The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-06-12
REFERENDUM LAWS
GIVEN ONCE OVER
MANY NoNPARrlsANs IN TO
HEAR THEM DISCUSSED
Much Interest Shown as Date for
Election Draws Nighttime Vet
to Avoid Disaster


to Avoid Disaster
1t has been said that the Nonparti-
sans would not come out to hear the
other side Of the case presented.
That was smashed to smithereens,
Monday evening in Oakes when F. B.
Lambert, Of Minot, spoke to an audi
ence Of about three hundred people at
the opera house. Half of the audi
ence at one time, or were now, sup
porters of the Nonpartisan League
program.
The speaker was introduced by
Former Representative e. F. Stevens
of James River Valley Township. Mr..
Stevens until last winter was an ar
dent Lacquer. He followed the pro-
ceedings at Bismarck, as he always
does, but the way Miss Nelson was
handled after getting such nice
majority, was too much for this hon
est old legislator. It showed only too
plainly there the League was not only
trying to dominate our financial and
economic system but was also bent
on getting the stranglehold on our
school system, even to writing the
text books. Mr.. Stevens wrote to his
old friend, Senator Cahill in rather
harsh terms regarding this bill while
under enactment. He made a neat
little speech in introducing the
speaker, and was warmly applauded.
Mr.. Lambert lost no time in get
ting into the matter of explaining the
measures coming up for referendum.
Taking them up one by one, as print
ed in the Popular Edition of the Ses-
sion Laws, he brought out many tel
ling points why these laws should
not be ratified at the forthcoming
election.
He showed how, through the bank
ing law, that with a capitalization of
but $10,000.O00 there will be deposits
easily of oyer $200,000,000. This
money can be used either inside or
outside the state to build and foster
any line of business which the COM
missioners, dominated by one man,
may decide to operate in the name
Of the State of North Dakota. Any
money placed in this bank is free
from taxation, which means that a
great deal of money received by men
retired from active business, and who
are most able to pay, will be exempt
from taxes on money placed there.
This loss will have to be borne by
the other fellow. the young man per-
haps who is getting a start.
The Educational Bill was aimed at
Miss Nielsen. This the Nonpartisan
press and speakers deny, as they
claim the state superintendent is a
member Of the board of administra-
tion. The speaker showed that while
the state superintendent was made a
member of the board of five, she only
would have one vott. Three of the
members were to be appointed BY the
governor, and one of these would be
our former superintendent, N. c. Nc
Donald. That is where our schools
were still to be kept under the So
cialist teachings.
The Mill end Elevator law was OBJ
jectionable in that the amount ap-
propriated was too great just for ex-
pertinent. 1t also places in the hands
of three men-really one man-too
much power. In the shifting tide of
politics officers are bound to change
and it places all this money and all
this power in the hands of perhaps
unscrupulous men with no penalty for
either grating or stealing. y
The Printing Bill was enacted for
the purpose of building up a subsid-
lied Socialistic press. It does not
tend to make publishers fearless and
Independent. Rather it would build
up a cringing, dependent press and
Townley would be the dictator.
The immigration Law was enacted
to give the League more money with
which to push its propaganda. The
trainers claim that the state is being
traduced and maligned on account of
its socialistic leanings, and this
money will be used to Offset such ad-
vertising.
We do not need fifteen judges to
do the work Of the state. Twelve are
doing the work nicely and have plen-
ty Of time to go fishing besides. Sal
aries for judges alone mean $4,000
per year, besides expenses of stenog-
raphers. sheriff's and bailiff's fees.
Not satisfied with controlling the su-
preme court, the clique in power now
want to control the district courts.
The one-man tax commission bill
makes for larger expense. Instead
of one-man tax commission, it means
fifty-four tax commissioners. The
head commissioner will reside Al the
capitol and each county will be
obliged to have commissioners, paid
at the same salary as paid county
auditors. These county tax commits.
sioners make an extra expense forl
the county in that they are paid from
county funds like any other county
ofhcial.
Mr.. Lambert spoke Of his early life
and training to show that he was no |
agent Of "Big Biz" the bugaboo that
is put out by the Socialists to scare
people. He made reference several
times to Townley. Mills and Kate