The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-08-12

legislature shortly after the United
States entered the world war. The
purpose Of this law was to protect the
soldiers and their families against the
greed of the very interests that are
now posing as the champions of the
e~x-service men. These interests fought
this law with every weapon at their
command and Eel after it was enact
ed many Of them refused to obey 1t
until they were forced by the authori-
ties to respect the rights Of those who
were offering their lives for the ma
TONS honor.
"It is also we'll known that I was
instrumental in securing the passage
Of the soldiers compensation act, an
other law that was stubbOrnly opposed
by the interests and the newspapers
that are now so feverishly posing as
the only simon pure friends of the re-
turned service men. The farmers ad-
ministratiOn that these lying papers
are now villifying and libelling passed
this law, universally admitted to be
the best law of it's kind ever enacted.
The Nonpartisan League administra-
ton Of North Dakota a the first In
the union to enact such a law.
"These same organs opposed this
law and, obeying the commands of the
big business interests they serve, are
now %ridiculing the plans of certain
congressman to have the United
| StntaS r.,yorpr,o,t frjIcxy +hn ovor,n1o
of North Dakota and at least in part,
recOmpense the soldier for his services
to the nation. The nerve of these
lying hypocrites to o pose as the
friends and defenders of the soldiers
is monumental.
"The quality of their friendship for
the soldiers is clearly shown in their
attempt to defend the actions of the
mob at KichardtOn that attacked Ser
egant Galliger last June while he was
visiting at the home of friends there.
Their %insincerity is evident when they
call the voters of the state who elect
ed an administration that has always
stood up for the rights of the eX-Serv
ice man, asses. While protesting such
concern for the ex-soldier it will be
noted that not one of them has been
nominated for office by the faction
fighting the Nonpartisan League. The
farmers selected two and they are also
certain to elect them.
"To the unprecedented voter it ought
not to be difficult to see who is the
real friend of the e%x-service a II
is inconceivable that the colossal false
hoods spread by the anti-farmer forces
viii receive any attention from per
sons Of normal intellect. My record /:
IN open book to all the voters of thu
state. The lying politicians know tina
and their sole purpose is to deceive
and prejudice.
"The interests opposed to the farm
ers have reasOn to hate that record,
suppose. There is the Standard Oh
tax case which the attorney genera
was apparently letting go against tn
state by default. More than a quartz
of a million dollars We're involve
there and Governor Frazier who az
pointed me to look after it when tn
attorney general failed to sen a law
yer to represent the state.
"Then there is also the state grail
grading case which "a handled b,
the attorney general in much the SAM
manner as the tax case. The governo
saw the danger of the state losing on
unless it was properly represented an
he appointed me to take charge. TIL
state won the case and the injunction
that had tied up the inspection depart
ment, was dissolved.
1.-THE farmers of North Dakota knoN
my record in the Equity case when tn
milling combine attempted to wrec
the Farmers Cooperative Grain CON
any There were years of litigatio
in which tile Equity came out victor
Gus. Since then l have spent practi'
ally all my time fighting the battle