Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06

(Readers Of The Herald we'll know
that The Herald never advocated any
other method of disposing Of Mr..
Townley than by vote Of the farm
ers.)
Mr.. Coates spoke at some length
about the flour monopoly and the cor
porations which control other neces-
sary commodities and came, by in
dulging in a series of incomprehensi-
BILE juggling with commonplaces, to
the conclusion that the only way the
people of North Dakota could avoid
hunger was by voting for Baer.
Judging from the demonstrative ST.
lence of the crowd, the preference was
in favor of hunger rather than of
Baer.
As soon as Mr.. Coates had finished
his remarks the curtain Of the large
stage was suddenly drawn and a back
ground Of beautiful enc revealed.
Contrasts were emphasized distinctly
when the figure of Townley, the ma
jestic, car" appeared dramatically on
this setting.
Mr.. Townley was greeted with
cheering and Immediately sailed into
MS chief source of irritation, The
Grand Forks Herald, by remarking
that he did not think all Of the people
present had come merely to see what
he looked like, as The Herald had
been presenting daily pictures Of him
for several weeks past.
Knocks the Newspapers.
he then spoke at length about the
l. w. w. There is no danger Of the
l.. W: W. doing any harm in this dis
trict," he said. They have been COM
ing for years into the state for the
purpose OF helping with harvesting the
crops; AS long. as they come in an
orderly manner. there IL M rnason m
fear them. But, understand me,
please, I am not going to offer an
apology or defense for the doctrines
or the I. W. w. I am not here trying
to ingratiate the conduct Of at least a
part OF the organization known as the
I. w. w. Certain members Of that
organization advocate action which no
man can c~ountenance. But the fact is
that this organization. like many 9TH
ers, has within 1t a certain group Of
members who are criminals. This,
however, is true of all organizations,
bar associations and newspaper
organizations. There are always mem
bers who will deliberately steal and
lie.n ~
Mr.. Townley was quite certain, he
said, that whatever harm the l.. w. w.
could DO to the people Of the First dis
trfct, It would never amount to one-
twentieth part Of the harm done by
n corresponding element in the
newspaper world OF North. Dakota:
'Before you do away with liars and
thieves among the membrs Of I. w. w.
40 away with the liars and thieves OF
n newspaper organizations in North
Dakota" Mr.. Townley said.
The self-appointed car OF the farm
ers made much OF q statement that
the present political fight is not be-
tween Baer and Burtness, but between
the people Of. this district and "Rie
Business, and he also mentioned
Baer as being he."people's candidaten
IAN announcement which was receiy-
ed In eloquent silence by the audience.
While he was disclosing val prices
and war profits Rev. Jonathan Wat
son interrupted Townley to ask the
very civil question: What have Won
TO say, Mr.. Townley. OF the law Of SUP
ply and demand?"
Instead OF giving an answer. the
speaker hurled q mass of ~tnyective
against Rev. Mr.. Watson, who. how
ever, quite unperturbed arose to saw
that he had asked a perfectly civil
question. expecting that he could ret
I'M Information from q man VIII ia
supposed, had been STUDYING tha ecny
monte problems OF the tim ~ Paw
Mr.. Watson told who he was. ana fhsn
FIoWniey suddenly changed his mode
81 attack and began q perorati6n ID
2 erect that ministers nowadays
oLten are the secret agents of tBig
Business and that hundreds Of
nierexmen hefore the Civil Wag de-