The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-26
WILLING TO PAY

WILLING TO PAY
On the basis of his figures, however,
Nj. Liggett showed that the state tax
on quarter of land in Burleigh
county would be $3.50 in 1919 Eas
against 1926 in 1918. These were the
figures for Burleigh county. He told
of interviewing one farmer who de.
clared that he would pay the increase
because of the service in good Roverrl-
ment he was getting at Bismarck.
Mr.. Liggett also admitted chat the
kind of government at Bismarck
would cost more because it wasf %
much better, so much closer 70 the
people than the brand Governor
Hanna had been giving. ~. sy.s . 4;
When Mr.. kosltzky arose then it
was merely to defend his statements
as to how much the increase would
be. Mr.. Liggett before he sat down
fired several questions; at. Mr.. K0sit-
zky and said that he wanted them an
swered: .r II. L:
IS "You are on the witness stand to-
day. shouted Mr.. Liggett and II want
these questions answered before you
leave, this platform" ~.
: He declared that KosiMky's inter.
views relative to the state of the fl
nances had injured North Dakota and
quoted one of Mr.. Kositzky's state
ments printed in the Commercial West
of Minneapolis.
r-"Mr. Kositzky treated me contemp-
tuously," said Mr.. Liggett when I
called at his office for information.
"He said: Il won't talk to hireling
of Mr.. Townley.''
KOSITZKY IS CHEERED
Then Mr.. Liggett's first round was
over and the state auditor got up
amid deafening cheers and applause.
He waded into an attack upon
Townley's scheme of taxation as pre-
sented here last week by Professor
Roylance and as Mr.. Kositzky termed
them 'long haired experts"
'They will tell you," he said, ."in
their kept press, the Courier-NEws
and Leader, that Mr.. LANCER and Il
did not go before the caucus. l tell
you we did. l protested against these
vicious measures which were finally
amended so as to prevent confisca-
tion of property.
ut was then that Mr.. Townley
called me down to his room and
damned me.
"tGet back to your office he told
me. We have got lot of experts
here who we are paying high salaries
to write these tax measures. Go back
to your office and attend to your own
business
II defy anyone to take such stand.
You know the law directs me to advise
and give information to members of
the legislature. You know and know
that the attorney general Of this state
and the members Of the legislature
are much more fit to frame taxation
measures than the long-haired experts
hired by Mr.. Townley.
"Then there was that Valley City
daylight bank robbery.
HOW OBERT GOT IN BAD
again Obert Olson, state treasur-
er, started an insurance company.
Townley got mad at that stating that
he should not do anything like that
without consulting him. Then Mr..
Olson was in bad. a Z
THE eRlNroN gill.
"Now l want to tell you about thai
vicious printing bill which II effec
tive will create monopoly worth 81,
250,O00 year to Brinton and thu
| hackers of his As or so papers. F1rsl
they. had the commissioners Of ayri
culture and the land commissioners. o.
! that bill went to "Bill' Prater Anl
told him what it would mean to hinl
Somebody got busy and he vai
relieved and they put on the chAlrlhal
of the board Of railroad c0mmissioQ
ers.
Now If Mr.. Townley an dthe loaSn,
wanted to save the tax payers moae!
why did they mot call for blas a thil
work and let the legal publications h
/ the lowest bidders?
''No, they fixed 1t 30 that ~ paGsg.
/ which did Townley's btadin6 WOuDl
get the patronage"
Following MT. Kosatxky. ~. E1gGee
entered his lass half Assf 16 ySAsSlAl
4 Then Mr. KOsitRkv vvnas ~ - ~ Is.