The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-31
political Advertising)
Townley's Work Exposed

To The Voters of Hand County,
A majority Of the voters of the state
of South Dakota, in their earnestness
and intent Of winning the war, have
given little time or thought to the
political situation and the problems to
be solved by the ballot on November
5, 1913. However, the Townley or
ganization with its pro-German ten
denotes have embraced the opportun-
ity to mislead the voters into joining
an organization called the Non-Parti-
san League, which in reality is the
Bolsheviki Party cam%oufiaged.
1t may be of interest to know that
when the Lieutenant of the Townley
organization came Il Hand County to
organize the Non-Partisan League, his
first act was to meet and m
his organization and have as one of
the charter members, a man of the
strongest pro-German tendencies in
the County-one who refused to sub
scribe for Liberty Bonds, or donate
to the Red Cross, or support h boys
at the Front, until pressure became
so strong that he dared not resist.
This organization lead q good many
farmers into II under the represent
alton that 1t was a benefactor to the
farmers but it is becoming more APP
parent every day that it Is a real bene-
fit to its bosses and a detriment TO the
successful carrying out of the Nations
war program and the welfare of the
farmers After the organization was
well under Roadway, in Hand County,
our Hon. John M. King was dazzled
by its outward appearance, and the
genial colonel, who has taken a ride
on every new political party in exist
ence, Immediately adjusted the saddle
blanket and mounted for a ride to the
Legislature on this camouflage ticket,
calling to the boys to come on with
their votes, with his childish argu-
ments comparing our state legislature
with the darby legislation of the South
also stating that Royal G. Johnson,
the present Congressman, was draw
ing two salaries while serving as a
soldier at the Front.
South Dakota subscribed to the
Third Liberty Loan thirty-one million
dollars to North Dakota's twelve mil
lion. We are proud of the Bank Guar
anty Law. the Rural Credits Law, and
other reform measures already passed
and others referred, to be voted upon
this fall, by our state Legislature,
which has been composed OF a repre-
s~entation of two-tairds farmers, and
Mr.. Voter, investigate the benefits the
North Dakota farmer received from
the North Dakota Legislation as COM
pared to the benefits of his brother
farmer In South Dakota.
Governor Norbeck has at all times
been a strong factor in enacting a
progressive legislation for the bene-
fit of the farmer and has unquestion-
ably stood by the boys a. the Front.
TheRepublican Party has never had
its loyalty questioned. Il was the
party that upheld the flag in the Civil
War, and 1t is still ready to stand by
the boys at the Front in n part OF
the world. Our boys are now in the
trenches looking back to us to support
them in every way. and we ask. would
you feel like you had done your part,
II you voted for the socialistic, unpa-
triotic bunch that are coming to you
pretending to be non-partisan, and
support such principles OF its organi-
zation as shown in q letter dated April
8, 1917 and written by Arthur LeSuer.
General Secretary OF the Townley or
g~anization, to William ID. Haywood.
Leader Of the i. w. W., and now serv-
ing a twenty-year term in Leaven-
worth. for d~isloyalty.
Quotation taken from the letter:
slow are you coming with the Min
nesota proposition? I hope you don't
start anything until the year is ex-
pired. This damned war business is
going to make 1t mighty hard to do
good organization work or good radi-
cal work OF any kind, but I think the
flight should be now conferred against
spy bills and CONSUMPTION.
Signed:-Arthur LeSeuer."
II the principles In this LeSeuer
letter meets with your approval. vote
for the Townley bunch.
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COM.