The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17
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EDITORIAL


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After reading about various ones
who got money from the Bank OF
North Dakota the Devils Lake journal
says that about the only thing neces-
sary to obtain money from the state
bank was for the party needing 1t to
wear the badge of goat or else carry
a copy of the Courier News protrudlng
from the pocket. There is more truth
than poetry in that statement.
The developments of the past few
DAYS has convinced lot Of skeptlcai
people that calomel will no longer pc
needed to clear their vision. We told
these same people two years ago what
was going to happen if the present
gait of the administration board
was kept up in regard to handling the
people's business and all these have
come to pass. What we need now IN
stead of calomel is business men 10
run our state affairs. '''- ".'
Lieut-Gov. Wood is quoted as say
ing that he will not stand Tor the pan
of the conference to liquidate the state
bank. Mr.. Wood is one OF the knock
ers who sees his political powers
dwindling the minute this takes place;
because he knows that when that
bunch who have ruined the state nave
been supplanted that his political sun
will set behind a dark cloud. VI
course the league radicals and poll,
ticians are against such action, but
every man of sense and good judg-
ment will be in favor of it. 1t is the
league hangers on and politicians who
are reaping the salaries and political
prestige that are against any read
iustment that will bring about peace
and harmony.
There can be no compromise with
the bunch now in control at BISMARCK.
We want a clean reorganization with
the "old gang" thrown out. They have
done all the damage and now it is time
for them to pay the piper-which is
resignation from Office to give men
chosen by the people a chance to get
things to going right. We are not IN
favor of compromise with the social
lists only so far as the bank is con-
cerned to get the money to continue
the states industrial program along
reasonable lines and to protect the
banks of the state and the funds OF
the various political subdivisions. That
is as far as it is necessary to COM
promise with that outfit. Let the PEG,
Die have a chance to name some real
business men to fill the offices of the
state and to go ahead safely and
surely.
There is no appreciate change in
the situation at Bismarck. Leaders
on both sides are trying to formulate
a plan to put state bonds on the mar
ket and to restore marketable value
for the same. On the other hand the
radicals on the league side are against
any plan that will indicate a back
down on the part of the league. The
league officials these days are so busy
under oath substantiating what the
independent press has said the past
three years, that there should be no
further doubt now as to who was tell
ing the truth. There should be no
compromise on the part of the indie
pendents. The state administrator IS
Incapable of performing the duties Tor
which it was elected and is unable to
finance the state, and it is time Tor
those who are responsible to hand in
their resignation and get out and give
those who are capable a chance. we
cannot see where any agreement IN re re
gard to floating bonds can in any way
condone the bad nlix-up that the pres
ent administration has gotten US INTO
TO leave those men at the helm at TINS
time would be practically an accessory
to the crime-for crime it is and you
cannot think of it any other way. The
independent forces of North Dakota
should stand firm for cleaning up
and insist on Messrs. Frazier. Hagen:
Lemke and three members Of the su-
preme court resigning from their
jobs.
Stand up Frazier: When you were
elected governor by the people of the
state in a moment of misguided judg-
ment. YOU promised under oath to
abide by the constitution of the state
and see that the laws were rlgldiy
enforced. lou nave NOo uoAl0 ~ go
regard to the banking laws and by
your official sanction of the work OF
your administration board, your So
cialist attorney-general and your po-
litically picked bank examiners you
have been big instrument in allowing
all this rottenness in our banking sys-
tenn to take place. You owe your
resignation to the people.
Mr.. Hagen: You have been part
of this gigantic piece Of mismanage,
nent and have put forth every effort
to push it along. Due to your untir.
ing work in behalf of this program of
shooting it to other banks" you see
where you have put the financial con-
dition Of the state. Your resignation,
also, would be acceptable at this tt me-
Why not hand it in and give the state
a chance to fill the place with one who