The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-01-30
They All Flop
Sooner Or Later

In then old SO-called curses OF the
drink habit, one system, so it is said,
consisted in giving man so much to
drink that he sickened of it forever.
more
One Townley lenchman has been
given the cure of Townleyism. He has
had so much of 1t that he not only
is nauseated by the very mention Of
the A. C. r. brand of political messing
but he has quit the habit and is out
to kill Townleyism off wherever it
rears it's serpent head.
J. Bernard Smith who has been edi-
tor of the Grant County Leader pub
lished at Carson has printed all of the
canned editorial and propogandist lies
sent to him from headquarters. And
row
In letter to the editor of the Capt.
tol News Bureau at Bismarck, under
date of January 18th, he says:
Il have resigned this job as editor
of this paper and am goniE back to
my home in Iowa, AS CANNOT
ISTAND THIS BUNCH ANY sssLO LONGER =
n ftaa9SDsf1O s1oo GENT l2As1ssf EGRIGAN
CAN: 21twant to keep posted and will
help to see that the Non-Partisans are
killed in Nirth Dakota and also do my
shire to see that they never get a
start in Iowa.
He takes advantage of the courtesy
of J. C.. Bell, editor of the independent
Anti-Townley paper at Carson and the
following indictment OF the Red Flag
gers appears in the last issue of Bells
Press:
beg space in your valuable paper
to inform the public that I have sew.
cred my connection with the Grant
County Leader as editor (?) thereof.
During the short time have been a
resident of Carson, have enjoyed
associations with some very good
American citizens, but none Of those
have in any manner been connected
with the Leader" nor with the Non
Partisan League. AS to those who
have ordered me- around. sent me
canned" editorials to publish in that
.defunct sheet, known as the Leader.
and to those who have placed the red
flag Of anarchy on par with our be-
olved and revered Stars and Stripes.
and to all those who have defended
such utterances and statements-to
all those, can only feebly express the
contempt bear, and that every Amer
ican citizen should bear, for such in
dividuals. To you, who desire to be-
opposed to the. form of good govern
ment, to you who desire to be social.
lists, anarchists, communists, bolshev-
lists or red flag followers Of any name,
to you I bid adfeu. wash my hands
from any connection with your nefar-
ious plots; some of you would BIZ
prime candidates for deportation.
Above all things place my Amerl-
canism. The sugar-coated plum,
which was described to me to entice
me here, has vanished, the seal has
fallen from my eyes. I now see you
as you should be seen, as every good
American should and does see you. ]
pride myself on being one hundred
percent American, hence am through
with you. You parade under the cam.
outage of being the NOnpartisan
friend of the farmer, while at heart
you are no better than some Of those,
who have already engaged forced pcs.
sage ON the "Soviet Ark" the place
where some OF you ought to be.
ITO you farmers; who believe that
the Townleyism controlling the affairs
Of the Nonpartisan league is all to the
good, ! say. "open your eyes and see
where the doctrine is leading you"
Get at the facts. You have been fed
on fiction. IA. /: :. !, y y.
Z To the Carson Press and its many
100 percent readers, wish to register
my appreciation of the many kind.
nesses bestowed upon me. Do not be
led .astray by any Of that Chunk"
have had to5publish in the ..Leader."';
The Cahill article, regarding the red
flag was forced on me for pnblicatiorl;
and was written By. one, whom; SO It
appears TO me; IS might ungfate3ut
FOL. the ONCE given him by the county
administration. Can Ii be that the red
Eha9 wAs the hag3 he endeaIOred TO,
prutect while III the eSserytce: stss:
cry sRespe fully,
J, RI1s Ftt1l1 M