The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-05


u for it's efficiency and economy.
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The league pulled it's usual boner when it de-
clined to endorse President Wilson and his wal
aims, although twice given this opportunity by
Committeeman Frazier of Divide county. "Poli-
tics is adjourned" says President Wilson, and
party leaders in other states, regardless of at
filiation, have agreed with him. Not so Town
ley's socialistic bund which characteristically
plays to President Wilson on the one hand to de-
Jude the public into belief that Townley actu-
ally is behind America in this war, while on the
other hand, as means of conciliating the paciti-
cist element so generously represented among
Townley's following. it wthholds in its state con-
vention formal approval of the president, and
once more puts North Dakota falsely on record
as being wrong. No republican convention would
have refused the endorsement of President Will
son and his war policies contained in the HARM
less resolution which Mr.. Frazier of Divide in
troduced in the committee of resolutions and later
brought up on the floor of the convention. 1t re-
manned for Townley's punder-bund to reveal itself
in it's true light by doing this thing, besmirching
anew the fair name of North Dakota.
And, twas quite characteristic Of Towney and
his crew that they should gather unto themselves
all the glory; that they should praise without
stint THEIR patriotism; THEIR efficiency !;
THEIR economy; THEIR wisdom, quite forget
ting the loyal North Dakota farmer who has
achieved a splendid loyalty record for North Da-
kota in spite of the stumbling blocks thrown in
his way by the Townley bund. 1t remained for
Georg Rose one Of the biggest farmers in Dickey
county and who for five terms represented his
district in the state legislature, to ask simple
recognition for the farmer. Rose is not Lacquer,
but he has not opposed this movement His eyes
were opened yesterday when Townley's state COM
mittee read into the platfrom of the party which
Rose has rendered such good service in the past
paragraph after paragraph of fulsome praise for
Townley's acolytes without one word of COM
mendation for the farmers. isn't it the farmer,
after all, who has made possible this big increase
in acreage?" asked Mr.. Rose. isn't it the farm
er who has taken the risk and who has assumed
the added burdens. And can't we say something
in appreciation for the businessmen, the store
keepers and the bankers from the towns who have
so generously helped the farmer to save his crops
have just fnised one of the biggest jobs of
threshing in Dckey county, and didn't have a
single hired hand on the place. Every one of my
helpers was volunteer business man." And
Chairman Lemke dismissed this "trivial' inter-
ruption with the explanation that 1--WE will come
to that later and will put in something that will
cover your points" Oh, yes indeed,the farmer
of North Dakota owes great deal to the Nom
partisan league, and some day he will pay his OBJ
legation in full.
It is too bad that everyone in North Dakota
could not have sat through the two state conven-
tions at the capitol yesterday. There was such a
difference in spirit and in sentiment. The demo-
Gratis, as usual, will be handicapped in the cam
paign to come by lack Of organization They have
no great slush fund such as Townley has at his
disposal The work that is done will be done by
volunteers but is should be all the more effective
God knows North Dakota has reached a crisis when
no one who has the future of his state at heart
should hold back and remain idle. There should
be no lack of~volunteers, anxious for service, for
the duty that calls is only second to that glorious
privilege which has called $4,000 of our bravest
and best to the battlefelds of France.