The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-28

shouted Brinton. why doesn't III
come up here. Mr.. Black must bt
mistaken. The reporter either II
ashamed of Black or Black is asham'
ed of the reporter"
Someone was kind enough to send
| Mr.. Brinton a note to the effect tina
a representative of The Herald was
in the audience. He asked the repre-
sentative to Substitute for The For
um," but was informed that the
representative was batting for him
self and was very comfortable In his
seat"
Cheers Greet Brinton.
That's all right" he said. 'BIacB
and Paulson once worked for The
Herald, didn't they?"
Yes"
There you are"
The crowd cheered.
Il don't wonder The Fargo Forum
representative doesn't want to show
| himself Swift e. Co., advertise in
| The Forum. He represents the big
| business men-the man who robs
children's savings banks. Big bust
ness advertises to draw the attention
of The Forum away from him. Yet
The Forum calls North Dakota a
| boob state and says Fownley is get
ting away with 100000
The speaker, then, turned to activi-
ties of The Minot Messenger and the
efforts Of ]. S. Milloy to debate with
him.
He declared emphaticaIly that the
| Consumers United Stores company
was not q Nonpartisan league move
ment. The only connection it has
with the league. he said, is that the
league officers endorsed 1t. Some T.
600 members Of the league are mem
bers of the store company, he further
explained.
Why Norton Was Rejected.
81 see by The Courier News this
morning that James Sinclair was
endorsed for Congressman of the
Third district" he said. Yesterday
The Forum said that p. d. Norton
would be endorsed. / can tell you
why Norton wasn't endorsed. 1t was
because he sent a telegram to The
Forum after Frazier was nomina ted
telling The Forum to tell the farmers
not to Vote for Frazier. but to vote
for man who was safe and sound. 4"
He then referred to the Kenmare
meeting. Reports of the meeting
were wrong, he said. It was reported
that Howard Wood. endorsed for
lieutenant governor, was present, but
Brinton got Wood to tell the meeting
that he wasn't there. The Forum
didn't say anything about the meet
ing, he said, because 1t already had
got in bad" by its report of the first
meeting there.
The kenmare Resolutions.
Brinton then read the resolutions,
signed, he said by over 500 farmers.
~TurHH .
resolutions passed at the Kenmare
meeting, March Is, as reported in
The Forum, The Herald and other
papers, did not represent the senti-
ment of the farmers. for the few
farmers present did not participate
and the resolutions were the express
sion Of travelling men, business men
and strangers. They said that Milloy
had been given due notice that a
representative of the stores company
could not attend the meeting but that
he visited Kenmare anyway and held
a session of his own. They condemn
ed the organized efforts of The
Forum, The Herald, The Bismarck
Tribune and other representatives
and supporters of big business" to
destroy cooperation between the
the farmers. They endorsed the store
company as a community developing
agency and a means for keeping the
farmers money within the state;
they declared that MilIoy's questions
were answered by Brinton to the
satisfaction Of all; that Milloy re-
fused to speak; and that, after hear
ing both sides. the farmers condemn
ed and repudiated the meeting of
March Is; they condemned The For
UNI for sits false report of the meet
ing;" and condemned THE Forum
and others of the kept press for pub
fishing false items as news" The res
olutions concluded with a sweeping
Of the Consumers Unit
ed Stores company, its officers and
activities and warned the farmers
and people generally" against the |
"kept press-The Herald, The Forum, |
The Bismarck Tribune and |
The Minot Messenger |
because Of the false attacks ii has |
made" on the stores company and |
because of it's silence regarding the /
immoral conditions in Minot" A. c. |
Fownley also was endorsed as a /
worker for democracy"
The resolutions called upon the /
stores company officials to use money
,ut Of the educational and propa-
yanda fund to have the resolutions
published in a league paper.
There was not a dissenting vote
against the resolutions. he said.
Guests" Also Endorse It.
He read resolutions which he said
we're passed by farmers not members
II the stores company These
guests" the resolutions which he
cad declared, endorsed and approved
the activities Of their neighbors and
heir company" and condemned the
activities Of their opponents.
Brinton, then, unrolled a long list
# names-names Of over 500 farm
RS. he said, all OF whom had signed
he resolutions.
why does a robber break into a.
louse at night?" he asked. ITO get
money"
Forum Once More.
This was an introduction to an
Ither attack upon The Forum. He
sed a short and ugly word In refer
ing to it's publishers and said:
When men do those crimes for no
reason, they must do it for
money; there can be no other reason.
The Forum used to be run by a man
amed Dotson. He was friendly to
he league; he was fair. Yet he was
fought for 100000. Happy Paul
on, a reporter for The Grand Forks
Herald. now owns The Forum"
Il know why a representative Of
The Forum is not here" he continued.
If he was here. he'd squirm in his
eat II hip fat NoFrnar RIanlr MA q /