, 1922-06-14
NONPARTISANS IN
A new MOVEMENT
WYOMING FARMERS BEING EN-
ROLLED UNDER A NEW
NAME.

is the cat he is after. Socialism, when
apparently dead under one name,
grabs a new one and starts its des-
tIuctive work right where it left off
under the name discarded.
1t was not so many months e this
foreign and confiscatory doctrine
started extensive organizing in Wyo-
ming under the name of the Nonparti-
san League. But the disastrous rec
ord made by it under that name in
North Dakota, where it gained pofrti-
cal control, was too generally known,
and too extensively advertised in Wyo-
ming. Moreover, the man who came
to the state to direct organization
work among the farmers had a record
as a socialist agitator, which was
likewise made public.
Suddenly activities under the name
of the Nonpartisan League stopped. A
new organization, inspired by Arthur
G. Townley, the national president of
the Nonpartisan League. called the
United Farmers National Bloc, was
formed in Chicago. While Mr.. Town
ley and his side partner in the game
of deceiving tine farmers, Ben Marsh,
pushed an alleged dirt farmer to the
front as president of the name game,
they still retained the reins of power
to direct the movement that was to
take possession of Wyoming. But
again publicity as to its purpose, the
character of the men who formed it,
their intentions and their records, was
general n consequently this did not
function to any great extent.
But the idea back of all these-the
idea of socialism, the idea of confis-
eating all forms of property-had to
find some form of expression through
an organization and so, since national
movements appeared to be exposed so
quickly. because of adverse publicity,
the idea was changed to something
which appeared to be local.
Form New Movement.
The following news item from Ian
der, under date of May %, tells a
story greater than might a whole
column:
about forty men met at the
Odd Fellows hall and organized
the Fremont County Progressive
League, with r. C. Mcdowell pres
ident and William Mcmahon sec
rotary.
"The Nonpartisan Leaguers,
farm-labor party people and SINH
lar elements are combining under
this organization for political pur-
poses this year all over the state
with a state organization, and
county organizations in all coun-
ties. y is stated that the league
will make no nominations of it's
w but will endorse such candi-
dates as best seem to fit it's pur-
pose"
The one grand scheme of the social
list and radical, no matter of what de-
gree or operating under whatever
name, is to tie the farmers to the
radical labor ote The aggregate of
tears shed within tile past few years
for the poor, down-trodden" farmer
by men who have never farmed a day
in their lives, but who have always
lived in the cities, would fill a fair
sized reservoir. The reason for this
Is clear. These radicals, who see
great things in the present Russian
form of government, fully appreciate
the fact that they can not gain any
political strength without the aid of
the farmers. They further fully APP
preciate the fact that if they came to
the farmers with their full purpose
to overthrow this government and con-
fiscate all property-they would be
run off the place with a pitchfork. So
they adopt a more sensible system.
They Simply Lie to the Farmers.
Deception Is Practiced.
True, many high class, sincere and
these socialistic movements, not under
standing them, so cleverly have they
covered up their purpose and their
p~arentage. There is no doubt hum
dreds of such farmers have been de-
ceived in Wyoming. They have
thought these movements were some
thing to aid and better the farmer.
Those who have come to perfect or
ganization are clever indeed in their
system. They are trained to deceive.
Not always by direct word, but more
often, especially when dealing with
the farmer, by half-told truths, or by
clever implications. Their purpose,
first, is always TO cause a little un-
rest in the mind Of those whose men,
bership they are seeking; then extend
that unrest to distrust of the business
msn OF the community; that, In turn
10 extsnded to class feeling and when
they have men and women saturated
with the so-called "ciass conscious
ness"-and this is a foreign idea,
etrictiy-they know they have them
Med fast and proceed to use them.
That the same influences that came
inb Wyoming nearly q year ago to or
Ganize the Nonpartinsn League are
back of the organization perfected at