Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-04-27

elevators power plants powers the The
the would take the profits and would also take the risks of
marketing would be easy North Dakota that would get out
$ooOoooo bond suewe the lasted But how long would
st2 Political prodgay with the taxpayers ready cash is pretty
well established But what arguing this mar2 you
Socialist you required believe the everything for
think 1t the political faith
Whatever troublesome the
Let George do it all question dividing things anyway What
can't be endured can be split up
The chart of the Food Administration eport Dec 1917 page ALL
the average price 1915 farmers realized for bushels
wheat qued make barrel of FOUR $500 The
price farmers for Az bushels wheat 1917 $1,000
time -four cheaper November 1917 November
1915.
government bureau that especially praised by
Mr. Towney and shows that while flour cheaper than
1917 got $500 their wheat crop
"a the report stated that profits the
grain dealer miller and -four has been regulated reduced by
the Grain Corporation affecting material reduction the price of four
And the price of North Dakota No spring wheat fixed at $500
1918 Could the Partisan power pass lg
tlon much favorable to the farmer9
Since the European began there has been increase of 1903
the price Administration report December
the report (page 53 shown that prewa
prices the realized twenty per while today he
getting forty percent Of the price of the bread,
With the club organized body producers for whom he
speak Towns full all kinds repsas retail
newspapers and the bankers and business
people any community they do fall in with his program He cites
where silent boycott by the NonPartn League members
New Rockford Mnnmad the its knees and apologize
members the organization them banquet before they would
trade The deserted the merchants
played checkers the banks open half the time and Mr. Twne
THE newspapers png the pooce The Non Partisan
League boycong the No buying anything and the
dis that the money did grow
in middle advising you farmers
merchant politician anybody else
1t necessary you do violence anyone don't want
kill anybody The farmers
single politician There newspapeman merchant lawyer
that died result of that experience Some it. they got
there sung the expense every of business except
the farmers after telling how the business Inundated themselves
right with the NonParsan League Mr. Townly they
appaudng principles the organization but the
selling ovea and whkey after the meeting By these ndiou
methods the leader this organization enrich the farmers and tax other
citizens spreads the poison hatred against those he brand
the exers the producer His that the people should
the right presidents of banks and corporations by
childish consideration He has particle of sympathy with
struggles business but out of his refer the heroic
efforts Of the l. W. VS."
any difference the teachings Mr. Towne the New
Rockford from the doctrines direct action advocated by the W. W.
organzaton cunning says advise you farmers kill any
of the merchants and business New Rockford
dying and the the town piled the postoce He
says present solid 'front.' take only farmers into organization
and with the mail order houses arve the local merchant into sub
mission intimidation de-
sucon your business will follow necessary Have the small but
the ruthless selfish expoers with which he
all merchants bankers lawyers editors business
such methods driving people support political movements
League goes says establish print
papers Mr. Twney offers the League handy vehicle
which ride into office He promises the farmers everything from
exemption farm improvements Touring
mills warehouses elevators banks and and exemption
improvements from taxation all paid for by bond
the of enhng at the of all the
able property of the state.
Importance Towneys concluding argument
against the big proftee and big business general AS dealing with
profteers involves policies shall this field
of discussion
Mr. Townly himself that he has been the farming business
for three He lost his by bad for which he
n entitled to great deal Of sympathy and should not even be criticised
for going through bankruptcy This does not make him the less
able to lead political movement and appeal his fellow farmers
whom has not been successful and still debt But the
of said that much the larger
percentage all who business fall and probably of the
business including big business the debtor class and
large of interest and deserve the sympathy the farmers who raise
part their living and do not live rented houses and have
organized payday that