The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-04-29
Senator Ladd Tells
Of Fight on Farmers
by the Money Trust


ers arose and advised the farmers To
'go home and slop their hogs
Instead Of going home the farm
ers hired hall near the Capitol In
Bismarck and organized the Non
partisan League. In 1913 the
league captured the machinery Of the
dominant Republican party and elect
ed the Governor, majority of the
legislature and most Of the othe.
State Offices. Last November this
was repeated"
Record Of Achievement.
"Oppenents OF the league have
called it and the measures adopted
radical and even bolshevik. What IL
your answer?"
1.-The best answer is the record of
accomplishment. Since the league
came into control there has been
more beneficial and progressive leg
islation placed upon the statutes OF
the State than during all the years
before. 1t enacted grain grading
law similar to that Of the Federal
government, except that it extends
to the farmer and protects him along
with the elevator owner. It pro-
vides for honest grading, weight and
1ockage, the same as the Federal
law. OF course, this was radical
Legislation in North Dakota, because
the farmers had never been given a
square deal before. In the past two
crops this law has saved the farm
ers millions of dollars.
THE legislature passed bill for
the establishment of grain elevator
and -four mill. 1t enacted home
builders law whereby city wage
workers could erect and pay for
homes on an installment plan at a
, cost less than they were paying as
renters. A law was enacted exempt
ing farm Improvements from taxa
ton, exempting the tools of work
ingmen and $1,000 on every home in
the State. A model workmen's COM
pensation law was passed"
Financial Status of the State.
1--WE read in the daily papers tina.
the Nonpartisan League has wrecked
the State financially. Your view on
this matter, Senator, would be inter-
esting," I suggested.
.sIn 1919 the Bank of North Da-
kota was chartered and organized
by an act of the legislature. This
was necessary because private bank
ing interests refused to loan us money
to carry on our farm loan, elevator
and milling enterprises. The bank
was authorized to create q fund of
100000 to loan farmers ON land
security. The bank was made the
deporitory of State funds anil this
nata' ally aroused the ire of private
ranks which had been MAXIM, big
profits on school funds and money
COZ eoted from State taxes. What
ever cur enemies may say the fact
re III irs that the Bank OF North Da-
kt Ia is sound to the cora and will
M Gail. My prediction is tina. with
in few years there will be AZ other
State banks organized in ~ other
States on the same plan"
Scheme Of District Bond Sak.
"But the papers tell us that there
is to be a recall election i'll North
Dakota for the purpose of driving
out the Nonpartisan League officials
who have been trifling with the peo-
pies interests and that the old crowd
Of politicians will again be put in
control. How about it?"
Petitions for recall election are
being circulated and as those behind
the scheme are plentifully supplied
with money from some source, the
paid agents may secure sufficient
signatures to hold an election. This
could be done within 80 days under
the law, but they don't seem to be
in hurry, as the date has been sci
in their petition for con or before
November 81
s'This recall election was i'm
augurated and is being en-.
gineered by the millers and
bankers for the purpose Of dis.
crediting and preventing the
sale of our State bonds.
We are not worrying over the re
call election, because IL it does come
Gov. Frazier and all other Non
partisan officials will be retained b!
the largest vote ever given candi
dates Of the league. This schem'
has made the farmers and wag'
workers Of the State red hot all tn
way through. It will be goo
thing for the league and SO complete
lily rout our enemies that they vii
perhaps be good in the future
People Will Buy the Bonds.
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