The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-02-22

tiously and carefully. One by one
these thingsswillSbe taken up and con-
sidsrsd seriously and cansdidlyy.s This
interview was favorably commented
on last fall and no doubt served Is
allay the fears of the voters who were
inclined to be skeptical ia regard to
the program the Governor would ~
vor. But Whist about the Governors
utterances since election and since
the Legislature convened? Tho safe
and sane plan that he advocated ina
the quoted interview is thrown in the
discard. The plan he now favoruss Isl
Numerically opposed 70 that he ad-
vocated during the campaign. And
instead Of being along the socal.ei
sane lines that he then favored, he
now advocates measures along the
lines Of high finance never dreamed Of.
even by writers Of fiction. Mr.. Fra
Tiers own words make the most E
we're arraignmeht against him They
appeared in the Non-Partisan Leader
of Feb. 18th. The Leader says that
it is q stenogrsphic report. In re-
gard to. House Bill No. 44-the pro
posed new Observation-Disclosures
in utter disregard Of the plans advo-t
Gated by the Governor last fall, he
said: "Well,, I an proud that tn.
League represent tives in the House
and in the Senate had the. nerve and
backbone to staa.d UP for what they
thought was right-for what the peo-
ple demanded" And IN regard to
taxation he said: II understand that
the city Of Bismarck is bonded for
about 100000 to improve the city.
# one little city like this can bond
for 100000, / don't see why the state
cannot bond for that and many mil
lions more" Here we have it. Three
hundred million dollars! No wonder
the League bosses would not permit
Representative Divet's suggestion to
stand-to limit the bonded indebted
ness to ten million dollars. Mr.. Divet
thought that he would suggest a limit
high enough so that even the most
radical League boss would be ashamed
to oppose it. But he guessed wrong.
Our Governor wants it thirty times
larger than that. And yet he advo-
Gated last fall that we move .cau-
tiously and carefully
THREE HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS! These figures would look
better in connection with a European
war loan than they do when coupled
with the suggestion that q compare
lively new Staten like North Dakota
should bond for the purpose of pro-
noting every wildcat scheme that
soap-box orators are a~gitating. The
Governors wild statement, made since
assuming Office, when compared with
his safe and sane statement, made
when seeking Office, will furnish lots
Of food for reflection. The letters
that arrive here every day from farm
ers throughout the State prove that
they r already rejecting. All ex-
press about the same views-that the
legislators who stood ont against the
wild schemes advocated by q bunch.
Of nonresident agitators and ~acquies-
ced in by Governor Frazier, saved the
State from financial disaster. These
%agitators have already suffered q
loss Of power from which they can
never recover and some Of them are
already seeking gr.eener fields in Min
nesota and Montana. They will never
return. Altgeldim and Coxyism can
gain nospermanent foothold IN North
Dakota. And when they drop out Of
sight, Governor Frazier win drop with
them. His own lips testify against
hin-whether viewed from a standy-
point of judgement or Of sincerity.
/! A false impression has been Great
ed in regard to the effect that Hen
! drickson's two-cent passenger rate
bill would have had in case it had be-
come a law. o. M. Thomason, who is
] very close to the League bosses. is re-
sponsible for the false impression Gre
ated. He writes the Bismarck cores
pondence for the radical League pa-
pers. In trying to excuse-or rather
t., conceal-the inconsistent stand Of
the League legislators on this propos-
ed railroad Legislation, he discover
Cd" a sjoker" in the bill. He also dis.
covered that the author had ippeda
one over on the House. And again,
he discovered that the two-cent fare
might be construed as c~oniscatory
and then the railroads would take adj
vantage Of it by raising the present
two and a half cent rate to three
cents. And this was the excuse Of
fered for the League Legislators who
are abiding by the Townley program
Of mo railroad legislation. OF course
Thomason's statement is false. Il
the tWO-cent fare hill had haoon,. ,