The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-06-24
PARIS CELEBRATES PEACE AGREEMENT
FACING THE COLD FACTS

1t is time to sum up the arguments to the jury
which is all the people of North Dakota who are legal
voters and who will decide between continuation OF
sound business principles the uncertain and unsound
doctrines of socialism.
The verdict will be cast Thursday June 26 and there
will be but one ballot.
Those who are going to vote yes just to try out"
will find that they have fastened something upon the
state which will be hard to remove. Any socialistc
experiment will leave it's indelble mark upon the
and credit of the state for generations to long after
those who voted ust try it OUT have passed beyond.
Citizens of Burlegh county and Of the city of Bis
marck should vote unit against the seven bills
ferred at the special election to be held Thursday No
gigantic plot to loot the taxpayers devised
by any cotere of designing politicians It is ncompre
hensibe why some property owners declare that they
want to "try it out" The pitfalls apparent and
the motives of those behind the ootg Of North Dakota
so that the verdict should be unanimously
against the whole program conceived by the
bills referred to the people.
1t is possible for instance under the state banking
bill, to place all public moneys under political control
Many of the citizens of Bismarck paying for their
homes. Each they set apart money to meet the
ing that the bonds be met when they
fall due. This money is placed in sinking fund and in
vested safely against the day the bonds fall DUE Under
the state banking law this money be taken by the
bank manned by Townley henchmen and thrown into the
red jackpot to be used tc finance any wildcat scheme
that may be spun in the brain Of the socialists who
dominate the policies Of the present administration
Mr.. Taxpayer of Bismarck, do you want your trust
funds to pay off your paving assessments eopardzed
Do you want the socialists to speculate with it and run
the chances of double assessment in these mills,
elevators and other state owned utilities fail?
Do you want the school money held in trust to pay
for the schoohouses erected in Bismarck placed at the
call of the Bank of North Dakota to be invested in social
istic enterprises? 49,.
These the chances run if you vote for social
ism 'just to try it out" ....- ..., .. d.. ,r.
money, and school funds but that all sinking
fund money including county, city, village, township,
schools and special improvement sinking funds for paw
ng sewer sidewalk lighting and drainage bonds be de-
posted in the Bank of North Dakota to be used by that
bank without any provision for the payment of interest
for such use ,t.E III
This then is the condition that confronts the tax
payers of every county in the state Answer these ques
tions in your own mind Mr. Voter before going to the
polls next Thursday If you decide these issues to your
advantage you will register mo" seven times and
place the trust funds beyond the reach of the pnderng
politicians. ..#i
AS taxpayer, do you want to place your money in
bank and put it under the control of three political off,
who not under any bonds and who inexper
enced and who controlled by law but governed
merely by political expedency? ...J.
Do you want the tax money raised by your county
and municipal subdivision diverted from the community
time paper which make uncertain whether the money
will be paid back when needed or at all?
Are you willing to lose the interest on your tax
money by approving this program?
And don't forget that if you vote eyes" on the pro-
gram voting not just to try it out" but prac-
ticay for permanent approval of the experiment. All
Of the seven measures referred cannot BE CHANGED
OR REPEALED LIKE ORDINARY ACTS OF THE
LEGISLATURE FOR THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDES
THAT LAWS APPROVED AT A REFERENDUM CAN
ONLY BE AMENDED OR REPEALED BY A TWO
THIRDS VOTE OF THE LEGISLATURE
The Tribune has discussed the measures to be re-
ferred without dealing personalities or cheap nvectve
1t has tried to bring home every voter the vicious feat
ures OF the program No paper do more than that
1t up to the voters The responsibility is upon
them Whatever the result June &C. the voters of the
state can never say the independent press did not sound
the warning: N
VOTE NO SEVEN TINES