The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-09

a number Of his followers, when he
said: when it comes to running
government, you and are dubs."
Meaning Of course ridiculous fail
ures).
We are willing for him to empha-
size the ego Cd just as much as he
did during the year 1917, when Mr..
Townley, as editor Of the Nonpartisan
Leader, put in the Leader about Mr..
Townley as speech-maker the follow
ing headlines, viz:
"TOWNLEY'S GREAT FARGO
SPEECH" ~.
But when it comes to calling farm
ers "dubs" we challenge his state
ment.
At time when George Lotus had
aroused the ire Of the farmers over
the Terminal Elevator Bill of 1915,
along came Mr.. Townley and prom
ised to "eat 'em up alive" if only the
farmers would dig up Sc, and "stick"
until they got into power. This was
all done. Even business men, bank
ers, travelling angels (of commerce),
in fact ALL voted the Townley ticket
in 1916. u.s..
Next Mr.. Townley woke up all the
socialists in the state and gave them
jobs as a method of buying off that
political party, then imported famous
socialists from England Australia,
Russia, and from all the states and
even rode high up in the air trying
to discover and beckon to North Da
kota any socialist that might be on
Mars and other planets. Next he and
his executive committee of three So
cialists, hedged themselves with Ar
ticles of Association, with more die
tatorial power than any king, Car,
Kaiser, or monarch ever dreamed of
using. Every state official and ev-
cry member Of the legislature was
compelled to "sign up. That is
yield to the dictation of I'll (Not
Trotzky-Lenine, but their admirers,
Townley-Lemke) Thus socialism not
only placed it's fangs around the
farmers but the entire state Of North
Dakota for a while, and that with
A C. Townley as SUPREME DC
TATOR. The farmers, or at least a
majority submitted to all this just
to give Townleyism a chance.
When Mr.. Townley sent his agents
among farmers for more money they
sent it in just to give Townleyism
a chance. When Mr.. Townley sent
speakers with resolutions among the
farmers, they applauded and voted
for the resolutions just to give Town.
leyism a chance. When Mr.. Townley
asked the farmers thru his papers
to curse, ridicule and quote all the
black mailing charges in league pap
ers against every one who dared to
quit or speak against the N. P. L..
they did so just to give Townleyism
a chance. Whenever Townley's. black
haired or red-haired Friday Zone a
eyes" and the other a mo" sign)
read bill in the legislature the men,
bers voted accordingly just to give
Townleyism chance: Even bankers
cashed post-dated checks and proved
"easy sailing" just to give Townley-
ism a chance. Patterson, Palladium
and Mckenzie submitted to the most
horrifying charges and then joined
hands with their prosecutors just to
give Townleyism chance. The ghost
or ghosts, old man High Taxes, was
charged in 1916, as having the "black-
est character on record, and then the
old man submitted to a higher boost
just to give Townleyism chance.
Even old man High dntere;ls was
scolded denounced, and called a
,"thief, robber, shark, big-biz-banker
toop, and then submitted to condi-
tions more exacting on the farmers
than ever, just to give Townleyism
chance. ~.
And now in the face of this record
of submission to Townleyism for the
sole purpose Of giving the thing a
chance, along comes Complainant
Townley and says to all leaguers,
"YOU and are dubs."
We submit to Mr.. Townley and all
socialists calling themselves "Dubs",
but as to farmers whether they are
Leaguers or Independents we say
with emphasis NO!
A farmer-representative in the leg
islature, who takes council from his
constituents and all other sources
available, makes just as good laws as
anv one of anV class. ir--=:,t. g, o.. . D. ~