Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-19
OFFICIAL PAPER SIOUX COUNTY

That the opponents OF the new
public printing laws know that the
Deople will approve these June 26
II given the truth about them is
evident by the falsehoods they are
spreading regarding them in their
kept newspapers and from the public
platform.
In speech at Shields on May %
State Auditor Kositzky deliberately
lied when he stated that the people
would not vote to designate their
own county official newspaper under
the new laws. He was called"
on this lie BY no less person than
Hon. A. Nice. Beede, county Judge
Of Sioux county, and after much
quibbling the state auditor admitted
Indirectly that he was lying, saying
chat this provision was not contain
ed In a certain numbered law to
which he was particularly referring,
when he we'll knew and was forced
10 publicly admit that the several
printing laws together provided for
the people themselves to designate
their own official newspapers.
The new printing laws provide
for but one official newspaper in
each county instead of three as is
the present wasteful system, and
the legislators who passed these
measures and ali people who want
efficiency and economy in all public
service contend and prove that the
new way will save each county sew
eral thousand dollars and give the
voters better service also. But if
Kositzky's assertions are to be
taken seriously the new printing
laws will save each county tens of
thousands Of dollars instead of sew.
eral thousand, for he made the
statement that q single official news
paper in county under the new
law would g.t as high as thirty
thousand dollars. If this would be
true, then the new law by abolish
ing two Of the three official news
papers would save twice this amount,
or sixty thousand dollars. County
auditors and others familiar with
the facts, have asserted that the
new printing laws will save each
county all the way from two to five
thousand dollars. If the anti-farmer
opponents wish to say the saving
will be greater, as auditor Kositzky
did, then surely those favoring the
laws may have been too conserva-
tive.
But the most desirable feature of
the printing laws is the provision
made for the people themselves to
designate their own official news
paper, and BY hiding or denying
this feature Auditor kositzky and
other 1. V. A campaigners show
they know the people will favor the
measures if the truth is known.
Many times during the past few
years the people Of North Dakota
have been called upon to decide i'm
portant. questions Of public policy
and government. and the results
each time since the common people
ofthe state organized for political
action have been for a more liberal
democracy and. for ways and means
by which to protect the producers
OF the state against the unjust -ex.
tortions Of the great combines and
monopolies which pay what they
please for goods shipped in and
money necessary to carry on oul
business.
A week from today, next Thurs,
day, June 26, the people will agar
be asked to decide whether the good
work Of the past few years is to b.
knocked out" or whether the pro
gram for which they have been con
tending for years and years is to b
allowed to become effective. Ever,
victory Of the past years will be null
lifted if the. gang politicians ane
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