Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-03
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under such a plan the league would
be on the right track to form q thor
oughly democratic organization.
Townley could, no more harmonic
! with q plan OF this kind than could
Kaiser Bill. Some league members
might ask what had become of
South Dakota funds. They might
South Dakota funds be kept in South
Dakota for which he had his official
head clipped off instanter.
Thus we see that Townley was M
at all concerned about putting the
league principles into effect in this
state: but what did concern him was
to keep the members of this state
from having anything to say as to
handling of money or as to nomina-
knowing anything pertaining to league
methods except what was given out
through Townley's papers by Townley
or his henchmen.
The treachery Of Townley in this
act alone. in preventing the people
Of this state from obtaining q paper
Of wide circulation to advocate the
principles Of the league. brands him
as a traitor to u cause and shows
that all he cares for the farmers Is
to control them and handle the cash
that flows in a steady stream into his
Golfers.
Is Townley a Dictator?
1t may be asked that since I have
been a member of the league for
more than two years why 1 did not
find out Townley's methods soone
| My answer is that I did know of some
of his methods as a dictator. More
than a year ago in the city of Fargo,
N. D., 1 met Townley and told him
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He said he was ready to answer my
questions. GAGS F,
"Mr. Townley," I said, IF o are
permitted to organize the state of
South Dakota, how long do you in
tend to continue one man power"
Townley's reply; "if you people in
South Dakota will leave me alone
until 1 get South Dakota organized,
I will then turn the state over to you
to manage as you see fit In conduct
your political campaign any way you
like"
My reply to Townley; II will agree,
so far as I am concerned, to give you
a free hand in South Dakota until the
Estate shall be organized. but when
that is done I want South Dakota to
manage it's own affairs in every way.
I think you will agree that at the
present time, Mr.. Townley o out
Kaiser, Kaiser BILL
6 oDs1tieg: reply aMr: r rgs5; B: & I ! doid
like to ask you who is the owner of
those papers o have established
Nonpartisan Leader and the Courier
News?" The latter was purchased for
$4,000.
Answer by Townley: II am with
two other men, a Mr.. Wood and a Mr..
King.
Now it has come out in federal
court that Townley put no money of
his w into those papers. He has
denied in court that he owns them. =.
MIR. Townley, 1 want o to
answer the following questions and
let the members of the league and
the world determine whether you are
an honest man or whether you are
enriching yourself at the expense of
those farmers whom vol profess to
serve. You admitted to me that you
did W those papers in company
with two other men. You testified in
federal court that you didn't own
them. At which time did you tell the
truth? Will you answer the ques-
ton?
And again. If you still claim that
you falsified to me and that you told
the truth in court and that you do
not own them with all those presses
and machinery, tell us who are the
owners? Will you give the informa-
ton to an ANXIOUS public? And, since
You ycannot4-deny that the money OF
the farmers which went into your
possession, paid for all of those pa
pers and presses which you are now
controlling, will you not admit that
those farmers are the real moral
owners of them all. You have told
through your henchmen at Mitchell
that I was chairman of the demo-
cratic states committee during the
last campaign. That is one time they
told the truth. I was. I took in
money in considerable sums from
various persons, who it appears had
faith in me, just as the farmers had
in you. Now, suppose 1 used this
money to acquire newspapers and
other property and at this time
should claim the property as my own,
could I be considered as anything
more than a smooth and rather dar-
ing CRATER? a their be any ques-
ton as to who are the owners Of any
p yperty or moneys that came into
my hands Townley, you may have a
skin as thick as a rhinoceros but the
person must be very dull or willfully
blind who cannot see clear through
you.
Who Owns the Stores.