The Hope pioneer., 1920-09-23

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industrial institutions of the state,
and to taken an account and as
certain the amount of funds in the
state treasury or belonging to the
state, and TO take an account and
ascertain the assets and labili-
ties Of the Bank of North Dakota
and of all other Industrial institu-
tiOnS Of the state. ut least twice
in each year without previous no
tice TO the treasurer, or to the
officials of said state institutions
and make report thereof, and of
their acts and doing> in the prem
iSes, to the governor. and make
the same public, and also to Wit
ness and attest the transfer and
delivery Of accounts, books,
vouchers and funds by any out
going treasurer, or bank man.
anager. or manager Of any indus
trial institution. to his successor
in office, and report tile same TO
the governor, apd The failure or
neglect of the aforesaid board Of
auditors. or any member thereof.
to do and perform any of the acts
ut the time, or times, and in the
manner in this section provided
for, shall constitute and ne mis-
delneanor in office. The board is
authorized and empowered to enl-
ploy such expert accountants rs it
may deem necessary to carry out
the provisions Of this section.
This proposed law the league man.
ayers declare against. They say it
will ruin the Bank Of North Dakota
and the state institutions. A law pro.
viding for examination can not ruin
This law may disclose that many state
are practically ruined al
ready through mismanagemenl, OF
worse, as has been suggested by mel
closely in touch With these institu
tions. Surely. if the affairs of the
Bank of North Dakota and the state
industrial Institutions are managed
honestly and for the best interest OF
the people .hey have nothing to feal
from an impartial, or even Il hostile
inspection. When the league bosses
and. some Of the managers of these
are so frantic IN theil
opposition to the proposed inspection
by officials elected by the people, the!
give additional weight to the charge!
that there is something decidedly rot
ten in the state bank and elsewhere
Is it a case Of fear of inspection he
cause Of fear of going to Jail?
But while the league leaders in tn,
main refuse to debate the real ISSUES
they are right there when it comes t.
playing politics by creating ant
spreading discomfort. They are de
voting special attention to the labo
element in the cities by proposin'
fake remedies for non-eXisting evils
In Fargo the league headquarter
raised the question of municipa
coal yard, not with the intention o
getting one, nor because 1t was nee
essary as the investigation PROVED
but because the agitation promised t
make union labor and other artisan
disgruntled.
In Grand Forks the question of com
mission form of government wa
thrown into the fight for. the sam
purpose, and in other labor center
similar tactics are pursued.
The fact that the league leader
were careful not to nominate an ar
preciable number of Norwegian an
German Americans for state office
saved us from having the question c
nationality injected into the campaign
but where this kind of national i!
sues could not be used they graspe
at religion; and other attempts to d
vert attention from the real issues to
numerous to mention.
This is what the league leaders Gu
psychology. One of their favorite ta
tics is to repeat lie so often tht
they themselves almost believe it
be the truth before they are dor
with it. These are all facts tn,
everyone who reads may see.
But there is psychology in it. III
league leaders know that the Oppos
ton is fusion of divers and heter
genious political views and faction
There are the Democratic and the II
publican party adherents, and the'
tare again divided vertically into Sta
warts and Progressives. Then the
is the intense class agitation carrie