Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-07
MUST I H ! BY
CONSTITUTION,
4 n SAYS LANCER
says Nonpartisan League
Not ! Farmers Move;
Attacks Leaders.

8N ~ II time that the people OF the
stataswoke up; time that they see to
Ply that the state constitution is up
heldsssss declared. Attorney General Will
500 at sGilby yesterday afternoon.
This y our state government, and It
will be just what WI make it Town
10y and his cohorts are trying to do
lawaySNtth the constitution. House
Rill5 10, which was passed by the
recent special session of the legislat-
ure. II upheld. means simply that the
constitution of the state of North Da-
AkotaNts being set aside. And I want
to tell you farmers, no matter what
land YOU own, what property you own,
III matter what you possess, your
right to possession depends entirely
uponsthe constitution. that funda-
mental law Cor which u forefathers
fought.r
Mr. hangers address was listened
to bYea large number of farmers re-
siding In the vicinity Of Gilby and O
number OF Grand Forks, Mekinock
and Honeyford residents who made
the trip to Gilby to hear him. A spe-
cial train on the Northern Pacific left
here at 1915. carrying SO residents
from this city. A number got on at
Nekinock and Honeyford. the passen-
ger list totalling So.
tHfAHyA LAG GN14A0y ~PSA AA00SS "o~ FsS>SN
to capacity. and every person present
remained for owe three hours to hear
MI. hangers bitter arrignment Of
Townley and his socialist regime.
They heard him expose the Valley
City and Observation-Disclosures bank
scandals, the state bank examiners
department under the ]. r Waters
tenure OF Office, the secret caucus and
the other features Of the Townley rule.
And when Mr.. LANCER finished his ad-
dress, they remained in their seats n
cheered him to the echo.
The farmers present also heard Mr..
Hanger attack Senator Aemmingsen
for doing Townley's bidding in two
terms, and when he urged Repre-
they cheered loudly.
The attorney general was intro
duced by J. w. Scott, prominent
Grand Forks county farmer. Mr..
Scott declared that conditions in
North Dakota now were more serious
than ever before, and that there must
be united action on the part of the
forces opposed to the Townley regime
Ito correct conditions. He said that
when Frazier received the republican
nomination in 1916. he and the other
republicans of Grand Forks county
voted for him in the fall, but that in
1918, after q two-year trial, they could
not vote for him again. I'VE tried
him out, and we found him wanting"
he said.
In his opening remarks, Mr.. LANCER
called attention to the Liars License
law which was passed by the legisla-
ture at the special session. He told
the audience that il there was anyone
there who did not believe what he said
all he had to do was go to the states
attorney and have him arrested. If
II don't tell the truth about the state
administration or any officer or any
department, I can be sent to Jail for a
year" he said.
"During the last year and a half
ne said, there, have been a great
many changes m North Dakota We
have seen in%augurated . reign Of
terror tina has swept throughout the
state. II a merchant in any town
didn't believe the same way Townley
did, that merchant was branded as an
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