The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-10-31
A PLAIN TALK TO THE
FARMERS OF IDAHO

kind enough to read these ines In all that have said
against the leaders of the Nonparisan league in Idaho there
has been time when havehad thought that the Tar
mes of Idaho dsoya because know that not true
am making your fight, man ever fought in Idaho be-
fore in exposing the greatest criminal organization America
has ever known.
is strange that you did not understand Towney and
ownley and the Socialism that they stand for because no
newspaper with exceptions in this state has ever
attempted tell you the truth about the leaders OF the Non
partisan league 1t strange that you should JON an or
ganzation that you believed for the bettermen OF the
farmers because it is that there things that are
wrong Idaho that be and will be made right In most
professionally trained men have been sent to your
munities-men who professional saesmen-and that they
have deceived large number of the best farmers of the state
all will agree Even Roosevelt tells us that for time ne
thought the movement good one.
FARMERS SHOULD ORGANIZE.
Everyone will agree that the farmers should organize that
it is essential for them to have organizations but few will
agree that need such leaders for the farmers Towney
LeSueur McKaig and Schotz who have forced themselves
to the head of the farmers organization in this state
Mr. Farmer, have looked up the platforms OF both po-
cal parties in Idaho and the laws passed by legislatures
for number of years find there has never been single
pledge made the farmers by either the republican demo
cratic party that has been kept You have asked for
anything of either Of the two parties in Idaho that has
not given YOU More than half of the and represe
aves that have served this state for number of years have
been farmers who land and cultivate the soil
There will be time in Idaho in my Judgment, when
the agricultural interests in this state not pass such less
aton necessary for the welfare OF the great agricultural
interests of the state.
Every one of adjoining states, Mr. Farmer has repud
lated the leaders of the Nonpartisan league The National
Grange has repudiated them; the oranges of Washington
and Oregon and the farmers organizations OF Utah have
pudiaed the leaders of the Nonpartisan league In those
the great newspapers have to the rescue OF the
farmers and campaign OF education and exposure has been
on for some time we had had such campaign in Idaho
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the farmers of this and the enemies of good govern
would not have got a foothold here The campaign |
am waging today is campaign of education have forgot
ten all about the SenaorSp have fought these enemies OF
our before and know that unless they are
posed they will destroy the and destroy its citizenship
IHAVE TOLD THE TRUTH
All that have said about the leaders of the Nonparsan
league truths-poven truths all the way through, and
they not be denied Mr. Farmer. am making your tight
now have always made your fight have always fought
against excessive railroad rates in this state have told you
many times that you paid the highest freight rates of any far
mers in the world THIS IS TRUE AND EXPECT TO
RAILROAD RATES. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO JUST
AS GOOD RAILROAD RATES PER MILE AS OTHER
FARMERS IN THE UNITED STATES ENJOY.
NO TIME FOR Glass FEELING.
We have an embargo wheat the present time 1t is
strange 1t impossible for the railroads to handle the
great crops of this country few weeks The railroad men
are rainng every effort within them to handle the agricu
tura crops and the essentials that must be given first
consideration Mr.. Farmer, there time when
this country needed calm clear thinkers without prejudice as
it does today. THIS is NOT THE TIME TO ARRAY
ONE CLASS AGAINST ANOTHER. 1t is going to take
the best brains the land guide this country through the
critical times that will come after the war.
We know that going to win great victory the
battlefelds of Europe and that going to bring back
peace to the world but God only knows what the future viii
bring to this country unless prejudice be laid aside and
we all work together trying to hold up the country from pan
ic and disaster that will surely follow to this nation if Town
leysm is to prevail know Of no class that will suffer
than the farmers YOU ARE FORCED TO PRODUCE
AT A HIGH COST AT THE PRESENT TIME IF
YOUR PRODUCTS MUST GO ON A BROKEN MAR
KET GOD PITY YOU. THIS IS TIME FOX GAIN
THINKING MEN-NOT FOR MEN WHO WOULD
TEAR DOWN AND DESTROY THE GOVERNMENT
TTSFI T TO TAKE CONTROL Again want to saw If is