The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13

THIS nna, nature re ana and anyone any" ~ be af1;nn % or in in any o9 way h hang ri a, the tn
tort to procure seed for farmers who are in actual need in this
questions pertaining to patriotism.
HELP THE GOOD WORK.
The League nor its members, claim to be infaHble. They are
human. Humans ere and will continue to do so as long as there is
a human being left on earth. If the League, it's heads or any of
it's members, make mistakes they are always willing to make cor
rectins, when shown from a sane and sensible source. So far, they
have shown to the world they have not gone very far astray on
any of the propositions they have undertaken.
All concerned connected with the League are loyal, patriotic,
liberal 20 to to war funds of every description, hard work.
life where help is needed, and above all true to their country and
kind lind who he shout t from mt the h house e' tops tell telling g the the v world q I'm II hol isr
than thou" No, they 60 about their business in an orderly man.
mt : s Oh :S"'S NE s''''"S '" '@s ''''S''''", AL 4" s''''S'S Is,
Crooks! Socialists! and God only knows what not, is the cry of
the opposition. Why? Is it because the League, in an endeavor
. because osssp e0 t%e Heagu tet % a1Ms-t the rSh t to cs a their is ~ just share Ue Of Of
the cost of this war that they should be entitled to be branded
Take notice of the immense fortunes horded up by big Biz"
Some of the best periodicals of the country will give you a fair
idea of the amazing fortunes they have put aside and extorted
from the common people, ps;,I In every city, hamlet, township ! there ss
while the superclious millionaire struts around with an attitude
will! come off. A blind man can see the unfairness of such con-
motto, and the purpose for which they have organized. They
should have the unanimous support of all liberty loving people and
all who wish to be of service to his fellow men and country. There
may be those who imagine the Nonpartisan League to be transi-
tory, but these same folks will have another guess coming.
What a pleasing effect it must have on those WHO strive to
protect the million dollar corporations and other Big Biz enter
prises with a knowledge of the fact that they are permitted to
serve. Serve your masters well boys, for the day may come when
you need some help and big whiskers will be there with lifelong
green unless, perchance, you should already have been forgotten.
The kept press has succeeded admirably in advertising North
And when the next census is taken showing a net loss in it's popu-
lation, YOU may also have the credit.
We have heard about stories being manufactured out of
whole cloth, but the Minneapolis and st. Paul dailies have manu-
featured a real story out of a button. The button story has even
gained such proportions as to hold the attention of the federal
authorities.
The man who has taken an oath that he will, to the best of
forth every effort to live up to his oath We have no reason to
believe otherwise. The Good Book says an oath is more than
mere words. He promises not only the people but the Almighty
that he will fulfill the duties of his office which has been entrust-
ed to his care, the best way he knows how. Some of the papers
reaching our exchange table contain paragraph after paragraph
calling our chief executive such beautiful names as FRIDAY traz-
lei" "Bul Linger," and so on down the line. If the arrogant tao,
tics employed by some of our "esteemed" contemporaries ISM
paving their way to where they have the furnace going winter AND
summer we miss our guess. Hope we are wrong, but facts are
stubborn things.
How does twenty-five dollars a word sound to you? That is
what a school teacher in California received for submitting the
best war slogan. "Freedom For All Forever" received first hon
ors and for this the st. Paul Daily News paid 500, offering thi
Republicans being in the minority in congress, papers of tina
persuasion are Mortified that the democrats are grabbing all tn
acclaim for conduct of the war. They want a nonrartisan organi
zation of the law making body and of the presidents cabinet. Blu
lepublicanS will first have to forget their partsanShip before Suc
IN organization can be effected-and that is one of the improt
&ble possiblities-Rugby Farmers News.
Last week some smooth-faced silver-tongued "crook" fleece
a North Dakotan out of some twenty thousand dollars and Town
ley was away down in some of the eastern states. However, tn
gang sheets" will connect him with the deal in some %roundabou
way. you can bank ON that.