The nonpartisan leader. [volume], October 07, 1918, Image 7

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Later he specialized the defense of labor union men and other
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other political matter the interest of the governor's campaign.
VttFS§?h CLEARS THE ATMOSPHERE
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our readers did not overlook the statement to a
court in Nebraska made by County Attorney J. C. Cook of
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of America in.the war, helped in the sale of
Liberty bonds and Red Cross subscriptions and promoted big war
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the fine declarations of loyalty in the state plat-
lorms of the League in various states where it is working
A most significant part of his findings was this: That the
League propaganda is particularly valuable to tfie government in
German-American communities. The charge has been made in
Nebraska and elsewhere that the League flourishes only in German
communities that it attempts to organize only in such communi
ties. This, of course, is false. Prosecutor Cook did not attempt to
verify or disprove this charge. He merely said that if it was true,
it is a good thing, because the League's work is intensely patriotic
and would be of benefit German communities.
,, the end of his statement Prosecutor Cook expresses the fear
that he will be condemned for making public his findings regarding
the League.' He is a candidate for re-election and there are not
enough League members in his county to give him much support
in his campaign. But it is to be hoped, that the red-jblopded'Ameri-.
can voters of his county will see to his re-election, because Dodtre
county can not afford to lose the services of a fearless
honest enough to withdraw from prosecutions when investigation
enmg or admitting an error. It took honesty and couraee fo#S^ t*+1. xr
Prosecutor Cook to do the square thing, especially as the majority
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spondent regarding the state-owned and operated ware
houses, grain elevator, railroad,, wharves and other terminal mar
keting machinery at New Orleans. The state of Louisiana is doing
^producers exactly what the Nonpartisan league is attempt
accused
Political capital against
courts to reimburse the tax-
circulate the LeSueur letted and
state, which was published in the
^secutor Cook had heard the wild and sensa-
Royalty" of the Nonpartisan league.
In his own statement he says he read them in the big citv news
papers. This was all he knew about the League. Consequently, he
says, he caused the arrest of the first Nonpartisan league organizer
who appeared in his jurisdiction.
prosecutor Cook seems to be made of different material
than most law-enforcing officials who have acted against the
League. He agreed to look into the activities of the organized
before he proceeded with liis case against the organizer.
The result was that he filed with the court a motion to dismiss the
case, accompanied by a statement in which he said that the League
was actuated by high patriotic motives and that its work was doing
immense good helping in the prosecution of the war, by creating
the right spirit the communities where it was working. He
showed how League publications, by cartoon, editorial and articles,
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sentiment in his county is apparently against the League due men-rand probably the Commercial News also— tj§
misinformation and newspaper lies. would have seen red and straightway dug up a contribution to#%
anta-fej^^mpjugn fundi llie Commercial News was mis--M
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mg to have other states do. The state cotton warehouse at this
southern pfcrt is saving cotton growers millions of dollars a year.
The state gram elevator is one of the biggest and most up-to-date
F1 the United States. Both are operated without profit, for service.
.SfVthe people of the state. All these marketing
faculties were built by the state by bond issues and are self-sup
porting. Their revenue, from rates much less than any privatelv
owned warehouses and elevators charge, not only pays operating
expenses and depreciation, but pays interest on the bonds and is
retiring the principal of the bonds as it becomes due in annual in
stallments, without any burden on taxation.
New Orleans is proud of these publicly owned utilities. In a
recent circular issued by the New Orleans Rotary club, an organ
ization of business men, the following comment is made:
New Orleans has 41 miles of harbor frontage, with modern ship
ping facilities. PUBLICLY OWNED docks have an area of nearly
4,000,000 square feet, over which between 2,000,000 and 4,000,000
tons of freight pass annually.
Phon^lines, privately owned and operated for profit first, and service
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published by a staff corre- did fairly well in Minnesota! As to the prediction that more direct
marketing methods are coming, made in the second quotation, and
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New Orleans has the most modern and efficient cotton warehouse
in the world, STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED, capacity 424,000
bales.
New Orleans has the most modern grain elevator in the United
States (PUBLICLY OWNED), capacity 2,622,000 bushels. It can load
four ships at once 96,000 bushels per hour.
The title to the circular is: "New Orleans Is Blowing About
rler Commercial_Advantages." The "commercial advantages" men
tioned are STATE-OWNED. Business men in other cities, in the
same lines of business as the business men of New Orleans who
issued uus circular, are fighting state ownership of terminal mar
ketmg facilities, as demanded by the League. They did in New
Orleans also—until they upt them. Now they boast about having
them! So they will do mOther cities eventually!
ADMITTING IT THEMSELVES
HE Commercial News, according to a statement carried in 5
each issue, is published in the interests of "retailers, jobbers
and manufacturers." It has a wide circulation among
traveling men. In regard to the Nonpartisan league it said in a
recent issue:
We are amazed and shocked, however, at the vote that the Town
leyrtes were able to muster in the state of Minnesota, but we thanlr
heaven that Townley was defeated, and at this writing it also looks as j!
though Townley had-lost out in North Dakota. He will not get to first ''•"?$§
base in South Dakota, we are confident. In this connection we want to
pat on the back the several councils of defense for arresting and de
porting skalawags who have masqueraded as friends of, the farmers,
V-. organizing the farmers, getting their 16 bucks and arranging to get
more of their filthy lucre with which to start stores that are bound to
fizzle.
In the same issue, however, the Commercial News said, quot
mg a traveling man:
ji Goodby small town, goodby catalog, house, goodby middleman of 'v
•4 -g: every description. While it may seem a paradox to say that the dis
tributing system is responsible for the building of catalog houses and
the next breath to say this same distributing system will tear them
gjjs- down, yet such is the case.
Direct from producer to coiisumer, there is no stopping short of
conclusion, the only thing that has ever stood in the way has
Drowntnr T511 ^stnbuting system. Railroads, boats, telegraph and tele-
Published such a statement
Poking as though Townley had lost out in North &
Dakota. Its predictions about South Dakota will prove iust as
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