Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
Northwestern Neus
RECALL ELECTION TO PAVE WAY
FOR SANE L.E3GIlSL ATlYE PROGRAM
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and sensible legislative program. This
would save. time and money. But
without the preceding investigation the
members of the legislature would abe.
fumbEng around without any definite
aim and purpose, and nothing Of a.
constructive nature would be accom-
pl1shed.
sit IS out Of the question to think
OF getting such facts from the present
administration. Last winter it took,
the whole legislative assembly to get
even a scratch at the surface. No In,
formation was given voluntarily to5the
members of either house, and such In
formation as has been sent out from
the various departments and bureaus
has been proven to be inaccurate and
often even wholly untrue. ;. !. 81.
Facts Concealed BY Officials.
Zone need only to read the official
reports by various, departments of
STATE to find out that they are pub
lished not for the purpose Of giving
information, but en- the contrary for
the purpose of covering up facts. And
the they are full of partisan propa-
ganda. The taxpayers money is being
spent for illegal purposes in this man
ner in a most fragrant way"
Mr.. Nestos is an impressive talker
but not Of the spellbinder type He
uses no tricks in order to keep the at
tention OF his audience, nut he kas no
difficulty In finding willing listeners.
FIe goes straight at the issues from
the start. .s
am here today" he said, :...to
speak to you as citizens Of this state
about some OF the issues Of the. recall
campaign and to assur you that UNI
der the present conditions ,in our
state, the carving out Of the plat
form Of the Independent forces wYll
benefit II state materially. You are
italy interested in the welfare Of
The state and as tax payers, have Il
personal interest in the adminis.ra-
lion Of the business, and the affairs Of
the state. tF
"It is from this standpoint that 1
desire to speak to you today and 1
have no intention to call any names
or to abuse. malign or villify anybody.
To do that may be interesting and
possibly entertaining but it does not
citizens should be interested, and
vitality interested today, viz. how has
the industrial commission conducted
our affairs during the past few years?
Has its administration been such as
to promote our best interest? And
| what is the Wisest curse for us to
pursue on October 2Sth so as to in
sure a satisfactory administration
and better conditions during the four
teen months to come.
The, first criticism that I would
offer of the public business during
the past four years is that SO much
secrecy has been thrown about it and
1t has been so difficult to ascertain
what the real facts are. We have
been able to learn some facts; we
have guessed at others m when new
facts have come to light, it has usual
" been proven that our previous
guesses were correct.
This secrecy, however, should not
exist! AS long as it is public business,
it should be so conducted and. the
records sc kept that full information
should at all reasonable times be ac-
! cessible to and obtainable by the citi-
zenship of the state. The govek1or,
the attorney general and the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor, in
stead OF putting every a in the way
of the people, or the peoples repre-
sentativcs discovering the true status
Of the affairs of the different depart
! ments, industries and interests OF" /:
state, should give the assistance}I.n
their, power to furnish people With
full information.
This has not been done. On the
contrary we And tina even after 49,
600 of the citizens Of our state by
voting for the Board of Auditors law
had Indicated their desire,and demand
fora full and fair investigation, those