The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-10-28
St. Paul Publication
Backing The League
Says Change Is Due

One of the most influential Nonpar
tisan newspapers in Minnesota, the
Fremtiden of St. Paul, a Norwegian
language weekly, has come out boldly
for the recall of Frazier, Lemke anG
Hagan. The Fremtiden claims to be
as much of Nonpartisan newspaper
as ever, but it declares that the bes1
interests of the real farmers program
the solution of the marketing prob.
lens, rural cedits at cost and others
demands leaders like the members o1
the North Dakota industrial commits
sion be recalled from Office.
The editor of 3 the Fremtiden ex
plains that he made special trip tc
North Dakota to investigate the charg
es and counter charges at close range
and he also made extensive trips
through Morse settlements in severa
counties in order to ascertain the sen
timent in the various communities.
This is the conclusion of editor Rid
vik: ,. -.
The league leaders in North Da-
/. kota have betrayed the confidence
Of Nonpartisan. league members;
they have been insincere in their
promises to- the farmers; they have
been overbearing in their tactics,
reckless in expenditures, profit
gate and wasteful with money en-
trusted to their care by the farm
ers and they have used the pres
tige and influence of the farmers
! organization for personal benfit.
The state administration has mis-
managed the, industrial enterpris-
es started under the New Day
program, sauandered public mon
ey and by. waists and extravaganza
the industrial commission has ad-
.4sded millions to- the tax burden of
the, state. -" 5.t5 T..
Z The league administration has
shifted the tax burden 10 the
shoulders. Of, the farmers; in 1917
the railroads paid nearly 20 per
cent, ,one-fifth of the state taxes.
while the, farmers paid less than
+ IS percent; in 1919, after two
years of league government, the
railroads pay Il percent, while
the farmers have been raised to
~. j! VI s I:g +. {. z =
(, +; The. Fremtiden finds that every
charge directed against Frazier,
Lemke and Hagan by the inde-
pendents are proven true by pub
!, lie records. ,;>
..> The editor OF the Fremtiden,
\ further found that league mem
;ers are, getting dissatisfied with
the way things have gone and are
|, joining the opposition in large
4 numbers; that Frazier, by his ac
,quiesence,@ and Lemke and Hagan
. by their direct violations Of the 4.
laws, have disgusted good leaguers
4, everywhere. @. st.s .e,tii.. ' a .s:.
As q. result Of all this the Frem-
IA tiden comes to the conclusion that
Ii. Nestos, Johnson and Kitchen will
Il Il win by large majority next Fri
n day. .l35 81 IA: :,. .ssf. 3@ (.
Writing under his own name th'
editor Of the Fremtiden says: u
There is no doubt that the entir,
Is deeply interested in the re
call fight now going on in North Pc
kota where the people are split int,
two opposing camps. Most noticeable
is this interest in North Il Dakota
neighbor states where all the people
are more OF less concerned. I,
\ !, have been closely connecte.
with the political fights both in Min
nesota and our, ,sister state to the w5es
during the last past years I have triet
tp#keep abreast .of events 8 & and; I Il
Gently mad q astrip through ! North %
.kotla stn IL the interest q n aper "A
IIshsds 4 h then lion sto. interview prom
,;iLnl,sent sleagn ners ins geveral onnties. 81
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