The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-10-28
)|LEAGUE PAPER CALLS FOR new DEAL In N D.

metrically opposed in the two camps,
but as to the results of the election
the independents were everywhere op-
timistic while the leaguers were doubt
full
"The reason for this is that the
league leaders have betrayed their
promises to the farmers, and I feel
personally that the most important
planks in the league program will
have a better chance for being carried
out by the independents than by the
present administration; and many
North Dakota leaguers are of the same
opinion and are going to vote accord
ingly.
at is not the league program, but
the question of how to carry it into
effect, which is to be the deciding is
sue in the North Dakota recall cam
paign. That, state or nation may
own and manage certain industries
Or establishments which are found to
be of vital interest to all the citizens,
is nothing new this day and age. This
does not frighten anybody any more.
But North Dakota is concerned about
how to save what has been started by
the league administration and about
how to try it out fairly
"The league leaders have so far
maintained, and practiced with an iron
hand, that everything that the state
has anything to do with shall be con-
trolled and administered to the least
detail by a few selected or self-ap-
pointed leaders. Whipped into line
their followers are instructed to obey
orders even when they know that by
doing so they court, eventual wreck
and ruin for the institution they are
supposed to serve.
| "Originally the league had adopted
plain and practical progam in line
with principles advocated by the
Equity societies, the Equity Cooper
ative Exchange and such farmers or
ganizations These we're principles
that were practically agreed on, by
most people Of the state and they
were we'll understood For this rea-
son the farmers joined the league, ex-
pecting a gradual and progressive de :
yelopment &f
!. Fail To- Make Good
t"As we now know the record of the
league administration did not come
up to these expectations. When the
league leaders came into power they
Immediately set out to rearrange the
whole economic structure of the state
and in such a radical and defiant man
ner that it of a necessity must result
| in bitter opposition both within and
outside the state. ~ .
1.-The gigantic and ambitious plans
of the league leaders made it neces-
sary to get money-much money. For
, this reason the Bank of North Dakota
and number of smaller league banks
were organized. This arrangement
made other peoples money easily
available for the leaders schemes. /
1T was necessary to carry on an
intensive and expensive: propaganda
to hold the voters in line, and the. re-
suit was establishing Of farmers pa
pers" in every county in the state
and big chief organs were tram edi-
tors, employed to do the bidding Of the
bosses. ., t.l ;. s:s s:l b. Il, 4:
And on top Iof all this there were
established q number OF other enter
|prises like the Consumers Stores, the
league exchange and other corpora,
tons with interlocking s directories
for the purpose Of moving the farmers,
money into the league leaders Golfers.
Most Of these enterprises have now
failed and the farmers are left to foot
| the bills. ~. d I: 5ss.f5s !
eBut worst ali, the original farm
ers, program / was forgotten; |; nothing
was was done. for ]; better marketing csondi.
tions and tie rural rti,1 credit n system
through the Bank of North Dakota
became i farce. N 'The league leaders
we're too @ busy Ixsithi their personal get
fch .HYiick q nm e,rirSsI \. II wofrv much