The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-27
Inside Evidence.

Much has been written and said re-
garding the Non-partizan League that
rules supreme in North Dakota ami
which has been sending out agents in
an effort to spread the ism into other
states, but on the surface the oragni-
cation has followed lawful methods
under the constitution to gain power
and ~ascendency. That the organiza-
ton attracts anarchists and revolu-
tionists is no more than could be ex-
pected considering the socialistic doc
trines that are preached and practiced
as the party as q body confines itself
to the ballot to gain its ends the MEM
bers are following an inalienable
right. No doubt there are many we'll
meaning. honest and loyal men in the
ranks of the Non-partizan party. but
what reflects upon the party is the
fact that there are many revolutionary
and disloyal members in its ranks,
and many such have gained the ascen-
dency in the matter Of leadership.
There are people dissatisfied with
prevailing conditions who fly to the
non-partizan party expecting relief In
the vagaries in government preached
and practiced by that ilk. They will
not believe but that North Dakota is
the best governed state in the Union,
and that the people of that common
wealth have found a happy solution to
oil 0ouar0 m anto1 D~(aunnNao t. <hn
brand Of government provided by the
party in power in that state. Yet for
all that faith We hear of no abnormal
immigration into North Dakota, and
those who wish to foist the same sys-
tenn upon neighboring states are very
careful not to pull up stakes and move
into North Dakota to enjoy life in
that modern elysium. Sometimes we
are led to believe that non-partizan
methods are not the cur all that its
advocates claim for them. Especially
this is the case when such evidence
reaches us as the following article
which is taken from the Leavenworth
Echo, published by three former citi.
zens of North Dakota. who are per-
fectly familiar after many years resi-
dence with conditions in that state,
and who left the state because free
dom of press is almost barred, and
the socialistic legislation has almost
eliminated all growth and progress:
North Dakota's experience with
radicalism has been a costly one. In
the early history Of the state radical
ism was tried and gotten rid Of at the
very next opportunity. Then after q
lapse Of some thirty years it has again
been trying 1t, and indications are that
at the next election with a hearty
heave and a no, it will be thrown over
board.
"The present regime has resulted In
the most bitter struggle experienced
anywhere in the north in a generation
and instead of redounding to the cred
it Of the state and benefit Of It's peo-
pie it has been an almost unbelievable
d%etriinent to the state. 1t has kept
numbers, perhaps thousands from pur-
chasing homes and moving into the
state and caused hundreds 20 move
out; it has raised taxes to sums uD-
thinkable a few years ago: II has set
up doctrines SO ubiquitous that think
ing people contemplate them with
~amazement; and II has built up q sys-
TEN Of party organs 1--WE cannot bring
ourselves to class them with news
papers) more rotten and servile than
anything ever known; and through
these organs and hired propogandists
the bankrupt head Of the whole move.
ment Is e~ndeavoring to reach out and
control other states.
$50 intolerable has the condition
become that long ago there wal in
s%urrection within the organization and
the more far seeing members of the
organization started q fight against
the leaders which has grown and
spread until now it numbers thous-
ands of those farmers formerly allied
with the radical movement"