Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-12

legislature shortly after the United
States entered the world war. The
purpose of this law was to protect the
soldiers and their families against the
greed of the very interests that are
now posing as the champions of the
ex-service men. These interests fought
this law with every weapon at their
command and even after it was enact
ed many of them refused to obey it
until they were forced by the authori-
ties to respect the rights of those who
were offering their lives for the ma
TONS honor.
ut is also well known that l was
instrumental in securing the passage
Of the soldiers compensation act, an
other law hat was s%tubbornly opposed
by the interests and the newspapers
that are now so feverishly posing as
the only simon pure friends of the re-
turned service men. The farmers ad-
m~inistration that these lying papers
are now villifying and libelling passed
this law, universally admitted to be
the best law of its kind ever enacted.
The Nonpartisan League administra-
ton of North Dakota was the first in
the union to enact such a law.
"These same organs opposed this
law and, obeying the commands of the
big business interests they serve, are
now r%idiculing the plans of certain
congressman to have the United
States government follow the example
of North Dakota and at least in part,
recompense the soldier for his services
to the nation. The nerve of these
lying hypocrites to now pose as the
friends and defenders of the soldiers
is monumental.
"The quality of their friendship for
the soldiers is clearly shown. in their
attempt to defend the actions of the
mob at Richardton that attacked Ser
egant Galliger last June while he was
visiting at the. home of friends there.
Their ~insincerity is evident when they
call the voters of the state who elect
ed an administration that has always
stood up for the rights of the ex-serv-
ice man, asses; While protesting such
concern for the ex-soldier it will be
noted that not one of them has been
nominated for office by the faction
fighting the Nonpartisan League. The
farmers selected two and they are also
certain to elect them.
ITO the unprejudiced voter it ought
not to be difficult to see who is the
real friend OF the. ex-service man. 1t
is incOncelyable that the colossal false
hoods spread by the anti-farmer forces
will receive any attention from per
sons of normal intellect. My record is
an open book to all the voters of the
state. The lying politicians Know that
and their sole purpose is to deceive
and prejudice.
"The interests opposed to the faraa-
ers have reason to hate that record, I
suppose. There is the Standard OIL
tax cas- which the attorney general
was apparently letting so against the
state by default More shan a quarter
of a million dollars were involved
there and Governor Frazier who ap,
pointed me to look after it when the
attorney general failed to send a law
yer to represent the state. @
Then there is also the state grain
grading case which was handled by
the attorney general in much the same
manner as the tax case. The governor
saw the danger of the state losing out
unless it was properly represented and
he appointed me to take charge. The
state won the case and the injunction
that had tied up the inspection depart
ment, was dissolved.
1.-THE farmers of North Dakota know
my record In the Equity case when the
milling combine attempted t wreck
the Farmers Co-operative Grain com.
pany. There were years Of litigation
in which the Equity came out victori.
Gus. Since then I have spent practic-
lilly all my time dshting the battles