The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-06-07
NEST0S TALKS
TO GATHERING
, AT JAMESTOWN.
Says Administrations Policy
Was to Import Outside
|. Radicals
PRAISE FOR K1TCH1N
Says His Experience Qualities
Him for Agricultural Com.
missi0ner's Job

J8WeStOWQ, June til am elect.
ed governor. it shall be the policy of
the administration to have. the state
Of North Dakota run by North Da-
k0tans," n. T. Nestos of tMinot, Inde.
pendent candidate for governor in the
recall election, promised Stutsman
county voters who attended the Inde.
pendent rally held here last night. Mr.
Nestos' address was an indictment Of
the policy. he said, that the Frazier
LemkeIHagan administration adopted
in importing radicals from other
states and adding them to the state
payroll. He also took, occasion to COM
\ mend the Committee of AZ on its se-
lection Of Joseph A. Kitchin of Golden
Valley county as the candidate for
Commissioner of Agriculture and La
Dor. declaring that Mr.. Kitchin's many
years Of service as superintendent Of
schools In Billings county gives as.
surance to the voters that he would
be valued member Of the board
Of administration, his experience In
managing his own farming operations
gives him proper insight into agri-
cultural problams and his record as
legislator and member Of the United
States army has won for him a place
Of high esteem among the citizens Of
North Dakota. EE
when the present struggle is over"
Mr. Nestos declared, "and the atmos.
phere has cleared sufficiently so that
the citizens who believe in our state
and its possibilities and are anxious to
promote its best interests, get a
chance to review the incidents Of the
last couple Of years, l believe it will
be conceded that very high c0mmen.
dation is due to the citizens of our
state who voted in favor of the initial.
ed measure which provided for an
examination of the Bank Of North Da.
k0ta. It was the adoption of this
law by the vote of the people who
desired to get at the truth SO far
as It waA possible to do so, that has
made it possible to ascertain many OF
the facts previously covered up and
conditions only suspected by our citi-
gems. II our. officials had shown dis.
position to- give the people the facts
with reference to- the administration
Of the various departments OF the
state and Of the recently Instituted
state industries, there would have
been no need of the board Of auditors
law. But with the officials elected
by the people unwilling to let those
who had right to know discover
what the true condition of our state
finances were, and the amounts ex.
pended and for what expended In
connection with the various industries.
it became absolutely essential to adopt
such law and by means OF its
provision to turn the search light upon
these expenditures and operations. !
Getting the Facts ....
''Even with the adoption of this law,
the people discovered last winter that
it was difficult to get at the real facts
of the case but even the brief and
inadequate view it received was suf-
ficient to show the people Of this
state, that conditions were depl0rable
and there is great need for a change
of administration and for reversal
of this policy of hiding the financial
conditions Of our state and its various
interests from the people who have
q right to know what the condition is.
"The citizens Of our state Of voting
age, now more than 225.O0 strong,
also feel that there are enough of
such citizens and taxpayers in North
Dakota who have the education, the
ability and the experience to handle
the work in all the branches and
the departments of our state govern
ment 80 that these should be en-
ployed rather than/t0 send to other
states and to import from them peo.
pie who have no interest whatsoever
in our state and in its upbuilding.
Some objection has even been rails.
ed to the employment of so many of
these outsiders in connection with the
newspapers and other enterprises of
the 'Nonpartisan league, but as these
are more or less in the nature OF
private enterprises that is question
for the membership and those in con.
troll to decide whether they want, to
employ citizens of the state or resort
to those from outside with whom they
feel a spiritual kinship.
Wants Home Employees
'tBut when 1t comes to the employ
ment Of people in the various depart
ments of the state who are paid out
of the tax moneys Of the state. l feel
that the policy should be adopted OF
employing citizens of our own state as
numbers possessing the education,
tsAining and experience required.
When the Independents assume con-
troll we shall need and desire to CO.
operate with the other commonwealth
and with the citizens of the great
Northwest in the development of our
state. We shall seek and welcome
such cooperation but when 1t comes to
the administration Of the affairs of
our state, then surely we have enough
OF efficient workers and administrators
in North Dakota TO make the employ.
ment of outsiders unnecessary. 1t
should be our aim and purpose to give
all of our citizens an opportunity to
achieve success, il they are willing
to. work and exercise thrift, frugality
and prudence in the management Of
their own affairs. The roads to Op-