Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-23

vania. Inathe hitter state he VISITED
y. A.. Mcclure, the .'old Democratic
war horse who used 10 live vt Gilby."
He then. wont to Ontnrf9 where he
was born. In that nrovine\ he visited.
O.. L.; Steele, a Grand Folks county
The interviewer referrHd to John
Ptckett's interview with Mr.. Scott as
Published in the Country Gentleman.
Tovvnley Real Plague.
Mr.. Scott told Mr. Pickett that
"Townley had done more harm In
North Dakota than ~ the foods;
which ever had vtsitsd the state. ana
I honestly believe It," :
mi. Pickett asked me my reason
for such n Statement," Mr.. Scott con.
tinued, and I told him that the un-
friendly failing hstween town and
country which frequently <napifested
itself had grown into an unffisndly.
bor::. that this sunfriendly telling was
much greater today than In any other
political movement in the history Of
the state, Mr.. Pickett aid not quote
my entire remarks. I spoke Of the
unrest, the pessimism that seems to
hang over all the league farmers.
lTownley and his bunch OF Agitat6rs
has made then. believe that they are
the .dewn-tredden slaves Of .everyane
does. not depend upon his wealth. It
toward his neishbor, his home.
his state and his country. The
farmers OF. this state, as q elaes. are
prosperous; they have the fnsst farms
and the finest farm buildings i ever
have seen. They are not tho flaves
| rf- n . ~ khA- AAavA
become the slaves OF Townley. and
he has repaid .themsby creating, = fesl-
ing Of unrest that has poisoned their
minds with Socialism. There must
come a change else the farmers will
Apay greatly for it. They should act
Independently of these outside Social
list leaders. If they want to organ
and elect officers from their own
members. That 10 their right. spd IL
they do thatNthey will have an ofgani-
zation that will do them much good"
From Ontario, Mr.. Scott went to
Philadelphia, where he spent two days
visiting historical scenes. He, then
went Il Washington for q two-day
southern route. 7. He. went through
Maryland, Delaware. Virginia, Ohio.
Missouri, kansas, Nebrasks, Iowa and
southern Minnesota.
State! Locks Gond. =.
AFTER seeing all, these states MOTH
Dakota looks good to me" he said.
"In fact. it looks better than it ever
did before. I would mo exchange my
farm, acre for acre. for farms that I
saw on the trip that have been sold
for from $500 to 5000 an acre. I've
got a better crop Of alfalfa this year
than I saw in my travels by rail and
auto. and I covered hundreds o. miles
by auto. In Kansas I covered much
territory and talked to many farmers.
The farmers of<that state don't know
that big business interests have been
robbing them: You see, they haven't
had Townley and Ladd and Others Of
their Xix downathere to tell them that
old story, and when ignorance is bliss,
It's folly TO- be wise -
Farmers Put Up Cash. =
u notice.-that The American and
other leagYs pnaApers have bssn saying
big buSinsss'SR putting up the nnonsy
TO light the league. I believe u know
as we'll as Hnybody in North Dakota
where hsecrsortey sis cofninEafron. It
is not. corning from this Chamber Of
Commerce ore any other big Interests
! hit teverv dcl4AE Of it.. ia coming from