The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-01
FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE HEAR THE FIGHT
ING ATTORNEY GENERAL IN HIS EXPOSE
OF THE N. OAK. BANK SCANDAL
C. III. NOLIIMIER, C. J. OLSON, NEIL MACDONALD
AND OTHER LEAGUERS ARE VICTIMS
OF HIS LASHING TONGUE

Hast night to greet the fighting atoreygenera in add
tion to the editor Of the Times Record then you may add
lat least 1400 addition to these Nowhere in the state of
North Dakota has William LANCER attorney general Of
the state been greeted by larger cordial crowd
than the he stepped in front of last night in Peggs
garage at o'clock Prior to the meenf the band boys
payed few tunes to ven the occasion while the audi
ence assembling, people commenced to arrive soon
after supper When the fighting attorney general appear
assured that he appreciated the great welcome accorded to
him to the limit He full Of pep and things to say
that he forgot to thank those who had worked hard to
make this meeting big and has asked the Times
Record to convey his appreciation to the various commit
tees in charge and to Mr. Pegg whose generosity loan
ing his splendid building for eoccasion made it possible
to have such meeting, and to the other garage and
citizens who helped It great tribute to Mr. LANCER
and he keeny appreciates it. Senator Frank Poyhar was
drafted chairman Of the meeting and in few we'll
chosen remarks introduced the speaker who greeted
with vociferous applause. We wish could print that
|speech It the greatest arra of the who
were holding state offices that heard Words
we're not minced any way and after the speaker gat start
led he got warmed up to the subject at hand that he
threw his coat and waded in and for three hours he poured
fact after fact into the audience about the organization
of the American Exchange bank at Valley City some time
ago. showing how the farmers robbed of thousands
0f dollars in the transaction by the promotors-soe Of
whom who had the confidence Of the farmers but
who betrayed He gave the inside facts about the
Fargo bank and showed the rotenness Of that institution
and how it had been padded with worthless paper while
the in charge proted at the expense Of the people,
He had all the documentary evidence to prove all he said
and he did to fear either the smelling committee
or the high sheriff Of the state if there Mr.
LANCER is fighter from the word go. He has been the
target Of the league leaders together with Hall and Kost
zy three who absolutely square with the people,
The senate majority and the representatives voted to have
LANCER resgn-they said he had betrayed his trust Sen
ator Noltimer, from thirty yeghth district one
Of the number who voted to have him resign. What Mr.
LANCER didn't say of that senator not to be found in the
books anywhere He branded him in all the terms Of con-
tempt that he could lay his tongue to- We would not have
taken that arragnnen for al the money there is in the
bank of North Dakota-but nobody blames LANCER for
fighting back He also paid the other rubber stamp c. j.
Olson, some unc0mpimentay remarks that must have
made that gentlemans tingle He paid Miss Nelson
many compliments and what he said about the who
tried to steal her office and afterwards thrown bodily
out Of that office at Bismarck would sound very harsh in
print He explained very thoroughly why he paid his
slstant attorney generals in advance, showing that was
the intention of the state administration to appoint assist
ant attorney generals to handle the at ISSUE
especially the Fargo bank with who favor
able to seeing that the prosecutions not vigorously
prosecuted We certain that he convinced most of his
hearers that it was necessary to keep those in his office
He stated very emphaticaly that he would continue to
prosecute any, either rich poor, who broke the laws of
the state and that he would be attorney general for rich
and poor alike Mr. LANCER was intensely earnest and ne
"cared the truth to the people, last night most con-
Vlnclng manner. We believe many have the light
He also connected up the bunch of socialists Of the present
state administration with the socialists Of the nation show
ing that there was something in common between the two
and also showing that they carried out their present pro-
gram Of getting full control Of all the industries Of the
state that the farmers great danger of losing their
farms. In conclusion we want to say that last nights
meeting did much to clear up in the minds Of many who
the fence, just what is being done to them by the
bunch in power in this state. We want to say that
Langer's talk last night humdnger It con-|
Vncing, and under the law passed by the rubber
stamps must be the truth or he would be arrested for
lying They don't dare npeach him and they dare not
rest him. They too cowardy. He promised the peo
pie that if he arrested for breaking any laws that the
State administration fellows would have to hew to the
they would get arrested asO His speech VnClca
ton of the attitude taken by the Times Record last March
and the tax figures bear out so that taking it all