The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-07-23
EDITOR WRITES
OF TRIPS TAKEN
VISITS FORMER HOME IN IOWA
SEES MANY OF BOYHOOD
SCENES AND FACES
Attends Nj. w. A. Convention at
ST. Louis-Takes in Shrine Meet
ing at Des MOines
(By ]. c. Harrigan)

Profane history records the in
stance of a man about to die. He
had lived life of varied pleasure.
He had lived perhaps not wisely but
exceedingly well. His mind wander
ed into speculation as to where the
future might lead him. He consult
ed a specialist on future perigri-
nations, a Presbyterian preacher He
inquired as to possibilities after
death. He was informed that he had
choice of two kinds. He could have
climate, or society.
Lots of people now days are
bothered by this same problem in
contemplations of present life.
People leave good homes and social
circles to get climate. Others leave
good climates in search of wealth
and society. And the salvation of it
all lies in the fact that peoples
ideas differ as to which is which.
I have spent six weeks in the OBJ
servation of the varied ideas in IL
states. I have seen the extremes be-
tween 46 and 120 degrees, between
parched deserts and ocean surf, be-
tween full dress and Mexican adobe
life. It's purely a matter of taste.
Facts are sordid things. Peoples
ideas constitute the large part of
the things that 7 learn.
For instance, in every locality
there is some difference of opinion
as to the cause of the financial
stringency-and this stringency is
not only an idea but apparently a
fact. In Montana, it varies between
weather, end of the war, tariff and
prohibition. In North Dakota it is
nonpartisanism. In Iowa it is fail
ure to sell the corn crop. In Colo
roda it is lack of tourists.
In Dakota I travelled the length
of the state by train, and nearly
200 miles inland by auto. I attend
ed a big Farm Bureau picnic near
jamestown, where prosperity is evil
denced on the highly improved
farms. Talked with the chairman
of the finance committee of the A.
F. B. F., who is engaged in raising
$2O,000,000 to finance the wheat
growers selling organization-and
he is raising it. The Farm Bureau
is real organization there, indors-
ed by everybody. 1t is putting
business in place of politics.
l was much interested in my sec
ond investigation of the nonparti-
san movement in North Dakota-and
find the same set of facts as before.
The main principles upon which the
movement was founded are all right
they are indorsed by members of
both old parties, and many of them
are even included in the platforms
of the old parties now.
The nonpartisan movement started
because of a need in the marketing
world. The old parties had not
needed the call for progress, and
a new movement started indepen-
IDENTIFY. The best men of both parties
came to it, but the predatory stand
patters objected to being separated
from their spoils. But with the
new movement came all the sharks OF
new finance, the crooks in politics,
and the civic scavengers, and these
soon got into control, with the re-
suit that the general principles were
overlooked in the desire for personal
profit. Thus the nonpartisan party
became doomed, the leading farmers
repudiated it, and the nonpartisan
political party is passing. The old
parties are merging into citizens
party of protest against incompe-
tence, and advocacy of progress.
talked with r. A. Nestos of Minot,
candidate for governor in the recall
election against Gov. Frazier Mr..
Nestos is a nephew of L. r. Nestos
of Chewelah, a leader among the
progressive Scandinavians so numer-
Gus in Dakota, and man Of sound
sense and proven business ability.
He told me that as farming was the
main business of North Dakota,
farming must be made profitable to
it's people. That's the substance OF
the new creed for Dakota. The op-
position to him, as near as | could
grasp it, is founded on the platform
that the farmer must make the non
partisan league profitable.
In Iowa | found the Farm Bureau