| Show FARMERS LOOK THE the north dakota farmers non Purt isan league has organized tit in the staid old state or of maine th this 1 I same organization it is spreading its socialist propaganda over western 1 tates states 1 tentative i platform adopted d for maro atar 0 provided provIde 8 ownership and operation of public utilities especially of railroads coal coa iron iran unit und copper mines telegraph arid and water Socia socialism lisin to lowet lower cost of living government should regulate prices and to make adach regulations effective advocate national state or city ownership of graan elevators stockyards stock yards storage warp warehouses houses hour flour mills fuel yards and other agencies of distribution no mention of how to reduce prices or lower cost of farm produce or grain which is left under private control simply political piracy to buy bay votes farm and loan law to bo be so flo amended na as to mako make it moro more within the reach ot of all farmers arid and af all farm purposes farmers farmer a are already extended government loans on oil long time arid and low Int interest orest a privilege granted no othro indu try all taxes to tie ile assessed liss essed tit in actual land values exclusive of farm improvements prove ments all land heli held wit out of use t to 0 lo 10 taxed at its full fill 11 value single tax all war profits and all incomes in excess of to bo be conscripted by the government while tile war lasts would soon destroy all business lie he leaders behind this movement are ar riot not farmers neither aro are they business men they aro are professional politicians and agitator capitalizing the words worda farmer arid and nonpar non par aisan to promote a now political movement which offers rich political plunder pi andor they propose for the farmer socialism for the llie inns masses ses once establish their socialistic program arid and how long would the farmer be 10 allowed to own ills his farm land the same leaders seeking now fields of exploitation would then cry tile the state must own tile the land to protect krotec t tile people from tile tho land barons farm farmers ors farmers you aro are playing with dynamite lint but you dont know it you yen are backing a which will eventually make you a tenant instead of at a land owner you are destroying lio lie very foundation lation principals of our government |
