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Bureau, which owns and controls a
string of country newspapers and
other enterprises founded upon the
trustfulness of North Dakota farmers.
Most of them are represented in the
liabilities of the. broken bank. With
the downfall of the bank it is probable
that the Townley enterprises will not
survive and that the whole Non-Par-
tisan League scheme will collapse of
its own weight.
Townley has dominated North Da-
kota and/exerted vast influence in
neighboring States from his headquar-
tiers in st. Paul He has captured the
Republican organization. title, cash
and books. There is no more Republi-
can party in the State, simply Town
ley organization. If you ask how the
man has been able to keep control
after many Of his followers awoke to
the fol- end danger of his theories
you need only examine the articles OF
association of the National Non-Par-
tisan League, for a shrewder method
of perpetuating compact authority was
never devised. Section places all
nominating power in the hands of the
three executives alone. The member
ship has no nominating power what
ever. Section 4, which states that
mo member may be placed in any ex-
ecutive office except by vote OF mem
bership in membership election by
secret ballot" is worthless when the
effect of the nominating provision is
comprehended. Townley and his lieu
tenant nominate the office holders and
deftly unload their solicitors upon the
membership.
War Put on Brakes.
The entrance of the United States
into the war saved North Dakota from
absolute and complete surrender to
Socialism. Much harm has been done
already, but some Of the more eX-
travagant schemes had to be post.
poned or abandoned because of war
necessities. AS 1t is North Dakota
carries upon her statute books some
of the most extraordinary laws any
where to be found and that more were
not passed was due to the fact that
many suggestions were SO hopelessly
| illogical and unconstitutional that
even the Townleyized House and SEN
ate lacked the gall to submit them &c
the Governor friendly to Townley
Lynn ]. Frazier.
Townley's own attitude In the war
together with the realization by the
North Dakota farmers that their or.
! ganization was getting too friendly
| with the l. w. W., operated to check
the wilder schemes. He shouted from
the beginning that 1t was "ricf
mans" war. He said in O. speech al
| Sioux Falls:
II am for CONSUMPTION in this wal
against autocracy. But let us not for
get that We have an autocracy in thi,
country that Is ten times worse thar
any autocracy In Germany. I am fol
CONSUMPTION of men to fight this war
but this Is a war brought on by the
rich for their own enrichment, and J
am also for CONSUMPTION of the money
to pay for this war. I am for con.
/ scription, but I want this country frs
, to conscript some of the rich fellows
| to send into this war hrst. because the
big bellied rich fellows will stop NOR,
bullets than the ordinary soldier"
Innumerable samples OF this kline
of talk-talk which dampened enthu.
siasm for buying Liberty bonds, which
tended to make men resentful TOWARD
the selective service law, which, ir
short, played Its part toward arousins
the feeling that North Dakota wal