Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-26

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REBUTs rowNLEY CHARGE.
Grafton. N. D., March %, 1919.
The Grand Forks Herald, Grand
Forks. N. D..
The writer wishes to voice the pro-
test Of one member of the Nom
partisan league against the malicious
charges uttered both directly and by
i~asinuation against certain state Of
ficials in Townley's warning published.
in the issue of the Grand Forks
American for March twenty-frst.
Presumably these charges are di-
rected against Messrs. Kositzy, LANCER,
Hall and Olson. So far as any evil
dence presented by Mr.. Townley Is
concerned the crime committed by
these men consists of opposing Ger
recent Legislature. and expressing q
desire to support the demand for a
referendum. Mr.. Townley would
have us believe that it is quite i'm
possible for these men to honestly OPP
pose a few Of these measures upon
their merits, or rather dement's.
According to his mental processes the
fact that they do oppose these meas
ures is proof positive that they OPP
Therefore the conclusion is forced
upon him that they are secretly,
cunningly plotting to rend our or
ganization!" In fact, he is called
upon to make further deduction that
they have been bought by the enemies
of the league, for it can hardly be
doubted that he intends this should
be the inference from some of his
statements. Z
It is hardly conceivable that Mr..
Townley is going to succeed in stam-
pedfng the league by means of this
TRADE. 1t is to be hoped that it takes
more than a. panfcky shrek Of trait
ors to establish that the title fits those
to whom he would apply it, ~
To date there is probably little
cause for, worry about displacement
Of confidence so far as these. public
officials are concerned. 1t Is the writ
a man like Mr.. LANCER is compared
with that of any of the league officials
from the president Of the national
organization down, Mr.. LANCER does
not suffer by the comparison. In
spite of Mr. Townley's effort to fasten
upon him the name coward, it does
not At. Mr.. LANCER has shownN upon
numerous other occasions that he has
the courage of his convictions.
The challenge Of these officials
would have been uttered in much bet
ter grace If the numerous epithets
hurled had been omitted. MIR. Town
ley should not eek to prejudice the
jury before which he calls upon them
to appear.
"A. s. Olson,
Farmer and member Of the Nom
partisan league.
FARMER DEMANDS TRUTH.
The Grand Forks American, the
evening socialist organ, in reporting
a Nonpartisan League meeting at st.
Thomas, charged Joseph Morrison, a
well-known farmer of that vicinity,
with attempting to convert a big
farmer meeting into a wrangle."
er-politician'' and a farmer by
proxy"
When the article was called to his
attention, Mr.. Morrison wrote the
following letter to the editor Of The
American, copies of which was sent
to The Herald. Editors ndte:
"Drayton, N. D., March %, 1919.
Grand Forks American,
Grand Forks N. D.
Dear Sir:
"It has been called to my. attention
by some of my Nonpartisan friends a
statement OF, q Nonpartisan meeting
held in st. Thomas on Monday after
moor. Your correspondent would try
to lead the. people to believe that I
appeared there to break up the meet
ing in a wrangle. You have said SO
much In your paper about telling the
truth. I want to ask you: Are you
these meetings II I send you one to
publish. I will not be ashamed to
sign my name to It. Your article
sounds SO like Brewers address that
It is hard to believe your correspond
Ont and Brewer are nor the same per-
son. Please let me know by return
mail If you will publish a reply to
your correspondent. q
Respectfully,
Joseph Morrison"
Mr. Morrison. then. wrote the fol-
lowing statement:
"Drayton, N. D., March "a, 1918.
TN reply to your article published
in the Grand Forks American OF
March 18th. I would say that 1 wa
not aware Of any Nonpartisan meet
ing in st. Thomas IN March 18th, un-
III dAteI nay NIISVAAt INcEo, s0NU IL IL
q farmer, attended the meeting. When
the meeting was over and they were
about to disperse. I said: Gentlemen.
wait q few minutes. I would like 70
talk t you from q farmers stand
point on some Of those bills Then
Mr.. Brewer objected that IL was his
meeting and that he had paid for the
hail. and II was not fair to him, 80 the
audience was dispersed without any
wrangle. II II true I asked Mr..
Brewer n Or two questions on some
u the bills when he spoke at Drayton.
and M. Brewer could not answer
them and seemed annoyed to- have
any questions asked him. This was
after he had finished his address. Mr.
Brewer gave the same talk in st
Thomas that he ray in Drayton with
the exception that he said in his Dray-
ton talk that at the next session Of
1.-The legislature he was going to intro.
dice droyght bill, hut I think ht
fo1nd putsthat was not popular Will
the farmers IN, the valley d. the,
INou1dS1 have to- be taxed to help sou
atl1ss dttughf~diartctA of-the state