The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-08
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OLOF BLEGEN, OF LEEDS aAASKS
LEAGUE MEMBERS III THEY
ARE LOYAL TO THE sTATE7
IS FOR real. ARGANIzATTON5
OF FARMERS FOR POLITICAL
RETIREMENT. @ ,a

are beginning to point out the de-
fects in the Non-partisan league pro-
gram as the secret caucus endeavored3 J
to carry it out at Bismarck. Olof
Blegen, secreta.s Of the Leeds Farm.
ers' club, one Of the biggest and best
organizations in The state, has written
to The Herald, commencing it for it's
stand on the league question and
pointing out a few things that have
come to him as farmer. Mr.. Blegen
is one of the most successful and pro-
gressive farmers in that section, and
his letter, therefore, is of more than
ordinary interest. It follows:
Leeds, N D., Feb. 26, 1917.
Editor Grand F rks Herald, Il
Grand Forks, N. d.
Dear Sir:-I am glad that we have
a paper like The Herald in North Da-
kota-a paper t.at will stand up and
point out the deceit practiced by A. G.
Townley. You have been threatened
with boycott ami ruin, popular senti-
ment has been turned against you,
numerous traps have been set for you
in order that you might be quieted or
ruined. am certain that these ven-
omous reptiles nat are creeping thru
the towns of our state every day make
It a point, whenever there is an op-
portunity, to slander The Herald, and
especially do they discralit The Her
aid to the business men.
!. 81 note i. the -Nenpartiisan Leader
february 10, 1917, page 12, by staff
correspondents ;(?) that the two-cent
fare contained a joker. I will not re-
port the long, wonderful discovery Of
one senator goirx over to the railroad
(?) senator and whispering in bated
breath that he put it through the
house, I presume that the caucus
dominated senators and representa-
tiyes never go 30 low in the depths Of
crime as to whispe or show any sign
of emotion or excitement when their
pet bills are put through.
II would like to ask loyal league
members if it is being loyal to the
state to leave 'ut of our constitution,
as House Bill AZ proposed, sections
40, 141, 146, omit portions Of section
LAT, omit sections 151, and 165 and
otherwise completely annihilate safe
government in North Dakota: Read
ii for yourself; quit eating all this
second hand hash. What did the Gre
ator give you brains for? Chew your
own food. 1t is incredible to me how
you loyal league members can swal-
low the filth that is crammed down
your throat b., these impudent inn
posters. These are hard words. Yes.
they are, and there vii lbe more.
II propose that we farmers who see
the folly of the present movement OF
ganizze real Farmers Nonpartisan
Political league to guard our interests
in the legislature, and let one of the
first things we strive for be laws on
the statutes preventing any more
scandals like the one that has been 60
ing on in our state the last year.
am willing to support any farmers
organization, organized by the farm
ers themselves with constitution and
bylaws, all meetings to be open, ev-
/ cry cent to be e. ounted for lin short
anything business like. / am for CO
operation, not for do-as-1-say opera
tion. (Signed)
III. Olof Blegen."