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why by his ability had risen from an organizer, became suspicious first
has has never been answered: N" ~ ~
Denver. 5 csss1 H os9 s St.. 1911.
by Gilbert, your National organizer. According to Mr. Gilbert I must RE
IP nus .o On 5sPT hfn Absolutely tel I" and I ia he dT n sSITsgo me 1Go @1s s1% ae it as n a
compliment TELL Gilbert that lie need OF send me an money for expenses
m mon II an NJ t bI bane it. rubbed Ut bed % Ds iou much for myself y@f' refuse p" ~ ''
uP Sow r With in regard gard to to the h@ farmers of the State Of Colorado. as their repre-
s SapA The National atom IaN Non mp riss lea League %' as a Incorporated body. MoRsER,
the manager mag avs 9 it h is % r mo0F FS ads0td IN m sia bn aSs d @o 91na%g {b a4
the entire machinery of the organization, NEAR the pTtO The III machinery cry
bills. pays the salaries; in short the machinery that gathers in the finances
the control OF "a TRIO Who never we're elected by the people who furnish the
nn I Save furthermore Srt discovered from the lips If Morssr that every State
Pa aH9Ss IS Th alH thS s a aiR9' r %E %i E'% committee selected in n each Isl STATE
i sv eG SPeass eo and q Fs speas y- to the y" movement
League of St. Paul that We have o u hands instead of The Nonpartsan
Political League OF COLORADO Gsndns in "a he Ne coTts va iPre esSof entity without
MANAGE mere say sasS MAJ mat w roL lnN - toai Of $500 oo6 and that THIS THING
all s.,t ts 6 REbE 5NaP as IN From Ie FTP 44R E" H IS r' of our % ESRM1E s1 to the tune of
100000 Surely We are quite a lt of unsophisdcated RuBEs IN Coloraao II
y ws rH PIGS iA WE Will REDEEM YOU VIII 10000 FARMERS in the n
$4,000 to put the program and the candidates acToss subtraetng III col
% stae Ro m i have As s5BS5oo i IN the hands hndd Of an irresponsible ENTITY in St
fTGR Of Sui nen a n redeemed sa o. Do Do9 you D a@@ US if if We We REFUSE to g o the whole
apiece. subtacung the commission that leaves about $1,000 ta nat ns s gone
man at times led us ORGANIZERS to believe that, just as so a the move
ment was under way lH uaiaota ~ an ExT e. uI committee and he told the
organizers that they could tell the FAR, FARMERS ls r a+ aiou BUT ss~ when UMn me Of
tbe ganizer timdly suggested to him that the TIME had come to carry out
this promise. violent hands are laid upon his shoulders and n attempt as
mad TO throw him out of the office Guilty of "lese majes1, THE ORiAN-
IZERS to the number of go nearly al are m persnal Tlends srOmeu aI
instructed the most Of them t they are Fe ea Sve o me- 81 10 r deh them @m and they feei
that thev have been DECEIVED. l feel the same way II TANNERS hou
ne 70 tn Promises we made. But your manager here says NO. The National
6TH Par te ias ISS MINUTE and the last MAN.
TWO courses are Del to you and your associates FIRST you can refuse
to cary ,O out to 6T Pt t%e oTsan maat To in n' this his Stat and they will demand com.
NP DIsf sO fg mor gns fA on n th is st a9s BUT Up the they " wn demand @ad that you turn over
n hen he diFerence. If you refuse, well l I'm afraid MORSER VIII nave
" men MEM III mum ~ ~ N1cHT and Won BOYS in St Paul will have to write
ICEABoD n the doors of your offices. Remember this is no idle statemeR nj
1obn Norris is MASTER of the State Grange with 10000 members. =. NJ
Collins is state President of the Farmers Union With 2|oOo memoers, anu
Tboso tbree are on the executive committee and nave sol influence TO o.
reckoned with. Besides there are newspapers and he common law 10 uAt
the movemen Nationally. We will go the whole distance with you IN IM
force and complete cooperation. But " e must haveH HUME huLb iou VIII
please get BUSY can MOI" the boys ON " S R Maxwell.
So. % .bs letter wast that I received al urgent wire from
recsive5 second wire. My letter must have produced a profound effect Il
to St Paul. When I arrived, I discovered that ToWnley "as absent rom u"
city IS honn oo,ve,iennv absent wher
awkward situations arise. Auocracy has, within itself the power 10 Great
wa situations The autocrat knows. insuncively, that he is responsible
for these situations and he hates to be compelled o explain SO ne rus rus Inv IN
whole situation over to his underings. The underlngs OF a Khg are a% %g
willing II bear the blame that ought to fall upon the shoulders o mr Un
am master or if n o. to bear the blame to ear the equally unpleasant Durue
oxrpv the utocr a absent and found myself the mex mornns
-caseted with two of the Kings underhngs, Gilbert and LeSeuer
y NV letter, by its style and method o presentation hr" ne ouuuen u "a
nanaton on Gilbert. l said. Mr.. Gilbert get my letter and Tread II sentence
bS sentence. When you finish reading the last sentence just answe me on
question: Is the sentence true n false -. 49,. o.na .M. 10 nz
CTARED THAT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE LETTER WAS TRUE
Won admit then. Mr. Gilbert, that my analysis Of the League Machhe
rSs s said I "rowriey is al auocat and he has constructed a machin
sanarate from the League itself and. through this machine, which register
his will. he exercises despouc control over TN Leag4 e
To no Voters OF Power County: I will appreciate the support of tn