The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-24

I THE CAR OF THE NONPAR-
TISAN LEAGUE IN THIS
COUNTRY AND THAT HE
WILL BE IDAHO'S CHIEF Elk
ECUTIVE, Debating ITS
POLICY, THROUGH HIS REP
RESENTATIVES, MckAIG and
lSCHOLTZ.
Many are asking the question
why, if Townley is traitor, he
is still at large. This question
was asked by Senator Sherman.
Read his remarks in the Con-
gressional Record of May 8, page
6716. l leave it to you why
Townley is at large. l do not
know. Here is what Senator
Sherman said:
Mr.. Townley is responsible for the
language which j am about to read.
Instead of arresting him on such Ian
guage, instead of stopping him, even
after the espionage law was passed
it has been in force since last fall.
he has been running at large, uttering
his sentiments at pleasure, He is in
Washington. He has abused his liber-
ty and his citizenship. He is under
indictment for arrest now, but not
under any act of Congress or as
result of any prosecution by Federal
officer. He is now being prosecuted
under the state laws of Minnesota
Mr.. Townley used this language on
the 9Th day of July, 1917. 1t is worse
than anything used by the !. w. W.
He has never apologized for it or re-
tracted it:
1--WE have been dragged into war
by the American autocracy, dragged
into a war we did not want, and we
are told it is war to liberate the
people from the control of autocracy
We are about to send millions of our
young men over to Europe to fight
the German autocracy-
Il regret to use this language, but
l put it into the Congressional Re
cord
while the big-bellied, red-necked
American plutocrats, ten times worse
than the German autocrats, coin the
blood of our young men into profits
for themselves, we are about to send
our soldiers over to fight the German
autocracy, who charge their people
$3.50 per barrel for flour; we are
sending them over to fight for the
American autocracy, who charge the
American people SIT per barrel for
flour. You are about to have these
young fellows drafted into the Army,
and they will be sent over to Europe
to fight. They will have their legs
shot off
And then he enumerates various of
the hardships of military service,
which l will insert at the conclusion
of my remarks, without reading, but
that
American plutocrats continue to
obtain their extortionate profits of
81 900 900, 900 per year while loudly
shouting that this is war for liberty
and democracy.
'Townley, the man who, on the 9Th of |
July, 1917, at Buffalo Lake, in Sar-
gent County, N. OAK, delivered him
self of these sentiments, AT HEART
WAS NOT A GOOD CITIZEN, what
ever promises he may make now, how
ever plausible may be his denunciation
of others, however much he may ac-
cuse others of falsehoods.
"Mr. Townley is on record not only
in this extract from his speech, BUT !
IN MANY OTHERS AS A Sc
DITIOUS CHARACTER HIMSELF.
AS l stated few days ago, he was
five times on the platform with Frank
Little in the state of Montana. HE
WAS THERE FOR SEDITIOUS
He was caught in the
of the l. w. WIS in that
state They were engaged in distur-
oances of the public peace. What
hey did is well known in that state"
DON'T FORGET THIS
Every legislative candidate of the
League is pledged to
tote only for such legislation as is
approved by their executive committee +
which means Townley and lie Seuer.
Are not the candidates for the Non
PARTISAN League for state offices SINH
arly pledged as to their duties?
Frank R. Gooding.