Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-06-14
HEARD mir. TOWNLEY
LEAGUE HEAD SPEAKS TOR Or
aAN1ZATIoN AND SUPPORT
-. OF LEAGUE CANDIDATES

president Of the National Non-partisa1
league, addressed an audience number
ing about 1900, speaking in support Of
the movement and the ticket headed
by C. A. Lindbergh. Besidesspeople OF
Pierz and vicinity a number Of people
from the West side of the river and
from the city were present. A number
were there from curiosity, but the great
majority were in accord with the lea
gue's program. ~ '-"
The speaking stand, drapped with the
national colors was erected in little
dale, forming an excellent amphitheatre
There was music by the Pierz band.
F. x. WIRING, a. merchant Of Pierz,
presided at the meeting and touched on
the matter of refusal in some places OF
permitting these assemblages and said
there should be no curtailment Of free
speech and a free press. In answering
question as to whether there would be
any disloyal remarks Mr. WIRING said
that if there were, they would not stand
for them, and that the law would take
it's course, as the people Of that territory
were law-abiding citizens.
Some of the things Townley said, as
the writer noted them:
"The last three years have had
more experience than any man in Min
nesota, but no more than some will have
in the next three years.
"Like to talk to farmers in the
country; where they can think better
than in town, where they meet in school
houses, barns or ina pasture, as today.
You are free to Think
q You and are going to study farm
ing,
"When you lose money put into an
insurance company, or in packing
plant or pay SIS more for a binder,
there is no sympathy for you, but when
you pay SIG for league membership, ev.
erybody sympathizes with you"
Gas long as there are self-seeking po-
liticians and big business, anyone who
opposes their graft, is pro-German ac'
cQrding to them.'' o.,
"There is need of closer drawing to-
city. Feel that at this time you should
draw yourselves closer together to pro-
tect matters your forefathers stood for,
and have more complete understand
ing Of the duties of good citizenship. All
are struggling for better conditions, al
ways struggling for better things. Al.
ways we have been struggling for good
government. In Russia before the war
you asked the Gear what the law was.
In Germany you ask the Kaiser. But in
Minnesota people make their own laws
and select their own officers. You Sc.
lect the men you want. It is a good
thing for you that they have to come
to talk to you. You have good gov.
eminent if you want it,"
"The league was organized to get the
farmers and workers together-how to
have the best of government in Mime
sofa. We won't have it until we have
the right Of free assemblage and free
speech. We must talk things over"
"Congratulate you here in this coun
ty on your guardians Of the peace
"You can't beat the truth, SIG and
the Ford.'
''The important part of business is
what you get for what you raise. Ev
cry merchant has a system to arrive al
price at which he sells. He doesn u
ask how much you are going to pay
he fixes the price. (This is in reference
to the one who buys fixing the price on
what the farmer sells.)
"Burnquist announced he would
make no campaign speeches-only 10y
atty talks where invited. This is g
time when everyone should stand be
hind his government. Governor Burn
quist is no more loyal than 95 per cent
of the people of Minnesota 3
'':We want democracy for the whole
world and we want IT. for Minnesota ,
Organizer Moore, who has been work
ing in this county for the league since
last year, also made short talk.