The Raymer enterprise., 1918-09-26
THE NON PARTISAN
LEAGUE CHAMpIONED

At different times our papers own
ed by big business and their allies
persist In slamming the NonPartisan
League.
The League Is an organization OF
farmers seeking justice believing
that the producing class should have
better representation In our law
making department
Big BIZ have run our political ma
chinery until the producing class
have nothing to say in frming our
laws as they have practically no rep
resentation In our halls Of congress
or our legislatures in our United
States. second to no country IN the
world in producing agricultural pre-
ducts. Certainly farmers haze a
right to fair representation boin
In our state and national politics.
We have representa- 'vns from our
little towns that are better i.tei 10
represent SONG w1maa's gossiping
club than the aggricll'nril populu
tion they are supposed TO repr, sent
The Non-Partisan '.sas,nr win pat
men into Office that are h,nh inter-
ested and acquainted with 1ad know
the needs OF the farmer ami lalmar
whose interests have beer badly me-.
lected In the past
There are always fcM heap John
politicians III avery towa ifat feel
that the firm : is Il ,lasi lh.a n 'uli
be looked at. = AMI E,r able - 'ake
part In the making of laws We must
sbide by
The State Journal of Nebraska
once said q farmer In the halls OF
Congress would be like a hog in a
ladies parloI but the Farmers of
North Dakota have shown their abil-
ity to run the politics of that state.
They have shown their nnfailing pa
triotism by heartily endorsing Pres
ident Wilson's administration and
have donated their full amount to the
Red Cross and Liberty bonds Going
back half century the business men
AZ they term themselves and the pol
iticians elected to ofiice by this class,
have bitterly opposed any move to-
ward farmers organizations. Start
ing with the Grange about SO years
ago. the great Catalogue Houses be-
gan selling direct to consumers at
greatly reduced prices.
Later on the Farmers Alliance
started the great reform movement
In politics Of which we are enjoying
today Close following the Farmers
Alliance was the populist party which
advocated the very measures that
have now become law. Losing faith
In representatives OF Big Business,
but not In individuals, the Non-parti-
san League have indorsed men in
both old parties which they believe
will vote for the best interests Of our
State and Nation. All OF these Far
mer's movements have met with
strong opposition from our business
population from Wall Street down
to the little business men OF our
small towns. 1t only shows poor
judgement or lack of interest in
the community for business man
or editor Of small paper to slur
q Farmers movement, which has
proven itself beneficial both to the
states where It is strongest and to
the nation. helping in every way to
Win the War movement. Men of ma
ture age. small boys, women and
girls are doing the farm work tina,
our sons and brothers may Join the
colors
II farmers must feed the world
which they have always been will
ing to do, why not give them repres-
entation In our law making depart
ments according to the wealth they
produce.
! In place Of sluring the League in
1pvery issue OF the local paper, why
doesn't our editor print his past re-
cord in the legislature. or compare
our laws which he has helped make
to the laws OF North Dakota where
the League Is strongest, or debate
these issues with some Non partisan
League organizer at public meet
ing. by H. H. Burton.
We are surprised that In thu good
state Of Nebraska a newspaper made
such q statement as that attributed
by Mr.. Burton to the Nebraska St1te
Journal We are glad Colordo has
no such ppers.
We endorse all that Mr.. Butron
says about farmers being entitled to
representation; hope they get the
best there Ii, and also hope that will