The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-24

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! lead to a number of arrests, indict-
ments and convictions in court.
| So the issue in the primaries OF
June rs, is very clear and urgent. II
| North Dakota dominates for her gov
ernor the earnestly and theoretically
patriotic citizen, John Steen, her 10y
atty will stand indicated in a polit-
ical sense before the world, as 1t al
ready stands in every other sense.
The Independent again wants to
make itself clear in that this paper
has never attempted, nor does 1t do
SO at this time, to even hint that the
rank and file Of the league are dis
! loyal in any manner whatsoever.
Theyare just as good loyal, patriotic
citizens as are to be found in the
| United States, but Mr.. Townley and
some of the other leaders have tried
to make you believe that because
they were. accused of being luke warm
Americans, the rank and file Of the
leaguers were placed in the same
| class. THE Minnesota. farmers at
Mondays primary election proved
that they were not willing to fol-
low these leaders blindly, and indica-
tions are that the North Dakota
election is going to be a repetition
Of the one in Minnesota.
(Sentinel Butte Republican.)
Why is it that some of you far
mers, members Of the league. fear
the i'll will and hard feeling that
you do against the local business
men Of Golden Valley county when
your interests are and should be
identical? The business men have
nothing whatever against you so
long as you don't knock and you
treat them as you should.
Some of the farmers say they are
overcharged, others say the b. m.
are getting rich at their expense.
In fact, one so-called farmer, Eve
consider him disgrace to the
name farmer) said right in this Of
flee that he had not bought a nick
els worth in Sentinel Butte in three
years If he could help 1t; another
man who called himself a farmer,
was roaring about high prices in
town, when he admitted THAI ne
hadn't done a bit of work in three
years. When farmers make state
.ments of that nature, do you blame
the business men fighting the
League which breaches this stuff?
These business men stood off,
a number Of you fellows when you
needed it badly with little or no Sc
curity that you would pay, and
have lost a great deal by some Of
these farmers "decamping," while
they have carried others for years.
DO you know that you can buy
most articles cheaper in North Da-
kota today, than you can in Iowa or
southern Minnesota? We noticed
that in particular last fall when we
were there. And by the way, only
those so-called farmers in that
rneck- O. the woods" are grabbing
this League stuff who are constant
kickers and who never made a sue
cess anywhere or never will. Take
right in our own midst, why is it
that out of 10 Of the farmers who
are getting along we'll or fairly well,
have made a decided stand against
the League? If it were good, believe
us, they would grab, it.
Look around you and see if it
isn't true that the majority of the
farmers who came here from to
10 years ago, who were fair man
ayers, attended to business, worked
and did not plunge too much are
making good, and the only way
the league is bothering them is to
see who can get to the polls first
on June 26 to vote against it.
A good many farmers in North
Dakota blame the country for their
failures. We say it, which is backed
up by every farmer who has made
good, that there has only been one
year since farming was started
here-the season Of 1917-that it has
been the country's fault. You are to
blame and you only unless a great
deal Of sickness has overtaken you.
Right now, and it has been the
case for the past two years almost,
on account of our present state adj
ministration-When one takes trip
east, west, north or south, the peo-
pie look upon you with scorn and as
kind Of a freak when they find out
you hail from North Dakota. This
Of the best in the northwest, and
we're going to bring her back this
year, God helping us.
The price, Of land started to go
down almost two years ago, loan
companies have withdrawn from
the state, it's credit is waning, and
should the League win once or twice
more the state will be bankrupt.
Can you blame fellow for fighting
to redeem one of the best states in
the Union, when his property is at
stake, and it makes one of the no
ton of offering his stuff at auction
to the highest bidder However, the
League will be in the "also ram
column after June &c. -r.". 4
AS a last rejoindeF, does anyone
know Of a single good thing that
ToWnley or the League has done
this state?
Portal internationally
The International is not in favor
Of the Townley government II our
req ders Will taxa Ynfica the Tour,