Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-16
Where Does Hanna Stand
Progressive or Reactionary:2


Where does Hanna stand? Progressive Reac,
tona When Governor Hanna Congress- he stood for
and with the Cannon Machine and supported every meas
advocated by the eaconares that body and which has
by the people almost state in the
union. -2a% Ss@s~4I
What did Hanna do as member Congress convince the
people he standpatter? Why he
ported the presidential primary in March, 1912
True purpose? Every intelligent citizen in
well that Hanna doomed Roose
welt this sole and of defeating
LaFotte He trying divide the progressive vote in the
state in order that Taft would carry the state in the primary
He failed his but the seed planted by Hanna and others
bore fruit in the Cicag convention resulted in the disruption of
the republican and the leading republican progressves in
this nation showed into the discard but the people Of
repudiated their work and voted for Wilson.
BY political manipulation Hanna succeeded in being
governor what has he done convince
the people that he pogressve? They that he has given
business administration. Does business administrators"
that the put in treefours Of his time
from the capital serving selfish political and finally
going unlet the Norway? What would
think Of hired he insisted that he be permitted to nut
hreeourths Of his visiting with the neighbors and hrv
ing good time? Hanna is hired man.
him for his and entitled to his services
But that the work of the office has been
attended to by the lieutenant Yes the law provides
for lieutenant who to take the place of the
in but it intended that he should
do the work Of the except of emergency
what been the result Of this neglect the part of
The whole machinery the state has been
neglected. the treasurer has failed make his reports
by law the affairs of that office should be shown by these
reports the people of the state should be able determine
the financial condition Of our state Should
whether the of the state whether
deposited in the Governor Hanna
is willing to make Of his power
county officers fail their duty but he neglects
look after his official household Yes this is business adj
ministraton sure. M. u
What is the condition of business affairs at the
Farmers who bought he state and who their obi
cations threshed
the RENTED by draft to meet their obga
TONS and their drafts returned with the statement that
there nothing the books against them This business
administration. i .s:>*<s=~-
If Governor Hanna is business claimed, doubt
he the capital he should be- these matters would
be looked after and the easurer office and the Irvine plant
would have such irregularities. se-o" .e.~@
The legislature provided for the appointment of
commission this matter had been agitated years
There question that much property within the state
Of its share the and consequently
the property which assessed and placed the rolls
paying than its share of t he taxes. VI ;.~
The legislature of 1911 remedy this wrong provided
the appointment of partisan Governor
Burke approved the law and provided therein appointed three
to administer this law There question regard thu
ability Of these men, questions their honesty except
the who being required their share of the
What did Governor Hanna do when he became governor
1913? These not appointed until after July st 1912
provided the law creating said commission therefore the
appointment for confirmation the state senate in 1918
Hanna and the Mckenzie did all their power
to the confirmation Of this commission This commission
had been under this law for than half
and doubt these had after the who had beer
lodging of taxes Of them Governor Hannas pets
Hanna and the their scaps
But this not all This bunch Of tax dodgers had bill
BY the legislature providing for the of the sar
les and of this commission and Governor Hanna
vetoed the BILL Now they thought the commission is
We have shut off their feed and they disturb
Governor Burke had provided this
he knew the kind of it would take after these dodg
appointed that absolutely fearless RICH
here they their When
pay the salaries and expenses the commission h
turned them down intended, and doubt he
sucted by the dodgers and the dodgers hei
crowd exceedingly happy They believed that the tax
mission dead and buried deep. ~ ss52 ssE#.