Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-23

to be enforced in the state, why was
not this law invoked by the COVER
nor? And there is another law that
where states attorney refuses to
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prosecute, on application to the dis
trict Judge the attorney general or
any other attorney in the county can
be named to prosecute. Any district
judge in the state would have appoint
ed a counsel that would prosecute,
provided the governor brought facts
to the attention of the court-not
rumors or guesses but facts. There
was ample authority in the statutes
of the state to enforce prosecutions,
if the governor has really desired so
to do, but he came before the people
with excuses for his failure to carry
out the campaign promises of two
years ago. It all indicated the in
sincerity of the governors campaign
promises, and the pitabla nature of
=, his excuses for failure to keep them
| As to the governors claims that
he was the only official who lives at
the state capital, Mr.. Wright pointed
out that the constitution required
| the governor to live at the capital,
which was one reason for his living
at Bismarck Then the state provided
more liberal salary, a house and
other commences for the governor, in
view of the fact that he did live at
the capital. Mr.. Wright alluded to
the fact that in the constitutional
convention, such men as Purcell
pointed out the fact, in fixing the
salaries of stae officers, that offices
such as the attorney general, state
| auditor, state treasurer and other Of
! ffcers below the grade of governor,
could do most of their routine duty
through deputies, and that the salar-
les fixed would be sufficient for them
for the time they were required to be
at the capital The constitution max
.ers realized the difference between
the situation of the governor, who
was required to reside at the capita,
and other officers who were not.
But, said Mr.. Wright, the governor,
even, did not live all the time at the
capital. He thought that at the pres
ent time and for some time past, the
office of the governor was the only
one in which the public business was
suffering through the absence Of the
!, governor. When a member of Uncle
Sans navy had come clear from the
Philippine Islands, to obtain from the
governor a; hearing in the matter of
his brothers life or death and had
to follow the governor to Dickinson,
and explain his mission between CAM
paign speeches, and he managed to
get promise from the governor that
The would give him hearing bstween
other speeches, and that after a short
hearing he went off to make another
Ieampaign speech, and the matter had
to be taken to. the supreme court
the matter of mans ife-a death
in the balance while the governor
was off to make a campaign speech
Several weeks ago a sheriff from
Stutsman county came to the capital
lfor requisition papers, and was, de-
llayed because of the absence of the
governor and when he finally got the
lpapers, the authorities of the other
state had been forced to release the
! prisoner. Mr.. Wright said he thought
the governor need say little regard
ing absence from office on the part
of any official. (Applause.)
In closing Mr.. Wright paid splen-
did tribute to the wholesome quail.
ffcations of C. A. Johnson, the Repub.
lican candidate for the office, and his
worthiness for election. He had been
nominated by tremendous majority
on primary ballot and he deserved
the support of all Republicans in the
state. (App1ause.) ..