Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-23
DELEGATES TO
INDEPENDENTS
MEET ELECTED

1tNOEl ENOENlS,
MEET ELECTED
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bring on eerious embarrassment for
thousands Of farmers and business
men who need renewals on mortgages,
extensions hon notes and credit. This
will amount to more and cost us more
than the state funds that may be lost.
And what about self-respect-
or haven't we any as a state any
more? Will not the people of every
state in the union have q right to
question u conception Of honor and
honesty If we do not make a move
at the very earliest possible, moment
to dismiss discredited and grating
public officials. Will not that hurt
North Dakota and North Dakotans?
Action Necessary.
There is no such thing as Nonpart-
tsans frying in their own fat without
Independents being fried crisp at the
same time. There is nothing to be
gained for either the Independents or
the Nonpartisans by letting things go
to smash. There is no such thing as
the Nonpartiaan league blowing up.
That movement Is built on q we'll
manufactured prejudice, against the
existing order Of things. which can
not be suddenly with any
kind of collapse or explosion. That
must be plain by this time to every
one who has taken an active part in
opposing h rampages of the league
leaders. Some say hat N~onpartisan-
ism Is a disease that must be al
lowed to run It's course. Disease al
lowed to run its course results in
death. It is only dumb animals that
do not exert every effort to check a
disease before it runs its course. To
seek revenge is not Craftsmanship.
Let us quit playing ward politics with
serious problems.
1t is true that we will have q mess
on our hands If we win this summer,
but we will have a mess whenever
worse it will be. The eooner we dis
connect the league leaders from the
public funds and the machinery of
government, both of which they use
for political campaigning, the sooner
conditions in our state will begin to
to improve. We can do more for =
selves and the state by being on the
inside during the next eighteen
months than to let the league officials
be there.
The cost of a recall election will not
De a drop in the bucket as compared
with what the state will lose by per-
hitting the guilty state officials to
continue in charge of public funds
and in political power.
Success Certain.
AS to the result Of a recall election,
there can be no doubt. In such an
election, party lines will be ignored.
At the last general election the In
dependents had an average majority
of more than ten thousand votes on
all candidates and issues that were
not tangled up with the national cam
paign. The facts brought to light by
the House investigating committee
have moved some people who voted
for Frazier asst fall to vote against
him in a recall election. We have
positive evidence in the I. v. A. head
quarters that many members and
sympathizers of the Nonpartisan
league are signing the recall petitions.
Even the more moderate Nonpart-
isans do M want officials who squan-
der public money or lose it because
Of poor business management. The
Independents cannot lose in a recall
J election If they do their duty to them.
selves, posterity and the state. To
win they need only sign up the petit
tons, agree upon a set of candidates
pay the bills and go to the polls and
vote. If each one will do his or her
bit of the work that needs to be done
no such campaign fund will be need
ed as the Nonpartisans are raising.
But for the Republican landslide
last year there would not now be q
single Nonpartisan state official in
North Dakota What is to hinder us
from winning now when we a all
get together regardless of party at.
f%iliations?
Just as soon as the news goes out
to the world that the voters Of North
Dakota have recalled their discredit-
ed state officials and approved a sc,
of laws hat will make it impossible
for the new set Of officials to squan-
der and misuse public funds as the
present ones have done, the world
will begin doing business with North
Dakotans again.
Initiated Laws. +,
Under the initiated Rural Credit.
Law the Rural Credits Board which
it creates will have a right to issue
the same kind of bonds that South
ing the last two years. 1t will be
the duty of that Board to use enough
Of the proceeds from the sale Of it,
bonds to 'thaw'' out the $2.970,00t
now frozen" in thirty year loans and
make it Immediately available for
use by the various political subdi.
visions again.
The other initiated laws provide fol
other needs 80 that when those laws
r approved, a special session of the
legislature may not be needed fol
some time il at all. Those laws &C
into force thirty days after they are
approved. Now officers likewise take
Office almost Immediately.
No Party lanes
At the next primary and genera
election, the Independents will bt
Democrats and Republicans again. A
dangerous three cornered fight II Their
inevitable. Now we can all be to.
gether.
Let us not fool ourselves into think.
ing that there can be political peace
in North Dakota while constitutions.
government is being undermined, gu
schools polluted, tax money squan.
dered and despotic state officials talk.
ing about revolution and machine
guns. Hadn't we better gather our.
selves up for a real contest this sum.