New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-06-16
N. D. LEADS ALL
= IN DEMOCRACY /
NOTED STUDENT OF AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT PAYS TRIB-
UTE TO LEAGUE.
SAYS FARMER REVOLT IN ADJ
JOINING STATE WAS A REAL
BLESSING.

Lynn Haines, secretary of the National
Voters league, and editor of the Search
light on Congress, which tells voters
what stand their congressman take on
vital issues, recently made statement
on the origin, aims and achievements of
the Nonpartisan League. In it he said I:
AS native of the northwest, / have
an intimate knowledge of the exploit
tation of the farmers by the milling,
packing, railroad, hail insurance and
financial interests of Minneapolis, ST..
Paul and Chicago North Dakota in
particular was held in commercial sub
jugation by these alien interests and
ruled much as a conquered province
in the days OF the Roman Empire. These
industrial over-lords named its political
officials and dictated their policies. Even
the courts were not free from this malign
influence. Inevitably, a state so govern
ed was handicapped in its industrial de-
velopment, for the cream of its pro-
duction was skinned off by out-of-the-
state monopolists.
Farmer Revolt Blessing.
Years of these conditions brought
about the revolt that created the Nom
partisan league with a policy of eco
nomic self-determinatio for the state
This was the best thing that ever hap
pened to North Dakota. 81 1t not only
has vastly advanced the agricultural
and commercial welfare of the state, but
has given North Dakota real self-govern-
ment for the first time in it's history
In fact, North Dakota today has a more
truly democratic government in both
spirit and practice than any other state
in the Union
+ The people of North Dakota have
gotten rid of the professional politicians
the GRAND boys of special privilege and
replaced them with men chosen by and
responsible to the organized farmers and
-wage-Workers who comprise more than
80 per cent of it's population. These
men take government seriously; they
know that indifference or corruption in
public officials directly affects the ma
terial and moral welfare of every family
in the state; and as consequence they
have made an honest effort to pass pro-
gram of laws that will relieve the ex-
ploitation Of outside monopolists by in
terjecting the competition Of the state.
Benefits Are Enormous.
These laws have been in operation
less than year. This is too short a
period to afford the basis for any posi-
tive. opinion, but it is certain the State
industries have thus far exceeded the
most sanguine expectations of their
supporters and refuted every prediction
of their opponents. Already great good
has resulted to the producers of North
Dakota, and as the program develops
there is every prospect that it will save
millions Of dollars for the producers and
business interests Of the state. The inn
provement in the grain grading and
dockage laws alone is worth to the farmers
of North Dakota far more than they
have paid in support offthe Nonpartisan
league.
The gain is permanent and is moral
as well as material. The people of North
Dakota never will surrender theifrecently
gained powers Of self government and /
feel confident that so long as genuine
democracy prevails in North Dakota your
state will enjoy the enviable reputation
Of having an administration and policy
actuated by humanity and intelligence
instead Of by greed and stupidity"