Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-05

and certain time when such laws q
take effect, therefore. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISI4A-
TIVE, ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
an acts Of any special legislative
Dakota shall take effect within
ten days after the close of any
such special session. unless the
legislature by a vote Of two
thirds of the members present
and voting in each house shall
declare it to be an emergency
measure. in which event it shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and APP
prevail by the governor. Re-
ceived by the governor 5:45 p.
M, Dec. II, 1919. Approved
j. Frazier, governor"
Tears Down Constitution.
My friends could any measure,
any law more su~bservient of tearing
down the constitution Of North Da-
kota, be passed?
And the governor of North Dakota,
the man who has been out speaking
before you farmers. advocating the
Of this amendment stating
that the people were fully protected.
who when he signed House Bill so, I
say it and I say it without fear of
acted absolutely con
trary to his promises made to the
Of the State of North Dakota.
No Mans Rights Safe.
My friends, it Is time that the
people Of North Dakota woke g.
up; 1T is time the farmers of
North Dakota who have so or SIS
I per cent of the wealth of North
Dakota, woke up and looked at
the gang whom they helped put
In to Office. 1t is time they woke
up and looked at the man, who
holds the offioe>of governor OF
this Otate. Because, my friends,
s. TIN rs only a step: this -is only
+ u s$eRI say in a direction which
II They pursue in the line they
have started out on, means that
no property is safe. Will mean
that no personal rights will be
safe because tho chief easur
they arc trying to place in to ef-
feet in this state are not measures .
that are emergencies in any
ems of the word according to
their " pamphlet, according to
- VA1NA ~ StUxh1 SAS(~AANSs IL.
,cordfng to tho law OF the land. 81
Show Own Perffdy.
They; themselves, stated that
emergency measures would be such
as drouth. plague, invasion or an
armed instruction and now ever
some of their rotten newspapers have
come out and have admitted openly
that perhaps this is not exactly "ac-
cording to the rules of the game
That perhaps these are not emerg-
ency easur but they say that it
was necessary because that is the On
ly way in which the farmers in the
western part Of this state can get aid
which the special session gave them,
The only way the soldiers can get
help for their bonus. My friends
those newspapers are deliberately ly.
ing to you because these measures
secured two-thirds' of the votes in the
House and also two-thirds Of the
votes in the Senate. These measures
are and were emergency measures
and were passed by a two-thirds OF
the House and by a two-thirds of the
rs per cent reduction of the taxes is
not involved because that bill 1 un-
derstand also secured two-thirds OF
the votes in the House and two-thirds
of the votes in the Senate. My
friends. this gang which is trying tc
tear down the constitution. is very
anxious to get on the statute books
of the state in violation of the law
these certain laws. they are anxious
to, keep the farmers of North Dakota
from voting upon them at, any old
bills are spite measures. the bills
levied against the secretary of state
the state auditor and against the at.
torney general.
Protecting Own Gang:
Why. I ask you, why, are they 80
anxious to have the governor ap.
point the assistant attorneys gem
aeFAl. Is 1t because they fear We
are going to put other men In
jail or in the penitendary besides
Afraid We are going to put Sher-
nan m the ~penitentiary? Are
&$theysaffaid II we put Hagen and
sherman in the ~peniten1ary that
those men will equeal and that
they viii tell some truth about
tl,e ruttenhees OF the Scnndinavi-
an-American Rank OF Fargo?
Are they afraid to allow the
attorney general. elected by you
KAEm0&@ Af10 nus oON0I4MS 10
prceecute the cases against tho
raalfpadt companies, to compel
thesns - pay the two million dol
las1Gof taxes Tint they owe; one
MiliOnfssof which they have al
reody offered to pay? Or. my
friends, IL It bocausc, the old po-
litical boases. Ed. Patterson, Los
lie Simpson and an the rest Of
them, are back on the Job using
what pull and influence they
haye % put over what they can?
state Like Russia.
You people know what happened
Ito the .Duma over in Russia when
would not do the will Of the mel tenn
iporarily n control, the men VII.
happened tn have the soldicr's gun
and the policemen's clubs. 1T "a
ldissoly4des9 There is today IN Runsii
truaS VI the minority. They passed
tiAws stHkkso only Reds could carry gums
tMyfvfeNds. we ins.this state II rapid
IN getfnE In to Nhes same situation
ThWafe Now creating Z state ICON
/. stahulaFJ and Il would not be snr
lpftied 1.-the next thing Will be q lay