Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-11
North DakOta's Greatest
Classified Section
TOWNLEY, IN DEBATE
FAILS TO REPLY TO
VITAL QUESTIONS
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making and supposedly run by its
members, is in reality run by Town
ley and his own aids: that Townley
"farmed' the farmer; that state man
ayers appointed by the Nonpartisan
leader we're all prominent I. W. W. or
socialists. He said that while he was
attorney general Of North Dakota he
had detected a graft amounting to
$1,000 and producing checks alleged
that they had been given to secretar-
les of Townley and Governor Frazier
and other Nonpartisan league men.
''Townley." he said. has gath
cred the scum Of the earth and
turned it loose on North Dakota"
Fails to Answer Questions
IN his replies. Townley gree more
than usually sarcastic, gave has 'old
line" talk about state ownership, the
law, the home builders law.
and the Bank Of North Dakota. He
drew strongly IN his personal appeal
to the farmer class and openly boast-
ed OF his hold on the loyalty OIL That
part He failed, however. to answer
any questions asked by his opponent
or to answer any charges directed
against him or the party, except in one
or two instances.
Il admit l cannot yell as loud as
Mr.. LANCER can," he said, "bu 1 don't
think I have to. The only true state
ment LANCER made is his
ment that he had tried for two years
to get me to debate him. The reason
I am doing SO now is that he has
yelled so loud he got in too deep to
get out and ! caught him. I mean
to debate him from north to south.
from the Atlantic to the Pacific"
Admits Socialist Membership,
LANCER. in his opening portion of
the debate. had stated that North Da-
kota voted for state owned elevators
long before Townley had been heard
OF. Mr.. Townley agreed to that, and
to the fact that in 1914 he did sign
his name to a Socialistic membership
ticket. as LANCER also charged.
II merely used the soctaltsac
party for a time. however, he
said. II borrowed it. and from
b good Of 1t I built the league,
which has what the farmers
want. i quit the Socialist party
because it had too many nuts
in It,"
Townley stated that the Nonparti-
san League made it possible for the
farmers of North Dakota to get what.
they twice voted for and that it had
decreased the rate on real estate two
per cent, saving for one year $780,
600.
Mr.. TownIcy's arguments were
weak and far off the subject at
hand: in f1pnnst instances. He
that held the attention and re-
ceivcd applause which was most
ly whoops. His attitude toward
the crowd was hat of the suave
icade who knows the people. Ae
with him and who isn't afraid to
say 80.
"Monkeyine" With State Funds.
In rebuttal LANCER again repeated
his charge that Townley had mon
keyed" with state fl IDS in North Da-
kota, and had deliberately turned one
half million dollar of the peoples
money n a bank which he knew was
not solid. He spoke of the S~candinav-
ian-American bank and charged that
ven after he knew it was insolvent
Townlev and his organizers had sold
stock for 1910 a share in hat bank.
He stated that the leaders of the
league deceived the farmers and that,
finding that out. he himself had with
drawn from the party to stand on the
other side of the controversy.
''Townlcy says taxes are lower
in NORTH Dakota LANCER said.
"Thcy are higher when you con-
slider our oil tax. and all other
special taxes. He talks only about
he direct ak. When all OF the
taxes are considered the taxes for
that state in 1920 were higher
than in 1921. Townley doesn't
explain that, not even in North
Dakota but when I've finished
with him he'll he admitting all
l am saying. He made a good
beginning today when he admit
ted his signature 10 the Socialist
membership card"
The controversy over Miss Nelson's
right to Office of state s~uperintend-
ent of public instruction, LANCER said,
was tho first disagreement between
him and Townley.
~Townlcy's Perpetual Motion Machine.
THE Nonpartisan League is mere
~ called a farmers organization,"
LANCER declared. ut is in reality
managed by Townley's perpetual mo-
ton machine which always elects
each of the men in power to office
as fast as his term expires. The work
of the party is lone in secret, how
ever. but that is something Mr.. Town
ley isn't telling the farmers of Kansas
who are joining his organization"
TWO WOMEN HELD.