Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-24
NONPARTSAN PATRIOTS
w. W.S.S-

A week ago StHdtOF SHSIHldHf Oi
Ilinos, in speech made in the u. S.
Senate. stated that the following ex
. tract of speech made by A. c. Town
ley was testified to as to its accuracy
by the witnesses whose names and
addresses are given. That is what
Townley stands for, and Townley isthe
its literature, employs all it's officers
and prescribes their qualifications
not too honest and a good rotten past
He is a moral and political leper and
you loyal farmers who are being mis-
led by him can no more associate with
him and remain uncontaminated, than
you could sleep with small pox or
leprosy patient and remain clean.
His reasonable and disloyal sentiment
will as certainly corrupt all who as
sociate with him.
Mr.. Townley used this language on
the Sth day of July. 1917. It is worse
than anything used by the L w w.
He has never apologized for it or re-
tracted it:
we have been dragged into war
by the American autocraey. dragged
into war we did not want. AM we
are told it is war to liberate the peo-
pie from the control OF autoeracy. We
are about to send millions = 1ur your
men over to Europe to fight the Ger
man autocracy. while the big-belliea
red-necked American plutocrats. ten
times worse than the German auto
Gratis, coin the blood Of our young men
into profits for themselves. We are
about to send our soldiers over.to fight
ne 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 Amer
lean 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 their arms shot off, their chests
ripped open, their eyes torn out, and
as they lay there in no mans land at
night human reptiles will crawl over
them, go through their pockets. and
steal their little trinl1ets and souvenirs
Their carcasses will becofe carrion for
the vultures, the worms, and the rep
tiles of tire earth, while the human
reptiles-the big-bellied red-necled
tain their extortionate profits of s4.-
100000 600 per year. while loudly shout
ing that this is war for liberty and
democracy"
Names of witnesses: E. B. Johnson,
farmer, Gyinner, N. Oak; John Peter
son, farmer. Forman, N. Oak; Oscar
Morrau. merchant Milnor, n. Oak;
Jens Peterson. merchant. Minor, N |
Oak. c. W. Nordstrom. merchant,
Minor. N. Oak; P. Kinds, lumber deal |
er. Minor. N. Oak; Henry Johnson,
farmer, Minor. N. Oak; A e AUSTIN.
merchant Minor, N. Oak; Ole Ham
son, merchant, Milnor, n. Oak; S. C. /
Hoel. druggist, Minor, N. Oak; W.
W King. physician. Milnor, n. Oak;
Emil Intlehouse. banker, De Lamere.
". Dalz A. n. Carlblom merchant.
Gwinner, n. Oak; N. D. Fay farmer.
Minor n. Oak; Peter Christensen.
farmer. Minor. n. Oak: Ed. C. Enge.
farmer, Minor. N Oak.
Mr.. Townley is on record not only
fhis as-i- et f~o-- 'se s-each l,,,t ~
many others as a seditious character
himself AS I stated a few days ago
he was five times on the platform with
Frank Little in the State of Montana.
He was there for sediriohs purposes.
He was caught in the company of the
: w. WIS of that State. They were
engaged in disturbances of the public
'eace. What they did is well known
n that state. Mr.. Townley's connec-
ion with their seditious and murder
'us plans is not SO well known.
Mr.. KING. Mr.. President, will the
senator yield?
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.
lew iR the chalr). Does the Senator
rom Illinois yield to the Senator from
'tah2
Mr.. SHERMAN Yes. sir.
Mr.. KING. Is this the same Town
" who is the president of this new
.ague. the Nonpartisan League? v
Mr.. SHERMAN. Yes. sir. g
Mr.. KING. And the man who is at a
'mpting 70 organize the farmers in %,
ie United States2 ..,
Mr.. SHERMAN. Yes. sir.
Mr.. KING. Do those who are men,
srs of this organization know of HIS
'iminal rtterances. his disloyal senti-
ents and approve of him and still re-
in him as the leader and president OF or
eir organization? gi