Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-21
WEDNESDAY N JUNE Fl. 1922.
sHAFER CLARIFIES THE ISSUES.

George F.. Shafer, independent candidate 70,
attorney general, in his address at Hillsboro last
Monday evening put the real issues Of the present
campaign straight up to B. F. Baker, Peter Garbere
dates for governor, attorney general and commits
sioner of agriculture and labor, respectively.
Mr.. Baker and Mr.. Church, as members of the
senate whitewash committee in 1921, signed the re-
port of the majority of that committee which FULLY
approved the methods of the Nonpartisan league
administration in conducting the state industries
Mr.. Garberg, who was also a member OF the senate
voted for the adoption of that report.
Now Mr.. Skater has put the question squarely
up to these men as to whether or not they still stand
lby that approval. In his Hillsboro speech he said
1--WE are entitled to know whether they
still think the record of Frazier, Lemke and
Hagan is good in respect to their management
of the states affairs, and whether they will, if
elected, follow the same kind Of policies and the
same line OF conduct.
"Do they approve of the record of the
Home Building association, the management of
= which is now conceded to be a public disgrace,
and what will they do in regard to that insti-
tuition if they are given control of it?
do they approve Of the policy of the Bank
of North Dakota and the diverting of hundreds
of thousands of dollars of public money to weak
banks, to be reloaned to speculative enterpris-
es, and the freezing of such funds into various
businesses, public and private, and would they,
if elected, pursue the Same policy of misapply-
ing and misusing the public money on deposit
therein, instead of protecting and safely keep
ing such funds?
do they approve of the bank making large
farm loans to non-rcsidents and non-farmers
"f tho state i'll amounts approaching a small
tune, as was admittedly done by the. former
'ninistration. and will they convert the bank
to a real rural credits institution operated in
the interest of only the actual farmers of this
state?
DO they approve of the failure of the for
mer administration to provide for the sale of
hail warrants at reasonable discount rates. and
what effort, if any, will they make to save the
farmers of the state from ruinous discount
rates. ~.
do they approve of the record of J. A. Nc
Governs management of the Drake mill, under
which over $751; 600 has been lost in two yearsY
In these words Mr.. Shafer has clearly Sc. forth
league candidates still maintain that the committee
report which they signed in 1921 was a truthful
thonest report, justified by the facts in the case. W.
must assume that they still approve of the policie!
to which they then gave their approval, and will
again put these same policies into operation if the,
!, are elected to office.
If they admit that the report was not truthful
and honest or not justified by the facts they mus
%confess themselves guilty of almost unbelievabl,
fincapacity or OF deliberately prostituting their judg
lnent and conscience for the sake of partisan poll
tics. $3.50
And the voters of North Dakota should thinl
rwell'before placing in c~ontrol:o their state govern
ttnnent men who will again. put into effect the policie!
(which cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands O
dollars, in cash, and heaven only knows how mucl
tincredit, or who were deliberately false to the trus
freposed in them by those who elected them to office
and shamelessly violated their oaths of service.