Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-22
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During the last few months Inc
SPECIALIST administration has been
making desperate efforts to hghten
1ts waterlogged chip OF state before
the election storm bursts. Several
"Jonahs'' have been ruthiessiy com
PEELED to walk the plank and 1T ap-
pears possible that more undesirable
{paagengcrs may be fed to the fishes
during the next month or two.
The first TO go was Charles STANCE
land Of circulating library fame,
whose forced retirement was quick
ly followed by that of Madame
sfgne Ilund, who had endeavored TO
circulate q petition in favor Of Kate
Richards OfHare at the Mayville
normal school. Then Reluctant
Neil Macdonald was reluctantly sac
rificed by his friend, Governor
Frazier. and more or less gracefully
disappeared.
There was a lull for a time and
then RAcc Horse jim waters dis
covered that his interests, equine or
otherwise. required him more than
did the Bank Of North Dakota.
Strangely enough the governor
agreed with him. Al the same time
Mr.. Halliday, the author Of the clas-
sic advice TO shoot it to the other
banks followed his chief owe the
side.
Now Governor Frazier has discOv-
cred that lawyer J.. j. Wche Of Dew
Ills Lake Isn't n proper person to be
on the workmen's compensation
commission. Mr.. Wehe apparently
isn't going to walk the plank with
out a struggle, but the indications
are that he viii be firmly, II not
gently, %prodded into taking the ia
tai plunge.
these cases the story has been the
these cases thcstory has beer the
same. The Independent press Of the
state has shown up those men for
what they we're. Townlcy's kept
press has, rushed to tho rescue with
futsome eulogjes Of the accused. and
then a short time later there have
been 'resig nations If the %"Jonalls'
wont quietly the Socialist Dress pub
ltshcd long -windcd articles Of regret
oyer their departure. Otherwise the
governor has been regretfully com
PEELED to act "for the good Of the
state
in the meantime, however, the big
gest Jonah Of all remains comfort
ably in the state cabin OF the ship.
,rhc cx-f,ev, George Totteh still re-
mains on the board of adminisLra-
ton.
His character il we'll known. His
Socjalistic views and un-American-
ism are notorious. His efforts to de
hanch the educational institutions Of
the state, and to make them mere
tools for carrying Out his own radi-
cal political plots have aroused
statewide ~indignation; the governor
has been deluged with demands for
his removal but still he holds his
position.
There have been umor that Mr..
Totten is shortly to be compelled to
resign. If these reports are true,
and be does finally retire from a
position to which he should never
have been appointed, ii will be too
late for The administration to clear
It's skirts. ii will he obvious to all
tina he is merely being sacrificed in
an eleventh hour effort to make the
people OF the state forget that for
two years he has been given the sup.
port OF the governor, and the other
creatures Of Mr.. Townley in his at
tncks on true A~mericanism and free
educational system in North Dakota.
n voters of North Dakota will
not be fooled. They will know that
10 the Socialist rulers Of the state,
turn against Mr.. Totten at this time
it will be simply n cowardly effort
to save their own political lives by
the sacrifice of one of their own
"cornrades"