Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-03

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view of the fact that they had fur
nished all the capital Not start the
stores and furnished all the patron
age to build up these stores."
MI. smith's a1idavit.
". u. smith, who was n Of the
men present at the all-night session
at Bismarck, says in part:
II was present at the, conference
mentioned therein had with the, said
a. g. Townley on the night of Janus-.
tel in Bismarck, NJ D., and Iaheard
the request made Of Mr.. Townley. TO
take the store proposition (meaninR
the Consumers United Stores ,comS
pany) away from the league, and
that Mr.. Townley refused to do SO. II
also heard at said time and place the
request made of Mr.. Townley that II
he would not take 1t from the league
to put It (the United Stores company)
basis like the. Rochelle plan. 80 that a
man who put 500 into itawould have
stock-something to show for his
money. 1 heard Mr.. Townley refuse
to do 30, stating that they would keep
him on the witness stand all the time
answering questions. At said time
and place I heard the said J. g. 1ngle
state to Mr.. ,.Townley according to
your statement we only put'$s,ooo In
to the store MI. Townley answered
Yes Mr.: Tngle then asked: Then
the balance Of the money over and
above the, s$s.ooo7' Mr.. Tqwuley
stepped up to Mr.. 1ngle. shook his fist
under his nose, and \ said. That is
none of your God damned business
At said time and place the said Mr..
Townley, in the course OF his re-
marks, stated emphatically, You
farmers r like a set of God damned
hogs"
Part of Townley's Ian
guage Is u%nprintable.
Mr.. Smith in a letter to Mr.-Ing'c,
which also is made public, throws ad-
ditional light on MI. Townlev's on.
ception of the farmer Is relates to his
contribution to he league Golfers.
Have To Be Handled like Cattle.
"Now, Ingle, it would be q
hard thing to remember every.
thing that happened that night,
but II you will stop and think at
one time he (Townley) asked
Shipley (sec1etary Of the Farm,
ers' Union) how much the Farm
crs' Union got for membership III
the order. Shiplcy said 50.
Townley said: THAT is nothing.
You have to charge them more,
and then they will stick. They
have to be handled like q bunch
of cattle. Go after them, kick
them on the shins, and get them
by the Goa collar and drag them
up and make them sign. Three
dollars is nothing. While you are
getting three new members, two
OF the old ones will drop
out. and you will never get
ahead"
Continuing. Mr.. Smith writes:
II am glad that you have taken
this thing up, as"you will. remember
asked the board not to pub
lish or give to the papers what he
might say that evening. and we, as
beard members. could not give it out.
I hope that it will be published so
every farmer in North Dakota will
know just what, kind Of a, socialist
bunch this 2Nonpartsan socialist:s
ToWnley admitted that night that he
is a socialist and everyone Knows
that LeSeuer, Manahan, Brinton,
Lempke and the balance Of this
bunch are. ,E 81 NJ .sFe,s1
SNOW. II they want to make any
trouble for you. for telling the truth,
depend upon me staying with you i'm
til the'1ast dog is hung. as every dog
has his day. and Isthink they want
NINE Hereeis that you come; out on