The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-09-02
NON-PARTISANS
LISTEN TOORGA-
NIZER SPEAK
MR.. DAKAN OF LONGMONT AD-
DRESSES AUDIENCE AT COURT
HOUSE SATURDAY EVENING
FAIR ATTENDANCE.

Inc N0n-fartlSan League meeting
that held forth at the Court house
last Saturday evening was fairly well
attended. The only thing on the
program was speech by Albert Da-
kan, lawyer of Longmont and one
Of the field organizers of the League
in Colorado. Mr.. Dakan seemed to
have two main objects in his speech.
One was to prove that the farmers had
right to organize; the other was to
exhort the farmers to vote for John
Collins for governor. AS to the first we
do not know Of any one who would
deny the right of the farmers or any
body else to organize, provided the
purpose of their organizing is loyal,
and not destructive of our government.
During the war it IL true that or
ganizers Of the Non-Partisan League
were prevented from carrying on their
work. This was because there was a
well-defined idea that its principal Of
ficers were spreading disloyal senti-
ments against our government in .
time Of . great war. II we are not
mistaken, the head Of the organization,
Townley, stands convicted now Of dis
loyalty. Like Eugene Debs he poses
as = martyr and thinks he is persecut-
ed.
Mr.. DakAn pointed out many Of the
ills and difficulties under which the
farmer labors. It is true the farmer
has problems. Where il the man who
does not? We all have our troubles.
As we view it through, the Non-Par-
tisan League is taking the wrong
course, economically, to remedy the
ills the farmer suffers. He wants to
run other lines Of business co-opera-
lively to reduce cost. How would he
like to run his farm that way, divid-
ing the profits among the consumers
Of his products
All the facts seem to prove that the
Non-P -Partison League of North Dakota
is not q success. The people Of the
state seem to be turning against it.
Mr.. Dakan asked that we especially
had adapted" the principles of the
League in North Dakota to fit Colo
RADIO conditions and had not adopted"
them.
The Grit-Advocate is not antago-
nistic to the farmers. Neither is the
so-called business man. Every mer-
chant in Julesburg would like to see
the farmer prosper. The prosperity
of Julesburg is almost wholly depend
ent on the prosperity Of the farmer.
The idea that everybody is riding the
backs Of the farmer and engaged in
a grand conspiracy to rob him of the
fruits of his toll is mostly a myth.
And yet the farmer must watch his
interests as must all other industries.
The only thing required is that when
the Non-Partisan League undertakes
to institute changes or initiate new
programs thy must not expct to en-
bark upon plans that will take u all
down the line to ruin. At least they
must not expect to do this and expect
US to remain silent and not even
criticise their theories. We have al
ways noticed that when a fellow gets
in an imaginary tight place it is an
easy thing to get off on the wrong
track and adopt the wrong remedy.
For instance, we have seen the time
when the farmers, or many of them,
thought the only remedy for their
ills was the sub-treasury scheme and
money issued to the farmers at 2T
on their land. Not loaned, but issued
to them on their land as a basis of
security for its value. They didn't
get it. Now you never hear of the
idea. We have seen the Populist party
born and seen it die. They vowed
with all the fervor that they could
command that their only salvation was
Free Silver. They positively knew
that the Gold Standard was going to
ruin them. But it didn't. They were
simply wrong. Likewise right now
the Nom Partisan il on the wrong
track and his demand in this state
for the cooperative ownership Of rail-
roads, elevators, coal mines, banks,
stores, and many othsr kindred indus
tries will end in it, logical eonclu-
sioas. II carried out, in the co-opera-
tive ownership Of the farms and then
the farmers themselves will be the
stroAgsst to oppose it. Let the farm
ers organize and sell their products
to the best advantage they can but
don't disrupt the busines Of every