The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-04-11

and attempted to farm on an ea- c
tensive scale and "get-rich-Quick. y l
He bought thousands OF dollars y
VI or,h OF machinery on the credit {
plan and everything else that was
possible ior him TO get that way. {
He failed at the farming venture as {
ne didn't know the business OF farm .
ing and instead o: PAYING his debts
like an homes, llun he lamenreG the
.ate OF the farmer and lodged and
around trying 10 find ::
loop-hole 10 get out OF paving his
honest debts. finally starting bank
rup,oy proceedings and starting l::s
North Dakota Norparr;san League :.
so much per. We belie"e tha- ia
mers have the right to orsanize. ~.
do think they are capable o: -.--
ming thei, own affairs without the
assistance OF Towniey. the s-a:;s-.
or any OF his ilk He breaches class
hatred. socialism. and tries 10 d.
vide co.-rrv asains, town. while any
o.: 100. SHOWS tina. one can't live
s...cs.: = ether
-ts --:s. Indepenient-News has
M .c..- :--E 20 say 'anent nonpart-
is,a:2 rar..-.:.s..:p' and for once we
: -: - : abou. right:
is :.::.c.:==5.:. :. matter OF no con-
s:ae-ze.@ :ss-e- ,ha, during the past
T1+s:. .. no. while the patriotic
Psap!= o: tire state were occupied
with he pending departure of our
boys 10 the front, or for the training
camps. that the Eonpartisan League
| leaders at st. Paul and Fargo per-
sisted in forcing their propaganda
ahead and held state convention at
which one man from each county at
tended. and under dictation from
St. Paul. ticket was named in the
most arbitrary style. We have
known old-time political conven-
lions that were bad enough. but at
least there was always a representa-
tive delegation-not just one. but
several men from each county-and
their work was never as arbitrary
as that OF this Latter Day kind which
the propagandists are attempting to
convince us is the Latter Day Saint
brand
AT this recent precious convention
OF propogandists held at Fargo. a
platform dealing with various and
divers economic measures. was
adopted it is true. and undou edly
some OF the measures have merit:
but. We again respectfully rise To
ask. is this a proper time TO TRY
('NTRlED economic measures: Why
not wait until the war is fought OUT
and a worldwide democracy estab-
lished. We can see no harm in wait
ing for the period OF the wares.
, .pecially as the farmers are now get
, ting the best possible prices for their
farm products. The elimination OF
the middleman is demanded by the
!, league propaganda. Such an elinina.
ton may or may not be dictated b.
. selfish motives. we dislike to make
such a statement. but really there
are TOO many sleek. broad-clothed
propogandists drawing fat salaries
s. to inspire us with any great conf
!, dence in their purity Of heart.
: Last Friday Sargent County sent
sixty-one of its finest young men tc
join the colors. and hundreds Of
, plain farmers more or less identi
, fled with the Nonpartisan League the
past two years. were on hand tt
. take part in the "Fare-You-Well
: doings. and were JUST AS LOYAL
as any others present. This i:
, truth. isn't it? But what of thu
: leaders who are using the cloak o.
: anxiety for the alleged welfare Of
the farmer to cover their own Sell
4 FISH FEAR that the farmer ma,
: forget them because of the war &C
| tivities. and thus sadly deprive then
? of their leadership and their fat sal
aries? what of them. we ask? W.
/ tell the truth when We say there wa:
not single message from the gov
. ernor. or Townley. or from any o.
e the people with whom they consort
Only one member of the legislature
? was present-brave. kindly old Nil:
: Peterson. just plain farmer. blu,
t a truly representative one. The two
: others were conspicuous by their alb
: sence: one of the two attended the
recent Nonrartisan League secret
$ convention. and both of them could
) take the trouble to attend recent Sc.
e cret meetings of the league in this
t county. with the weather inclement
, at that.
! Patriotism does not interfere with