The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-20
TOWNLEYIMS IN NORTH DA-
KOTA g&s ,sI

i
ton has just published ninety-six
page book, entitled '.,Townleyism's Flu
ture in North Dakota" This book
contains a summarized review of the
Of Townleyism and an an
alysis of it's laws and schemes. 1T
points to what has been done in the
name of the Nonpartisan League by
the leaders of it as an indication of
what to expect at it's hands in the fu-
ture. It also contains a discussion Of
what can and should be done about
Townleyism and how to do it. The
book is bound in soft covers, is lib
orally illustrated with appropriate car
ICONS. 1t has a subject index al
alphabetically arranged, so that BY
means of it the busy man can look up,
in few minutes, the discussion on
any subject pertaining to Townleyism
that may occur to his mind
The publishers of this book invite
discussion in the public press on any
subject touched on in the following
language: eff any statement is found
in this treatise with which anyone
takes issue because of unsound logic
or unquestionable correctness, the
reader is invited to take the matter up
with us in writing either direct or in
the public press and we will guar
antee that the reply will be as cour-
teous and thorough-going as the orig
inal inquiry or statement" {&
Here are a few hot shots quoted
from the book .s;9
Discussing the effects Of Townley-
ism: "There are people in the state
now who would have felt insulted il
someone would have said to them q
few years ago that they would abuse
an old friend, or threaten to starve a
man out of their neighborhood il
1918 if he happened not 40 agree with
them on political questions, but now
they have done that very thing.
In discussion Of the newspaper law
!soccurs this: "Never before in the his
tory Of the United States have a few
hundred men, who have banded them
selves together in a business venture
for personal profit and satisfaction
been able to get majority Of the yot-
sers of state to approve a law that
would give them "a monopoly on the
most important sources of revenue for
that particular business"
And this about the Bank Of North
Dakota: "The Bank of North Dakota
is another middle1nan which it costs
us from 2 to a per cent to keep
going"
And this, speaking Of the members
Of the legislature who served ToWney-
ism most faithfully: For such cow
ardly subserviency to the order Of q
boss as was shown by the rubber
stamp members Of the sixteenth leg
|islative assembly in North Dakota we
search history in vain until we come
to the weak and fabby days Of Rome
when it's senate elected horse as
consul at the command of degener-
ate Caesar" ss.4.
Also this: Every citizen who
wants to have the name of never
Sinking his citizenship duties must
necessarily be for or against Town
leyism. He cannot be for part Of it
and against part Of it, because Town.
sleyism has been demonstrated to stand
for "all or nothing" Therefore, ev-
cry time that we help part Of it, we
helping the whole Of it. The lines
are too tightly drawn now for fence
riding"
This is discussing policies to pursue
with reference to Townleyism; Too
long have we applauded the destruc-
ZIONIST on the lecture platform, IN our