Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-02-22
KEEPING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

KEEPING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
Probably ninety~nine cent of the farmers who
have joined the Non-Partisan League, have Joined be-
cause they looked upon it proper for adj
vancing the business intrests of the farmer.
Probably ninety-nine per cent of those who OPP
posed to the League opposed account of the
near-dsloyaty of the League leaders and the sedous
which they speeches and
publications
The farmer who is solely seeking to advance his
business interests properly gets angry when
disoyalty he belongs Non-Parti
League
The loyal citizen who is disguised with the sedti-
speeches of Townley properly gets angry when
Townley takes refuge behind the loyal farmers and
baws out that anyone who is to his seditous
uterances is opposed to the interests of the farmer
Because Town1eys schemes crack Drained, be-
his plan of trying to form class party is
American because his economic program is which
would in due time hit the farmer harder than anybody
these objections and many afford good
why the farmers should not organize to promote the in
terests of their business but they should control their
organization
Farming is a business which depends upon the ex-
ercse of high degree of intelligence and sound business
ability success like every other business it
has royal road to but it's depends
painstaking effort and attention to many minute de-
tails The attention farmer give to the kind
and quality of the grain which he the qualities of
the soil which he cultivaes the kind of livestock which
raises intelligent capital either his
borrowed the efficiency of all of his production methods
and then the following of his products along the chan
nes of distribution far possible in order to elimn
penny of waste the road to the consumer
the better it will be- AS illustration take the dairy
First he must produce buterat in order to sell
in the of production he must study breeds
and feeds and testing and thousand and things
that have to do with obtaining the greatest production
most efficiently and them in the matter of distribution,
in association with other farmers he forms cooperative
nd he oiV to
ardzation of his product marketing and who
will that the cooperative creamery does not offer
the last in the distribution of butter and reduces
the derential between what the farmer receives and
what the ultimate to the last penny It
shortens the road between the producer and the
much it be shortened and both producer
and consumer are the gamers
The successful shipping associations, wool growers
farmers elevators and the like all testify
does the cooperative that the farmer may
most profitably in association with others follow his
product along distribution but that
doing this he further business responsibilities
meets many vexing problems which take much time and
thought solve that these questions not to be
solved by political action" fanciful socalistic
schemes promulgated by paid agitators but by the
plication of good business judgment.
Occasionally certain laws needed, but no legis
atufe has yet refused to any law which the
farmer asked for enable him protaby
efficiently market his products
tive agencies there is why he may not in due
time solve the problems which would be connected with
the operation of terminal elevators packing plants, or
anything else which will shorten the road to the
sumer but it will take time, long time, and in the
solution of the problems which will arise, Of
solid thought will be worth than whole ton of
misguided agitation.
all this the farmer feels the need of organza-
lion, and along the Non-Partisan League, and
straightway join it only to find that instead of
assisting difficult problems which the farmers have
solve the League leaders preach hatred and d
on inject socialism, and worst of all give the organza
ton the faint of disoya1ty.
Having talked with many farmers about the League |
he editor finds that three views prevail Some support
Townley to supporting such statements "Why
should go to Europe to fight autocracy when have
autocracy here at homer" We regard such a
statement disoyal, and have only contempt him
who utters it believes it. Some refuse to have
hing do with the League under it's present leadership
wish the farmers did have organization of their
Some staying in the League with the hope that
that has been formed the loyal farmers may gain
control of it and it properly periodically for
heir purposes The difference between the two
IS only of method and with both The Tribune is in
ull accord, and will most earnestly support.
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