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Letter to Editor
August 5, 1918
The Nonpartisan Leader
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
A farmer from Sauk, Washington, sends the editor of the Concrete Herald a copy of the Nonpartisan Leader, demanding an apology for slandering farmers' organizations like the Grange and Nonpartisan League, or cancellation of his subscription. He invites open discussion on their principles.
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An Editor Off on the Wrong Foot
Sauk, Wash.
Editor Concrete Herald,
Concrete, Wash.
Under separate cover I am mailing you a copy of the Nonpartisan Leader, which I consider a real farmers' paper, and a true champion of the cause of democracy, both at home and abroad. After you have studied it thoroughly I am going to ask that you do one of two things. One is to come out like a man and apologize to your farmer readers for your recent vile and slanderous assaults on their organization and the men they have selected as their leaders. The other is to cancel my subscription to your miserable dirty sheet and return the balance of my unearned subscription money. You may take your choice.
I am tired of furnishing fuel to feed the flames that flicker around the foundation of freedom. Now if you wish to come out in the open and discuss the principles of either the Grange or the Nonpartisan league on their merits we will meet you half way and see that the farmers' side is properly cared for.
Now if you are really interested in dealing on the square it seems that this ought to appeal to you as being about the right idea. Please do not consider that this is written in a rage of anger but rather it is the result of a coolly calculated business proposition.
S.B. ELLISON
Sauk, Wash.
Editor Concrete Herald,
Concrete, Wash.
Under separate cover I am mailing you a copy of the Nonpartisan Leader, which I consider a real farmers' paper, and a true champion of the cause of democracy, both at home and abroad. After you have studied it thoroughly I am going to ask that you do one of two things. One is to come out like a man and apologize to your farmer readers for your recent vile and slanderous assaults on their organization and the men they have selected as their leaders. The other is to cancel my subscription to your miserable dirty sheet and return the balance of my unearned subscription money. You may take your choice.
I am tired of furnishing fuel to feed the flames that flicker around the foundation of freedom. Now if you wish to come out in the open and discuss the principles of either the Grange or the Nonpartisan league on their merits we will meet you half way and see that the farmers' side is properly cared for.
Now if you are really interested in dealing on the square it seems that this ought to appeal to you as being about the right idea. Please do not consider that this is written in a rage of anger but rather it is the result of a coolly calculated business proposition.
S.B. ELLISON
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Nonpartisan League
Grange
Farmers Organization
Newspaper Slander
Subscription Cancellation
Democracy
Rural Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
S.B. Ellison
Editor Concrete Herald, Concrete, Wash.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
S.B. Ellison
Recipient
Editor Concrete Herald, Concrete, Wash.
Main Argument
the writer demands the editor apologize for slandering farmers' organizations and leaders or cancel his subscription and refund the balance, while offering to discuss the principles of the grange and nonpartisan league openly.
Notable Details
Sends Copy Of Nonpartisan Leader Under Separate Cover
Describes Newspaper As 'Miserable Dirty Sheet'
Invites Discussion On Merits Of Organizations
Presents As 'Coolly Calculated Business Proposition'