The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-09
"Here's \ Real Fact"

"Whether you are a Nonpartisan
League member or not, we want you
ito know what Townley and his bunch
are doing in North Dakota TO the
ones who must foot the bills.
w. c. Mitchell, of Albert Lea. one
OF the deputy state factory inspectors
Icf Minnesota, came into our office one
morning and threw down upon our
desk statement OF the 1918 taxes
on his quarter section Farm in La
Moure county North Dakota. II was
for $S9.s3.
What do you know about that?"
said Mr. Mitchell. I'm 1917 | paid
$3.50 taxes on this land. The land
is not improved in anyway. will take
$25. 90 an acre for this land, and VIII
give man the best of time to pay for
Aley's regime | wanted
more money for the land. Think OF lit
My tax jumped from $3.50 to $S993
lin one year. A difference of $G153l
thank the Lord ] haven't section
on two in that state, Ii / had / would
have to give up my trip to California
this year!
81 brought this statement in TO
you because want my farmer friends
III Freedom county TO know about it.
III | can save them mney or can do
anything to prevent them from get
ting tangled up in the Nonpartsan
League, feel ought to do it.
When look at this statemenl
wonder how many $500 ,nember-
ships am paving over to Towmey
and his ik - Times Entefptisa
Albert Lea.
Destroying the Australian Ballot
The republicans If this state ca
point with pride to the destruction Of
the effectiveness CT any kind OF bal
lot, by failing to do what the peopie
demanded through that institution
What North Dakota did was add more
power to the Australian ballot law
by making it possible for any enc
living over a half mile from the pol
ling place to vote the absent ballot,
thus giving the farmers wife the
same opportunity to vote as her sister
in town.
Scandinavian Bark Mu5,IIa
The old gang can point with. pride
to the middle the would De-wreckers
OF the Scandinavian Bank found
themselves in when the courts dactd.
ed that the farmers post dated checks
We're good and the bank was perfectly
solvent The republicans can point
WITH pride 10 the money panic OF 1907
and the banks and business place
that closed their doors under ii.
Gag Bale
The republicans can point wit,
pride to their gag rule by brealsina
ltp gas1ners meetings. tnsir tar ana
: feather parties and deporting and
mohing league organizers, No doubt
these outragss win just Shine on the
pages OF future history.
Defeat of sRed Flag BiII''
The republicans can POI MT with
pride to the defeat of every law the
people wanted, including one progid-
ing for bonus for returned soldiers,
and passed rad flag law that was in
ttoauced By on Roberts Co. Sanatol
in gstronl, which The psopl DID moi
: ask for. Now, Snlull, isn't a red hae
: law foolish2 Can d society that has
: that has that color for an elnblsa
change the color each time yea pass
a law and when the colcrs are ex
J hausted, use an elephant OF. a aonka5
for an emblem.
J. The son OF God goes forth o war,
A Ktngsy crown to gain
His h9ood RED Banner streams ara
90 Who follows In his traina
s Governor Frazier says the oai
: thing he knows OF that rcd ilal
bothers is Kept in a paatuIs, a COW
= hiot her.
Secret Deais between tlaaguc aala
~ Z. w. WIS.
II The good republicans can noin
"a WITH pride 70 not having lnytlliag i
u secret with the /. W W but jus
81 oraigls using there direct action tax
81 ties. II the Geass were secret betS 9
the |. w W and Lague, how did so
Ea9 know about them sauil?s AR Va
III an /. " W. We know you are not
E saagaar.
You Will notice that ii al IL
s at en- the aaalle the READ Issue, III
81 PIE gram IS seldom mentioned.
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