The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-07
BY A!lhlle.!'r!I!,
BY Blosser

Il contract withtabout $4,000 farmers
o fthis state, and they have paid their
money and carried out their part OF
the contract This contract specified
that we should pass bills for terminal
elevators, flour mills, hail insurance,
rural credits banks and the eXemp-::
lions Of farm improvements, and l:
want to stay on the job as,an ordinary
citizen until that contract is carried
out. Then my obligation is ended.
and it's your job and not mine, and
think I'll go out to Spokane and buy
me gas engine and go to farming
again. That's what I'm best fitted
for"
Mr. Townley says nothing of prom
Uses to the farmers that the education
al system of the state shall be turn
ed topsy-turvy, as would be done un-
der the Macdonald program. Appar-
emily the farmers didn't ask it, and
Mr.. Townley didn't promise it. w -.
Charges His Mind.
But later in the same address, the
head of the National Nonpartisan
league rescinded his resolution to re-
tire to the farm when his work is
North Dakota is done. After renew
ing his plea for the, adoption of the
leagus program, he closes by saying:
vii f tafe 81 ahoth s2Y coatta Ct Viii
agree, with the aid ofTthet organizers
and the speakers that will come to
help, I will agree that this organiza-
ton will carry that message In the
next four, or six or eight years. to
majority of the people Of the United
states; and the day, will GONE when
this program that you hsEe have the:
to. carry 0ut{ will be the
]ppTogram not only Of the majority of
the United States but the program
Of the United States. Then our work
will be done" ID. ~
.s3 s And in the Meantime.
And in the meantime, the work IN
North Dakota is progressing slowly
Thirty.three legislative days have
passed without a single league pro-
gram measure coming from commit
tee. All these bills were introduced
early in the session and referred to
various committees pcrsonelled BY
leaguers. Two of the. most important,
the industrial commission which
Townley has styled the father Of them
all, and the Bank OF North Dakota
bill, are in the house state affairs
committee. Chairman Walter J.
Maddox hoped early last week to
have these bills ready to report
Thursday; Wednesday he extended
the probable time to Saturday; Thurs.
day he said they could not be reported :
ont before Monday. No Lacquer is:
willing to admit that there are any
difficulties, but they do confess that
there is q disposition on the part OF
everyone to go slow. The Industrial
commission bill will be amended. prob
ably distributing the authority anu
responsibility over greater territory
As originally introduced three menu
mers of the administration would
compose the commission, but all pow
err would rest in the governor through
an absolute veto prerogatlve con-
ferrek upon him.
TIN same hiatus exists in the senate
state affairs committee, which has
under consideration the mill and ele-
vator bill and the home building asso-
citation bill. And it is not because the
opposition controls any of these COM
mittees, for the opposition is very
much in the minority, and it has de-
keedly minority representation on
these committees.