The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-29
NON-PART|SANS NET
LAST FRIDAY EVENING

the Non-partisan meeting 1t tn
school house last Friday evening.
Mr.. Morton\of Baca county who
here in the interests Of the League
spoke for the League. He state
that he had been sent In here /
finish the work which Mr.. Hart start
cd last fall and failed to finish.
Mr.. Morton lrst spoke Of the ct
tempts to get aid for those VIII
might need seed grain. The pros
poets were not good. as only S30l
could be secured. at the rate Of s.. .ol
per acre, and not then II the appli
cant had sufficient collateral to Dor
row that amount from the loca
bank.
F., Mr.. Morton devoted the most OF tn,
evening to the objects OF the League
paid his compliments to the stat,
+, treasurer, and business In general
!, especially what is known as BIZ
business.
Mr.. Dakan who was here last win
ter presents the matter more adroit
ly, but not any more fairly.
Mr.. Morton quoted quite largely
from President Wilson's book. The
New Freedom. which he said wai
difficult to obtain from book stores
because some one would like to sup
press it. II we understand Mr.. Nor.
ton correctly. he believes that Mr.
Wilson Is on the right track and
wanted us to understand that the
League was back OF the President
and that the President Is back Of the
League,
He approved the proclamation Of
the President against mob law, and
ses med to think this was aimed es.
perially at the action Of some mobs
against Non-partisan aggitators,
So far as mob law is concerned
all should be against It. but there
are instances when American oom-
mIttees will be aroused by infiama-
tory remarks to deeds OF violence.
Mr.. Merton became o little inflam-
atory himself at times.
We are not sure that wa know
any more Of the object Of the League
than We did before.
We believe 1t to be something like
this: send all the farmerS possible
to the Legislature; and they will be
pledged to state control or owner
ship Of large number Of things,
more. especially. such industries as
Touring mills and packing houses.
perhaps also Of the banks.
Mr.. Morton does not seem to like
the present banking system, but we
do not know that he or the Non-par-
tisans would have the state own
them.
The handling OF state funds cane
in for good deal Of attention. the
refusal OF the State Treasurer to
loan school funds under the law
passed by the people two years ago,
being especially criticised. Mr.. Hig-
gins only refused to loan the money
until o test case could be submitted
to the courts. and when they said
the law was constitutional, the state
treasurer no longer refused to loan
the money just as the law said he
should.
Mr.. Higgins should not be critl-
cised for being cautious and careful
ly safeguarding the funds belonging
to our school system. He did that
ana n0tnlhR mere.
Mr.. Morton said the law mentioned
allowed l0aping on personal secur-
lty as we'll as real estate. mt when
his attention was called to, II. he ad.
not been able to discover that they
He said that North Dakota loan.
cd to farmers for I per cent That
places the farmer Of that state in a
better position than Uncle Sam is
for he Is borrowing billions Mt a
higher rate, We don't wonder North
Dakota farmers can afford to buy
honda,
Some Ci tie oh,acts OF the Laagle
may be beneficial, but 70 far we h We
no. bon able to discover that they
present program that will cure the
evils thoy complain OF; while their
program IL too indefinite or too WIS.,
ienary to have attractions for us.
That does not say that the League
win not make shaking Of dry bones
In political affairs this fall. Tue
tact is the League IL gathring consid.
fact is the League isgathering consid-
have carried out their program to
have fused with the democratic par
ty, they should have been abe to
cary the elections.
Aa II In tho domocrafa diA mt aoa