The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-05-20
REMOVING THE NOTE

REMOVING THE MOTE
Just in proportion as enlightmcn:
is dawning and intelligent under
standing permeates the hide-bound
covering of an incredulous and prop
agandied public is the truth Of the
Nonpartisan League and the princi-
pies for whicla it stands gaining in
popularity and establishing itself in
the minds of erstwhile well-meanins
but misguided individuals. The
"power of the press has been and
is being used in every conceivable
way to discrdit this movement. Peo-
pie who know nothing of the facts
concerning the case take the rantings
of kept editors as matter of fact and
allow themselves to be governed
accordingly. This is tracable to the
established fact that people as a rule
are satisfied to take the other fell
lows opinion regarding matters OF
public concern, as a course OF least
resistance. The unfortunate part of
the circumstance is that the average
citizen is willing that the other fell
low do his thinking, confessing in
SO doing that he is either incompet-
ent to do so himself or that
he is not concerned enough in his
own affairs to permit himself to be
governed by his own convictions and
his God-given power Of reason. Such
a course is dangerous. 1t is not only
an injustice to ourselves, but to
posterity as WE'LL The Nonpartisan
League is and has ever been the VIC
tim of pernicious, vicious propa-
ganda. 1t, like all other forward
movements for the good OF the down
trodden masses, has merited the
wrath and condemnation of the priv
ileged few. There has been nothing
3 too vile, no accusation too base and
criminal in the eyes of organized
greed, If it would only serve Their
purpose in bringing discredit to .he
farmer movement.
But in the eyes of those who ara
capable OF self-government-t
who can reason and think for them
selves-this brand OF opposition Is
nothing more than encouragement.
Without this resistance, from this
source, the true merit OF the League
movement would be questionable.
The concerted efforts of organized
capital throughout the nation to 10
away with the farmers Nonpartisan
League is self-evident that its plat
form and principles are what the
people want and the very things that
are feared by our enemies. 1t is an
established and well-known fact tina.
no movement ia the history Of tue
country has been the subject Of such
stubborn and determined opposition
ON the part Of organized capital as
has the National Nonpartisan League
0AAO CuC AesNI tu0t ~ HOB luCllCCU tllS
Is suhicient proof Of its true worth.
But the shackles are falling and
the mote is being removed. Truth
Is being established and the League
is taking It's place in the minds Of
intelligent and fair-minded people
throughout the country, with the re-
suit that narrow-mlnded political
prejudice Is on the wan.. Lies AID
gross misrepresent alton can no,
Withstand the searching rays Of
truth and enlightenment. The SO.
called argument Of the opposition 1,
4 utterly without foundati vi. and Jus!
. soon as this gang Of fonraushers
has-wsving pay-triots and legalizet
grafters is stripped Of fits thin cover
Ing Of deception and failacy, the ye
naindey Of its sboddy structure vii
fall az itself.