The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-11

this meeting at Garrison. Ana ne, w.
is one of their successful organizers
and secured most of the members
about here. Great stuff to indicate
what the farmers should do. | charge
that the Nonpartisan league is led,
dominated and controlled by traitors,
who have deliberately cultivated sedl..
ton for personal GAIN who are IN
citing disloyalty, encouraging treason
and seeking to Bolshevikize North Da'
kcta, and every other state wherein
they are plying their shameless trade
clad in the crimson robes of civil pros
titution. | feel that in dealing with
these spies and traitorous progapand-
lists, patience no longer Is a virtue,
mercy is misunderstood, gentleness is
mistaken for meekness. The deliber-
ate spy and propogandist can under
stand and respect no authority, Dut
brute force, and we sometimes feel
the necessity of urging that form to
our federal government. We must pc.
come aroused before the criminal be.
comes more powerful than the law
Any movement which will draw all
he pro-German element Of the state,
and where its leaders have been so
closely associated with the lawless |.
". VS. and with red card socialists,
pacifists and peace advocates, whose
doctrine are a benefit to Germany are
all among their lnembers-and poll.
les for politics sake is ABOUT as pOpu-
lar now as snake at a picnic dinner.
We know of many good fellows in this
league, and would say to them 1t is
your duty TO both you and your cOun-
Try to investigate, (the proGerman
won't want TOY AND DO SOME
THINKING FOR THEMSELVES.
Why the league only imposes an extra
burden and upon the very people they
are supposed to relieve. &c., .'.. ..,E
Now coming back to this Creature
Of disrest) brintOn, he raved and de-
cryed everything constructive, praised
The league, and as to some OF the ques-
lions he did not want to answer, he
would write them on blackboard
borrowed for that purpose, as a one
Ormie Hall, an organizer from Ray. n.
ID. secured it of me, and placed 1t
there for that purpose, and in mo-
ment or so later, he saw fit to put
some other matter on the board he
would erase those questions so
handled and disposed Of were: Have
he farmers who subscribe for the
stare any vote as to the board OF di.
rectors?" Are there any farmers on
this board?" In fact he only answered
one question l asked OF him to COM
plete satisfaction, and that was:
How many members are there In the
Consumers United Store company"
He said, Ten" When l asked, who
are they?' he answered, he was. When
asked him the amount of each
share; and the length Of the life of
the contract; and II there was any
guarantee to the farmer interested as
10 how long the store would continue?
He waived his hands towards me and
emphatically told me not to disturb
the meeting And then asked him
sixteen questions in sixteen seconds.
Then asked him If would be al.
lowed any more questions and he
answered, ''NO!. You are through"
Then asked II i could make just
a short statement to the audience. He
said you will take up too much time. !
said Il would not. He said, you will
want two minutes; ! said that i pos
sibly could get through in one min,
ute. Then l told the people that
would make fair proposition to them
and Erinton, and l challenge him,
Brinton,, to accept 1t. It was this.
for both Drinton and myself to-. de-
pbsit in the First National bank at
Garrison. II. D., the price for the
rent of the hall, and at some future
date we would discuss this store issue.
And we would charge q reasonable
fee and this income from the fee OF
admission would 60 to the Red Cross.
Now he, upon this challenge, accept
ed, but to this date he has never COM
piled with any part Of it. {.T.f &
Instead of answering questions he
spent his time telling about the silk
stocking white collar /. w. w. tMilloy
of lMinOt, Fargo Forum, Grand Forks
Herald, Bismarck Tribune, Steel
Trusts, Dupont Powder Co., war prof
iteers, and our loyal paper here: He
seemed to be greatly afraid that the
farmer would find out something
about the store plan. Yes, people, this
was what worried him most or. he
would have let me ask any and all the
questions wished, to. And would
have shown a willingness to debate It
iwth me upon my challenge. Now
! understand that the chairman Of this
meeting, r. l.. Fraser, in his opening
address told the audience that he, R
l.. Fraser, lays claim for the Original
Consumers United Store company
idea. And also learn that this (crea.
ture of disresD Erinton, repeated 1t
when he took the floor. If this Is
true l extend the same challenge to
Il. L.. Fraser of Garrison, N. D.; as l
do to Rrinton. Now Bob, If you don't
know what you started, accept this
challenge and we will endeavor to
show you. -. ..1 sa -. 2.
So ended the Gobs from A. C. Town.
ley's Gobbling.
(Signed): J. T.. SULLIVAN.
$4,000 MORE TO LOAN a*,
FARMER PROCURED FROM In
-.7, RETIREMENT OF BONDS