Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-01-17
uoNPARTISAN LEAGUE

National Nonpartisan league,
'JsTAnc M .;oinated in North Dakota, has
|IT- ao1 its activities to Idaho. For
M lime agents of the league have
working in pairs among the farm
tbe state, asking them to join the
rE1li0 AZ the same time contributing
HnTlA 2 ooh rs membership fee, dues, or
X1bno of the sort. Anyway, it was
srb;cb was collected and large
IS Farm H. of the $40 went to the man who
VI .ys red the money.
On Townley president of the league,
- in southern Idaho, delivering
- 70 the farmers of that part
toi lne &.1e state. He began in the Mormon
| oh bor, ,rx and has been billed for prac-
rom the k,.pv the entire of southern Idaho.
|ard. The fr40 Nonpartisan league appears to
" 0anu E..s TO be a mystery. 1t is known
in mos. u !, has designs on obtaining con
fcation, il of the state government, and it
| ais hay- = rtravng rosy pictures to the farm
Is OF the 4 how he will benefit by joining
u N kxxNonpartisan league. This organi
by the <3an asserts that it is connected with
locations Particular political party, but will
mat tne ~, nj candidates from both parties for
nosa II promises all sorts of things
|icultural SAe farmer. if he win only "come
men who N eb" with the SIG. That seems
dents in I'M necessary, in order that he may
-, a. let in on the good things
county NJ are to come.
Elt is amusing to watch the Nonpar-
league agents at work They 90
Uirs. and after sizing up"
hsh one will approach him and engage
aim ordinary conversation about the
re,aher. OF the IKE. Finally they drift
d Erm subjects or something of the
sorx and then they spring their prop
pn.
seral weeks ago two of the men
saHsd at the Free Press office. They
saSkp in a general way about the news
35tr business, and soon got to their
hMct Of the Nonpartisan league
Hr did not ask Tor the editorial sup
ut of the Free Press, but did ask, in
ka~ something o. news value arose
xff9ining to their organization, that
~ printed. The men were told that
tkey could buy advertising space l.
~ Free Press at the regular com
Nfal rate. lney did not buy, but
&1& that day the Free Press has re
@7fsd through the mail numerous com
Mcatons for publication from the
oxue's headquarters at st. Paul. All
9H been ignored. Then the league
*tadered the proposition of furnish
~ the Free Press with its publicity
ga in the form of type, all ready
assertion in the paper. They wanted
t1xftuf printed as news and HAD THE
NRyE TO ASK PAY FOR 1T. 1t is
&oxbtful whether the sort Of stuff Of
Mh the league sent the Free Press
3e9fS would be admitted to publica-
even under the caption of paid
strtising
amy newspapers of Idaho have not
declined to support the Nonpartis
aeague, but have openly come out
ppposition to it.; some are non
unoss mittal, while very few are friend
81 the organization. Notable among
plendii ss4 flendly papers is one WHICH chang
e. ~ policy with the seasons
&e Free Press ism t trying to pick
drr ght with the Nonpatisan league,
council ~ the league has been publicly
led its 1as OF having pro-German tendencies
no wa Is does warn against utilization
l''' sn an association which is trying to
pt our state governmental organi
saddle ~ IN time of war, when all eff
lllaicn S#* should be directed toward VIM
SIH ne great war in which we are now
4ssed. Townley and his gang are
#H to upset the government of the
an 49, OF Idaho. They appear to be try
Fn SFo disrupt both the Democratic and /
ohean parties in this state, when
3SSz{ should be lending all possible sup
} az 10 the state and national govern
~ ~ during the emergency.