The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-16


ton to- another popularity Of
these opponents Of democracy. As
soon as anyone adversely CRITICS :,
es them, for any Of their acts or
failures, they immediately de-
clare through their Gang Press.
he is attacking the farmers Of
North Dakota and ! have no doubt
that the Fargo Courier.News will
declare tomorrow that Doyle in
his speech attacked the farmers
Of North Dakota. They will know,
of course, that this is not true.
But one Of the many pecuIiarit'es
Of this morning echo Of TownIey-
ism is that the truth or fa'sity OF
what appears in its nsws columns
does. not concern the writer's in
the least. They have made this
statement probably a hundred
times regarding different men,
and, in every instance they know
the statement was. not true.
Il am sure it must strike even the
most ardent Nonpartisan league men,
Der as little peculiar that this Co
terie of socialist lawyers socialist
lecturers and soap box OratOrs-Should
ing interest in saving the farmers OF
4 North Dakota. 1t is the claim OF these
men that those opposing them in this
state are representatives OF VIVA they
are pleased to term big business, ana
that the opposition Is directed by sin
lister influences outside the state OF
North Dakota. No doubt great many
! of the mem ers Of the Nonpartlsan
league honestly believe this is a fact.
Perhaps some of the members present
believe this is true. But il you will
Just study the situation yourself for
few minutes there is no possibility
of believing that this assertion is
! true. r.
Sentiment Revised in Two Years.
"Two years ago these same men
went before the people OF this state
with these same candidates. They
prWessed to be representing a farm
erS organization that the farmers
were in the majority in the State OF
North Dakota and consequently had
the right'to control. And the people
took them at their word and elected
their candidates to office by the larg-
est majorities ever given to the can
didates of any party in the history OF
the state. Now this is conclusive proof
that this prejudice against their lead
ership did not exist two years ago;
and if it did not exist two years ago.
then what has occurred to change the
mind of the public in regard to these
men and these issues. First, their at
tempt to foist upon the people pro-
gram of almost complete statewide
socialism, without the slightest warn
ing of their intention; and, secondly,
the attitude of Mr.. Townley and some
of his close advisers at the time OF
the entrance of this country into the
European war.
90 In Reverse on Loyalty.
@eThat the great majority Of the
! farmers Of North Dakota, irres.
Dective Of occupation or national.
| ity, are loyal to the federal gov.
eminent, there is not the slight.
est question. But they are loyal
| and not because of MIR. TOwnlcy
but in spite Of him.
sWhen Townley discovered that the
farmers were loyal and would not fol.
low him in his opposition and hOstil.
fly to the federal government, he pull.
ed the reverse lever on the loyalty
issue. 49,.
81 realize fully that no man is just
flied in accusing another of dislOyalty
unless he has good grounds for the
accusation. Not only this, but l be-
lieve he should have knowledge of UNI
disputed facts which. in the language
of. the courts, would convince him be-
yond a reasonable doubt of the dis
loyalty OF the person in question.
On the 18th day Of June, 1917,
Mr.. TOwnley stood upon the public
platform ut WillistOn, and used the
' following language: We are told
that these boys are being sent to
Europe to fight for democracy, but
L believe and fear that they arc
being sent there to fight for the
! profits Of the damned, rotten rich,
who make money out Of our food
and OSr products
Are these the words of patriot
assist his country in her struggle
whose heart is burning with fever to
against the theory that government
by brute force is the kind that shah
prevail throughout the world and un-
der which all men must live? And a
few days later, speaking at M1n0t,
| Governor r FdZlcF uScu lulS Adu6 uoeo'
II have been criticized for not urging
the farmers to buy Liberty Bonds.
cannot urge them to buy Liberty
Bonds because l don't know whether
they have the money to pay for then
or not. And he made the further
statement that man could not be
hungry and patriotic at the same
time. Let MS suppose that every gov.
ernor of every state In the Union mad
followed Frazier's lead and taken the
position that he took on the sale OF
Liberty Bonds, and his lead had been
left unchallenged, what do you sup.
pose would have happened to our waf
program? or suppose that Townley's
lead had been followed by c. s. Bar
rett, president of the Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union of Amer
Hican Federation of Labor, not only
speaking as Townley did but even
keeping on their payroll as organizers
and lecturers, men whose loyalty has
been questioned by thousands OF
In osle and many of whom have been
convicted for sedition in various forms
wat do you suppose would have hap
pened to our war program? Might
r. AZ u lit