The Monte Vista journal., 1920-08-14
N,apartisan League Attempts to Seize
Colorado Democratic State Assembly
s.s Offiess osassaly Sold for Socialist SUPPORT Of
County Ticksts; Dr. Bilss Starts Fireworks.

selecting a candidate for governor
on the Democratic ticket, I wish tn.
Weld county delegation. standing 4
sponsor for Mr., Collins. would mn.
s~"r u question or two, hold In my
hand an evening paper In which I
hnd an advertisement which runs a,
follows!
This IL a facsimile Of tn. oShcial
program Of the Nonpar,i.an League
as u appears IN Its Colorado organ :
Right below that are thcs, words.
National Nonpartisan League, Color.
ado Branch. X W. Mors.r. State
Manager and Secretary: J. N. Col
lins. Eaton. Colorado Chairman Of
State Committee
Nov. ] want to ask. II tn. ]. NJ
Collins mentioned in this advertise.
m-nt Is the same ]. ". Collins who
has Just been placed In nomination
for GOVERNOR
II beiicv. Il is III. sam. man" r,.
piled judge Baker OF Weld county.
Now. then, as tho J. N. Coliins
men nttoncd In this advertisement n
the same J. N. Collins who has jus,
been placed In nomination before
this Democratic gathering. and am
advised that tho Colorado Branch IL
a branch OF the national orgnnisn-
ton Of which Mr.. Towniey. convict
cd Of sedition In president. I want to
read this platform to you and see
what you have to say about Il. Il,
reads rs follows:
SDcialtsttc Program Read
This program sets forth some OF
the important demands and needs OF
the farmers. The primary purpors,
OF this League In To take the govern
ment out OF the hands OF Special
Privilege and restore 1t to tho people.
First. State operation OF school
land coal mines: second. state hail
insurance.. third. state pack 'ns
plants. smelters. sugar mills. houi
mills and terminal elevators: fourth
state cold storage warehouses: NTH.
rural credit banks operated at cost:
sixth. exemption OF farm improve.
ments from taxation: seventh. state
operation and distribution OF water
power.
National Demands: First. we de-
mand that the government refuse to
return to private hands. ownership
or operation OF those public utilities
owned. operated and controlled by
the government during the war:
second. we demand that the conscrip-
ton OF wealth begun by the govern
ment through income and excess
profit taxes shall continue and In
crease that surplus wealth may be
compelled to pay the cost OF III.
war"
During the reading OF this pro
gram OF the Nonpartisan League AZ
the top OF which appeared the name
OF J. NJ. Collins. the Nonpartisah
Leaguerers present howled with de-
light. showing by their applause.
they proposed to stand by this plat
form whether il was Democratic or
not
Now I want to know. that I may
vote intelligently, whether Mr.. Col
lins II selected as the Democratic
candidate for governor, is going to
stand on this platform or on Demo
cratic PLATFORM"
To this inquiry Lubers got no re-
ply. The Nonpartisan League or
ganizers sought to howl him OF his
feet. Further. many OF the dele
gates were beginning to see a great
light.
~ want to call the attention Of the
delegates to this assembly," contin-
ued Mr.. Lubers. that this program
I OF the Nonpartisan League stands for
government ownership or socializa-
ton OF the railroads, and at the
same time call the attention OF these
delegates to the fact that It is In
direct opposition to the Democratic
platform adopted at San Francisco
on that subject"
Perhaps never in the history Of n
political gathering have so many
votes been changed by simple, yet
true, expose. The farmers had come