Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-26

u The Nonpartisan league smoke bar
rage is working at high pressure and
the league press is filled with reports
calculated to deceive the voters at the
'Iast minute in the recall campaign.
For example. the Courier-News for
this snorning carries a headline "$6,-
100000 North Dakota Bonds Sold"
the editor apparently forgetting that
he had solemnly announced this sale
more than a Week ago.
The basis for the headline is an al
legged telegram from Splitter, Rorlck
& co. Of Toledo, Ohio, which states
that the company lis ready to take
up and pay you for all real estate
bonds OF five hundred, and one thou-
sand dollar denominations that yov
have" 49,. s
Another Fake Sale. iH
in the first place this telegram TAX =.
en- at it's face value would only mean
the sale of .$500.0oO. worth. Of bonds Il in.
addition to- those already sold since
ing farm, niurtg gaga Nh icfls Rave been
turned over to the state treasurer for
: the issuance Of bonds (.
The $6, 100000 story is manifestly
absurd since. less than: one-haf thar
amount of real estate loans hayg been
made.
Discount Means Loss
Finally in connection with this en-
tire bond sale to Splitter, RoricR &
CO. it should be borne in mind that
the contract provides for the sale OF
these bonds at 5 per cent discount,
which is n1anifestly in violation of the
law which says that these state bonds
must be sold at par, and entails q
heavy loss. A
An effort has been made to dodge
u: ~ ~, 4, y inv
fuge that the bonds are being sold
by that. institution at a discount.
1t is on the people of the state
that the loss will fall. however,
and this phase will be fully fought
cut In the legal action now pend
Ing.
No Denial of Plot.
In connection with the league plot
barred Tuesday to violate the corrupt
practices act by having Nonpartisan
league workers campaign and attempt
to Influence voters on election day, the
league press today is silent. g
There is a general warning pub
Iished to the leaguers which says:
Don't believe anything you see in
the kept press but nc allusion to the
barefaced plot for wholesale violation
of the law which has now been
brought to light, and by it's silence the
league; press admits the truth of the
charges which have been made.
This scheme was disclosed Tuesday
when a letter, addressed to league
workers by the Nonpartisan league or
ganization department came into the
possession of the Independents
Signed BY Aarllus.
This letter is over the signature Of
P. L. Aarhus of the organization de-
partment of the Nonpartisan League.
1t contains positive instructions to the
league workers to solicit votes near
the polling places .on election day,
which Constitutes a harefaced viola
fon of the corrupt practices act.
The letter is dated from Fargo and
is headed: 81,
'.Important instructions to precinct
workers, and appointments of the diff
ferent committees.
Hero Are the Orders.
The plot to violate the corrupt
practices act ia revealed 1.-THE third
paragraph, which reads as follows:
ELECTION committee to work
near polling places October %.
The paragraph in question fol-
lows:
.see to It that this election
committee is appointed inlmcdl-
ately. The duties of tho election
committee arc to meet the yOt-
crs when they come to vote. SEQ 4
that they. have tic sample ballots
and information. Reassnrc the n
women voters who may be q little
neryOus. Tell them to take the
time necessary in the booth. TO
vote for all of our candidates
and .sno,' on the six initiated
measures, and mo- OH the three
constitutional amendments. One \
member OF this, committee should
be especially directed to urge all
voters to vote for all OF our can
didatcs, namely, Frazier, Hagan
and ILcmIkc. The committee
should provide itself with q list \
OF all the league voters and those
friendly to the league, In the
township and check each name
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