The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08
A Contributor Asks Information.
Minneapolis, MINI.

A Contributor Asks Information.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Editor Princeton Union:
l note from the primary election re-
turns in your paper that the farmer
vote in many districts went to the
nonpartisan league candidate, DR..
Henrik Shipstead, whose name ap-
peared on the republican ballot at the
last primary election, though, from all
that the platform of the Townley
league represents, and from public ut
terances of DR.. Shipstead and also
Townley, am at a loss to understand
how such a candidate for the high Of
fee Of governor could secure place
on a republican ballot.
But, as we know, the issue was be-
tween the nonpartisan league and re-
publican candidates, one standing for
Townleyism and the other for the
principles of party that has never
become so radical as to graft onto our
state constitution the edicts of gang
of political gypsies. 1 base my
opinion Of this so-called movement on
the works of the nonpartisan league
in the state of North Dakota and on
the ideas expressed by Townley, by
Shipstead and by all others of this
class of wreckers Of sane and safe
government.
I have lived in this state over forty
years and have witnessed large share
of it's meterial, political and civic de-
velopment, and if what the Townley
gang claims is correct, this state never
could have survived and would long
since have fallen into decay, and we
would now be witnessing the piano.
rama Of Townleyites gnawing at the
skeleton of the North Star state. I
have lived in Mile Laos county and
seen poor street car workers from the
cities get piece of farm land in this
county many years ago for a song
a mere paltry five or ten dollars pay-
ment down and long time on the bal
ance- go to work under the
damnable influences of the republican
party, as Townley would say, and
have seen these farmers make pros
porous farms for themselves. If they
had been cursed by the bankers who
loaned them money at times, and they
had been robbed by the system of gov
eminent in this state, if this state of
ours that all Of sudden has gone
wrong, was and is what Townley
claims, then it would not have been
possibly for these farmers to have tax
en- up a piece of land in Mile Laos
county and have made happy and con-
tented homes for themselves. They
have prospered and these farmers will
admit they have, and now what am
coming to is this: Why is it that so
many of them, good Industrious citizens,
and of sound mind, are supporting
Townley and his gang that have yet
to show where they ever saved a far
mer one cent, ever increased the value
Of his farm land, or ever secured for
him more money for his products, or
ever made his family happier, or ever
made the school system better, or ever
saved him taxes, or ever did thing
to better his condition? Why these
farmers fall for the. Townley budget
of membership fee ard for all the rot
he has strewn over the prsiries of
North Dakota is beyond my compre-
hension.
/ would like to hear either by per-
sonal letter or by letter to the Union
from some of these Mile Laos ncn-
partisans. It may be that am wrong,
but at the start 1 wish to say that /
do not think am, but would like to
hear from some one who went to
Mile Laos county with only few dol
lars and has made farm home and
then has done something worse-be-
come follower of Townley. If any
of them write me I wish they would
please say what their condition was
when they located where they are
their financial condition,-how much
they have. been robbed and how
much of their manhood has been
taken away from them. I also wish
them to state if their home. their
castle, so respected by our form of
government, has remained inviolate
You will remember that in North Da-
kota the Townley reds have little re-
spect for home or for school house
or for newspaper not controlled by
the Townleyites. Will some one let
in the light. Don't all Jump up at
once. Geo. F. Wright.
4837 Pleasant Ave.