The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-08-22

among their members, and others by
publishing their pamphlet as supple:
sement to each and every one of. the
istring Of newspapers w1rich were
some forty in number. If ever a pam
tphlet was circulated in this state, it
Twas the pamphlet entitled Facts
about North Dakota's New Laws
Il. Upon referring to said pamphlet so
Thoroughly advertised and circulated
1--WE find the following language on
spage 26: -
H The League Denial.
n Moreover Section 9 of the Board of
administration Law, specifically pro-
Eides that her present powers SHALL
mot BE INTERPRETED WITH OR
LIMITED IN ANY MANNER. In view
pf these facts it is difficult to see how
sany honest person who had read the
Jaw in question can maintain that this
act was passed to legislate Miss Min
Enie Nelson out of office"
When Townley, leader of the DOM
ginant political faction, was not cam
;paigning in the referendum election
and urging the farmers to vote yes on
/ the bills, he repeatedly stated, some
Etimes as often as three times in one
|sspeech that Section 9 of the act gave
Miss Nelson more power than she
n yer had before,
Il Frazier Echoed Towniey
L Governor Frazier, the responsible
head of the administration time and
again reiterated "Townley's words. II
q proposition was ever thoroughly pro-
claimed it was this one statement,
published time and time and time
again by newspapers of the politicar
faction, namely that Miss Nelson
would have more power under the
aew law than she would have under
Old one and .fnrtherssthIat none OF
her power under the referred law
would, if it carried, be interfered with,
limited or taken away in any manner
Only men without an almost utter ab-
sence of self respect would, in the
face of this record, maintain for an
instant that words in the law enacted
meant different than the same words
in the same law after the farmers en-
acted it by their vote. To do so
would mean that those responsible
would be guilty of the blacklist treach-
cry to the farmers, guilty of deliberate
instrumentation and would place
premium on deceit and broken prom
ses: . o'' :: ~: AtI-
|: The supreme court iof this state has
held that these are matters which
must be taken into consideration.
Justice Grace in the case Of the
state of North Dakota ex rel William
LANCER VS.. Thomas Hall involving the
bank bonds declared.
,aEspecially is this view convincing
when contemporaneous history Is ta-
ken into consideration, and if resort
may properly be had to contemporary
eous history, to aid in the construc-
ton of the law or constitutional re-
quirements, there certainly never was
a case to which it is more applicable
than this" .
This is concurred in by Justice
Bronson.
Justice Bronson in previous opin-
ion, in the case of the state of North
Dakota VS. Board of Canvassers, in
volving the amendments, laid down
the following principles: Il
This matter is before this court un-
der unusual circumstances. The po-
litical question involved is being dis
cussed ON every side. Realtors have
set Up in their brief before ,nis court
the. contentious made by political or
ganizations on the questions involved.
$3.50 arguments pro. and con by
legislators resound throughout the
halls. obviously this court can be
neither blind nor deaf as to these sur
rounding conditions. 's f., - ~. S'...' e
!. That the discussions given Senate
Bill 1874 during the course Of its pas
sagessand while It was being refereMnd- n
edvis the proper means Of arriving at
the true, nding Of its language
is sobyious from the opinions .of. JUS
tees Bronson and Grace, too recent M !
,to have been yet reported. Is; &
Yours Very
.s.5 S5fs WIEI ANGER Sss 3
u s,ssst, Attorney General.