The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-25
MIR. WRIGHT TO MR.. AYERS

5000 0O0o N0 4xO0NAu0Ie
ters, Mitchell, s. d. Dear Sir: l have
been able to secure what is
supposed to be q full text OF a letter
to me, dated at Mitchell,
October, LIST, 1918, which is supposed
to have been signed by yourself and
in the Sioux City Tribune
Of October 4. / ann very much sur
prised indeed to learn that you would
allow the publicity man for the Non
partisan League to s your name
in a letter OF such q gross misstate-
ment OF facts from beginning to end.
In this letter he charges that there
have been eighteen meetings inter
ferred with and charges that the
state council is to blame. This is not
a fact as the state council have done
everything in their power to pre-
vent Interference with public meet
yellow painting, etc. The state
counciL has taken a very strong posi-
ton in favor OF Tree speech and has
every county council at
various times to protect all loyal
and public speakers re-
CARELESS Of their political affiliation.
Strange to say, practically the only
trouble we have had is with speakers
who are accepting the endorsement
and support Of an organization that
Is directly or indirectly closely allied
w. D. Haywood, general secre-
tary and treasurer Of the /. w. VS.,
and who is now in the federal prison;
J. A. Law, a notorious I. w. w. in
South Dakota; James Riley, another
l. w. w. who is now serv-
ing time in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary, and Arthur LeSueur, who is
very closely allied with the National
w. w. Organization, also the Ma
tional Nonpartisan League, and who
is now supposed to be- a member of
and chief instructor for solicitors of
the National Nonpartisan LeAgue or
ganization.
The good farmers OF South Dakota
know beyond a. question of doubt that
the l. w. w. organization is absolute
~ opposed to u present form of
government and that they have done
everything in their power to embar-
rass u government in the various
war activities, which was proven by
the trial of Haywood and his associ-
ates in Chicago. They also knew, be-
yond . question Of doubt, that the /.
w. is their most dangerous enc
my. The l. w. WIS and the Social
lists Of the St. Louis platform cannot
be tolerated by the people of South
Dakota.
The South Dakota Council of De-
Tense stands ready to assist you, Mr..
or any other loyal candidate,
but should not be asked to take the
position that we are defending or
in any way the l. w. W.
organization of the Socialists Of the
st. Louis platform. l would suggest
that you or any other loyal candidate
see to It that your associates are free
from suspicion of being allied with
The /. w. WIS and Socialists OF the
81. Louis platform. II you will do
this, we q assure you that you will
not be interferred with in any OF
your public meetings, but on the
other hand you will have the protec-
ton Of every loyal citizen in our
state.
Yours very truly,
-Geo..W. Wright,
of State Council of Defense.
We publish the above despatch
that our readers may see some Of the
resorted to by the Townley
kept press" Many Of you will re-
member the Nonpartisan Leader
made q great houl about Governor
.orbeck not having enforced the
laws, and rather having encouraged
mob violence, and Townley in his
Webster stunt made . feeble attempt
make q grandstand play to the
same effect. Now comes Tom Ayers.
and just at the time It does not suit
his purpose to accuse the Governor,
10 he sends out an exaggerated re-
port about mob violence, meetings
being stopped, and the state Council
Defense Is the party responsible.
Consistency, thou art indeed q jewel,
but not to be found under the ban
nor Of Townley or his -henchmen.
for ways that are dark and
tricks that are mean. Townley, HIS
and his kept press" are
peculiar, to say the least. But when
sver the cast u made his followers
lrs instructed to grab and swallow
he whole business, hook, line and
sinker and just simply holler well
tick well win" without everjnves-,
to . what well stick or
What well win" Townley just
touches the button and his
nicely adjusted and we'll oiled ma
chine (at s16.Qo per touch) docs
he rest.
One Of the patriotic argvnents>
N0n-PArtisan organizers have used ii
his county 10 that II We had been
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