The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-29
NONPARTY MEET
ENDED; SEVERAL
TALK AT FINISH

president OF the National NonpaTti-
J san league, opened his remarks AZ
the closing meeting of the Nom
partisan league campaign rally in
the Fargo auditorium Thursday
evening.
Il am not leader" said Mr.
Townley after he had been intro
duced by r. B. Martin, league or
ganizer, VINO opened the meeting
with a few remarks in which he de-
ciRred that the Nonpartisan league
is the greatest agency in keeping up
the morale OF the fathers and moth
ers on the farms"
Anyone can ses that by looking
at me-" added Mr.. Townley. "All
| that / can do Is to ask you to pre-
pare yourselves to act together for
the common good. Unless you do
| that can do nothing"
Mr.. Townfey then referred to re-
ports that had reached hin. during
the day that an attempt would be
made 10 break up the meeting.
Il refuse to believe" said Mr..
Townley, that the citizens of Fargo
are sufficiently influenced by the
politicians who have lost their jobs,
and by newspaper editors who work
for these politicians to do such
thing. II this were in Minnesota it
would be different. But here in
North Dakota the constitution is be-
ing upheld, and the right of free as,
semblage and free speech is not be-
ing violated"
Attacks Newspaper Editors.
Reading from THE New Freedom"
q book written by President Wilson, |
Mr.. Townley too koccasion to attack !
North Dakota newspaper editors
Yes" said Mr.. Townley, referr- |
ing to a passage in the book which |
stated that the sick things, meaning |
the so-called privileged interests and |
their Representatives, are to be |
brought out into the sunlight, sick |
things have been brought to light in |
North Dakota. Jerry Bacon is sick, |
McGa.han Of Minot IL sick, and Black |
of The Forum is sick, and IL is well |
that they are sick. They have to
become sick before they can become |
we'll"
Mr.. Townley urged his hearers to |
pay careful attention to government, |
declaring that Il was the duty OF |
the citizen to see that the machinery |
Of the government was working |
right, and that the right Of free as
n.blage and free speech was not |
violated. g.
Introduces CA. LindbSrnh.
1t was Mr.. Townley who intro
duced c. A. Iindbergh, Little Falls,
MINI, the leagues candidate for
governor Of Minnesota.
Discusses Economic Situation.
Mr.. LAndbergh discussed excerpts
L.
issue of The Fargo Forum and the
economic situation in the United
States. He maintained that they
had not been properly presented as
related to the text
Tn 1919, said Mr.. LAndbergh, I'VE
were told that the. wealth Of the
United States was in round figures
approximately 1856 billions. In 1918
we were told this wealth had in
creased to $50 billions, or nearly
double.
Except for the increase that has
been made by labor, this wealth is
worth no more now than ii was in
1913. The increase in price has been
set on it by the persons who hold
it,.
Mr., dndbergh declared that any
man who held that the economic sit
uation in the country should be al
lowed to wait until after the war
was over was either ignorant or dis
loyal; that the people Of the country
as a whole were loyal, and that they
should pay enough attention to gov
to see that special privi-
leges were not~extended to the fu-
ture.
Frazier Thanks Delegates.
-.
was the next speaker, and
other state officers for reindorse-
ment for office at the hands OF the
league convention held
in Fargo Tuesday.
I'VE have tried to do our duty
welp, said Governor Frazier, and
shall continue to do so in the future"
Governor Frazier urged the great
est acreage Of wheat in North Da-
kota this year that the boys "over
there" might be fed, and said that IL
North Dakota soldiers were fighting I
In the big battle now in progress in
France the folks at home would have
to be afraid that they would not do
their duty.
Governor Frazier also declared
'aIth in the loyalty OF the farmers of |
The Nonpartisan league, and stated
hat there had never been any ques-
lion of their loyalty until it had been
-aissd by the leagues political ops
ponents. IL
Sees President in 1921.
Walter Thomas Mills, the last
speaker on the evening program, {
irew a word picture Of a Nonparti- I
san president Of the United States in !
1921.
Il am going to march down Penn t
Iylvania avenue in Washington in r
he parade at the inauguration of that I
March 4, 1927, said Mr.. !
Mills. q
Mr.. Mills declared in his address
hat the farmers would after this
all be in power in many states, and
would have so representatives in A
congress-.
Mr.. Mills stated that once during =
lis speaking tour in North Dakota :
lis loyalty to the United States had
,een questioned.
Have your people always stood 7
" the fiag?' Mr. Mills said he was c
.sked.
Il said, No. not always said ?
Ir. Mills. They weren't because 9
hey were here before the flag was, r
nd they couldn't stand by 1t until 7
hey had helped TO make It," g
1t was Joshua Mills who helped 10 =
write the first constitution, and was 4
he first man in the country to free
lis slaves. Mr.. Mills said
Pendray Nails 1.-THE lie" s
Thomas Pendray, Nonpartisan
enator from Stutsman county, in a Z
riaf statement from the floor at the 4
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