, 1922-03-02

nority vote to support CT partial support of tn. league
program, TowDely believes that there VIII be q great
er opportunity TO put across the league program Of
srate-ovned and operated industries of many kinds
There win be no league tickets this fall, SO Town
ley says, except possibly in North Dakota But Town
lcys supremacy has dwinded and league leaders are
opposing his schemes As for instance when Locke
wrested control from Townley in North Dakota and
was himself in turn swept out of power along with
Frazier, the governor and Hagan, the labor commits
sioner, by recall by the people.
Although the league has ceased to be a factor in
!ownleys balance of power program
As a close observer in Minnesota puts n Not only
have the failures Of the mill and elevators operated
by the league, of their insurance schemes and other
projects, destroyed the faith of the Nonpartisans in
their leaders, but irregularities whick have been
brought out as to how they conducted their operations
have caused wide open breaches which cannot be heal
ed The closing of more than forty state banks in
North Dakota, the driving out of much needed credit
and capital because of the radical legislation, and other
developments have left the North Dakota farmer a
more debt-burdened. but wiser man. Farmers of other
states have seen and realized the failure and don't
wish to experiment."
The cooperative marketing program as launched in
Minnesota has given the farmers more benefits than
could have been derived from the program of the
Nonpartisan league. The Central Cooperative Com
mission company, which in less than six months has
grown TO be the largest cooperative livestock market
ing agency in the United States, handling approx
mately half of the livestock at South st. Paul.
In addition the dairy interests have organized and
are selling their products co-operatively-and Mime
sofa leads the nation in butter production. A coop
erative potato selling agency has been handling pota-
toes for two years in Minnesota. A pool for wool
selling is about to be launched. In cooperative mar
ketine lies the remedy for curing the ills Of the farm
ers of the northwest
The program of The Nonpartian league has wiped
cut party politics in North Dakota, the two political
of that state being divided solidly into fac
tons for and against the Nonpartisan program. It has
largely had the same result in Minnesota, South Da-l
kota and other states where the Nonpartisans had
gained a foothold and brought closer cooperation be-
tween formerly opposing political factions
Advice to league farmers d year ago 10 hold their
wheat for SO n bushel also had disastrous effects on
the league members, many of whom lost heavily by
following the advice of their leaders.
Politicians-except leaguers-in the northwest are
in their opinions that the Nonpartisan
Ieague has passed into oblivion as a real factor in poll
lies and declare that Townley, by abandoning his old
eague program, has admitted that the Nonpartisan
is a thing of the past.
1t is very unlikely with the evidence before the peo-
pie Of Wyoming they will tumble into any such mess
as the misguided people elsewhere have done or will
embrace Townleyis 'balance of power bunk as a
means of improving local economic Ills that may exist.