The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-10-21
MIN0T UNION LABOR MEN
CHALLENGE T0WNLEY TO
A DEBATE IN THIS CITY

labor throughout this and other states
to join hands with the farmers at the
November election and assist in put
ting across another victory for the
Nonpartisan League.
We, the undersigned members Of or
ganized labor in Minot, all holding
union cards, do not believe that such
action on the part of organized labor
would be for the best interests Of
labor in general, as the interests Of
the farmer and laboring man are 50
identical, nasmuch as it has always
been the aim of the farmer to keep
the cost Of labor down to minimum
with long hours, while on the other
hand Labor demands reasonable hours
with wage that will enable him
to lay by little above the actual
cost of existence.
Furthermore, we believe your pro-
gram to be socialistic in every way,
the few good laws that have beer
passed by the Nonpartisan League
being merely bait offered to the pub
lie, which a good many Of the farm
ers and laboring men have swallowed
hook and all. You had to do some
good in order to get following at
all, but mere promises at this critical
period in the history of our country
and state are insufficient.
Neither do we believe in the class
hatred you are trying to engender be-
tween the farmer and laboring man
on the one side and the business man
and employers on the other as capita
needs labor and labor needs capital.
and nothing but the friendliest feel
ing should exist between the two.
If you can show US where the in
terests of the laboring man and the
farmer are identical, as you say, and
where your program is not socialistic
and is for the best interests of the
country in general, then we will be foli
gram.
However, we are tired of your mud
Singing tactics and the abuse you
hand to all who fail to see things az
you do, having yet to hear Of ono
good sound argument you have been
able to deliver in the interests of your
cause. Calling your political enemies
liars, thieves, etc, and howling big
business to the top Of your voice
from public platform may appeal t.
a certain class, but what we would
like to have are the FACTS.
Therefore, we will make you this
offer, and if you are sincere, if your
cause is just, if you are right in you
beliefs, we feel that you should not
hesitate in accepting our proposition,
as an honest debate of the issues thai
confront US today could not help but
do much good to the party in the
right.
/ The undersigned will rent the Mnot
High School Auditorium and will meet
all reasonable expenses that you may
be put to, providing that you will de
bate the issues Of this campaign with
either Mr.. William LANCER or Mr.. J.
F. T. O'Connor, said debate to be
held in Minot within four days prior
70 the November election. Will you
do this much in the interests of or
ganlzed labor, whose support at the
November election you are seeking
F:ease wire acceptance Immediately
upon receipt Of this letter.
Respectfully yours,
A. P. Blonde, Typo Union No. 376.
Ben Schroeder, Typo Union, 376.
A. J. Dufresre. Bismarck Pressmen..
O. N. Elliott. Typo Union 376
w. C. Davis, Typo Union 376
S. Coad. Typo Union 376.
Warren Jones. Tyne Union 376.
Walter Caverly, Typo Union 376.
|. B. Williamson, BARRIERS Union
No. 3OS79.
Cash Seager, BARRIERS No. 3OS79.
Sam L. Hanson BARRIERS No. 3OS79
B. H. Butts, BARRIERS No 3O7s9.
CC,nrc,, N, oOCTO
R. f. Hopkins. Musicians No. 351.
A. G. Torgerson. Mus icians No. 35l
c. r. Thatcher, Typo Union, 37G.
H. A. Myer, Typo Union 376.
John A. Corbett. Typo Union BIG.
| F. Otto Gross, Typo Union 37G,
H. E. Kemp, Typo Union 376.
c. H. King BARRIERS 30S79.
: A. B. Newman, BARRIERS No. 30S79
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