Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-23
Where Does Hanna Stand
Progressive or Reactiionary?

Where does Govt stand? Progressive or Reac,
tionary When Governor Hanna Congress-
and voted with the Cannon Machine and supported
advocated by the reactionaries that body which
since been condemned BY the people every
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What did member Congress to convince the
people that he standpater? Why, says one
ported Roosevelt in the presidential primary in March,
True but what was his purpose? Every intelligent citizen in
the state OF North Dakota knows well that Hanna doomed Roos
welt in this state for he sole express purpose defeating
LaFolete He trying divide the progressive
state order that Taft would the state the primary
He failed in his efforts the seed planted by Hanna
bore fruit in the Gcag convention resulted the disruption
the republican and the leading republican progresves in
this nation showed into the discard but the people Of this state
repudiated their work and voted for Wilson 49,.
BY clever political manipulation succeeded in being
elected but what has he done governor convince
the people that he progressive? They that he given
US business administration Does business administration
require that the treefourths away
from the capital serving political and finally
going on unket the Norway What
think Of hired if he permitted to nut
IN of his time visiting with the neighbors
ing good time? Hanna governor man. we pay
him for his work and entitled to his services.
But that the work of governors office has been
attended to by the lieutenant governor Yes the provides
for lieutenant who the place
of emergency but that he should
do the work of the of emergency
Nov what has been the result of this neglect part
Governor Hanna? The whole machinery
neglected. the state treasurer has failed reports
required by law the affairs be shown by these
reports and the people of the state should be determine
the financial condition Of state Should be
whether the accounts of the state oedrawn
is deposited in the proper
willing to make of his remove city
and county officers who fail to do their duty negects
look after his official household Yes this
ADMINISTRATION s.-... ~r.-v h..
What the condition at the penitentiay
Farmers who bought wne of he state and who their obi
cations in payment of have hreshed their crop
the for and RENTED by draft obiga
TONS and their drafts returned with the
there nothing the books against them This
administration.
If Governor Hanna business as claimed no doubt
If ne at the state capital he should be- these
be looked after and he reasurers office and the plant
would have such irregularities. Ct - .>.>
The legislature of 1911 provided for appointment
tax commission this matter had been agated for
There question that much property within
escaping of its share the consequently
the property which assessed and placed the
paying than it's share of he ~ 5-@@rx a.
The legislature of 1911 remedy this wrong provided for
the appointment of nonpartisan Governor
Burke approved the law provided therein appointed three
administer this law There question regard to the
ability of these and questions their honesty except
the persons who being required their share Of the
What did Governor Hanna when he governor
These not appointed until after July
as provided in the law creating said commission therefore their
appointment for confirmation the state senate in 1913
Governor Hanna and the Mckenzie did all power
to prevent the confirmation of this commission
had been at work under this law for than year
and doubt these men had after the who had
lodging payment of taxes of them Governor Hanna
and Governor Hanna and the Mckenzie scaps
But this not all This bunch of tax dodgers bill
passed BY the legislature providing for the payment of the
les and expenses of this commission Hanna
vetoed the bill Now they thought the commission dead
sure We have shut off their feed and they
But Governor Burke had provided for this
he knew the kind of would take go dodg
ers he appointed that absolutely fearless, right
here they showed their metal When the state auditor
pay the salaries expenses the commissions he
turned them down intended and doubt
structed by the dodgers dodgers
crowd exceedingly happy They believed that the