Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-08-21
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ESTABLISHED MARCH 2, 1879
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the non-partisan@ league while others
will say that am fayoring it if give
a little comment on both sides of the
question, but / believe such thing
should be done If the Mp. L. is as
good as some say it is others ought to
know about if and if it is as bad as
others say it is most certainly all
should know about it and help des-
troy it, Two weeks ago The World
gave a report of a speech delivered at
the court house by Phil Zimmerman,
of Lindsborg, secretary of the Anti
Bolshevik campaign in Kansas in
which he discussed the connection of
the organizers of the non-partisan
league with that doctrine This re
port brought a response from Henry
Ringstron, of Bertrand, Neb., in which
he encloses a reprint of a letter from
a minister in North Dakota which we
publish herewith.
In North Dakota
Editor Omaha Daily News:
have several inquiries from your
territory about the new laws IN North
Dakota I am pastor of the the Meth
odist church in Rugby. I have served
pastorates in Joplin and ST. Louis, Mo.
also Minneapolis. l have preached six
years in North Dakota, and have stud
led closely the political situation here
The farmers have won great victory
at the polls For years this state was
run by a political gang that never
gave the farmer a 1ook-in- Four years
ago the farmers organized the Nom
partisan league and elected farmer
governor two terms. Last November
they elected the whole ticket and con
tfolled the legislature. They then sue
ceeded in passing the laws necessary
for their welfare The old gang petit
toned for referendum laws, and
this referendum privilege was given
by the present administration. The
election was held June 90, and it was
hot one Big business in the state
and outside as well, poured in their
money and influence The farmer was
called I. VA, bolsheviki, etc, but
he went about his business with a
grim determine alton, and voted yes
seven times The cities and big towns
voted two to one against the laws, but
the farming community stuck, and
when the battle was over and the votes
| counted, all the laws we're carried by
| a maj ority of from 5000 to 1900.
| The farmers are in the saddle and
have sense enough to stay there. The
| eyes of the whole world are on North
Dokata. The results are marvellous.
and the farmers have proven that they
could unite and the opposition could
not stampede them.
We now have a state-owned bank
INSTEAD of sending our public money
| to ST. Paul and then borrowing back
with big interest. We now keep our
own money in our own bank, and keep
our own interest Already our de
posts are over $50 100000. We now
have our state-owned elevators and
a saving of millions of dollars to the
farmers. We have our state hail in
surance;s cost to insure this year, IL
cents an acre before it cost. 80 cents
an acre.. We now have home build
ers law that enables every farmer te
own good home. Taxes have beer
increased unimproved land and de
creased on improvements This vii
i soon be state of beautiful homes, in
tstead of miles ofsyacancy and empt,
fields. We have an immigration law
with several thousand dollars to ad
vertise and tell all the world abou
our laws.
The fact that the opposition to tn
farmers program fought the laws s
desperately was proof that the
thought they We're good laws, other
wise it would have been to their ad
vantage to let them be tried cut an
their failure would have meant defea
later on. I give You these facts for t
benefit of your many readers who al
interested in these laws and the out
come of the election.
E. W. Elayer.
This minister lives in the sam
3 town in North Dakota in which I Ii,
: ed before coming to western Kansa
: and knowing some of the condition
existing there / naturally feel
friendly interest IN his article. How
ever, his article does not answer an
OF the charges made against the Lead
ers of the Mp Las to their 1oya1t
or their lack of loyalty to tn
United States government Tt doe
not answer the question of what be