The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20
PROVE IT YOURSELF

Now that the time is drawing near when farmers and
workers in several states marsling their strength
under the Nonpartisan league banner obtain voice
their own government we wish to point out certain
things which any observe for himself without
taking word or that of any Lacquer.
You heard it said from the time when the League
first got the farmers together that the would
carry out their promises that they just taking
in the $40 feather their In to this
have two campaigns the hosts of special
privilege successful in North Dakota and the program
carried fast humanity possible with referen
dums, court inunctions to face You have
big campaigns in other states You these lead
ers stick by the farmer during the when dis
loyalty frameups numerous that every Of
them of Importance faced long prison term.
You know that all this disloyalty howl against
the League false made for the purpose of keeping
the farmers and workers from political You
know that not League leader out of than %
frameups has gone to Jail.
You know that instead of opposing law and
der frequently alleged five years of the hardest
kind of political struggle have failed to show the League
as engaged in single case OF violence And the other
hand you have heard of of where smug
hypocritical have stirred mob passions
do violence against Leaguers and have persuaded officials
to act contrary to the Constitution of their country
oath of Office in denying free speech and free assembly
You have heard the politicians and their press say
from the beginning of the that it better to trust
all to those temporarily in and to forego the ct
zens duty of watchfulness and criticism You have
had time to note that those in power have allowed the
most conscenceless proeeng the world has that
they had plan reconstruction but more proeerng
and that the backs of the plain people being broken
by the weight placed upon them
You may may not agree with all the League pro-
gram Tread t), but nine ctenths of all the argument
against the League you for yourself shown
above taking mans word for the facts but your
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The State Democratic Assembly this week did pretty
fair work The delegation to the National Convention
representative of the entire and made up of good
men and women The Denver semannual troubles were
dispensed with this time without calling in the police
Only one serious made in judgment Miles
Saunders elected National Committeeman without
protest and if correctly reported he fought both lyman
and Keatng in the last campaign For this ofense Mrs
Lois Allen of Canon City forced withdraw from
the for delegate the National. Judge White
the leading protestant against Mrs. Allen and the As
sembys verdict practically tina. she should
not be rewarded for her party treachery
opinion what for the Canon City goose might
well have been applied in quantities to the
Pueblo gander.
We fail to remember any nation which fell because
of too great freedom of discussion But history is
marked by the bleaching bones of those nations that
to stifle freedom-Fargo IN d. Courier News.
There is no chance, destiny, fate
Can circumvent or hinder, control
The firm resolve of determined soul.
Gifts count for nothing Will alone is great;
All things give way before it late.
What obstacle stay the mighty force
u OF the sea-seeking river in its course,
Or cause the low descending orb of day to wait?
Let fools pirate of luck, the fortunate
Is he whose earnest purpose swerves,
Whose slightest action of inaction serves,
4 The great aim.
| Why even Death itself stands still
! And waits an hour sometimes for such viii.