The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-18
CHASTITY FACTS
AS TO LEAGUE and
ITS PURPOSES
ACCURATE EXPOSURE OF IT'S
AIMS, IT'S AUTOCRACY, DE.
CEPTlON AND REVOLUTION
AIRY DESIGNS.

The Nonpartisan league is nonpar.
tiSan in name only. It is non-repub-
lican, it is n-democratic, but it is
not non-partisan.
The Nonpartisan league is not "A
league. 1t is a political party de
signed and planned to gain political
ends 1t seeks the overthrowal of
the dominant political party merely
to gain political power of its own.
Tic Nonpartsan league is strictly
partisan. 1t has formed a party or
ganization in North Dakota that
makes the Republican party under
Mark Hanna and the Democratic
party under Tammany look like the
Y. M. c. A. in comparison.
The Nonpartisan league is more
than political party 1t is an au-
tocracy. It's plan of organization.
its adoption of the Secret Caucus in
the legislature, and its whole legisla-
tive program make of A. C. Townley,
President of the National Nonpar-
tisar league, boss besides whom.
Penlose, Platt, Quay. Aldrich. Hanna
Tamnany and the whole coterie of
Republican and Democratic bosses
look like a baby show in comparison.
ToWnley's power today makes
the EXKaioer, the Fx-Czar, and the
Mikado look like puppets and satel-
lites.
The people of the United States, by
their Constitution and laws, planned
and built representative system of
government. Political parties were
the natural outgrowth of this system
We should seek to strengthen and
not weaken the representative idea
in our party system.
The Nonpaltisan league by nomn-
ating men on the Republican and
Democratic tickets break down this
ideal. Nonpartisan candidates nom,
mated on the ticket of a party their
platform seeks to destroy gives us ar
unrepresentative system of govern
ment. Such a system is unfair, un-
just and un-American.
Why Did They Sign Up?
Mr.. Nonpartsan league member!
Isn't it fact that the principal
reason why you joined that organi-
zation is because the agitator was
accompanied by farmer with whom
you were acquainted; perhaps a
neighbor? Isn't it fact that under
no consideration would you have
Joined such an organization had the
agitator not used stalking horse
to lead you in? Do you know that
these stalking horses" receive from
$1,000 to $500 per day and expen-
ses for playing the role of Judas !?
Ask the agitator to show you his
General Instructions for Organiz-
ers" and find out for yourself.
Socialist Middlemen.
The members of the Nonpartisan
league are always crying "Do Away
with the Middleman." Why don't
they practice what they preach and
send 5000 direct to headquarters for
tho 'Leader" and membership card.
and cut-out the organizer who is run
ming around the country making a
"big biz" for himself.
Stepping Stone to Soviet Government
And so, what is -Partisanism :?
1t seems evident that this league
was not organized for the sole pur-
pose of bringing benefits to the farm
ers. There is more cunning design
here. No league of, for and by tic
farmers would triple their own real
estate taxes. Nonpartisanism is thr
camounaged system that is to be used
to establish a Socialistic state. Non
Partisanism is to be the stepp;nr
stone for soviet government such
as exists in Russia today. Townlcy
and his aids are the apt pupils of
Lenine and Trotzky. Do you want
any of it?
i'Vtihi'St
Endorses This:
The Soviet Government of Russia
in its Constitution, Article ore
Chapter two, says:
"For the purpose of realizing the
Specialization of land, all private prop
erty in land is abolished and the en-
tire land is declared to be the nation
al property and is to be apportiohed
among husbandmen without compen-
sation to the former owners, in the
measure of each ones ability to till
it,"
. The Nonpartisan league endorses
the Government of Russia in their
Platform and Declaration of Prin-
ciples. dated March 10. 1918.