Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-24

the farmers Of North Dakota as chem
and often cheaper than any other
state. In addition to all this, Mr.. He'll.
strom secured reduction of rates on
tWine shipments and made possible the
connection of more railroads into the
penitentiary SO that the farmers were
saved over $4,000 annually. He had
to fight for everything he got from the
railroads, but he got 1t.
He turned over the penitentiary on
April 80, 1913, to his successor, in the
best condition the institution was ever
in He turned over nc*G settlements
covering the entire output Of the twine
plant for 1913. All that remained f.
be done by the incoming warden and
his business administration associates.
was to finish making the twine, deliv'
e.; Eng s9llee! tAe money: The price
s. s!2sy c 2a2}a}h59 9Rs 81 9Sve5 yea H57x 79 Bg f iE5Ps
tvlRe bil}g that yer than ever:
With all this, how did the business
adminlstratlloonn TYR the penitentiary
the next year? Their prices in 1914
have run higher than the prices charg.
ed for the same grades OF binder
twfne in Minnesota and make q direct
overcharge to the North Dakota farm
ers OF more than $4,000, which, as
Mr.. Hellstrom SO aptly said in open.
Ing the campaign, Ought to put cash in
the Golfers Of the business administra.
ton at the expense of the farmers"
This year. says MI. Hellstrom, prison
twine has cost the North Dakota farm.
ers on their Irvine bills over 1925, 900
more than Il the North Dakota prison
Irvine prices had been right. A bust.
ness administration is a luxury. it
comes high; it is a fine thing to talk
about"
Other things in connection with the
operation OF the penitentiary by the
present business administration"
have been opened TO criticism. There
are the extravagances Of the brick
yard and other things. OF course, it
is a point to be taken into serious con-
sideration by all the farmers that to
follow the successful ~six.year term of
a competent economical business man
who has labored in the interests of his
employers. the people, Is a difficult
thing for a man unsuccessful and in
experienced in business who has been
given the place simply because 1t is
the beat paying political berth In the
state and because bis friends in the
'old crowd" Wish him cared for in the
proper manner.
Mr.. Hellstrop Is q selfmade man,
He is honest, Straightforward, patri-
ot1c, He is an ardent supporter OF
Woodrow Wilson. of William Jennings
Bryan and of the national administra.
ton which has achieved so much for
THE American people in the brief two
years it has been iH power.
Mr.. Hellstrom is the farmers friend.
He is u~nalterably opposed to the boaed
fof trade as an institution. He believes
in the Increase of the tax exemption
from $50 to 5000 Sc that the poor man
may have a chance. If elected COVER.
nor OF North Dakota, as all indications
from every quarter of the state now
point, he VIII at all times guard and
protect the rights and interests of the
people and the taxpayers of the state!
With such m enyiable record as a
competent public official, it is natural
to presume Mr.. Hellstrom will give
the people of his state the best and
most economical government that it is
possible to give, administer and en-.
force the law in a fair, candid and
straightforward manner and take the
people into his confidence at all times.
He will hew directly to the line and
aet the chips fall where they may, so
that everybody will have a square deal.
With the unqualified endorsement of
such men as former Governor John
Burke, now United States treasurer,
William Jennings Bryan, the secretary
of state, and many others of equal
fame and soundness, Mr.. Hellstrom
will receive the highest vote cast in
November.
Remember Mr.. Fellstrom's charac.
teristically emphatic warning to the
people: IF you want a governor to
play politics with state institutions and
public funds, or who is possessed Of
the idea that he can m%ollycoddle the
people by handing out empty prom.
lses, or a governor who will turn a
keen ear to favor-seeking corporations
and interest collectors, then don't
vote for me. But if you want q cover.
nor who will give the peoples needs
his conscientious attention every mo-
ment while he is in office, then | ask
you to consider my name on election
day"
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