Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-10

in the success of our program. In ag.
ricultural states like ours the farmer
provides the bulk of the money that
keeps both the local bank and the 10.
cal businessmen running. 80 if any,
thing happens to stem the tide of
money from the farmers into the
regular channels of trade. then bus
ness will stagnate. and last fall was
a good example of what may happen
any time when farmers make up
their minds to buck the game.
Those who are fighting the far.
mers program are grain spectators
and money lenders. fighting through
most of the daily papers that are
reaping a rich harvest through
the channel of an increased adver-
Using patronage and divers other
sources of emoulment and many of
the weeklies echo all that they say,
And how do they fight? By direct
lying and misrepresentation of facts.
This is so.well known that it is be-
yond dispute. Over and over again it
has been shown and proven that they
are liars and falsifiers, but still they
persist. And whom do they mislead?
Not SO much the farmers as they are
on the ground and know the facts.
But the t~ownspeople that are not so
we'll acquainted with the situation
Who are the biggest sufferers, the
townspeople of course? The farmers
are more self sufficient. By cutting
down the farmers income by low
prices and a lack of credit, He
still finds that he has enough to feed
and clothe himself and his family but
forgoes to buy those hundred and one
things that he would buy if he had
more money, and consequently the in
come of the business man is cut
down until there is little or no profit
on his business. Let me put be-
fore you an example,: I need to buy
some machinery, but ooner than
run into debt. I decide to tinker the
old mes up for another season. l
have run bills with the grocer and
and other business men anywhere from
$500 to $1,000 for this year and am
going to 60 without what 1 cant pay
for, and the same all the way down
down and of course there will be so
much less business done when hun
dreds of farmers find themselves com .
PEELED to do the same. If the. farmers
program had been carried out as in
tended it would have given the far
mers from forty to fifty per cent
more for their crop than they got
last fall, and that point can be pro.
ven by any intelligent man.
Next fall if the I. v. A. win the
recall election farmers will not sell
any of their crop until they can get
fair prices for their products. and
business will be at a stand still and
any n q figure out what that
means. and the towns that show the
most opposition are sure to feel ii
the NEST, not because of any comb.
nation against them, but simply be.
cause human nature is built that way
and that the individual will soone,
deal with his friends than with his
enemies when he knows them.
Then again, if we win, the ave
age farmer will feel SC good that he
will be a free spender, knowing that
the business man who helped him is
entitled to his confidence and coop.
Grafton in building up the towns and
the different business institutions
that belong to the community.
l most heartily wish that the bu
%siness men of Langdon and other
towns over the county would think
this over and if they think that they
ought to oppose the farmers and can
better their condition by so doing il
is up to them and the farmers will
take their course to help them
selves. In our next letter we will en-.
deavor to show up the fallacy of the
l. V. A. claim that the present gov.
eminent in North Dakota should bs
ousted and what we are likely to ge
in its place if the l. V. A.. shonlt
get into power.
Respectfully Yours,