Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-18
M'FERREN is OFFENDED.
Promoter Of Political Organization OF
Farmers Defends His Action.


! Webster City. Iowa. April Il. 1919
| Evening Times Republican, Marshall
| town.. Observation-Disclosures: On March 81,
! 1919. there appeared news item in
! the Times Republican under the head
of Farmers Bunked Into New League.
The misstatement of facts is so gross
and unfair that I can not believe that
the motive of the person sending the
| item for publication could have been
other than malicious. I assume that
! YOU have published the item Suppusing
! it to be a true and correct statement
! of facts but that upon discovery by
! you of the true nature of the item YOU
will bend every effort in your power
to undo the wrong that YOU have been
a party to thru the imposition of the
contributor. | believe it to be to your
interest as well as mine to have the
facts given to the public just as they
are
The farmers and land owners pres
ent at the meeting referred to in the
item were not victims of a raw deal
They were not inveigled into the or
ganization. The National Farm League
is not socialistic and was not launched
under false pretenses. st stands for
the highest ideals of character. loyalty
and patriotism. The intent of the or
ganiZers is that the National Farm
League shall become the greatest or
sanized effort for democracy in the
United states. Some of the declara
TORS made in the constitution are as
follows:
Its object shall be:
"Section Ito build a greater state
and nation, eXalt the home. raise the
standard of manhood and enlarge and
protect the rights Of each citizen.
"SectiOn 4-To encourage the or
eanizatiOn Of farmers and farm land
owners Of each state, county and town
ship. for the purpose OF discussing
business. social, educational and po-
the community and acting with united
strength
What organization has ever declared
loftier purpose to the worldo
The cal! for the meeting was for the
purpose Of effecting farm organiza-
ton and was not a call for the dis
cussion of the road question or other
subjects except where the discussion
Of such question or subjects pertained
to the organization Of the farmers and
land owners.
Senator Pitt did not 60 outside Of
facts in his discussion of the CONNER
cial clubs, engineers or contractors,
nor did he preach class hatred. but
did make an eloquent appeal for hon
esty in the administration Of govern
ment in national and state affairs. for
truthfulness and red blooded Amer-
cansm.
1t Is true that the writer did preside
at the meeting and has been a MEM
Der Of the legislature from Hamilton
county. After the speech by Mr.. Pitt
the writer read the constitution and
by laws that had been previously pre-
pared by committee Of three. mem
hers composed Of two farmers and the
writer who had been selected at
previous meeting Of farmers ana land
owners from Hamilton and adjoining
counties. During the preparation Of
the constitution and bylaws num-
her of meetings We're had and sugges-
tons were received from large num-
Der who were interested, and pre-
served, so that when the constitution
and by laws were completed they were
the work Of large number OF intel-
lectual and substantial farmers and
land owners. At the meeting the writ
er stated the above facts and that the