The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-15

One N the Tcwr1ey kept press IT,
4 po,fars who tried 10 convert fornae,
/ President William Taft 10 the tenet
sol ne isAgHs, 5us4Hg y 11-minute ride
/ betmeen bismarck and ManGan failed
/ NF. Taft not only stood by has state
ment made 10 the Twin City press tina,
| the farmers were trying 10 bpist tIisJn-
selves Dss their boDtrssrapss bstt ~ gave
| the allegations jeagne reporter 81 tx.
i.ee3Jasa lesson wtiea sholN in par,
1nesHraJize the Edelie jdeas n .Ile
Ynsaflg fsdgainz
When eonfyoiiad with ting f1l,0wiila
purI,orted interview focsnef PresI1et,,
r'afi entered an emphatic yes:
THE ibeorY of l. w, W.jsm
finds an anaIogy IN The E0nparti-
san league, btn wait until those
farmers nj North DAKOTA begin 10 q
bsy the bin fDr their support ~
TownleY's program. Att present
they DON'T seem 10 uItNefsiAu2
| sow jnprssifD1s {, is IN lit them
selves bY their boDtst RI ~, bat ,jie/
VIII lGarn.' rEf .<
the pIacard flung ~ the rear NJ the
former president's ear With ,'l> words
"Frazi"r for president in 13zO." This
evidence Of dissourtesy 10 - ';iatin-
guished guest did not disturb Ir Tat.
lie ereH refused 10 he aiarr,ed with
the I'VE stick" threat On the other side
NJ the picard that flap M AZ the
train ratified Dyer the Missouri river.
YES, ] made Substantially thrse
statements IN the Twin Cities re-
piled Mr.. Taf,, tInafraid. AZ he tDnkad
into The deep gi0w NJ the yDnns re-
formers syns End gazed upon the high
dome NJ his intellectual area. s
"FIap, flap, fap."zcchoHd the Frazier
banner on the rear rnDd of the beane
special, III
"Whcrn did yol derive your infpr-
mattOn concerning the SOnDnrtigtn
lnaqlie," demanded the reporter in his
most earnest manner,
Smiling broadly Nr, Tai. admitted
that he had been reading the G"wr
Daprs,
Then the former president listened
IN the usual tiradn against "big biz"
the mhlefactOrs NJ wealth, the prcda.
tOry interests and all the rest Of the
story - familiar ~ North Dak0tanS
"F'InD, flap, flap, hap' pnnctnatcd
the Frazier hammer on the rear.
EHjtiDg Taft seemed 40 interesting
that the reporter insisted on knowing
whether the Carpenter brothers Of
Minneapolis gave Tiff line on the
league. 80
The, rest Of the story we reprint just
as the reporter says It was told In all
tts ubiGuity:
TAKDOS ME, DEAR SIR"
"PardOD what may seem impairment
questions" explained the reporter, but
W. IN North Dakota are very much
Interested IN this movement We feed
false and insufficient information. and
we would like 10 know from Just what
source you got this mtsinfOrmntiOn.
Hence would like 10 ask you whether
You discussed the NOnparttsan league
with anyone In the Twin Cities"
~ don't remember doing sO," retnrn'
I'd Mr.. TGft,
ibid You sce Fred II. Carpenter
while you were In Minneapolis" per-
sisted the reporter.
WHO ~ FRED?
FIRED ". Carpenter IL the head
~ the Lincoln Republican, club,
which has Spent thousands Of dol
lars fighting tho farmers move
Ment. Mr.. Carpenter N u million
air' IumbermAn and II was proved
that h. inspired Theodore ROosc-
yelfs attacks on tho N0npartisan
League, Early last year Mr.. Car
INnter attempted 10 hire n league
organizer 10 bs4rMy the move
iAeHt,)
"Oh, yes, tnikcd with Mr.. Carpcn-
ter and his, brother while WAS IN
Minneapolis" answered Mr.. Taft. ~
know them very we'll
ibid you get any Of y0nr impress
sions from thcmr the reporter con-
ttnued,