The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-25
DEMOCRAT EXPOSES
THE \. ?. LEAGUE

Stepnen II. DOyle,sa sterling Demo
crat, and an appointee of the National
Democratic administration as Unite,
States marshal of North Dakota, nov
Democratic candidate for governor Of
that state, in recent speech tore the
mask from the Non-partisan leaders
and revealed them as l. w. VS., So
cialists and as such aids to the kaiser
He said In part:
i All Radical Socialists.
IF there be any doubt as to whether
or not an effort is being made In this
state to establish state socialism III
full bloom with one stroke, as 1t were
one need only Investigate the lifelong
political affiliation and activities OF
practically every man who is in charge
OF any important work of the Non
partisan league, or even in public Of
flee by endorsement Of the Townle,
machine. The last official record OF
Townley's political faith, prior to the
birth OF the Non-partisan league ane.
the death of the Socialist party, is hi.
own registration affidavit signed a.
| Beach, N. D., on the 18th day of April
1914. A. e. Bowen, Townleys chic.
speaker and organizer, was twice can
didate for governor on the Socialis.
ticket. M. E. Elliott at one time pub
lished radical Socialist paper a.
MinOt, N. D. Mr.. Elliott was at bn,
time state manager for the Non-parti
san league in North Dakota, now EN-
ployed at headquarters at st. Paul AM
his place here turned over to Axe
Strom of Williston, another avowe,
Socialist.
Most of you will remember tina,
some years ago there resided in Minot
n. D., a Socialist lawyer by the nam,
OF Arthur LIE Seuer, the man who tool
quite prominent part in behalf 0
the l. w. w. at the time Of the riot
at MinOt some years ago. LeSeuer was
Immediately employed by Mr.. Town
ley as chief counsel for the league AM
made executive secretary, of the Non
partisan league. And so we have tn.
president of the league the chief or
ganizer, the state manager and thu
chief. counsel and executive secretary.
radical Socialists.
Connection With !. W. w.
Il want to say just word further
about Mr.. LeSeuer. This is the SAINT
LeSeuer who, in the summer of 1916
attempted to f0ist upon the farmers OF
this state a working agreement, where
by they should employ |. w. W. labor
ers. In speaking Of this undertaking
before the /. w. w. lodge No. 400 a,
Kansas City, he said, II we (meanine
the ]. w. WY, can bring about this
agreement it will mean the transfer
Ing Of the balance of power from the
state government of North Dakota t,
the NOn-partisan league and the /. w.
W. You will remember that series
Of meetings held In this state to ratify
the, agreement on the part of the farm
ers resulted In its rejection. Now, Ii
there are any members of the league
present want to ask you il you really
believe that when LeSeuer was In
Kansas City, trying to put through
this agreement, telling the members OF
the |. w. w. that it meant the trans
fering of the power of the state into
their hands, he was really working in
the interests of the farmers of North
Dakota? Think it over and see If you
can reach any such conclusion.
At Home Of Appeal to Reason"
"For many years there was con
Quoted at Girard, KAN, a Socialist
school, where the sim0n-pure doctrine |
Of Socialism was supposed to be taught |
to the students. And / believe, by the |
way, that Mr.. LeSeuer was a, graduate
of that school and later on a member |
Of the faculty. The school was under |
the direction of one Walter Thomas |
Mills. Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hara,
the Socialist lecturer and anti-war |
who was convicted In |
The federal court at Bismarck last
spring for the crime Of violating the
espionage law, and who was sentenced
to serve five years in the state peni-
tertiary at jefferson City, Mo-, was
also graduate of that school.
f Warning to Parents.
"And I just want to say a word here
IN connection with Mrs. O'Hara,y who
was In my custody short time fol-
owing her arrest and again after her
conviction at Bismarck. She was a
woman Of considerable talent, pos
;esses an active mind and Is quite a
'luent speaker, but has the most per
terted Ideas on governmental questions
With which l have ever come In con-
act. She says she owes oil Of her edu- |
cation on these questions to Walter
Thomas Mills; and after had attend
ID her trial atsBismarck, and saw and
leard Mrs. O'Hara, I could mot help
tut think what q tragedy it was in
Ter life that she had been SO unfOr-
innate as to ever meet with and listen
o the teachings of man like Mills.
And afterwards, when / heard of Mills
speaking at different places in thei
tate, and read in the paper that he
lad addressed the students Of the
agricultural college and different state
/ thought how little. the
athers and mothers Of this state real
re the kind of doctrine that is being
upon the minds Of their sons
nd daughters under the guise Of edu-