The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-23
K0SITZKY MAKES.
NEW FRIENDS IN
WASHBURN TALK.
State Auditor Discusses Issues
in Matter.of.Fact Way With
Farmer Audience
SHOULD GET TWO SIDES
Officer Says Too Many North
Dakota People Hear Only
Townley's Arguments
SHOULD GET TWO SIDES

Townley's Arguments
Washburn, N. d.. May 23.-State
Auditor Carl Kositzky, attacking the
Townley measures-the printing, ad
ministration, judicial and immigra
grafton bills passed at the last ses
sion-was given rousing welcome al
the Mclean county court house last
evening. He spoke steadily for prac
tically two hours and he was frequent
ly applauded by the farmers, most OF
whom are members of the Nonparti
san league, as he arraigned the vic
ious measures promulgated by Town
ley and his gang, to further their
own selfish interests at the expense
Of the taxpayers.
Enthusiastic Meeting.
1t was the most enthusiastic meet,
Ing OF, tho Kind, held in the county for
years. The big court room In the
handsome executive building / Of the
county, was packed; many stood at
the doors listening for two hours
There was a sprinkling OF town peo'
pie from Washburn, Underwood, Gar
rison and Turtle Lake but the ma:
jority were farmers who dropped
their work in the field early In order
to 60 and hear one of the state OH
cials who refuses to wear the Town
ley collar. That farmers at the
heighth Of their busy season should
come together in such large numbers
shows the great interest that they are
taking in the present state of affairs:
It also shows that the Townley organs
are not able to hoodwink all the farm
ers in the league but that a good many
are looking for real information and
are getting some light on Townley's S
actiOns.
introduced Mr.. Kositzky, who without
waste Of time launched into his at.
tack against the Townley measures.
He declared that theysares SO un- Amer. " e
ican and un.demOcratic he could not
stand for them, nor. were they any
part of the Nonpartisan league pro
gram .xtli ioAs hs lhel lexes Xil y finally
60 through and prove benefit to the
people Of the state. al. II
Initiation Apd ;nsfsrendum. ,r4,
'''At the past; election, the Townley
press made d great deal of the in
iative and referendum, to give the
people more direct influenc ini run
ming things" said Mr.. Kositzky. Nov
tkesef leaders are doing all they can
to deprive the people of any such
right. The members of the league are
warned not to sign the referendum pc:
titions. Cities have been threatened
with losing some of the new enter.
prises provided by the, new laws 1t
any of the citizens signed them. The
leaders Of the league are afraid that
II you vote on these laws, a good
many Of their friends to whom they
have promised jobs will not get them.
The state auditor showed that II
the new laws become operative and
the various bonds thereby authorized
are all sold, the people will have to
pay three times more taxes for this
year than last year. The figures pre-
sented by him were rather illuminat-
ing OF course, for they are correct in
the face Of the situation confronting
the taxpayers, and undoubtedly many
Of the. farmers will do some, sturdy
thinking while working in the fields
the next few days. -.,'t :
Reading But One Side.
Some of you have been reading
only what the Townley papers tell
you," said the speaker, whereas you
should get both sides. have not
changed from. where l was before,
when the people of this state express
ed their confidence in me by electing
me- twice. blieve in the league pro-
gram, for it Is progressive and will
prove benefit to the people. But l
am opposed to those TOwnley meas
ures because they are 'un-American
and un-democratic and for that reason
l am being blackened by my enemies.
suppose if could stand on the side
of Townley-by being a Mills, Dunbar
or Bowen would still be all right
in the sight of the machine. Not all
the money in the world could make
me change my attitude with respect
to thes measures. I am still your SER
want, as always have been, and am
not going to be anybody's rubber
stamp" .a
At the end of his two-hour talk, Mr..
Kositzky asked. il any sought to ask
any questions. Evidently everybody
was satisfied and not question was
hazarded, but many farmers rushed
up to the speaker and thanked him