The Washington times., 1922-07-16
of the Farm Bloc.

- to the square inch m North
Dakota than in any other State
In the forty-eight. Washington is
q Sahara for news compared to
North Dakota.
You hear little talk, however, Of
Republican" or Democrat" in
private conversations. I am writ
ing this letter from Kennare, N.
( D.. the home of Mr.. Sinclair. the
Non Partisan League Congress
man. who was renominated in the
recent primaries. He is still in
Washington at this writing. A
statement OF his political record
shows how local conditions have
played havoc with national politics.
Mr.. Sinclair was q Democrat bs-
fore the Non.Partisan League cpl
demic or crusade. Those who do
not like It call 1t an epidemic or
contagion. and those who believe
In 1t regard It as Q crusade. He
went to the legislature. became q
Non-Partisan Lacquer. was nomi.
mated for Congress by the Non
Partison Leaguers and is now re-
nominated the same way. He was
Q Democrat once, he is called
Republican now. In truth before
he Is either he Is a Non-Partisan
Lacquer, as are most Of his con-
stituents. They control the Repub-
hcan primaries In this district be-
cause this 10 Republican State,
but II 1t happened to be a Demo-
cratic State they would just as
soon control the Democratic
primaries and call . themselves
Democrats.
LIKE JAY GOULD.
From diametrically opposite mo-
tives they might paraphrase the
celebrated statement of Jay Gould.
"What are your politics?" he was
asked by a legislative investigating
committee.
Gould replied: I'm a Republican
district I am a Republican. In.
Democratic district ! am a Demo
crat. But I am a Missouri Pacific
railroad man every time"
The Non-Partisan League man
may 60 into q Democratic or a Re-
publican primary. but he has put
r<s devotion to party second.
Indeed, ne has used political
agencies solely to advance league
policies.
WHAT ARE THE I. v. AS.
II you ask any one about politi-
cal divisions, he does not tell about
Democratic or Republican chances.
He refers to the fight between the
!. v. As and the N. p. LIS. The
bitterness between the old parties
10 as nothing between the !. v. AS.
and N. p. LIS. In fact. in recent
years their contests have over.
shadowed divisions since the day
that John Burke, Democrat, won
out In this stanch- Republican
State. had been talking with a
prominent Republican. He grew
earnest as he pictured the fight
between the I. ". AZ and N. p. l..
forces. OF course knew what the
N. p. LIS were, but in my ignorance
! had to ask what the I. v. AS.
were. He said:
you see. the Non-Partisan
League stole the Republican organi.
kation and used It for their own
purposes, which were not Republi-
can policies. Some organized
plan must be adopted to combat
them. So the Independent Voters
Association q. v. A. came into
being
Strange. isn't It, that these two
hostile organizations, both bent
upon capturing the Republican
primaries. emphasize their freedom
from partisan befiefsf Tho farmer
element began by insisting they
S&ere non-parttsan. In Montana
they captnred the Democratic
primaries. Upon the principle
probably that you must fight the
devil with fire, the town people
when they got ready to fight the
Non-Partissns followed their So
called non-partisanship In select.
ing a name and so called itself Sin.
dependent" And the chief pur-
pose Of these Independent" and
snon.partisan" organizations IL to
control the primaries Of the domi.
nant party, and use II to carry out
the plans they have in mind.
IT Is COUNTRY VS.. TOWN.
II In . country vs.. town conflict
as Q rule, though in one railroad
town I passed through yesterday
they told me that the solid railroad
vote was cast for Frazier, the Non
Partisan League candidate for the
Senate. Except the labor vote.
am told that city residents are I.
". AS. and farmers are N. p. LIS.
Take the county Of Ward here In
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