The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-19
ASSERTS RECALL
BALLOT FORCED
BY POLITICIANS
Governor Frazier Declares Peo-
pie Did Not Demand It
SAYS PROGRAM AT STAKE
Administration, He Says, Will
Defend Record Made Be.
fore People

Governor Lynn J. Frazier, in his
hrst public statement on the election
in which his recall is asked, declared
here today that the demand for the
recall did not come from the people.
1T came from the politicians seek
ing ozce and perhaps from the finan-
clal interests" he said. mo doubt
they expected the publicity attending
the circulation of petitions and re-
call campaign would tend to block
the sale of bonds and the carrying out
OF the industrial program"
Asked if there was any change in
sentiment noticeable to him in the
state the governor declared his belief
that "the supporters of the industrial
program are more determined than
ever to support the program and give
1t fair trial. If it is blocked now
the people would never know whether
it would be success or not because
the opposition would not give it any
thing like a fair trial."
Doubts Nest0s' Statement.
The governor. In answering a ques-
tion as to his belief in the statement
Of r. A. Nestos, his opponent in the
election to be held Octooer %, that the
program would be tried gave an en-
phatic no"
"NOt when it is so evident that the
whole purpose Of the recall election
and the opposition program is to block
the industrial program" he said. 1t
would not get a fair trial any more
than the government operation of rail-
roads during wartime when the gov
ernment put in men to operate the
railroads who were opposed to federal
control"
would the proposed constitutional
amendments and initiated measures
affect the ability Of any administra-
ton to carry out the program?" the
governor was asked.
"The proposed initiated measures
would absolutely tend to make the
program imperative and defeat the
very things the people of the state
Rave been fighting for" he said, and
characterized the initiated measure
proposing rural credits board to make
farm loans "camounage" In the at
tack on the Bank Of North Dakota.
''rhe administration will defend the
record they have made in Office and
show the benefits that have come to
the state by the iarrying out Of the
industrial program as far as possible"
the governor said, and also the vastly
greatly amount of benefit that would
have come to the state if it had not
been for the tactics of the opposition
in fighting it by court action and
blocking the sale of bonds. -.
Says Expense Burdensome.
"If we had had the cooperation OF
the opposition the same as we have
had their opposition the whole pro-
gram would have been carried out
the governor continued, land the peo-
pie of the state would have been in
position to Judge whether or not 1t had
hcen failure or detriment. In ad-
dition to upholding the industrial pro-
gram we are going to show the record
Of the opposition and the record ot
their leaders during the last session
of the legislature.
"The unfortunate par; of this recall
campaign coming on at this time OF
financial depression low pl ices for farm
products and poor crops in some parts
Of the state is that there should be CO.
operation among all classes to get
over and give assistance where need
ed, a general conservation of resources
and the cutting down Of expense in
stead of stirring up hatred and pre-
venting aid to those in need and IN
forcing the taxpayer to the expense OF
the election"
The governor said ne believed the
cost of the election would average
about $2,5O0 for each county, or about
! $125,O0O, not including any expense OF
the campaign organizations.
Says Moral Issue Foolish.
Referring to the quotation by the
Joint campaign committee Of state
ment purported to have been made by
! Minnie J. Nelson, state superintend
| ent of public instruction, to the ef-
feet that the battle is one between
civilization and religion on the one
hand and atheism on the other the
governor said that such statement Is
"absolutely absurd and foolish"
ut is we'll established fact that
morals and christianity are of high
er type in the rural districts than IN
the cities. I cannot understand why
anyone with average intelligence
should make such statement
URGES PURCHASE OF BONDS
| Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 19-Carl D.
Thompson of Chicago, special repre-
sentative of the Industrial Commits
sion of North Dakota, today address
ed the seventeenth convention here OF
the Amalgamated Association OF
Street and Electric Railways En-
ployes of America, asking the asso-
citation to indprse the North Dakota
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