Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-06
.NEST0S MEETINGS
AT PlNCREE and
KENSAL THURSDAY

NMAL THURSDAY
Speaker Is Well Received and
His Arguments and State
ments Are Given Close At
tention at Both Meetings-
Interview With Richter.
r. A. Nestos. Independent candid
ate for governor spoke at two well
lattended MEETINGS in the county
Thursday, Pingrec in the afternoon
and Kensal in the evening. At Ken
lsal farmers were present from both
Foster and Stutsman county, and
strict attention was given to the
speaker at both meetings. which is
reported as being done all over the
|state. Mr.. Nestos speaks at Mont
pelier Friday afternoon and at La
Moure in the evening.
At the kensal meeting Mr.. Nes-
tos was asked to repeat an argu-
ment and illustration regarding the
SldlS OWucu Illll duu cIcNdtO, WHICH,,
argument he used at Darlington the
night before. This was to the effect
that if the league members want the
mill and elevator experiment to ma
terialiZe they can be more certain
of it by supporting the independent
candidates who are pledged to COM
plete the mill and elevator, for the
reason that the present industrial
commission has been unable to COM
plete the mill and elevator. With
the restoration of the states credit
abroad and the retirement Of those
officials who are considered respon-
sible for the loss of credit outside
the state, it will be possible to sell
the state bonds, and to complete the
mill and elevator project. Whether
the grain raisers of North Dakota
now really believe that the compile
tion of these state owned projects
will do what has been claimed for
them, namely securing better prices
for wheat and better grades or not,
the election OF the Independent can
didates will mean that the original
plan will be carried out, and the ex-
pertinent tried fairly, and ON a busi-
experiment.
: Mr.. Nestos is received everywhere
with respectful attention and the au-
diences- show strong desire to, hear
everything about the situation. There
is no heckling or no outward exhib-
its of hostility and opposition as seen
in fomer years.
Mr.. NestOs speaks on the credit
condition of the state and analyses
the reasons for the unfortunate po-
sition North Dakota reached in the
estimation of people in the outside
states. He gives examples Of the
causes for the loss of credit, which
North Dakota has sustained and
shows that the situation is becoming
worse instead of better 1t relief
is not secured this fall worse condi-
tions may be expected the coming
winter than we have ever had before.
Laboring men in towns and else
where are as much interested as any
one for the matter of employment
depends upon credit outside the state
for financing farm products and
business enterprises.
North Dakota has escaped the in
flation losses in land values which
is seen in other states, but otherwise
our situation is peculiar and differ
ent from that of other states owing
to certain unfortunate and vicious
laws and to the general mismanage-
ment of the pubilc's business. A
mong the laws that are responsible
for the adverse opinion held out
side the state is the law which gives
power to divert money from
the various funds for which 1t is
raised by taxation and to transfer
from one fund to another, to
be spent by different boards and Of
ficials for different purposes.
Under this law the industrial COM
mission has diverted the school
from its original pupose and
also the sinking fund money. This
latter makes outside and inside bond
buyers suspicious that the money
to provide for the repayment Of the
principal Of bonds will not be forth
coming when they are due. It is
clearly unconstitutional to spend the
school money for any other purpose
than for the support Of the public
and Mr.. Nestos calls atten-
lion to the fact that many school
would now be without
schools IL the business men and the
bankers-who are maligned and des
cribed by the league speakers, as do
ing the state more injury than the
|. w. W.had not shouldered the
burden and carried school warrants
until better conditions return. Mr..
Nestos shows that the cost of admin
stration Of the state affairs has more
han doubled in five years. He
pledges, II elected, rigid economy In @
he matter Of state expenses.
In HIS speeches, AIr. Nestos does 4
lot criticise the motives or the ac--
ions Of the league membership, nor 3
ry to discretlit them. He admits
hat the object Of the league orig
nally had good purposes In view ,at 4
% secure better conditions for the ef
industry Of the state. He
irges that Ill. both Independ dents5
md &Leaguers2 unite TO get the relief
which sis wanted BY MI.