The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-26
a PLAIN TALK TO LEAGUE
MEMBERS.

MEM . EFa1s
For the farmers who are members
AZ the Nonpartisan league, and are
here today for their convention, The
Forum has nothing but warm well
come.
You have been reading a. lot OF
hard things about US in The Leader
we are the kept press, the EN-
ernv of the farmer, and Big Biz
We have been accused Of branding
I'll farmers as disloyal, and Of inctt-
ing people to mob violence, and TO
suppression Of free speech. That's
because we have kicked a lot OF holes
in Mr.. Townley's schemes.
We want you to look us over while
YOU are here. We are going TO have
4 lot Of things 10 say about the
schemes of the Socialists who are
YOUR self-appointed leaders, and we
are going to say them while they
are here in Fargo to deny them, II
they can.
The Forum was fighting the farm
ars' battles when Mr.. Townley was a
baby, and It will be fighting them
when he is forgotten.
The Forum exposed Mr.. Townley's
Etore scheme, with the assistance or
farmer. and 1t is proud Of 1t. 1t
vas. the best turn any North Da-
pata newspaper ever did fer the
farmers. Tonight we have another
letter from Mr.. Ingle that will be
worth your careful study.
Perhaps you have never heard OF
ths store scheme. The Fargo Cour-
Ier-News has never yet published
6ne word about it. They have not
pnbIished one word Of Mr.. Townley's
testimony in his bankruptcy pro-
6sedings, in which he told Of the
ownership Of The Courier-N News and
The Leader. which you bought and
paid for. Mr.. Townley won't let
them publish that news. And yet he
talks to you about a kept press.
viii he dare tell you about the store
scheme, and what becomes Of the
$3.50, 900 he has taken out Of your
rockets? Will he submit to being
questioned, or will he call you a lot
Of C D Hogs" as he did to
MT. Ingle?
Mr.. Townley is the farmers friend
lust as long as he can collect money
from the farmer. He gives the best
league jobs to red card Socialists.
Try to get one without q red card,
and see.
Mr.. Townley will preach to you
about patriotism Did he preach
patriotism to you last June at VIII
Hston? You know he didn't. Some
Of you have boys in France now.
what would be their fate IL everyone
had followed the advice Mr.. Townley
gave you at Williston?
lie will probably pose as martyr
fo you, and say he has been denied
the right of free speech by Big Biz.
some Of his SIG red card men we're
chased out Of Minnesota towns by
some small town Bherifts. Mr.. Town
leF himself had as much to do with
Inspiring those sheriffs to action as
did Big Biz. He couldn't ask any
batter advertising, and he sorely
needed advertising in Minnesota
Were the farmers didn't have the
real grievances you did in North Da-
kota.
Then he'll probably shake his long
lock Of hair at you, pound his FIST in
bis palm, tell you some funny stories,
and perhaps get his dear old father
10 march up on the stage for your
benefit as he did on his last visit
here. If he is 80 proud of his father,
why not provide him with a seat on
the platform in advance?
When the day comes that you real
- get wise" to Brother Townley
and his schemes, we only hope for
MS sake that he is at Palm Beach
spending some Of your money, and
not where you can get your hands on
him.