The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
ANOTHER LEAGUE EDITOR
QUITS

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 29.-ln the
old so-called cures of the drink habit,
one system, so it is said, consisted in
giving a man so much to drink that
he sickened of it forever more.
One Townley henchman has been
given the cure of Townleyism. He had
had so much of it that he not only is
nauseated by the very mention OF the
A. C. T. 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 ed
itor of the Grant County Leader pub
lished at Carson has printed all Of the
canned editorial and propaganda lies
sent to him from headquarters. And
now
In letter to the editor of the Cap
itol News Bureau at Bismarck, under
date of January 18th, he says:
~ have resigned my job as editor OF
this paper and am going back to my
home in Iowa, AS CANNOT STAND
THIS BUNCH ANY LONGER AND
NO 100 PERCENT AMERICAN CAN.
want to keep posted and will help to.
see that they never get start in
Iowa."
He takes advantage Of the courtesy
of J. C. Bell, editor Of the Indepen-
dent anti -Townley paper at Carson
and the following Indictment OF the
Reg Flaggers appears in the last is.
sue of Bells Press. -,
"To the Readers of the Carson Press:
I beg space in your valuable paper
to inform the public that l have se-
vered my connection with the Grant
County Leader as editor (?) thereof.
During the short time l have been
resident of Carson, I have enjoyed
associations with some very good
American citizens but none of these
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-
; loved 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 l bear, and that every
American citizen should bear, for such
individuals. To you, who desire to be
opposed to good government, to you
who desire to be socialists, anarchists,
communists, bolshevists or red flag
followers Of any name, to you, bid
adieu. I wash my hands from any
connection with your nefarious plots;
some of you would be prime candi-
dates for deportation. Fl
Above all things I place my Ameri-
| canism. The sugar-coated plum,
which was described to me to entice
me here, has vanished, the seal has
fallen from my eyes. 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 al heart
you are no better than some Of those:
who have already engaged forced pas
sage on the "Soviet Ark" the place
where Some Of you ought to be.
To you farmers, who believe that
the Townleyism controlling the af.
fairs of the Nonpartisan league is all
to the good, I say, "Open your eyes
and see where the doctrine is leading
YOU" Get at the facts. You have
been fed on fiction.
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 the bunk / have
had to publish in the. Leader The