The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15
LANCER T0SUPP0RT'
THE NOMINEE

Hope, N. D., April 8. - Attorney
General William LANCER, speaking
here this afternoon to a large audi
ence from Steele, Traill and Cass
Counties, declared his entire readiness
to- submit his candidacy to requbli-
can convention, his only condition be-
ing that it be. "fairly constituted"
The speaker contended that the mat
ter Of candidates ought to be left to
the chosen representatives of the peo-
pie, and that in a fairly constituted
convention, their qualifications and po-
fitical strength ought to be carefully
weighed and the best possible candi-
date chosen, and the speaker emphat-
ically declared, Il will abide by the re-
suit of that convention" He made it
perfectly clear that he would submit
his political fortunes to any conven-
tion which was fairly representative
of the anti-Townley element of the
state.
In discussing his recently published
platform, Attorney General Langer
declared that he stood squarely upon
that platform and that it was the plat
form, as he understood it, of the orig
inal Nonpartisan League movement.
He suggested that if there were men
in the state who thought the farmers
ought not to organize for their own
self-protection and for the promotin
their interests that such men ought
to make it plain, that the same rights
were denied the farmers to organize
were exercised by bankers, lawyers,
merchants and almost all lines of bus
mess and professions: He declared
that the farmers nonpartisan league
movement originated in the effort OF
the farmer to secure better market
ing conditions for their crops, and
that it was self-evident that If the
farmers were we'll treated in this re-
spect that it made for the prosperity
of everybody and that it's original
platform embraced but one idea which
| is in controversy in the present con-
test, namely, to better market condl-
tions for grain by terminal elevators
and flour mills, and that ne stood Tor
! that plank today as he stood three ana
! one years ago. That platform also
stood for rural credit banks, and ne
stands today for rural credit bank
| operated at cost, so that When the
| farmers need money upon their land,
they can secure it at the lowest pos
sible rate Of interest.
| It was a fact, the speaker declared
that his published platform, which
was familiar to the people of the
| state. embodied those political prin-
ciples which had been endorsed repeat,
edly by an overwhelming majority OF
the people Of the state, by every P.o?-
litical gathering and by every car1dl-
date for high political office IN the
, last four years, and that he stood for
! them, but as to the other Wlld-eyed,
| untried and dangerous schemes which
Townley and his coterie of socialists
had attempted to tasten upon tne
state, beyond an, addition to the orig
! inal farmers program, We're unalter,
ably opposed by him, and he would
=, fight them to the bitter end. In con-
clusion the speaker said:
"For myself, l say that | stand to-,
day where l TODD three years ago and
one wear ago upon the platform OF be-
ing unequivocally and whole heartedly
in favor of better marketing condl-
tions. in favor Of giving the farmer
every penny he earns, in favor OF TAX
ing from the Minneapolis Chamber
of Commerce and other corporations,
anv influence that they may have eth
er directly or indirectly in the state
government. l favor now, as l tav-
! ored at that time, the lowest possible
interest rate because the lower rate
of interest the farmers obtain the
more prosperity it spells for US all.
The platform I published when !
announced my candidacy is identlca!
with what l believe to be the original
league program three years ago ana
one year ago, and l stand squarely
upon that. l am opposed now, as then,
to ineficiency, incompetency and graft
in office. and stand for absolute hon
estv in all affairs. The additional
planke in my platform beyond the
original farmers program are known
to YOU all and surely there is not one
of them but that will receive the uni
veral endorsement of every honest
person in the state.
We now have the machinery to give
the people Of this state an opportunity
to elect delegates and make their
choice at republican state conven-
tion. fairly constituted. will abide
bv the result of that convention.
In the fight that is on between now
and June 30th, every one must oe
either on one side or the other. you
ither back up state government that
TODAY favors men like Waters, Fraz-
Ter. Townley, Hagan. Lofthus and Nc
Donald and many untried and danger
o,s governments which were never