Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-24

wrote Senator Noltimier a letter invit
ing him to be here tonight, to be her
with a. stenographer to take down m
speech and say to him now:
"'Sir, that if there is one word
Of truth in those allegations
You made when you asked me to
resign, ask You to step up here
on this platform and present your
proof to the people Of this state.
ask yoal to show that sold out
TO the Standard Oil company.
ask you to show that the Mime.
apolts Chamber of Commerce has
any connection. directly or indi.
rcctly, with the office of the at
torney general. ask you to show
one single case where the state
of North Dakota has not been
ably and cncrgetically represent
cd. / ask you to show ono place
where L have betrayed the farm
ers of North Dakota. Senator
Noltimier. you know you can't
show it. You know right down in
your heart that you were a lying
cur when you voted for the rcso-
luton asking me to resign. You
know that during the session
when you voted on one of these
s>1oAupAoHS Sou SuI1lCu 10
Senator Mecs and said to him:
Senator, I know you are right. I
wish I could vote with you.' Scna-
tor Noltimier, stand up before
the bar Of public opinion. Stand
up and tell the people of this
state why year ago you voted
against q 100000 immigration
bill and how n few minutes la
ter on when a. C. ToWnlcy had
called you out into the lobby and
/ said you were a damn fool for
voting against the measure you
sneakcd back into the senate
chamber and moved to reconsider
the vote and voted for the $780,
900 bill. Senator Noltfmicr,, L
want you to explain to tho people
of this county why YOU voted for
the Infamous newspaper graft
bill why you voted to deprive that
talented woman, Miss Mimic j..
Nelson, of most of the same du-
ties that have been exercised for,
u long while by N. c. Mcdonald.
And if you can't explain them,
you arc branded as a man sunk
so low that you have not the
people of this county and defend
your conduct. God have mercy
on the soul OF a man who betrays
himself; n man who cannot look
in the looking glass: a man who
knows in his heart that he is not
worthy Of the confidence that his
neighbOrs have rcpOscd in him,
My friends. this bill which was
supposed to tcrrify me Is Senate
Bill No. 20. 1t is as follows:
An Act. Making it a felony fo,
my state official to wilfully publish
alse statements with reference to any
tate department. institution or indus.
ry and providing the manner ir
which such cases under the provisions
# this act shall be tried and providing
he penalty therefor.
Assembly of the State of North Da,
kota:
Section !. No state official shall
publish any false statements
n regard to any Of the state depart.
nents, institutions or industries which
said false statements shall tend to de.
:eivc the public and create a distrus1
If the state officials or employees ir
charge of such departments, institu.
ions or industries, or which tends
o obstruct. hinder and delay the var.
GUS departments, institutions and in.
lustries Of the state.
Section >. The district court ir
any county in the state where any
such false statements shall have beer
Uttered or otherwise published, shall
lave jurisdiction to try any cast
under the provisions of thin
lct.
section 3. In all'prosecutions un
1er the provisions of this act and triet
~ a jury such jurors shall be select
ed from the various parts of the
county in which such case shall b.
.ried.
Section I. ANY person violating
he provisions Of this act shall be de
creed guilty of a felony and shall b.
punished by Imprisonment in the stat,
oenitentiary for a term of one year o.
oy a. fine aof five hundred dollar
ts5o0,00) Or both,
Inconsistent with the provisions o
his act are hereby repealed. Approx
I'd: 9:15 p. m, Dec. II, 1912
Why Not Townley?
why, my friends, ask you il thi
was a good bill We're not all person.
included? Why, for instance, shoult
A. c. Townley be allowed to go owe
he state of North Dakota villifyin,
me and my office, as he did in tn,
referendum campaign, responsible t,
no one. And why should I, simply be
cause I happen to be a state officer
why should because Of a slip Of tn,
tongue in which / may inadvertentl,
say that the Bank of North Dakot,
has only made $56,000 in farm loans
where as a matter of fact they ma.
have made $4,000: why should be
placed in the state penitentiary Why
my friends, il this bill is on tn,
square, should not be tried by a 1ur.
in the county in which make tn,
Why should few corrup
politicians be allowed to haul me al
over the state of North Dakota. t,
haul me to 9 county where they hap
pen to be politically strong, wher,
hey happen to control the. county Of
,icers; take me to a place where
haven't any personal friends ant
here try me, non by jury regularl,
as in q murder case. Why
wen in a murder case, where q maj
commits the greatest Of all crimes, TIL,
.aking Of the life ofsone of his fellow
men, even then he is to be tried ii
The place where the murder was com
mitted. But under the provisions o
this bill they can take me to an.
county In the state. and the jury