The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-13
FRAZIER RULES
OUT CONFUSION
OF VOTERS
IrIcAs In Special Election on June 26
Spoiled by Governor of North Da-
kOta.

Bismarck, N. D.-Because of the
nberal changes in the referendum
laws of North Dakota, made by the
Nonpartisan league legislators, the
antl-tarner interests have been able
to secure enough petitions to force a
special election on the new industrial
legislation. Governor Srazier has set
thursday, Jure 81. as the date.
The farmer opposition, under new
Camouflage known as the Independ-
,ent Voters sssoci2tioh, financed by
interests long VA east of North
1,<tkota, Is inging tht. election, not
because it has any hopes Of turning
down what the people haze approved
by big majorities many times, bat
because it gives chance to agitate
and TO use up the farmers campaign
funds in fighting.
The new legislation has been at
tackled in three ways:
The referendum to repeal the laws
is one.
Another is the attempt, which Gov
ernor Frazier has forestalled, to in
itiate new laws Of the "just-as-good
kind" at the same time.
The third is a suit in the courts
on constitutional grounds, the fami-
liar weapon of defeated special prlvl-
4ege- !. sl4..A
BOTH FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
No other evidence is needed than
these three attacks to show the VI
cious character of the farmer oppo-
sition. The initiated bills were in
tended to enable the politicians to
pose as friends of the farmer pro-
gram and to confuse the voters to
such an extent that many would not
vote for the League program as they
would wish to. The politicians would
be able to plead that the League leg
islators were right, but has made
great mistakes under the wicked
League leadership.
The referendum to repeal the laws
is openly opposed and their desire tc
kill the state bank, which is funda
mental to putting the rest of the pro-
gram across, shows that they have
no desire to see the program sue
coed.
They do not ask a repeal on the
mill and elevator law because oil
its overwhelming popularity and be-
cause they know they can kill it il
they kill the state bank, which alone
can finance 1t.
The attack through the court:
means that even if the majority o.
the voters would again approve thu
industrial program, the politician
would destroy it if they could. The!
are entirely willing to set aside tn
will of the people by any means AM
only pretend to believe in rule b.
the people. Fortunately, the Leagu
farmers were wise enough to drive
the special interests out of the stat
supreme court; so the only shred O
hope the opposition has is in an ap
peal to the supreme court of tn
United States.
GOVERNOR SPOILS INTRIGUE
BY refusing to allow the initiativ
bills to go before the people at tn
same election, Governor Frazier ha
blasted the anti-farmer hopes base
or confusion. The voters will hav
only a straight eyes" and "no" pro
position to contend with.
But this was not the only trick t
be killed. The governor dlscovere
that the turncoat secretary of stat
had so worded the referendum ballo
as to make it necessary for the sup
porter of the new industrial pre-
gram to vote eyes" on some measure
and "no" on others. He has ordere
the secretary to prepare the ballo
IN the proper form.
The lighting tactics of the ant
farmer interests have never been fai
as is baundantly shown by their fax
loyalty appeals and mob activit
during the war. Fairness, IN fac
could not be expected of those VIII
draw great profits from the toll {
other men. The only remedy agains
INSCRIPTIONS hired brains is watcl
fitness of the Drazier kind. Wit
Frazier on the job and the ballot re
duced to the easily understood an
therefore democratic eyes" and "no
the vote for fundamental democrat
in North Dakota will be heavier tina
ever before.