how the wind blows row
1t touches on the matter which we
have been driving at for months. We
have always contcnded and do still
contend that the farmers themselves
in their own organization will not be
80 radical as to endanger the future OF
their state. We have commended tina!
the spell-bindcrs who started the
movement and have retained the Offices
and the cash, were not so particular
1t was their suggestions that could BIZ
looked to to cause harm. They cLult
so manipulate the movement as to &c
many things that they wanted while
Offering some things that the farmer
wanted. And therein laid the danger
fron, the Non-Partisan League How
ever, should thC suggested develop
monts come to pass, we may live t.
see the Non-Partisan League rcorgan
lied and rcpudiating many of tn
things that have been herctofor,
crammed down their necks. Take fo
instance, our own legislators. w,
have high record for c. A. Ward a
a man and citizen. We feared VIVA
his action might be in the present ses
ion with his prediction pledges in tn
iftIi'iS VI tHe DTeSiuellt OF tnat league
Left to his own guidance, no man i,
the county Of Emmons could be m,lcl
of an Improvement on c. A. Ward. W.
cannot say much for his colleague
But. should the farmers actually wrcs
from the grasp of Townleys persona
machine the control of the Non-Parti
san League, we believe c. A. War,
will find prominent place in thei
councils. And with men of his typ
controlling the organization, there viii
be less OF the creed of hatred and elias
prejudice and more Of the spirit of co
operation with all honest citizens o
any class and creed
When the day comes that the hon
est tillers of the soil will themselve
dictate their organization project;