The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-29
LANCER STANDS
WITH G0MPERS
IN. HIS BATTLE
Onslaught of Reds on American
Labor Menaces Welfare of
Workers, He Says
GREAT CROWD AT WILTON
Victory Ticket on Eve of Sweep
ing Victory, He Feels, After
Hard Campaign

x1dlu SallpAASN
William LANCER, anti-ToWn-
ley candidate for the republican
nomination for governor, in an
address yesterday afternoon to
more than 300 farmers at Ster-
ling, declared emphatically for
Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of La
bor, in his fight against the
Reds who are trying to capture
control of the union labor move
ment. .a.. -"
Mr.. Gompers has been bitter
ly opposed by the Red radicals
and has as bitterly fought
them. Mr.. LANCER held up one
of the red papers of the nation
supporting Arthur LIE Seuer
and other Townley leaders and
on the front page was big car
toon showing Gompers knitting
labor in the back.
"That is the way" declared Mr..
LANCER emphatically, "that these
socialists malign the grandest old
man of labor, the man who has done
more for them than any other Amer
ican, Samuel GOmpers, who for thirty
nine years has been selected by the
workers of this nation as their leader" "
Mr.. Langer's declaration received
enthusiastic endorsement.
Nails Lie
The most spontaneous and loudest
applause during his speech was that
which followed his mailing as a lie
the report that his brother, who was
wounded on the battlefield of France
was a Stacker and his statement tina,
"Ed Patterson wasn't with him and
that there was nothing in the entire
campaign that. he was more proud Of
He reviewed the Standard Oil case.
the Scandinavian-Amer bank case
and the railroad tax proposition. In
reference to the latter he told how
Governor Frazier and State Tax Com
missioner Wallace had recommended
that they settle the tax case by per-
hitting the railroads to get off with
paying only half Of their assessed tax
alton and how he had prevented the
consummation of this deal.
Doubles BurIeigh Tax
In treating of the increase in
taxes he gave figures from the
various counties. RurIeigh coun-
ty, he said was assessed in 1918,
$4,000 for state taxes and 1919,
10000. There is no truth, he de-
clared, in the excuse which Town.
ley is trying to make that the tax
increases is due to higher county
and local taxes.
"ulI promise you this" said the
fighting attorney general, "that !
will have backbone enough if !
am elected governor to prevent
the waste Of the states money.
will veto the bills. if necessary.
The state taxes will not go up in
one year any 100 per cent.
Another thing will promise is
that no one will get bigger salary
than myself. That will bar Cathro.
He will have to board at home and
get along without his $4,000 a year
and expenses. And no one will be
able to pay any so-called Workmen's S
compensation expert $1,S0O month.
Why He Turned
81 want you farmers to remember
that when the crisis came in our gov
ernment I had the courage and the
independence to go out and tell you
the truth. l realized the strength of
the machine that Townley had built
up and just what l would have to
fight. but l saw my duty clearly and
did it.
~ have nothing but by bare
hands with me in this fight. ! am
paying all Of my own expenses.
We have not enough money to
hire professional speakers from all
over the nation. We haven't
enough money to buy airplanes or
even automobiles"
Mr.. LANCER showed the bitterness
and unfairness of the attacks being
made by Townley when he declared
that had even opened an attack
on his dead grandmother.
The audience closely followed the
speaker at all times and gave him an
enthusiastic reception both when he
was introduced and when he conclud.
ed his speech. His talk was held in
the spacious and attractive Farmers
Union hall which has aroused so much
interest and favorable comment
R. F Gallagher, candidate for at
torney general. and P. G. Harrington,
American Legion leader, talked last
night at Moffit to large audience.
Both speakers wene very we'll received
in this territory which has heretofore
been considered strong League ter
ritory.
F.. E. McCurdy, candidate of the
anti-Townley forces for states attor-
ney, and Richard S. Wilcox spoke last
night at meeting in Hay Creek town
ship. twenty-five residents of that
precinct were present. Mr.. McCurdy
showed how Townley really had not
wanted the state bank to finance the
state industries, as that is done by
bond issues. but had wanted those
thirty-five millions of state, county
and township funds altogether in one
place where he could easily get his
hands on it. He also traced the steps
being taken by the socialist leaders
to through the camouflage of farm
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