The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-08-19

the barbarians attacked them the slaves having nothing
to fight for except their shackes did offer that sturdy
resistance which always be expected from freemen
who least the soil they live the
obtaining livelihood That desirable condition is
trbuted in North Dakota under Nonpartisan League
government by assisting farmers and laborers to
chase their farms homes 1t is believed by the
League leaders, Mr. Towney particularly, that the home
is the patriotic citizen the who has
the greatest for defending his home reside
Disarmng the landlord is of the in which real
liberty live is established State aid to homebuilders
promotes this Here another chance for hearty laugh
Do not overlook it, beg.
Personally, would rather have freedom of action
inherited from the good old days of Jefferson and
than live bounty from the Government provided by
robbing those more fortunate more intelligent than
myself.
Again we note your tardy infatuation for the nher-
itance from jefferson BY all the gods Mr. Carter, you
have every symptom of being a democrat misbranded
before you weaned
1t seems the essence of the Nonpartsan League
program from those who and give those
who have lessthere is in this western country
who is really poor.
You bitterly deceived The Nonpartisan League
does strive to take from that which they have
except the arms with which they holding up the
dweers the soil the oilers the shops
tories of this land There good why holding
people up should be supported by humorousy
constituted people yourself Of the robber may
fun in his act but the person robbed rarely
feels humorous.
submit that such doctrine is immoral will de-
yeop of weakings fit only to be over-run by the
am persuaded to this belief because the opposite
the the o si s srR as de-
change only from those who down and out or
there many people stupid myself who failed
to recognize that merely trying to contribute
of by all sorts of hamperng and absurd laws
As student of affairs it to absolutely i'm
that you have overlooked the fact that the laws
which developed this mighty nation not in ope
ration You have lived the development of the first
trust. The under which your father lived
obsolete Opportunity about those days 1t
Tho c,f<
that permit the passage of legislation
which established of monaires paupers 1t
took this last of which have yet emerged
to establish the class of Billionares and Slaves We
speak with perfect understanding when Slaves for
if you put Jail for refusing to longer serve
his master, that slave And, doing that
now 1t was impossible in your fathers time.
1t is unnecessary to point out anyone intelli
gent yourself that under our present laws there is
greater distribution Of wealth than any any where else on
ticav all of our rich men of today-Big Business
ago Rockefeller worked for few dollars week and
did Carnegie ndesp was ringing up fares on
railway system was twisting brakes on top of box car
cepton of the Astors and vanderbts and few others
And the humorous streak in you crops out
Where did you get the idea that there sort of equ
table distribution of wealth today? You do not want
statement to stand and in the record do you? 1t
papaby untrue to need denial The fact that
produced 1000 milonaires the past three is
of itself The additional fact that the people Of
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the government debt and that all have to show
for billion dollars worth of utterly worthless
signed by kings and countries added
that than three thousand in this
country worth thirty billions than they
before the establishes beyond controversy that
you badly domestic history you
the Roman. Again, note your list of who were
poor and have gotten very rich Let examine them
moment Mr. Rockefeller did work for his start. For
many years he has been making money beyond the
dreams of without work, except such is in
dulged in by the highwayman Absorbing by fair
FOUL of oil production freezing out indie
pendent companies and Individuals and ustifying his
course by saying that "the American beauty
only produced by nppng off the thousands of buds that
would have boomed he has become by reckless brgand
age the financial power he Is Your first example is
detestable Mr. Carnegie made good honestly
until he sandbagged the steel trust He fought
noble battle to keep out but he failed He went down
those changed conditions have spoken of earlier
in this article After he became member of that
bne every vestige of honesty leave him. and it
beneficiary of which in the United States
senate from this state. You become inaccurate again
when speaking of Mr.. Vanderbilt That gentleman
fares street He operated before the
days of the bellpunch cash register and this
account for his rise wealth. You will recall that Mr.
Tamen of the Post boasts that he made his first stake
knocking down the Windsor bar We do directly
accuse Mr. Vanderbilt but his aggressive and progressive
robbery of the during the while connect
i ledy ldinpc which