Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-10-04
OBSERY ATOMS
To the Editor Of the Sheafs:
4 OpiniOns Of Others ON TImel
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To the Editor Of the Sheaf.:
In view Of the fact that in this,
county we have no Fermentation
newspaper, and as a matter Of free
dom Of expression, should like to
be permitted to make a few comments
Of political nature thru the columns,
Of your paper. I have no criticism
Of the rank and file, or the member
ship in general of the two old parties,
but when we recOllect the events of
the last few years, and see what is;
going on today, believe it is time
for the farmer, the laborer and the
small business man to cut loose from
the Republican and Democratic par
ties and vote the straight Farmer
Labor ticket Both of the old parties
are today entirely dominated and con-
trolled by the large business interests.
or by the wealth Of Big Biz, if you so
wish to call it. The little fellow, be
he farmer, laborer or business
man; has absolutely nothing to hope
for from the two old parties. We only
need to look at the events of the asst
few years to see that this is so.
The. Democratic party, under the
leadership of Woodrow Wilson led us
into war misery s. and bloodshed.
Thanks to Democratic leadership we
today as a nation have war debt
of billions Of dollars, while some six
ty or seventy thousand young Ameri-
cans sleep beneath the sod. Millions
Of young men were forced to suffer
in camp and on the battle field And
all this for war, which had it been
put to- q vote, would not have received
one vote out Of ten.e Remember the
slogan "he kept us out Of war; and
what happened. I do not believe it
is necessary to say anything more
about the Democratic leadership. A
people once so grossly betrayed will
not soon forget.
Last winter the Republican admin
istration arranged to lend the farmer
money at seven and half per cent
interest (mostly ten per cent?. Today
the. same Republican administration is
trying to find way to lend money
to the ship owner at two per cent.
Seven and half per cent to the
farmer, but only two per cent to the
kship owner. III,
| Today the people Of the northwest
are paying an extortionate price for
coal, while most grains are selling be-
low the cost of production. Still moth
ing is done to prosecute the coal pro-
fiteer. ~~-,~=5
| Working men are chased around by
Iinjunctions and court orders, so as to
help the railroads in their wage cult
ing efforts. > At the same. time nothing
is done to force the railroads to abide
by the determinations of the Labor
Board n - :.
Soldiers are denied a bonus, but nc
effort is made to prosecute the wal
Egrafter.
! Men like Morse, Schaffer and Brag
don are pardoned, in spite of theil
serious and corrupt crimes, while
Townley and Gilbert have to serve
full time in Jail for saying what they
thought.
These facts speak for themselves
i Watch your newspapers and see wha
lis going on. -. Consider the situation
with a fair and OPEN mind, in the
light of the events of the last four OF
1 five years. Ask yourself the ques
ton, "What have the Republicans o.
Democratic parties done, or, tried to de
for me, as compared with what, it i!
doing for the big fellows?" If: yo'
will do this, I think you will agree
with me that it is time to cut loos.
from the old parties, and vote tn
Farmer-Labor ticket from Magnu
Johnson and Shipstead down the linz
to the members of the Legislature.
Thanking the editor for past cour
|tesies, and hoping he can find space
for this letter, remain, d:
| Very truly yours, - -. =, Z,
81 .-r.-N.. II. O. Berve.
: Germantown, MINI. t.@s