Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
GRAND FORKS HERALD URD OCTOBER i, 1921.

making the Investigation were handi-
capped by the industrial commission
and their agents in every way. Those
liz, 900 who voted for the Board of
Auditors law and tor the investigation
are to be congratulated upon their
good Judgment in starting that pro-
ceeding and when all the books are
open and all the facts known; they
will have the greater reason for con-
graduating themselves upon their
foresight and good Judgment +
Honesty, Efficiency, Economy.
mot only do the people desire to
know how their business has been
conducted and how II stands, but they
wish it to- be, managed honestly, eff
iciently and economically, and they
have a right not only to expect but
to, demand that this be done. If the
citizens of this state, desire to have
their business SO managed, and II
they then discover that 1t has been
dishonesty, in%efficiently and waste.
fully managed and conducted, they
will IL they use good judgment make
change OF management with the
hope and expectation that improve
ment will result.
1T is the contention Of the hide
;Rendent forces today. that such evil
dence as, they have been able to Sc.
cure in sworn testimony, by the ad.
missions of League workers, aad es.
pecia'ly the evidence solicited by the
Bishop Briss,nan Co. and by the leg.
islature last winter, together with
such record facts as have been made
accessible to the public. that the pub.
lie business during the past years has
been sadly mismanaged and that thu
,misr1anagement has been such as tc
seriously impair public credit and
bring great loss to the citizenship Of
Our state. ~
The facts so far brought to light
indicate that much of the business ha.
not been honestly conducted. as.
sumo that each Of the three member.
of the Industrial commission near
we'll enough, and that in their person.
al affairs they are honest, but wher
h people insist upon honesty in. pub
Tic service, they do not merely NEAR
that a man shall refrain from stealing
taking money for official acts or help.
ing himself to public funds, but the,
do mean honesty according to thu
time-honored standards ana meanin,
OF that term.
1T involves obedience to the pro
visions OF III state constitution ant
the laws of our state according to tt,
letter and spirit thereof, and it alst
implies that he shall so act that thos.
who have confidence in his statement
and example may not be misled t,
their injury and loss. The chief troubl,
in this case is that the three mem
bers of the Industrial commission
have become <obsessed with the desir'
for the political power and success,
and that all acts, appointments ant
legislation are judged according It,
their Influence in increasing and con
tinuing this power. ].
Poor Servants Selected.
Another thing wherein the admin
istration has shown woeful incompe
n is in securing and appointin,
efficient men and women to take car
: of the pub ic business. This has beel
SO fragrant that an illustration will
hardly be needed, but suffice it t,
mention the Homebuilders' affair
and the Drake mill among the stat
industries, INC almost every Leagu,
enterprise that has been INCORPORATED
: whether to run a store, a Newspaper
a bank. or any other busincsA whel
we consider the affiliated lines of bus
mess. 49, NS =
Where there is SO much incompe
tence, was is bound to follow, AM
not only has there been great vast
and extravaganza in these activities
but the salaries paid in the Bank .
North Dakota, the Honlebui ders' as
ISOLATION, the Mill and Elevator asso
citation, the creamery and other place
n the expense bills submitted b,
these %so-called public servants dur
ing recent years are quite appalling
This together with nearly 800, 900
possibly more that they wanted on 3
futile. 4%effoTtt. to sell bonds, shows tn,
greatest di -egard. for economy an,
the pub ic 4 elfare.! '
For the purpose of intelligent,
carrying out the program and plat
form promulgated by the Devils LAX
convention az embodied in the resolu
tons and in the constitutional amend
ment and initiated laws. I shall, frs
of al make the appointment Of non
political committee Of men who ar
thoroughly familiar with the raising
marketing and milling Of grain am
who have the confidence of the farm
ers of our state, and have them max
a survey OF the mill and elevator. sit
uation at Grand Forks and Drake
determining for the Grand Fork
plant the proper amount needed TO
the completion of the project, tn
amount required for Working capital