Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-27
CRONNA STAND FOR.
RECALL ELECTION
CLEARLY OUTLINED

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Former Senator Commands
Respect and Attention of
Both Political Factions in
This Campaign - Is For
Nestos, Johnson and Kitch-
en- and Recall Program.
Dunseith, Oct. 24.-After several
successful meetings in this part of
the state former U. S. Senator A. J.
Gronna spoke here last night to a
large and enthusiastic crowd. Mr..
GrOnna has lately suffered from an
attack of pleuresy and he practically
had to leave the sickbed to take part
in the campaign. But he does not
save himself: his speeches still have
the same old force and vigor.
Talking on issues in the recall
campaign and the record of the pres
ent state administration Mr.. Gron-
ma said in part:
81 have no objection to any organ
ization that the farmers and any
body else may form so long as it
does not create hate and suspicion,
The. Nonpartisan League has follow
ed program of creating hate and
singing the hymn of hate against the
people who live in the little villages.
Ir
II believe in the principle the
fathers of our country laid down in
the constitution of this land. I do
not believe that we can all get to-
gether and share and share alike; SO
long as man is selfish we cannot
live as we should live, and the only
way we can live in way worth
while is to organize the home. We
cannot have the right kind Of home
without religion, nor government
without the right kind of homes.
That is the fundamental basic prin-
ciples on which all governments are
created and perpetuated.
Il am getting along in years and
I have children and they have chill
dren; I owe the people of this state
something and I shall fight. for the
principles which I think necessary
to perpetuating constitutional gov
ernment I have some very dear
who believe in the program
Of the Nonpartisan League. I am
not one Of those who believe my op-
inion is better than the opinions of
Others. but / think it only right TO
tell you, whom I have represented
for 16 years in the highest legisla-
tive house of this nation, what I
think is true.
The farmer boy of today will be
the banker of tomorrow. The young
lady in the farm kitchen with her
sleeves rolled back helping her moth
er' will be the school ma'a and the
of schools of tomor-
row. In this way the population of
towns is made up largely OF people
reared on farms.
"In 1918 the railroads of this
state contributed more than nine
teen dollars Of every hundred to the
state treasury. The farmer paid less
than fifty-five out of every hundred.
In 1919 the railroads were lowered
to fourteen and the lands were rails
ed to seventy-one percent, Is that
the kind of farmers program you
want? l know you don't want it but
you have been deceived as l have
been deceived; they lied to us.
I could show you some OF the OF
ficial records, to substantiate the
fact that these league leaders ad-
nit that the industrial commission
took funds out of the Bank of North
Dakota and sent to busted bank.
Was it not criminal? Instead OF
sending these men to the highest OF
fices of the state they should have
been sent to the penitentiary.
."In Fargo, after the first invest
igation showed that the Nonpartisan
bank was busted, they sold to the
farmers. $46,OOO.OO worth of stock
and part of this money was used.
And when they saw that they had to
do something in order to save Mr.
Woods neck, they decided to issue
the stock and make you the goat.
You paid $500 for every $1.0O worth
Of stock. They were getting $500.
for share which was not worth the.
paper 1t was written upon. i can
prove from the records that this is
true. These men are now trying to
save themselves from the recall. l
believe that the average intelligence
Of th citizens of North Dakota is as
greatsas or greater than the citizens
Of other states. Now do you believe
that We would ask for the recall, iun-
|ess we were warranted by facts ~
~ -'ss.s John ". Hagan should be remOv-