Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-01
OPENLY CHARGED IN HOUSE
THAT MEASURE is INSPIRED
BY TOWNLEY CROWD.
RECORD OF NoNPARTISAN
LEAGUE HEAD DENOUNCED
Bitter Attack Exposes Head Of So
called Farmer Oreanization-Mem en-
bers Of Congress Accused Of Playing
Politics to Save Political DereIicts
in House.


sition to the bill appropriating 100000
600 for the purchase of seed to sell to
farmers. based on the ground that il
was a political measure intended tc
benefit the Nonpartisan League, con-
tinued in the house of representatives
Representatives Hampton Moore Of
Pennsylvania declared the committee
on agriculture had Swallowed the
Nonpartisan League bait. hook, line
and sinker." Representative John M.
Bear tried to interrupt Mr.. Moore and
finally shouted to the Pennsylvanian
that the bill had the support Of Herb
ert c. Hoover
Twill the gentleman from North
Dakota put into the congressional rec
ord some facts about the Nonpartisan
Lacquer" asked Mr. Moore.
You can insert anything you
please" replied Mr.. Baer.
Following his speech Mr.. Moore said
to the newspaper men:
Il am going to put into the record
now that Mr.. Bear has given me per-
mission, the entire record Of the bank
ruptcy proceedings of A. c. Townley.
president of the Nonpartisan League
He is man VINO rose from farmer
who couldn't pay his bills to posi-
ton where he was able to induce l5V,-
900 other farmers to pay SIC each to
join his organization"
Mr.. Moore's speech was delivered to-
ward the close of the session, when the
house was in an uproad.
The Pennsylvania member declared
he was not discussing the bill in
spirit of sectionalism but merely TO call
to the attention Of our farmer friends.
that there are other people in the
United States who are doing their bit
and bearing their share Of the war in
addition to the farmers
THE man in the city is not seeking
exemption on the ground that he Is
producing on the farm"
See Politics in Bill.
Mr.. Moore then referred to the poll
tics in the bill.
81 regard this bill as largely politi-
call he said, "as coming from sec
ton OF the country which does not
represent the sentiment OF the Amer
lean people as whole.
II charge that this measure and the
spirit behind it comes from what has
come to be known as the Nonpartisan
League, an organization which has
come to have one representative in this
house.
"They are increasing membership so
rapidly as to terrorize certain hitherto
free representatives of the people in
l;et- them
that they must adopt these socialistic
practices or get out Of congress-
Il am not going to get out of con-
gress. I have as much right here as
the gentleman has, shouted Mr.. Baer.
The gentleman is the first repre-
of the Nonpartisan League In
and 1 think he has hoped 10
put it over some members of congress
who have been here longer than he
has" the Pennsylvania retorted.
The record proceeds:
Mr.. Bear-Will the gentleman yield!
Mr. MOORE compliment the gentle
man from North Dakota, the sole repre-
Of the Nonpartisan League in
this house, on the fact that the great
and powerful committee on agriculture
has adopted his argument and has
his speeches and reported his
views in its reports.
Mr.. Bear--Will the gentleman yield?
Mr.. Moore-I cannot yield now.
Mr.. Bear-I want to tell You one
thing.
Mr.. Moore-Will The gentleman con-
sent to my inserting in the record GER
tain facts about the Nonpartisan
League?
Mr.. Bear-You can insert anything
you please.
Mr.. Moore obtained unanimous con-
sent to make insertion and yielded
to Mr.. Baer.