The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22

AHs Man1an Pioneer haa these Two PERI para
We slender II IRE St. Paul league once win
think 20 buy bond for Boss Townley and IL
X does. II he viii remember 1T
we win bet that ths soldiers eovsr there
" PHt % p 2Efal scrap % ses who Gets
ball club. The government viii probably
have 70 draft sona chap for the receiving
end. however.
The sackIs Republican discusses . familiar
aEars IN North Dakota political circles. as fol-
Ths man who can see no EE1d In his fellow
man ought e fsn to this earth and so to his
ought to hs and where hs win 70 when he
leaves here. The milk Of human kindness
has soured In him. his better nature has be-
come perverted. his eyes inverted and his
whole moral being turned awry. He has lost
confidence in men. has no real respect for
az an escape from thrandou. He Is too
cowardly 60 destroy himself too abiect 70 be
aSoat ths S ss b' probisms 81 life too
contsmptibls to be noticed and too apt to
live cut all his days such men may be
annoy their bsttsrs. fOmsnt strife run dis
cord. and bring misery On mankind.
The wahpeton Times doesn't leave much
doubt as to where 1t stands regarding the Non
partisan league with this editorial:
The Times is opposed to the Nonpartisan
league and Il not afraid to say 50. We never
did have any time for Townley who goes
AE0A0 E0W4 10 EQMM preaching Class MAAESu
and community strife. We believe the city
council of Wahpetou should require eveAy
lecturer and "soap-oox orator TO sign
pledge before he il permitted 70 air his
views. That pledge should be agreement
not to say anything seditious or anything
tending TO stir up community hatred BY
such an arrangement meetings could be stop
ped in WahpetOn IL the speaker refused to
sign the pledge. and the blame for such
charge then rests on the shoulders Of the said
speaker.
me Nonpartisan league. according to The
Harvey Journal. Is facing the parting OF the
Ways II may 80 on as II Is conducted az
present. destroying public confidence and
aroustng class against class until its leaders
frankly announce anarchy as its program;
or II may. through discarding those leaders
and making it a real farmers organization,
tons deveiopmsnt Thsre never was a
farmers organization. that could live unless it
was ofHcered and controlled BY farmers for
the benefit Of the farmer members. What Is
good for the farmer members is good for
al OF Us But an organization Of this deserip-
tions run frankly for the enrichment and ad-
vancenent Of the promoters and the promo
tiers alone. must die.
Discussing the possible new state manager OF
he NOnpartisan league. The Minot Messenger
avs:
1t IS generally rumOred in circles or the
Nonpartisan league not admitted to the in
side ring that Axel Strom. OF Williston,
sheriff Of Williams county win succeed H L.
Elliott as state manager of the Nonpartsan
league in North Dakota. Strom resigned his
position sheriff Of Williams county. sue
l.
dissatisfied with the action OF the board OF
county commissioners in dispensing with the
services Of one Of his clerks. Str0m brought
the clerk to Williams county from distant
county. and according 70 reports he was not
efficient man. This led the commissioners
TO ask for his resignation. To those who
are on the inside Of Williams county affairs
the reasons given BY Strom for resigning are
bunk.
The Messenger has contended that the lead
ers OF the league seek only Socialists for the
important positions in that organization
Strom "a q rank Socialist who never fails to
advance the cause Of Socialism. He should
1T in very wen with Townley, Bowen. Le-
Sueur, Thomason. Elicit. DOrman and the
other red-card men who control the league.
III. L Elliott who by the way was time
q candidate on the Socialist ticket for mayor
Of AIinot is 10 be taken from the position
Of state manager OF the league and put to
work for the Consumers United Stores COM
pany. He win be in charge Of the field work.
Elliott Is the man who informed prospective
organiser that men organizing the Townley
stores must be able to take a farmers valu-
able property away from him and stin leave
him organized and full OF confidence in the
N0npartisan league.