The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-28
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taxes, pinn9d to curtain by Mr.. Lig-
gett). don't think Mr.. Liggett COM
pared them. l know he didn't. ZAP
plause.) Probably if he did they
would be correct. (Applause.) You,
want to get the facts yourself.
want to believe everything you hear.
Go to the records yourselves, and If
you want any Correct figures, ask us
and we will be glad TO give them to
you (applause), but don't send any
body after them. Don't send anybody
whom you don't know and who doesn't
know our books, (Applause.) y :
Now you made a statement here bi,
ago, Mr.. Liggett, that you had a letter
! from the secretary of the state tax
commission.
+ Mr.. Liggett: l did.
Mr.. Kositzky: What is the matter
with the tax commissioners? We have
tax commissioners. They are the head
OF the office. 4 would like to- know
why the tax commissioners didn't give
you those figures. (Applause.)
Now, if the other figures are as
correct as that there is no use dis
GUESSING any of them because they are
absolutely. false and so is this here
Gndicating emergency and deficiency
appropriation on posted statement).
Outsider: Prove it.
Mr.. Kositzky: Just get one OF these
(holding up 1919 document state laws)
from Tom Hall and figure it up your
self and you will have it proved. :
over a million dollars in the treasury
Now he said we had a balance of
in the general fund this year on April
l. AS matter of fact, there was only
$9,369.73 in the general fund on that
date, and we had $3.50, 900 unpaid bills,
and stand here to prove my state
ments. (Applause.y 9Yt
He said in my report I stated OH
January l, 1917, there was a 1884
overdraft on the lodged and $266,OOO
in unpaid bills. That is true. Then
he tries to make you believe that on
January /, 1918, there was $9,369.73
n the general fund, which was the bal
ance on April l. u.s..
Outsider: Explain this difference:
What is the difference. .-.-f
Mr.. Kositzky: There is three months
difference. (Applause.) a>t@@> 5"t"- p
Mr.. Liggett then started his rebuttal.
He said in part:
"The Tribune said that Town.
ley was collecting his claims here,
getting all his trained hecklers to-
gether so they could interrupt Mr..
Kositzky. Now the Tribune in that
statement was just about as correct
as it usually is. Mr.. Kostzky was
not interrupted single time when
he spoke, nor was he received with
single discourteous call. Evidently
~IN A. l,,,N
Townley.
Have you ever noticed when two
people are arguing the man who gets
the. worst of the argument starts to
call names?
Outsiders: I'VE have.) Interrupt,
ton.
+ s. CAN'T FACE FACTS
have noticed that when an audi
ence can't face the facts they act like
hOodlums-Or part of them. II, those
hoodlums among YOU hwho were not
brought here by Mr. 'Townley will be
quiet for very few minutes I would
like to rebut one or two of Mr.. Kosit-
zky's statements, il you will be so
kind and courteous as to give me that
time.
Mr. kositzky said that statement
was all wrong Indicating statements
pinned to curtain). He said, why did
MT you get that statement from the tax
commission, and not from Mr.. Baker.
I observe Mr.. Kositzky didn't specify
wherein that statement was wrong. AS
a matter of fact, ladies and gentlemen,
the statistics in that central figure
were prepared by the tax. commission
and not by Mr.. Steele-by the tax
commission.
Now, when Mr.. kositzky gets back
on the floor next time let him say
where that statement is wrong, Let
him point out specific instances where
that is incorrect
HATES PERSONALITIES
Now, don't like to get personal in
these matters. Mr. kositzky has been
creating the impression here that he
is about the only honest-well, one Of
the two or three honest o-...cials up
there at the capitol. T0wnley and
everybody else is crooked. He has had
a great deal to- say about the daylight
bank robbery. Now, l am asking you
this in all candor and all fairness, do
you think that it is the act of an hon
est state official fof thak man to put
his wife On the payroll and then not
have enough courage to put her name
on the books, and not have enough
courage to say and go out before the
people of this state and say, my Wits
is working for me, but to go around
and make his stenographers dig UP
$40 apiece so that man can have his
wife drawing the pay and still not ap-
pear on the books? Now, l am asking
you that question. Is that the act Of
an honest, frank official. I don't be-
lieve it is. l don't believe man who
is as honest as Mr.. K0sitzky says he
is would put his wife on the state pay
roll and then try to conceal that fact
by having his stenographers pay her
her salary out of their own meager
. wages I have here a cancelled check
made out of theirguvbgkqjxzfiflff Ia
made out by one of Mr.. Kositzky's
stenographers to Mrs. Kositzky, and
an affidavit by that stenographer say
ing that she gave Mrs. kositzky< SO
a month out of her meager salary so
that Mr.. Kositzky could have his wife
draw state money, but not appear on
the payroll.
Outsider That is all right
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