The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-10-13
LARGE CROWD
HEARS FRAZIER
Governor Defends Acts of Industrial
Commission and Flags the
Bankers Association
] PRICES FIXED FOR FARMERS
Chief Executive Wakes Warm and
Fights Back

Governor Lynn j. Frazier appeared
before the voters Of Oakes last even
ing, delivering scorching denuncia-
tion of the monied interests and de-
Tending the acts of the industrial
commission, Of which he is the head.
Some difficulty was experienced in
securing suitable place to hold the
meeting, as there is no provision for
heating the Legion pavilion, but the
crowd managed to squeeze into the
Woodmen hall, which was finally OBJ
tained.
R.; N. Youngquist of Fullerton in
troduced Mr.. Samuel, defeated candi-
date for governor of Idaho last year,
who said he had come all the way
from the western state to tell what
people out there think of North Dako-
ia conditions and hear what Governor
Frazier had to say. He stated that
the coming election is a very import
ant one because if present officials are
recalled it will brand them as dis
honest, and urged the electors to con-
slider very carefully before they mark
ed their ballots. The issue, as he
sees it, is whether the state is to be
controlled by the voters or by the
monopolists, and urged the farmers
to forget their work and sleep from
now until they have won the election.
He pointed out that since the pres
ent administration came into power
the tax payers Of the state have been
saved at least $4,000, 900, mainly
through the activities Of VIM. Lemke,
attorney general, in his fights against
the railroad rate increase and gen.
eral utilities corporations, and the &C.
tive operation of the grain grading
law, dockage law and others. In con-
clusion he asked that the voters mani
fest the spirit Of fair play character
istic Of Americans and see that the
industrial commission gets square
deal.
When Govegppr Frazier took the
Nor he aaunfksd upon His speeeh
without preliminary and held the at-
tention Of his audience for about two
hours. He stated that since the be.
ginning prices, and sometimes the
scales, have been fixed for the farm
ers by the grain men, making it very
convenient for the tiller Of the soil
who had only to work all summer and
then sell at the other fellows price
The committee Of seventeen appointed
to gather information at the Chicago
wheat pit found that the chamber Of
commerce sold many times more
wheat than they bought last year
and made something like $50, ,000, ,000
while doing it. In six months they
sold three times the total worlds
production.
In bringing up the question Of who
pays the I. v. A. campaign expense
the governor said he had by accident
learned who helped. He had been in
vited to deliver an address in Wash
ington state and while on the. train
was accosted by Mr.. Velie of the
Deere-Weber Co., who said, "My peo.
pie are putting a lot Of money into
your state helping out in your fight.
Mr.. Velie was thunderstruck when
he learned that he was talking to
Frazier, apparently being under the
impression that O'Connor was gov
ernor, and when he found out his er.
ror remarked, Excuse me, I've got
my wires crossed"
Mr.. Frazier reviewed at some length
his experiences with the Chicago
banker who loaned the Bank Of North
Dakota million dollars. This gen
tleman said he had been criticised
more for that than for any other loan
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