The Bismarck tribune., 1933-05-11
DEFENDS THE LENDER
Garrison. N. Oak.
May !, 1888.

GOAtOI, 4Ilpuue.
II further incidents than those dis
played last week at LeMars, Denison
and other points in Iowa are required
to divulge the primary object of the
Holiday movement, would suggest
that the more skeptical attend one
Of the meetings conducted by the
president of that concern in our fair
state.
4 was in attendance at a few Of
his meetings and he instructed his
listeners to get into action, and into
direct action pertaining to foreclosures
and using his own words he said:
Suppose it is not in accordance with
law? Suppose you are arrested? I
ask, before whom will you be tried?
Why the jury will be made up of
you people, and we all know the ver-
dict you will return" I ask any law
loving citizen, Of even Russia, what
nature Of twaddle is that? II that
kind Of discourse is not leading to
and melting riot and revolutionary
action against law and order; then
what might one do to incite such?
And this coming from one that ought
to know law, and right from wrong.
Yes, and he went further and stated
that until we get rid of such judges
as Judge Hutchinson and his kind
you will be forced from your homes"
Yes, and we have in our county
those representing us in the last ses-
sion out attending and taking an ac-
tive part in meetings that advocate
the very same ideals. And more, dur
ing the primary campaign, q sue
cessful candidate for high state Of
flee, and excessively active in this
movement made this statement, and
I took notes of the meeting: That
only coward would try to hide be-
hind the word constitutional" Yea
Gods! Has this mortal mother?
Friends. those utterances are not
appealing but appalling to any
red blooded American. They are
only the mutterings of a depraved,
impoverished, distorted mind. It IS
a sad thing that those in author
ity see the necessity to utter such
in order to keep themselves in the
front lines of our papers, and feed
more misery to humanity just to
make themselves popular. AS an
attorney residing in this county, a
friend of mine and active in this
movement of disorder, stated to me:
"John, it makes no difference what
Is right, the only thing to do IS to
follow the tide of public opinion.
That is the way to become popular
and get places" I frankly admit
that would make one popular" and
very much so, and possibly "get
places. Yes, just the kind of popu-
larity that no man would wish to
beat him too. That kind Of glory Is
all his, as far as am concerned,
and may he get his fill. When such
men coming from the very best of
parents, as can vouch he did, stoop
so that there is no further for them
to proceed in the scope of depraved
citizenry, one begins to wonder what
next.
True, the farmer is in distress.
True, his farm may be under fore
closure. True, no one wishes this to
happen. But it may have been that
this would have happened long be-
fore, or he would not have had this
home at all If he had not been IA
vored by a loan either to buy or hold
this very home in which he and his
adherents are trying to stop the
lender from protecting his rights and
equity. We regret the fact that fore
closures are being executed, but the
rights of the lender are just as sacred
as those Of the borrower. It is the
right Of q contract. But it happens
that in too many instances the lender
is a loan company and the borrowers
comprise a sum total Of more votes.