The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-03
Burtness Declares Accusations 5a
Made Against League Program Are
Not Slanderous, False Nor Unfair

ende in the future that before ana aolemply
member Of tho House, and returning
S SseR ssa s'i branded IS
political outcast and one unworthy of tst and
olution voted on and something abouthe the
But let come to the statement that sent ont De
eyng that the people of state Will appreciate truthful
Information as to what Is going on here at ne
hat i ee aa sg
litica leaders who in our state and no
type Of commercial socialism ii midst" etc. % not
think anyone wants to go back on that T my
ton Ana think am willing to confess mere tonight that
see asoas nn mas 5?S %
matter that has appeared The Fargo Forum The Grand
a nSrky eeen s Sa no"
that information has Mt times been coorcd but want to
the
official of the majority Of this house has been more
contained sheet that has been published in the
State Of North n Dakota" either now or amy oner time ss
say that the information that has gone out from the
troll Of all the public and private legal printing the future
has also been unfair and unjust who reads
mate to what has been going o. r this legislative as
iS%1 Surely a s ss no hs1 ne truth the
Of the truth in the Journal Parts ct It Gentlemen are
suggest that Journal will not contain statement
by inference it given to by one of the
That members have told that unless they right
the and upon the public printing bill that the
State would be killed appropriation, please
for the Dickinson NOrms would nd e. ot and
the people living Dickinson would not have
w1ee the teachers could do their duty Teaching boys and
girls to become the future teachers on yes
had the time, going onsat slegis-
atve session suggestion was made BY one OF the gentle
in the front few seats from the aisle could possibly
@ se%a u ne b e a
willing to let the truth be told Are you not? And arc
as he sees %' it on fundamental
economies or Of social and What
And for do not go back upon the that the
ssnts o. Ss sea
pointed political leaders taxes in the State and
II YOU reg rS %t eg neno
Ing sates Towne ey and Walter Thomas Nils ana believe
s Sss this his hat yoa could hear either talking
audencea thousand miles from here would hear them
least able to put across program OF commercial Socialism
Ra THAT y y s ADOPT
assembly as socalstc doctrines and socalstc measures
ent: hsre isseyery Indication that legislation viii
enacted which will center IN the oyer
sttions place his hands, whoever he
be naomltabe political machine that will undo
viii that '" For 20" not
by one beginning smaller bis beginning with the
smaller appointments on all official boards taken the power
had % ana su to te Have
not even gone into sancy Supreme Court of this
and taken from that Court the power to appoint
order determine the qualifications of people
desire admission to the Bar? And have you not
added the industrial the gentlemen OF the ma
oriy admitted the floor of this House. given to- the Gov
the absolute veto power any matter that might
connection with the industrial program? Have
given him the right to veto any contract as member
mentioned that it would take too long to mention
ALL. l not going further that proposition
T. one, stand behind the statement that was sent The
statement again made that laws are about to be fosed
Isl "To plunge the state into debt
that require collection annually Of more than twice
provision may divided into several classes for
honestly believe in the you have adopted that our
will be doubled in order to pay the debt Have
YOU not here debt twelve times what
ever the larger than the debt the State Of North
paid? You have assumed bond of seven
teen dollars. And do lie when say it many times
program successful if your mills and your
elevators and the various other
established do make money how are yeu going
taxation it do not pay
the taxation it conceded and has it not been
OF the House that regardless of that the
necessity increase? And was that not one
this State greater than it was be-
fore? the total of approximations bill. will
you admit Gentlemen in all fairness that the appropra
by this legislative assembly are larger than the
appropriations by other legislative assembly in
the history State? How is it going to be paid for but
by taxes and indirect? Has not the Tax Commits
this legislative assembly told yon that the taxes
viii Of necessity arger not going to refer
this these facts also be proven by the
assembly, and the matter needs no
The in the future will depend upon
whether the by entering into these industries can
make money whether it will lose money think some OF
years instead Of the State requiring taxes Will
be pay the people living within it. In