The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-10-21

WHAT IS / lDRESS
OF N N J. LEAGUE?
A copy Of thu elorth Dakota Pub.
licity Pamphlet pas been handed me,
and ] read in e Forward" "Any
citizen, or the Ger Of any organiza-
.tion, may sui to the Secretary Of
State for pub, tion in said pamphlet,
arguments I. ~ u. :seerning any measure
t!1crein, upon first subscribing their
names and addresses thereto, ETC." q
"a find on pages 8. ~ and 5 Of the
pamphlet, list Of five initiated laws,
Win sane arguments why voters
should vote Eyes" on these measures,
signed by the Independent Voters As.
ISOLATION, Fargo, N. D.
find on pages 6 and Of the pam
phlet, under the caption, s'Vote NO
on Five Initiated Measures, Why?
statements which grossly misrepre-
sent and are made without foundation;
and arguments, largely based upon
theory, which do not reach a conclus-
ion and can not convince a reasoning
mind, signed by The Nonpartisan
League-(No address).
What is the address Of The Nom
partisan League? Is it Petrograd,
Russia, in care Of Trotsky and Len
inc? Or, is it st. Paul, Mimi, in care
of A. C. Townley; or Berkeley, Cali
fornia, in care of Walter Thomas
Mills; or Leavenworth, Kansas, in
care Of "Bill" Haywood?
/ would like to ask The Nonpartisan
League few questions. The League
states in the Publicity Pamphlet"
that the; Bank of North Dakota has
made approximately three million dol
lars Of real estate loans at six per
cent, thus saving to the farmers about
$4,000 per year in interest. would
like to ask The Nonpartisan League
how much in excess of 500, 900 it has
cost the farmers through the loss of
five-per-cent loans which have been
withdrawn from the state because
people were not willing to jeoordize
their interests by placing their money
in state whose governor and legis-
lature were so largely controlled by
Townley, Mills, and other noted So
ciaists? They state that without the
Bank Of North Dakota farmers would
again be at the mercy of the loan
sharks. It seems to me that the
"loan shark" who loaned his money at
five per cent was more merciful than
the Bank of North Dakota, which
charges six per cent.
The League states in the Publicity
Pamphlet that the Bank of North Da-
kota has been twice examined by the
State Examiners department and
once by a Board Of Auditors hired by
the Industrial Commission; that the
reports of the State Examiner on the
examination Of the bank have been
submitted to the Industrial Commits
sion and will at the next session Of
the legislature, be submitted to the
Legislature. i would like to ask The
sNonpartisan League il the money de-
posted in the Bank Of North Dakota
belongs to the Industrial Commission
and Legislature; or does it belong to
the People? If it belongs to the In
duEtrial Commission and Legislature,
then the report is properly placed.
But, on the other hand, if it belongs
to the people, then the report should
be published, the same as is required
Of State and National banks.
The League truly states in the Pub
licity Pamphlet that, "sMoney and
credits are the life blood Of industry,
agriculture and business" ! would
like to ask The Nonpartisan League
why it is, then. that the leaders Of the
League are endeavoring in every way
possible to sap this life blood from
industry, agriculture and business, by
exacting membership fees, license
fees, trading fees, and excessive taxes,
and passing the revenue to their own
use and control, and by the enactment
Of laws and the promotion Of wild
and untried industrial schemes which
destroy the credit of great state?
There are a lot more questions /
would like to ask The Nonpartisan
League, but will wait until the ad-
dress is furnished. III
/ asked man wearing one Of these
We'll stick, we'll win" buttons If he
could give me the address Of The
Nonpartisan League, and he admit
ted that he did. not know; that his only
function in the League was to pay;
pay for membership fees, pay for
trading certificates in Consumers
stores; pay for stock in League news
papers and pay to help defray the
cost Of publishing these papers; pay
enormously increased taxes, pay, pay!
/ asked him If he did not get this all
back when he sold his screenings and
dockage, which was stated in the In
dustrial Pamphlet amounted to 81 3-10
per cent Of the wheat crop Of North
Dakota, and he said, Thunder, no!
Ny dockage amounts to less than 5
per cent, and when allow 2 per cent
for shrinkage and pay 2 cents per
bushel for cleaning, I am the loser;
and it has cost me over $50 in added
expense to- market my crop Of 1000
bushels of wheat"
''Say, Brother" he said, Il have had
enough Of the Nonpartisan League,
and am going to vote "YES" on the
five initiated measures, and | am go
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