Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-01

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that the Minneapolis Chamber Of Com
|vidual Ii doing anything illegal against
the carrying on Of the industrial pro-
tgrom, we'll see that they land in the
penitentiary, where they belong. We
are there to treat rich man and poor
man alike; to treat the large corpora
tions and the small corporations alike.
Answers Criticism.
"But sometimes man is misunder-
stood. Sometimes criticism is hurled
at him.
But I want to tell you that you
have men at Bismarck who are
willing to siaceathat criticism in
order do their duty. We are
there to en1OFgeSthe law. and wen
enforce II against every corpora
ton, be they co.operative or 9TH
Is supreme, and we'll enforce 1t
against all, whether it be the jew
in the little clothing store or tho
Consumers United Stores Conn
7 pany. 1t is not a question of
votes. 1t is q question of doing
your duty, and we're going to do
He said that In view of the supreme
court. decision, in the Havelock min
ing case, the blue sky commission
could do nothing else but ask the
Consumers United Stores Company
to comply: with the law He said that
any corporation, no matter how big
or how small. and no matter whether
lit was agaif1st the administration OF
not, would get SQUARE deal from the
banking board. ,.A =
I'VE are representing all of the
Ipeople Of the state" he continued
1--WE are the guarantees of their rights
land prosperity, and we're going to be
true to that trust. You have men in
Bismarck who. are with you in a fight
the program on which we were elect.
ed will be carried out. Sometimes
there may be disagreements. There
comes times when every man has to
follow the dictates of his wi con.
science, and as long as he does his
duty sincerely and honestly. no one has
right to complain. That's The kind
who have the interests Of the state al
heart, men who never have been ac-
cused of taking a bride, men who
will be true to the trust o have plac.
ed in them and men who will protect
you at all times" 10"
Earlier in the day Attorney Genera
LANCER served notice on A. G. Town.
ley that the fight which certain state
officials have started against him will
one man domination. In the first
statement he has made since Townle.
through the columns of his "kept
press charged him and others with
being TRAITORS" and towards" he
warned the league membership tha1
it was time to watch Townley. He de-
clared hat he would not repudiate
I}h4 loo o,,o ~. tho Lon o11o nYn0rQnn onf
that at all times he would protect the
interests of the people of the state.
His statement follows:
"a. G. Townley, says the league
can onlv be destroyed from with
league press. to coll a number OF
league state officials, fools, cow.
ards and traitors.
"Townlcy, by his threat and
|" general accusations, hopes that I
will repudiate the league and the
league program, and thus justify
his conduct in the yes Of the
membership. 1t would please
Townley's vanity II under fire I
would go back on the league and
furnish him an opportunity to
discredlt me. In this he will fail.
/ will not, even under fire, betray
the people of North Dakota. I
will do all in my power to protect
them. Townlcv might as we'll
realize that state officers repre-
scnt tho people of North Dakota,
and are not the petty hirclings of
q dictator. 80. 4 -.
'sTownley can use his papers to
betray the confidence that the
membership have. in him. but I
will continue to do mv duty. II
Townley is right, that the league
can only be DESTROYED from with
in, it Is time " the membership
watched him."