Willmar tribune., 1919-07-23
GOV FRA zIER AT
DANUBE NEE ting
Thousands Of Farmer. Crowded
Danube To Hear Non-Par-
tisan Speakers,

Ns0A 0Pc0Ae1Ss
The Frazier meeting held at Danube
last Saturday by the Non-Partisan
League, was a remarkable meeting
in many respects. Nearly three thou
sand people were in attendance, many
of whom were from Kandiyohi coun-
ty. The village was decorated with
flags and bunting and rafting good
band dispensed music throughout the
day.
The North Dakota governor was not
to arrive until three O'Clock and in
the meantime preliminary program
of speech making was started by Edi-
tor Ashmun of the Renville Co. Jour
nal He called on John Bosch of Kan
diyohi County. who said that 'big
business" was seeing ghosts these
days and Hkened their fright unto
that of the horse when the automobile
first came out. He said he imagined
that old Dobbin had the same sensa-
ton seeing carriage moving around
without a horse as we would have
seeing a pair of trousers or q shirt
W WoAhAA6 h4OuAu WAIAOut q UO0y III
them These are the feelings, he
said, OF ''big biz" when they see poll
tics begin to move without their poll
ticians In control.
Senator H. Schmechel of Fairfax
was the second speaker. He spoke
of the work of the last Legislature.
He spoke in favor of the new road
law.
Mr.. Williams, representative for the
new proposed Daily in the Twin Cities
spoke In behalf of a peoples control
led press.
A recess was taken until Gov. Fra
zier came. When the governor arriv-
ed he was given an enthusiastic greet
ing.
E. G. Enestvedt of Sacred Heart,
the Minnesota Corn King, was the
chairman of the meeting. Hon. Mag
nus Johnson of Litchfield was the
first speaker. He told of his past
work in the Equity and other farmers
movements and of his acquaintance
ship with Governor Frazier, and pro-
posed the nomination of the North
Dakota governor for the Republican
nomination for President of the Unit
ed States.
Governor Frazier was introduced
and spoke at some length. He said
that the farmers are studying the
questions of politics as they never
have before, and for it's educational
part alone, the League Is worth the
price. He. said no reform can be put
across until the people are educated
up to it. He quoted from the Leagues
war resolutions and pointed out why
big business profiteers we're death
on the League. He showed how the
trial, If so it can be called, of A. c.
Townley, in Jackson County
was on trumped up charges. He
showed how big business o1
the Twin Cities in order tc
weaken the League, was moving
heaven and earth to ''get" Townley by
| foul means in order to get at the
League. 1T is not Townley they are
| AFTER" he said, "it's the League!'
| He spoke of the large number Of dis
loyalty charges brought agains
League organizers in North Dakota
everyone of whom were acquitted IL
court. One Of these men enlisted ii
the war and came home a Major. H,
is now back organizing in Montana.
| He told how the farmers of Nortl
Dakota had tried for years to secur'
state owned terminal elevators, bu
how they were blocked at every tur1
by the Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce interests and their associates
The speaker said that there was n
reason why the small business ma
should oppose the farmers movement
What will benefit the farmer, will Gel
tainly also benefit the small tow
business man.
He also spoke strongly in favor {
consolidated rural schools. He hel
that if the farmer is to keep up hi
end in the affairs of the country b
must be educated. We want a squar
deal to every boy and girl on th
farm, and we are not doing that III
less we give everyone of them NJ
only a common school education, bl
a high school and university trainin
as well.
Consolidated schools win cost NOR
but we owe square deal to our chi
dren. He told Of one of the farm.
Legislators in North Dakota who WI
always falling asleep at the session
But on examination it was found tn
the old man had voted right on eve1
l question. When asked = to expla
: how he had managed it, he said tn
: there was a smooth" attorney who
: turn to vote was right ahead of b
4 and he took his cue from him, alwa
t voting the opposite way.
9 The governor said he had lived I
J. a farm all his life, except when aw'
r to school, and had ridden binder {
d cry harvest since he was twelve yea
Il old until he became governor. j
d even now longed to get back on t
y old farm.
). The rain was threatening, still t
II crowd stuck, and not until it began
. pour did the audience disperse. P.
q of the crowd adjourned to q hall
the. town where the program of spec
making continued.
Lynn Thompson, of the Trades a
b. Labor Assembly of Minneapolis, v
r the first speaker. He spoke of
it Importance of united action betwe
t. the farmers and the laboring men
Is the cities.
s. DR.. Henrik Shipstead of GIenwt
ss was the next speaker called on.
Of made q brief, but eloquent, talk.
st held that the unrest in the world Y
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