Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-11
FARMERS NEED
HELP in FIGHT
Want Domination Neither From
Ultra Conservatives Nor
Extreme Radicals


Ladysmith, Wis.
Dear Sirs: In one of your recent
issues in which you printed an article
takell>frOm the Bruce paper, | noticed
the article you added which was fine
and very much to the point, and stated
facts which they can not deny. We do
not like the article taken from the
wisconsin Farmer as that paper is
edited by Mr.. Pierce, who is very much
against the Equity Society but we think
you published the same thinking it was
right
We are glad to find that there are so
many waking up to the fact that the
coming election is not altogether a fight
for the farmer as we have been up to
the present time alone in the battles
The time has come when the business
men of the small cities and the resi-
dents of the same have got to get their
shoulders to the wheel and all push to-
gethcr, as our interests are the same,
as what is good for the farmer is good
for the city man also, in fact neither one
can get along without the other, and
they should work together.
We are at the present time satisfied
that the big corporation interests are
not favorable to ours. and we are also
satisfied that we do not want the Radi-
Gals. such as the Socialists, or the Non
partisans. l. w WIS and others of the
like to take the reins. and it is going to
be fight to the finish to prevent one or
the other from getting there The
American Society of Equity is the one
society chosen by the best class of
farmers in the state. and they are get
ting behind it this year with all their
might with the intentions of trying to
save themselves from the abOye-named
evils and we earnestly ask your help
appreciate everything you can possibly
do in that line.
The American Society of Equity had
the fight of its life last fall at its last
annual convention. and succeeded pretty
well in getting the radical element out
Of the offices of the society and we are
we'll aware of the fact that if it had
not been for our leader, Mr.. TittemOre,
we would not have been able to do so.
and they also realize the same fact and
are doing all they can to discredit him.
and are not particular about the means
they employ.
The Wisconsin State Union, 4. s. of
f.. has grown from $4,000 membership
at the time of the convention last fall
to 44,0OO at the present time also the
treasury is in better shape by more than
double than at any time in the history
Of the society, this being the fact,
think we have no reason to kick the
present management
Since the Equity started their New
Business Plan we also notice there are
certain ones taking a great interest in
the welfare of the farmer and are
breaking their necks to do something
to help him CD to form new wool pool
ing associations so as to divide his
strength, so as not to allow him to get
enough of anything into his control so
he can say we want cost of production.
They are also worrying over our well
fare in regard to our poor facilities for
handling the seed potato question and
we wonder why this sudden interest.
After having been exploited by them
all our lives you can readily see why
we are rather skeptical as to their mo-
tiyes. We have been told time and
again by politicians that they were for
the common mans interests and like
good fellows we walked right up to the
polls and voted right against our own
interests and now we have determined
that we will not vote for any one only
someone we know positively is one Of
our own flesh and blood" and we hope
to convince enough of you people that
we are right to gain our ends
For the life of us we can not see
why anyone who is in the position Mr..
MalOney is in will take the stand he
does. and he certainly must see that
he is deliberately depriving himself of
all influence he migth have had at one
time.
Again l thank you for the stand you
hace taken, and assure you / remain,
Yours very truly,