Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-06-10
VICTORY TICKET
MAKING GAINS IN
WESTERN .C0NTlES
Slope Farmers Disguised with
Radicaism Of League Lead
ers-Failure Of State Bank
to Help Farmer. Another
Sore Spot


been 80 great as it is In the coming
primary election, according to resi-
dents in this section Of the state.
Anti-Townley leaders face strong
organization in nearly. all of these
counties, where the league organiza-
ton lis conferred around q Kept: press
and imported organizers. The anti
Townley campaign is just now swing
ing into full stride, with William
LANCER, candidate for governor, in
vading tho country.
The trend Of the. primary in this
section of the state undoubtedly will
be decided by a vast number OF silent
voters. These voters, according 10
the firm belief OF residents in these
counties familiar with political con-
ditions, will swing in the main to
LANCER and the Victory Ticket.
The turning point for Thousands
of voters is the decision of respon-
sible farmers that the unAmerican
radicalism of Townley and his social
list followers has no place in the
state of North Dakota.
"The farmers don't like this Soc
ialism," resident of Mercer county
told newspaper correspondent who
travelled through several counties
sounding out sentiment of the peo-
pie, talking to anti-Townley leaders
and Townleyites as we'll.
"We have evidence of this every
day." he continued. 1.-THE O'Hare
case has been opened anew, and it
is like opening an old injury. .-.s
The farmer who has struggled for
years to acquire his home doesn't
like to hear one of Townley's red
flag orators advocate revolution. He
doesn't: like the. sipgle tax trend *oi
the Townley administration, and he
believes in the American govern
ment founded by the constitution?
A man in Dunn Center, a farm
tenant, was approached with regard
to the political situation.
"Well, I don't like this radical
stuff" he said, and this was all he
would answer, except that he had
voted the Nonpartisan league ticke,
before.
The next greatest contributing fac
tor in turning thousands of people
away from Townleyism is the man
ner in which the Bank of North Da-
kota has been conducted. In Mer-
Ger county, said resident of Beu-
lah, the banks have In the past paid
6 per cent interest on school and
other public funds. This money noa
is sent to the Bank OF North Dakota,
the county is deprived of from 2 to
4 per cent interest, and the deficit
must be made up in local taxes.
The farm loans which the Bank
Of North Dakota promised have not
been forthcoming. The story is told
in the Slope country of a banker who
is said to be worth million dollars
mortgaging his property to Chicago
capitalists in order to provide money
to carry farmers over until the next
crop. The Bank Of North Dakota
has made no real effort to help the
people in this section Of the state,
and it has come home to the farm
ers. Frequent remarks are made
about the salary Of $4,000 a year
paid to F.. W., Cathro to- run the
bank. Such salaries are unknown
to. bankers in the Slope country.
The argument most frequently :ad-
vanced by league organizers when
farmers protest against the. terrific
taxes which the Frazier admintstra-
tion has imposed on them Is that
the increase in taxes Is due to in
crease in school, county and town
levies and not to the state levies.
This argument does not carry much
weight to the man who. pays taxes.
Z Many Exssertice Men on Ticket
In. all Of the Slope: counties the
anti-Townley leaders have endeav-
ored 10 present men, Of the highest
possible ability,as candidates for the
legislature. Ex-service men are
prominent on the tickets. ...
n II STARK county, Of. which Dickia-
son = the county seat. -. r. Baird. !.
9 prominent onScial Of the Amer,
ican Legion, and one Of its orsanfz-3
ers In the state Of North Dakota, is
one Of the candidates for. state sena-
tor. ss. Il i
The Townley organizers are play.
ing double game still calling
their candidates representatives Of.
farmers and at the same time play
ing upon class hatred and racial hat
red with those who are not farmers.
They also are trying to stir up re-
sligious4 prejndi0, III communities
whore they believe It IL q wise thing
Tor them sto do. Against this sort
Eof; propos osanda tho anti Fownley
Z leaders { ars g citing ne Records e ths