The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-17
LADD FOR GOVERNOR
THEN TO SENATE IS
NEWEST LEAGUE TIP

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'Ladd for governor for two years
then United States senator to succeed
the Me Too Gronna. How does tina
sound to your
The foregoing query prOpOunded tt
a Tribune representative this morn
ing opened up a wide range of poll
tical speculation.
The average man has not, perhaps
regarded DR.. Ladd from the stand
point Of politician. He is state
and a national character from his &C
tivities in pure food law enforcement
and for other regularity work in the
interests of the citizens of North d.
kota and the entire country. More
recently he has taken a most active
part in the discussion of the milling
qualities Of grain and his propaganda
last year in defense of the so-called
Feed D wheat brought him lot of
notOriety, even if some Of it may be
regarded as OF an unenviable quality
because of the apparent lack Of proof
of the soundness of the position ia
ken by the head of the agricultural
college.
Not Joke.
1--WE are not joking in our agitation
for the political promotion of Dr.
LaId,' was the further statement of
the Tribune interrogation "Iie pos
SCsses all the necessary qualifications
for the positions | mentioned anu
stranger things have happened than
his election to them. am NOnparti-
was the first man to join in our Local.
ity. paid my 5000 and later my
$1,000.
Not Representative.
The Nonpartisan put his finger on
the pulse Of the situation when he as
serted: The greatest weakness Of
our organization is that it is not rep
resentative. Instead it is a one-man
proposition, for the alleged Committee
Of Five really means nothing. The
second great weakness Of the organic
alton is the personal ambitions Of
those in position and the third, per.
haps, is the lack of fitness of those in
high places, politically.
These three objections will later
be overcome. There is large ele.
ment within the organization that will
positively insist on the league being
made more repre- ;enta i've We must
have voice in the direction of the
general policy Of The league. 1t is
just as important now as representa-
ton was at the time of the Boston
vt n,,I <>r
in earnest.
Personal Ambitions.
"On the second point we have illus
trations right here in the capital city
and in the capitol building of the men.
ace of the personal ambitions of men
named for official positions AS we
get it, there was some differences of
opinion between State Auditor Kos.
itzky and State Public Examiner Wa
ters, in which Governor Frazier sided
with Waters, antagonizing Kositzky
and his friends. Attorney General
LANCER is credited by our members
with being unfair to the state auditor
and rather jealous of the latter in a
political way.
'The acts of the governor have not
pleased many farmers. He is regard
ed as too plastic and lacking in in.
itiative. However lacking in grea;
mentality or craftsmanship the gov,
ernOr may be, one must commend him
for being reliable. He is entirely, do
pendable and carries out his orders,
but we would like to see a man in
the executive chair with more indie.
pendence and ability.
Faith in kositzky.
'Of the officials our organization
has placed in power we have more
faith in State Auditor Kositzky than
the others. He is able, has a mini
of his own, is watchdog of the states
money and about two years from now
may make good material for gov
ernOr."
But. l thought you wanted DR..
Ladd for governor" the highly inter.
ested newspaper man remarked.
They Want Laid.
I'VE do" was the leaguers declara-
ton, "but for only one term We want
to replace Frazier with DIR. Ladd at
the next election. We must have
stronger man in that position Ladd
fills the bill up to any measuring rule
you may wish to apply He is abso.
lutely incorruptible from monetary
or official standpoint. He has always
worked for the best interests of the
people. In my opinion he is by far
and large better MAJ, for governor
than any other person in sympathy
with our movement, in fact he is bet
ter fitted for that position than for
his present one as head of the agri-
cultural college. He is not a great
educator but he is fearless law en-.
forcer, man with original ideas and
the grit to stand by them and his ad-
vocacy of the rights of the farmers
demonstrates his ability and his orig
inality.
After we have had Ladd in for
governor one term there will be a lot
of opportunity to straighten out mat
tiers in the state. The next legislature
will be entirely Nonpartisan in both
branches. Ladd will be able to get
through measures that we need and
are for the best interests of the state.
At the election three years from now,
will come the selection of asuccessor
to Gronna in the United States.
That is where we will kill two birds
with one stone. We will get rid of