Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-04-26
spooNER AND THE NoN-PART1sAN LEAGUE

In statement printed in the Morris Sun last week,
L. c. spooner who has filed for the senate and been
dorsed by the NonPartsan League takes exception to
that the of such endorsement published
in The Tribune.
Mr.. Spooner compares endorsement by the League
the endorsement accorded the upright righteous and
unpurchaseabe Chief Justice Calvin L. Brown and the
other supreme court justices by the party.
In handing himself this delicate compliment Mr.
Spooner cannot claim to be such novice in politics as
know the great and vital difference between the
dorsement the supreme court justices
political camouage which the said justices neither
angled for wanted or needed and endorsement of
candidates for the legislature to Townleyize
Minnesota as North Dakota Townleyized two years
But Minnesota is not going to be Townleyized Mr.
Spooner neither by the adoption of his disoyal
paganda by adoption of his economic program
with 1.-THE sky the limit for the of issuing bonds
saddle taxpayers with the of his radical
cialstic with public ownership of everything
from packing plants lands Minnesota is not going
Townleyzed and the it is not going to be
the verdict of the people at the poles going
to be against Towneyzaton and this political cam
paign going in which the straddler can't
get away with it, Furthermore you'll have
be loyal in this campaign, and person with your
opportunity for investigation and nothing to be but play
politics years end to the next claim to be
loyal yet stand for Townleyism for minute or
any part parcel with them, be otherwise than
openly militanty hostile to Townley and his self
of Minnesota. Any man of intelligence and oppor-
tunty for study who consorts with Townley and his
crowd becomes partaker in their guilt.
And Mr.. Spooner, if you going to stand for
Townleyism accept the of the Non-Parti
League become their candidate for the Senate and
otherwise than openly hostile to the League and all
for, prepared to all the down the
line with you this summer in informing the voters of
county this senatorial district of what the
League what it stands for, what Townley aimed
to accomplish North Dakota what he aims
compsh here
The League would be proud to have you their
champion Mr.. Spooner,-in fact, their endorsement
shows did they not away back last August plan
to pull off something for Spooner in this senatorial dis
trict They have been interested in you that
the NonPartisan Leader lied tremendously about
the who defeated you two years ago, interest
which understand that reciprocated by frequent
calls last summer at the home of c. o. Hersam
enemy alien who attempted organize this county for
the Non-Partisan League.
Mr.. Spooner,~ you will have to be either for the
League against the League. There is middle
ground you not for the League then honest
man, you should inform them that they may
where for candidate; if you for the League and
accept their endorsement then should the pub
lie into your confidence and make your declaration
equivocal.
public by abuse of the editor Tribune you can
who stands by says nothing when the peril
of his is discussed
If not hindered, his. is sure to help the enemy