The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12

state. 'Tll not try to please Won
| since YOU called me here" he said
/ And he proceeded to tell the GROVE
! they were towards IL they did not TAX,
/ up the fight and carry it through t.
| victory. He told them the state o.
North Dakota must soon come to 6
realization that it cannot continue sue.
cessfully' as a small grain state under
| the present methods. It is a greater
hazard every year. The state must
have credit the same as the individual
and it could not do the unbusinessiike
thing. and we must do some sober
serious thinking to maintain ouI
credit. There Is nothing so timid as
money and the methods OF the leaders
Of the league did not tend to strength
en- the credit OF the state.
II have always been a farmer" he
said. and this is the 39th crop on my
farm. DO ] speak as a farmer. But
none of your itinerant agitators ever
tackled me-they knew 1t would be no
good. And yet, If someone came and
offered to cut your taxes. wouldn't
you be inclined to listen to him?
"But-do you know that of the SO
to $11 you pay in taxes the state gets
but 81 and the rest goes to your local
and school funds? So the. man who
says he can cut your taxes is lying or
he is an ignoramus. They tell us of
merly in the state house in Bismarck,
and yet / tell YOU that every depart
ment held by the Townleyites in the
capitol. except one. has insisted on
getting larger appropriations than the
robbers ever had"
Mr.. Twichell recounted the state
ment of Governor Frazier in Bis
n1arck when he said the city off Bis
marck had bonded for 100000, and
he could not see why the state could
not and does not bond for as many
millions.
THE valuation of the state is but
1864. 00.000-and / should say the
governor is not afraid of the cars
when 1t comes to finances. But foi
me. I think / could borrow all the
money / want to plaster on my land
without having the state mortgage 1t
for 30 ~er cent of it's value"
allow Much Did Frazier Gst?"
Another telling point was made by
Mr.. Twichell when he recalled the
incidents OF the legislative session Of
1915 when he opposed the terminal
elevator proposition and was accused
of having sold out for $4,000 to the
chamber of commerce.
81 was recalling this to one Of my
friends who does not hesitate 60 tell
me how much l injured the interests
OF the state, and he said he renem-
bered it well and he was still incIln-
ed to believe 1t.
"Then / mentioned the veto of the
terminal elevator bill by Governor
Frazier and asked him: II you think
got $50. 900 for opposing a terminal
elevator. how much did Frazier get for
killing this bill after it had passed
both houses by the largest vote any
bill received during the session.
IT had twelve reasons for opposing
the terminal elevator and the COVER
nor has used five Of them in his veto
message.
81 have been a legislator for %
years. but / glory in the honor OF not
having been a member of the last
house." was another of his good ones.
He wanted to know why there had
been no measures passed in opposi-
ton to the railroads, as would have
been expected in granger legisla-
ture."H There was no railroad legisla-
ton or insurance legislation original
ing in the ram pasture" he said, and
the 2-cent fare bill Of representative
Staale HendrickSon was butted to
death there. he said. He crossed with
a denunciation of the leaders of the
propaganda and urged every man to
go home determined that it should
never occur again.
The Terminal Bill.
Mr.. Twitchell also indicated quite
clearly that the terminal bill vetoed by
Mr.. Frazier had three distinct provis-
ions-the elevator could be built out
side the state, it could be built inside
the state, or it didn't have to be built
at all. The governor was given au-
thority and finances to make a thor
ough investigation, and when Frazier
believe an elevator should be built
outside the state" he attempted to
an erroneous impression of
what the measure really provided.
The governor didn't mention the
fact that he had these other alterna-
tives.
"SIep the Pigs"
The famous expression, go home
snd SI0P the pigs was so taken up by
I didn't say that. and nobody else said
Wants to Ask Question.
"If we are going to carry the truth
TO the people, and that Is all that is
he said. II hope that when !
his committee gets into action that |
they will ask Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. |
and--I am going to talk |
plainly Professor Ladd and John |
Worst, how they Know that the farm
srs have lost $100,000,000, as some of |
hem put 1t, and how they have lost |
$50, 000,0 900. There ought to be some |
means by which you could put gea-
,onable estimate on what the steal Is. |
{ Is the acme OF insult to tell the men |
IF this state that out of the S160.000.- |
300, which 10 the value of q years |
grain crop in this state, somebody is
stealing $100.000,000. j am not say
ng somebody is not stealing some of |
t. ] fancy they are, but they should
lot tell the farmer he is losing two
birds or one-third of 1t. Let's find out /
now much 1t is"
''The time has passed to permit the |
arceny Of our party machinery" he
aid. Let them organize as socialists
ind go to the devil IL they like"
The provision for the gross earn
ngs tax. included in H. B. No. ~.
would. said Mr.. Twichell, take from
he state much OF the taxation rev.
niue that II now receives. And, if the
tate is bonded for 100000, 900, and
he railroad taxation is limited, who's
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