Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-09
EAnEOpen Letter to Gov. Frazier
Brass Bound Facts and Bayont Thrust Questions fr Townleys Occupant Of the
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GLIDING interest, and there would o.
Immense profits besides. Have w
heard OF the man who Unit .d1
chickens before they were natcneu'
and aren't you acting accordingly! l.,
Yet, while you do not believo ~
paying % you go, you have the te' ~
tty Of agitat,ng the proposition ma ma
our government should issue no oom .ao
for the present war. but should, PR.
ferably, c~onfiscats the property OF gag
very wsll-to-do, sufficient to cover .ne
entire expenses OF the a Wouid =.
not be Just as reasonable for the state
to copfiscate all the property OF larnn-
ers who are worth 1t, say over S5o,ovo'
for the purpose Of building q sta1e-
owned elevator? ~,
Your manager. Mr.. TownleS; -
quote from one Of the articles IN me
Country Gentleman) says: THE rer-
chants r fools, we cannot ano"
them to belong to our organization
because. being 50 bright, they viii IN
flusnce the farmers away" I want 70
My to Mr.. Townlsy, I have travelled
IN North Dakota for IS years ana
know tho merchants do not talk poll
TO-. mother do they attempt to infiu-
ence the farmers in any way. l have
been Q Republican that fought to elect
John Burke governor Of this state IN
order. as I felt. to break up h boss
end OF my party.
Did you do this, Mr.. Townley?
Do you know that since our state
organization Of all the sessions OF our
Il~estsl9ture. the membership has beer
over 10 per cent farmers? You say
a merchant is outing his own
throat when he opposes you. Can you
name any merchant who is opposing
you? Yet. I presume you would not
admit the fact that you make this
You say the farmer Is Justified in
sending to the great mail order house
Tor his goods. Do you know that Gus
toners can come to my store and buy
q bill of goods for less than they can
get the same by sending to the mail
order house? Then on what ground
DO you maintain the justification of
sending away7
I bring in Mr.. Townley, governor,
because 1t seems Mr.. Townley and a
few others are the guardians to the
entrance to capitol building, and
! beg to speak to you all. You con-
n man who opposes your party. Al
the same time you attempt to throttle
the press, in fact you have already
done 30.
Your socialistic associates declaim
Q the freedom of the people and the
press. Instead Of being upbuildert
and educators. you breed hate, envy
and sslfishnsss. when a man asks
OF you bread. you give him a stone
1neee questions are asked you in al
candor. They come from one who is
not IN politics. but stands for the up.
building Of our state and people;
from one who believes in the dissem.
nation Of knowledge. The truth shall
and Will prevail. Our people mus,
know something Of economic condi.
lions together with knowledge of thu
milling and, manufacturing business
NO man can know it all as to detail.
put al know generally. There i.
thing, to bear in mind. the grea,
eoret Of success is organization and
management. You have the oreaniga.
ton. now get the management tina,
believes n a square deal, that desires
10 puild up and not down, and you,
organization will prosper.
Yours truly,
WALTER D. POWELL.