Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-27
STATE AUDITOR CARL
KOSITZKY IS ON STUMP
FOR REFERENDUM VOTE

Kildeer, N. D., March 'spe-
cial)-Addressing an se< e OF
400 league farmers he -urday
evening, State Auditor kl ky at
tackled the league educational bill,
the board of administration bill, the
commissioner of immigration bill
and the redistricting judicial bill.
I, The league state official, who has
been second only to Governor Fraz-
Ter in popular approval accorded by
the voters, was cheered to the echo.
A Lacquer in the audience asked
Mr.. Kositzky what he thot of the
mill and elevator bill.
II am heart and soul for It," said
Mr.. Kositzky, "and think that is
true of the great majority of people
over the state"
This statement brot down the
house. .,l
Mr.. Kositzky began here Saturday
night speaking tour in opposition
to measures which he does not con-
slider representative of the league
program. He announced here that
he will continue his campaign until
the date set for the referendum cleo
tion. ~,
Discussing the judicial redistrict-
ing bill, the state auditor said:
"Originally it was planned to reduce
the number of districts and decrease
the number of judges. But certain
league leader wanted more judges,
and the original bill was side-tracked
and there was introduced and forced
thru bin increasing the number or
judges. These three new pudges with
their stenographers and travelling
expenses will cost you farmers $31,.
600 per biennium in increased taxes.
and while you are sweating in your
fields in the summer digging up
taxes to pay their salaries, some Of
these judges will be down at the
lakes fishing, and while you are go
ing around your farm in the winter
in the cold and snow, preparing to
dig up more taxes, they will&be TAX
ing it easy in Florida or California.
This work could have been handled
by ten judges,ss Instead, because one
league leader wanted 1T, we have 20
pay for 15."
Long Haired Experts =
/; Commenting upon the leagues
expert" legal advice ins the drafting
OF bills TOR. ,the j. last assembly, Mr..
Kosttzky said :, Esq believe the .edu.'
cational institutions OF the state dur
ing the last 25 years have graduated
hundreds upon hundreds Of women
and girls who were equally capable
of drafting these bills. And we have
at the, capitol an efficient attorney
general with capable staff of as
sistants who surely made It unneces-
sary during the last session to i'm
port any long-hairedf gentleman
from Utah, Washington and Mime
sofa to make our laws for u.s.
Drunk With Power"
II was in the house chamber when
the printing bill was railroaded thru.
saw member after member, called
into the lobby by league leaders and
given his instructions. When
learned later that these men had
been threatened with political ruin
If they did not vote for this bill, 1t
made my blood boil. When any man
or set of men become so drunk with
power that they think they can come
in and dictate to our lawmakers and
control their every act, 1t is' time
that power was taken from them and
restored to the people.
Undue Domination.
II feel there has been undue DOM
ination exercised by few leaders
who have threatened us with politi-
cal ruin unless We did their bid
ding" continued the speaker. This
is contrary to, the principles Of de-
mocracy and to the spirit of our par
ty. l am not against the farmers
nor this movement. / never have
been,, butkI;am;agains.a a form of bos-
sism which is a menace to our state.
We are not men nor true to our
trust II we allow these bosses to
whip us into line and to deprive US
of our individuality and our self-re-
spect. We are not worthy to serve
the people we represent"
NO JURY DRAWN IN
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