Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-28
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Judging from the circular informal
ton received there is something doing
in North Dakota In the political line
this year on state affairs. Attorney
General LANCER, who was elected to
Office by the non-partisan league has
turned against the leaders of the or
ganization and has written book en-
titled s@The Non-Partisan League, It's |
Birth, Activities and Leaders" in
which he exposes the dealings of the |
inner circle. According to the law in
North Dakota, enacted by the league
legislature, Mr.. LANCER can be sent
| to the penitentiary for one year if
the charges in his book are not true,
or, if any of them are false. Mr.
Townley had refused to meet LANCER
| in a debate the issues and
! LANCER has decided to give him
| chance to meet him in court, where
| both witnesses will be under oath, pro-
vided Town1ey will choose to do so.
The writer of this column lived in
North Dakota for several years just
before coming to western Kansas
fourteen years ago, and inasmuch as
| pleasant recoI1ections of the state
| iinger in his memory, he naturally
| feels more than a passing interest in
, come of the non-partisan league
Judging from informatin received
l from that state affairs are not running
altogether smoothly and the league
n | may have hard time to win at the
q polls next week. It will be interest
= ing to watch for results.
x LANCER is evidently stirring VI
n things and if the farmer population
r. of North Dakota will give the non
10 partisan league candidates a stron
" Endorsement at the polls next Tues
k day it will look like they were Statistic
IS with the work of the league, notwitT
h standing the fact that state take
have more than doubled during til
q last four years and that many frea
laws have been enacted
The last census report shows tn;
. the drift of the increase in populat1e
of the United States have been to I'll
cities and away from the farm. Son
are inclined to view this with alar1
or but why? This matter will adju
of itself When the population of t
,tv cities become to great there will be
mr. back to the farm movement WIFI
in will be effective. Men will not ;
ion ways keep their families in the cit
nv when there is no~work for them the
and when at the same time there
a crying need for laborers on the far
. The reason the people are going
the cities now is because there is we
TOR them in the cities at better was
rat 1nan they can get on the farm. 81
ego the Work IN the cities and 1T viii
and be long until there will be plenty
TT laborers for the farms and it won't
ent necessary TO increase the wages
pis the attractiveness of farm life eitf
r. Along the line of the discussion
- the subject of making farm life
tractive we clip the following g
1920 paragraph from the Hill City Rep
hcan. ''There is now a good dea-
lake effort being wasted by sentimental
has over various plans to make the f;
Civ sufficiently attractive for the ris
lrer- generation These people sh,
the cease to worry, the farmer can
APP all the electric lights, picture sh
my ana JOY rides ne cares to see and
;. remain on the farm He likes
m job and is not lonesome or sore at
world He just asks a square deal
er. the products of his labor and v
unity he gets that he will take care of
attractiveness of farm life,
Before another week has passed
1 the b. a,dad - D. - IA ~
VIII be Growing over the vic
However, the shouting might as
commence now it is fore
oH conclusion that Republican land
emo VIII take place next Tuesday.
take
lf to Just what effect the change in
It do mln1stration will have in the indu
neers al affairs of the nation we cannot
folks but 1T certainly viii not be as gre;
e re- it was in 1896.