Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-09-22

porters and the different commune
| ties OF our state. In supporting
these various enterprises whether the
Consumers United Stores. Farmers
Banks, newspapers, real estate COM
panies and other projects. the far
mers understood that they were fav-
ored and sponsored by some or many
Of these leaders of the League and
| evidence recently given under oath
proves that they were organized with
the knowledge and approval of these
officials and at the suggestion Of
those that were the leaders of the
League movement in our state.
''In many cases farmer was
made to feel that it was his duty as
a good Lacquer and supporter of
the farmers program to put his mon
ey into these enterprises; in many
cases he was led to believe that all
credit and that these enterprises were
assured of such profit that the not
es given would be paid by the div
idends and that the subscriber
would have his stock as result of
the loan of his credit. With but very
few exceptions the farmers were al
so led to believe that these enter
prises would be managed by men who
wer e honest and thoroly understood
their business and that therefore the
management would be competent and
efficient and that the accommodation
notes given would never have to be
paid by the farmer who rendered the
accommodation.
Used for Politics
''In spite of the confidence reposed
by the farmers in these leaders and
officials, these different corporations
were used purely for political purpos-
es and for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
ruling powers. Men were employed
both in the stores and other lines of
business because of the fact that they
were faithful workers for the clique
in power and not because of any
knowledge Of or experience in the
business to be conducted. with the
result that almost without excep-
tion every one of these business en-
terprises has failed, millions of dol
lars have been squandered and collec-
tiOn is being enforced this fall on
most every county in the state.
Industrial Commission may not have
personally helped to promote any OF
these enterprises, and some were pro-
NOTED by them they have always
been in position where they had a
chance to know, and did know the
exact conditions existing and by the
use of fair judgment to know that
failure was inevitable and yet there
is no record that anything has been
done by either of the three men to
stop this fraud upon the public or
to do anything to protect the inter-
est of the faithful followers who in
their great loyalty to the cause per-
lnitted themselves to become finan-
cially involved
Promises Publicity
Mr.. Nestos laid particlar emphas-
is on the secrecy thrown about the
management Of the state since the
Frazier-LemkeHagan clique were e.
lected to office. y3j II 81, II
II want to say to you, he said
that II I am elected governor of this
state it shall be my purpose without
delay to cause q most complete and
searching investigation to be made
of the state industries. the state bank
and the relation Of these to other
banks and league enterprises as we'll
as to investigate the purchases made
for our various state institutions and
state department and to lay the full !
results OF this investig ion before
the people Of, the state a Not only do II
Il propuso TO do this hut to have the
public business 10 conducted 5heyo-sf
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