Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-10
Mr.. Farmer Won't
You Wake Up?
=. +ho Herald.

tn the Editor of the Herald:
Dear Readers: II bill A or later
Loo ne incidents and antics are any
criterion to go by, then the Non.
n artisan league 10 managed anu t'ssSu
quite as If Marx, Engel or. LeloknScn
had arranged 1t; pao, t
%conducted) interest in this "6ocialtstic
Inaress," which has unknown1ngly
heen fiounced upon them. because II
is within their possibilities, and n
NEED is we'll justified.
n ia clear that the party which IN
cites to selfish class rebellion n pc
travis constitutiOnaliam of civic rights
TO all. is the one enemy by which the
other two are supported, Wltnout
which they could not continue we
will do we'll to contrive its cereal:
Good farmers as we'll as other
business men don't wish to play the
game of their enemies. and oner an
opening to those on the Pounce to de-
strov the last vestige Of their accom-.
plished efforts.
priyine YOU of the ear for tmme-
diate try-out of. your plans, In the
veto of the terminal elevator bill.
which carried an appropriation four
times the amount that the Farmers
asked of the 1915 legislature.
Now don't let any political faction
(however strong the pretense of sin.
cerity may be) rob you Of what you
have accomplished. Pleased arr
many to know that the Equity
Though 1t may be in need of some
%renovatlng) has had the courage and
convictions to stand out boldly TOR Its
and your rights, and especially is this
true when in direct opposition to
ieague-doctors (who doctored the
g%overnor) and not knowing just how
Mr.. Farmer the snew and bone OF
Equity is to take sides. owing to re-
bellious infection.
Mark you this, MI. Farmer. the
league promoters success and future
welfare depend in not satisfying you
In all or in part, as your dissatisfac-
ton is their stock in trade" The
league is not a business move as Ia
the Equity, but a political one man.
aged and manipulated, not by you.
but by politicians. See how they tore
the air when Representative Ever
son petitioned for an election >of Of
hcers by members Of the league to
see If the members Of the league
wished the continuance of those self
appointed ones at good salaries.
Mr.. Farmer, wake up or the impor-
tation of ivory will not be in need.
Many are the impositions they fos-
ter upon you by way OF sending about
disinterested and INSCRIPTIONS speak
ers. whose only interest in you and
mankind is Just what mercenary gain
or political p%referment they ma ac-
quire at o u hands.
Why Gum-boot Art, Pussy-foot Bob
and similar political imbeciles, with
wisdom untold at home, will so1ourn
to some neighboripg Hamlet. and in
behalf Of league interests. ~thereupon
proclaim the value Of their services.
to o second hardly to that of the
league itself. They are successful I'M
itators of the fly on the wagon wheel,
who exclaimed, What a dust we
kicked up" Yes. too, the need Of you
sticking together, and they seem to
get by also. but only after relieving
you Of the stated sum of $1,000,
which process dement's you to a pro-
gram you know not OF.
Mr.. Farmer you must return from
false gods. you must foresee that
there may soon be need for a return
to that mingling Of courage and Of
craft with which we ever gratefully
associate the name of Geo. 8. Lotus.
ii. E. Sullivan,
Garrison, N. D.