Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-10-15
lon-PartiSan Ad-
dress is Failure
UDIENCE SLEEPS DURING DIS
kCOURSE-SOME THAT DON'T
GO HOME

O. G, zuck, non partisan candi-
ate for Lieutenant Governor failed
b reach Orofino to deliver an ad-
ress on Wednesday evening as ad-
ertised, and in his stead Dow Dun
ing, who has been a radical demo-
rat, having been representative
md senator in the state as one, and
Fho is now rabid socialist, address
led the audience instead. There
ere less than 100 people present
N. D. Pinson, county organizer in
roducd til speaker who advocated
be confiscation of property by tax
tion, who advocated free trade, who
dvocated public ownership of utili-
es, who advocated single tax, who
|ppealed to class hatred, and most
Sounding OF all, who advocated and
pictured A. c. Townley, now under
onyiction of disloyalty to his coun-
ry' as the leading light in America
oday He played upon the sympa-
MES OF the audience in the same
Pld socialist manner. namely, class
paired. OF all the socialist speeches
peard here this season. Mr.. Dunning
gave the most rabid one. OF all
ne speakers here ne received the
east attention. evidenced by the
act, that numerous members of the
udienee went to sleep during the
DISCOURSE, evidenced by the fact that
!" u. Pinson. who was on the plat
Form, lead the numerous applauses
that he received. which l. r. Grow,
NEm. }. Hannah and several others
Emo are gong to save Clearwater
county from the profiteer and Wall
etreet this fall, were the ten or
FWelye other persons who Joined in.
EVioenced by the fact that after Mr..
cummings had spoken twenty min
Iites' the audience began to file home
pne after another. until at the end
ol ms address he was speaking to
Jess than thirty people by count.
you will say this is some hot
stuff, but remember 1t is written by
IN ex-soldier of the late war, who
noes not stand alone in this belief.
n u numerous farmers and others at
lne meeting Wednesday night ex-
pressed |. their disgust in like manner
II the meeting Wednesday night is
~ example of how the non-partisan
eague Is going to carry Clearwater
'ounty at the coming election and Is
N example Of the propaganda they
IRE going to carry Ii on, and IL II is
N example OF what their candidates
uand for. the league will get there
IKE snail. Mr.. Dunning made
more republicans and democrats Mt
ne meeting than w. d. Pinson can
mango back to non -partisans In two
ears time at $500 per month and
xpenses.
" IN farmer has been asleep for
w years like the speakers who have
zen here say. they are trying to
,aNe him up with rag full Of
h'oroform held to his nose. and
farmers are beginning to
ealize this And next week we sup
ose they will tell that the Clear
sa'er Republican Is lying about the
armer, calling him socialist and a
,,s'eEalist. We do not maintain
"a, The nonpartisan league farmer
uisloyal or that he is socialist.
u' we do maintain and can prove
, ial the leaders of this movement.
ne men the farmers are supporting
'i'h their hard earned money, are
oc'a'ists and some of them are dis
,yal' who when attacked, hide be-
ma The farmer In an effort to make
appear he is supporting what they
aN and advocate.
Just what effect Mr.. Dunntn:,
peech had on those who did the ap
,aanding Is not known but II 1t was
'neers we are sure Eugene V. Debs,
y" serving term In Leavenworth
~ disloyalty. and candidate for
:, i,eSident on the socialist ticket, Is
lonS to have at least ten or twelve
otes In Glen rwatar County this fall