The Bowbells tribune., 1920-04-16

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ISSUE sQuARELY. D t |.
SE. j. Marks of va near Woburn
plainly shows that he is not asham-
ed Of any of the acts Of the present
farmer state administration, and in
his answer. to Mr. Holtz letter pub
lished last week, gives lot Of facts
In support Of the farmer legislature
4 and administration. He doesn't
beat around the bush and dodge the
issue. but meets it squarely, and
4 shows himself to be fully equal to
1 the occasion. II Mr. Holtz has
anything more to say on this sub
ject. The Tribune will be glad to
i publish his side Of the case Fol-
\ lowing lis the letter written by Mr..
3 Marks: js1 5 ----. - = :.
note in the last issue Of this
Northgate takes exception to the
charge thai, he misrepresented con
ditions in North Dakota in a letter
.tPuDAA0ACo ,OSCA AlS 1AdulO LII 'IAC soL
Paul Daily News March 11th in
Minnesota: beg Of you rot to al
1 low A. c. Townley to rule your
state as he lis ruling North Dakota
IT is one man government. That
SS'r "a brief appeal, and contains at
s least two misstatements which show
either an intent to deliberately
cI n ~. 7fho ~, of. fho oro
i Of the state or show a profound ig-
! norance of conditions Of govern
3 ment in North Dakota since the NJ
5s5P. u. has had control, y
Can it be that Mr.. Holtz does not
know that the N. p. L. has placed
the control Of the state government
pie OF the state? Has he forgotten
ed by an overwhelming vote of the
I people at the election in November,
jA1918? Does he not know that be-
sides passing constitutional amend
ments making it POSSIBLE for the
4 state to. own and operate terminal
elevators, mills, banks. conduct a
state hail insurance and in fact en-
1 gage in any industry. or business,
{ that a majority of the people wish
I it to engage in, that they also pass
/ ed a constitutional amendment giv-
2 ing to the people of North Dakota
{ the best, most simple and easily
workable initiative and referendum
laws of any state in the United
States? If he does know this are
they not deliberate misstatements
q when he says that 'tTownley rules
North Dakota" and 'it. is one man
government" And if he does not
know it. how does he excuse his ig-
+ norance, when the N. F. League op-
) ponents made such prompt use OF
I the referendum they had opposed
4 before the fall election? Can 1t
q be that a man Of Mr.. Holtz's views
I did not take part in the efforts of
S the opponents of the N. p. L.. to de-
!. feat the laws necessary to carry out
& the peoples program by a referen-
dunn last June? He must know
that at that election over $4,000
loyal voters went to the polls and
expressed by their ballots their de-
sire that the industrial program be
carried out according to the laws
enacted by the representatives they
had elected. And then he tells the
readers OF the St. Paul Daily News
that Townley rules North Dakota
and .It5 is "a one man government.
n i call that a misstatement Of fact,
>either deliberate, or thru ignor-
ance OF our new laws, 1t Is a nis-
s statement that would get very lit
tie creGence here In North Dakota
whore our new laws securing to tho
( people real self government are
$4 pretty we'll understood but might
Il perhaps mislead some IN Minnesota
! or other states (where the people
have no means OF ascertaining the
facts s$s s5s.. # .s3
!. AS IAmade q complete analysis OF
& the taxes given In his list, in my
former letter, and as he has not de-
4 MED the correctness Of that ana
slysis, which showed the amounts
levied by the state, county, town
= ship, school district. etct, will dis
,cuss briefly the gasoline tax he
entions, and then answer the ques-
y tiOns he asks, as he seems to be
i sad lily. IN need of informatio on:
he gasoline tax was in litiga--
ton at the timeRthe state levy was
4 made The: Standard Oil Co. re-
II stated the payment OF this tax,S al
tho fhey added It TO the price Of
gas .as soon as the law was effect
q i've. When ~ is collected it will
Il operate to lower 9th or state taxes.
When this law was passed gasoline
/; sold Ia Flaxtpns at the oil stations at
~ 5.3 cents; Il; III now seelis for 3 ! e;
cents. Smenti ioH this raise ot over
six cents per gal Ion so ATT Mt:
u Holtx witt his facult ot drawing
false cong clusio not tribute
II al 5iof the raise to the one cent tax
for the questi Ions First.s,
hyS do 4 pay sexceasiy school
taxes IL yOlr school othcars
have observed the do not, \ #,
Itss isS st1s be presumed that yQus are y
4 as,aesaed your scho tax because ;sa
IL III prity OF the school voter IA
ypurs district are ii favor ot "a g good 81
SciI I0o and up,t0 ate sc cho0l aequip-s
yo, It Is not because /, ct $sSa
law exe enlpts city ONES
taxattonss The exemDtt lon law
sss0nl xsmpts city zones when ocSs ss
cupte by the owner to the extent u !.
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