The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30

The writer has not the pleasure Of
Mr.. Bacon's acquaintance. Long be-
fore we ever heard of a Nonpartisan
league we knew Of him as one of the
model farmers of the Northwest. We
invested rs cents in his booklet en-
tieled, 'The Farmer and Townleyism."
and it was good investment. About
Mr.. Bacon's COW we do not know
whether she is a grand, senior or
Junior. From all we can gather she
is some cow.
We are not an occultist and do not
know what passed between Mr.. Thil-
quist and Mr.. BACON, nor do we care,
neither do we know how the latter Sc
sured copy of the Times containing
Mr.. Thilquist's letter-presume the
spirits that Col. Cravens communes
with waited it to him. All we do
know is that Mr.. Bacon sent us a let
ter, postmarked at Grand Forks, N. D.,
in which he requested US to publish an
enclosure which the Milaca Times had
refused to print. We saw nothing OBJ
jectionable in the enclosure and pub
lished it, together with brief preface
stating our reason for so doing.
Mr.. Thilquist says, ''Your statement
that my evident intention was to dis
credit Mr.. Bacon is not true" In
other words Mr.. Thilquist says we lied.
Let US see who is the liar.
Mr.. Thilquist's letter questioning
Mr.. Bacon's veracity anent the cow
appeared in the Times under the cap
ton of Mailing a Lie" and here are
the two closing paragraphs quoted
verbatim as printed in the Times:
What do you think of a man who will start
his book with such lie? Is he sincere in his
work of criticism? If he makes such a false
statement in one place, is he not apt to con-
tinue so throughout his book. Who is paying
for the printing and postage of the book
What benefit would Bacon derive from it
if he paid all expenses? Someone else is
. paying the bill, who does not love the far
mer because he is going into politics.
It sure must be Big Biz, and what they are
against, I am for. I believe that honesty is
the best policy.
Now if Mr.. Thilquist did not intend
to discredit Mr.. Bacon what in the
name of common sense did he intend :?
He, in unequivocal words, asserts that
Mr.. Bacon starts his book with lie,
and that if he lied in one particular
he lied in all particulars. If that is
not attempting to discredit Mr.. Bacon
then we do not understand the mean
ing of words.
Mr.. Thilquist asks why does not the
"Big Press publish the Nonpartisan
platform and comment on the same :?
We are not so presumptuous, as to pre-
sumo that he meant to include the wee
Princeton Union with the "Big Press"
IF our memory serves us right, when
the platform was promulgated by Mr..
Townley's hand-picked convention, ev-
cry big daily in the state gave public
ity to the same as we write we have
before us the platform as it appeared
in the Minneapolis Tribune.
Political platforms are constructed
to catch votes. We do not recollect
Of ever reading political platform
that did not sound nice-that was not
baited to catch the dear people. The
Nonpartisan platform is no exception
to the rule.
Plank No. 1, Mr.. Thilquist says, is
worth SIG to every farmer. Some peo-
nile are reckless with their money.
Plank No. 1 reads, Exemption of
farm improvements from taxation
That is catching. It is human nature
to attempt to shift the burdens Of tax
alton from our own shoulders to the Z