The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-14
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE MAN
TAKES RAP AT LOCAL PAPER
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The Nonpartisan League wants to
help send real congressman there, men
that are above party selfshness. Mr..
Wilson almost stands alone there. The
vultures plunge beak and talon into
the life-blood of our nation. Mr.. VIII |
son Is trying to beat them back: He
stands there lonely, solitary figure,
fighting for democracy.
Alread congress has voted to give
the railroads back to private interests
eighteen months after the war Is fin
F, ished. Our Nonpartisan League says
no. The railroads have got to stay
with the government. What is good In
times of war for railroad administra-
! ton is good in times Of peace. The
railroads must belong to- the govern
ment, also the telegraph lines and the
terminal elevators. Grain gambling
and other gambling in foods must
cease. The food trust must be broken
up. Our organization LIZ backing up
Mr.. Wilson in keeping the beasts that
prey" away from our soldiers, and to
save for the soldier boys the heritage
that we have left in this country for
our boys when they come back. That
Is why we organize, Mr. Editor in this
crisis, to fight against these beasts.
) In regard to the Shoshone Journal
article, it Is one of the most cunning
conglomerations Of lies that has ever
} been published In this state. The ed
itor Of the Shoshone Journal is past
master in the art of putting the wrong
J Interpretation to any sentence. He
reads into articles meanings that Were
| never there. He insinuates Townley
is making millions out OF this organic
alton, whereas our system of bookkeep
\ ing and audits guarantees Statement
for every penny that is spent. Town
ley receives q salary for his work
\ much less than he could secure in pri
vate employment
The editor suggests that Mr.. Baer
our Nonpartisan League congressman
is disloyal. Baer is a Democrat ant
was elected on a Republican ticket. 1
/ political hybrid like that is too pre-
| gressive for some moss back editors
| understand. Baer had brother kille
in the Spanish American war, not b
Spanish bullets, but by being fed en-
balmed beef by the American packers
Mr.. Baer hates the American packer
and declares that as long as he is
congress he will try I'd keep this o.
ganized food trust from feeding th
soldiers any more embalmed beef. III
packers therefore hate Mr.. Baer.
does the editor of the Shoshone Jou
nal. Why, we ask?
The German edition Of the Non pa
tisan League, which the ShoshoI
Journal claims Is suppressed or di
continued, on the contrary, has bee
enlarged and, printed in the Germa
language, goes unchallenged and unr
buked through the United States mail
In North Dakota we have thousand
of what are called Russian-German
Most of them cannot speak the En-
| III lish language or even the Russian to
| que. Yet they were born in Russi
Our league paper publishes an edit,
in the German language primarily |
these farmers. 1t is first printed
English and then translated into G'
man. Instead of being suppressed,
has been enlarged. The governme
approves of 1t. There is no more IL
al paper In the United States than o
J Nonpartisan Leader. Does not the I
. itor of the Idaho County Free Pr
take delight In spreading such lies
this? The government reads our pal
x and they know this league is loyal a
publishes nothing but a loyal ne,
~ paper.
In quoting from Mr.. Townle
~ speech, want to tell the editor of
3 Idaho County Free Press that 1t Il
z vicious garbling of Mr.. Townley's
u marks.
z The editor of the Idaho County +
u Press winds up his venomOus art
by saying that Kate Richards OHf
q convicted at Bismark, claims to be
X ficially Connected with the league. n
Safely knows that Is Just an ordin
Z yellow lie, common In cheap jour-
ism. Kate Richards OHare neve s
any such thing and Safely knows
Il She never spoke for the league or
= anything to do with the league. I
z lie that he published was just int
{ x ed as a camouflage to conceal
D g.. { and filthy mouth in sprs
4 ing such poison against our league
Editor Safely has taken up the
y against the Nonpartisan League.
\ is determined to publish poison al
4 us. He knows these things are unit
x He says the league members are
: sending their sons 10 the army.
declares Mr.. Townley is making
K lions out of this league, when In res
o. 4 the farmers control this league.
7 ley insinuates that we are against
AJAX government. Yet, IL the kaiser hin