Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-10-14
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Local League Newspaper Getting
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Townley's imported county manager
tore loose in great shape last week.
And the line he gave was such that
even the league newspaper editor
couldn't stomach it. and forced Miller
to sign his stuff. So that there would
be no misunderstanding as to the per-
ret.ator, the notice "By L. C. Miller"
appears between the six-column dis
play head and the body of the article.
First of all, we are not particularly
interested in the falsehoods and mis-
representation contained in the article.
The people generally in this county
have been here longer than Mr.. Miller.
Hence, they know that most of his
bunk is untrue. For instance, they
know that his paper has not "repudi-
ated the I. V. A. at the last minute" I"
They know that this paper actively
opposed the l. V. A. management
before the Minot convention. They
know that l. V. A. interests were de-
feated at Minot, and that some of
these interests refused to support the
ticket nominated at Minot, and that
otfGrs did go only passiveIy.
With collar around his own neck,
this imported hireling, knowing moth
ing of local conditions, can hardly
comprehend that some people are
merely citizens, taxpayers and voters
in this county, and that they bow to
the will of neither the N. P. L. or
the I. v. A.
The I. V. A. have never been or
ganized in this county. The people
here opposed to Townley methods
have done their own organizing. The
convention here last spring was in no
way an I. V. A. convention, but a
convention independent of the I. V. A.
The l. V. A. did not nominate the ed
itor of this paper for lieutenant gov
ernor; neither did the I. v. A. ever
nominate him for member Of the leg
islature. Miller may not know these
things. for the reason that he wasn't
here. But even though he may not
know them, it is the heighth of unmi1-
igated crust and gall to bob in here
from the Lord only knows where and
attempt to set himself up as the
arbiter of the affairs Of the people of
this county.
How much taxes does this man Mil
Ter pay in Emmons county? Ask him
that when he comes after you for $18.
How long has he been resident of
Emmons county? Ask him that. Is
he a citizen of the United States?
He may be, but very few people here
could tell you he was. Practically
nothing is known about the fellow.
Yet, he occupies columns Of space in
the local league PAPER with stuff that
its editor will not sponsor.
Miller is excited about the "repub--
lican rally" held at Dale. Just dust
off that jitney Of yours, Mr.. Miller,
and take trip down to Dale, and
perhaps you will find out that .neither
the /. ". A. nor even the editor Of
this paper had anything to do with
arranging that affair. Farmers liv-
ing at Dale who refuse to stand for
the Townley hold-up staged that affair
IN their own initiative, and they asked
for speakers for the occasion-and got
them. S rry that such proce ding
on the part of tax-paying farmers Of
this county meets with the disapprov-
al Of Mr.. Townley's political Hessian.
But, then. Miller, they pay taxes here
and you do not.
So far as the Record is concerned,
lit doesn't thank either the Nonparti-
san League nor the /. ". "A. for any
thing. Neither Of them sponsored
the candidacy Of the writer. In fact,
we are reliably informed that the pres
ident of the !. v. a.. voted for Mr..
Frazier. Further, we are not con-
cerned in Mr.. Miller's personal
opinion Of our attitude. We don't
care a snap Of our finger whether or
not he is convinced that the Theo.
Nelson letter is genuine. He may
think what he jolly we'll pIeases. And
we have great hopes that the returns
from Emmons on Nov. Cd will be
such that Mr.. Townley will consider
it wise to pull his man Friday out of
this county and pick on some one to
run Emmons county political affairs
who is ct least 9 citizen and = tax
payer. .'S s....
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