The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-09-28
Governor in Opening Cam
paign at Wilton Claims
Frazier Is Not Republican
OUTLINES THE ISSUES
Says State Administration
Gees Before People of State
On its Record in Office

the continuance Of progressive, ef-
ficient administration of the state $
affairs, and with its record for the
last ten months as the measure Of
its future course, Governor R. A.
Nestos told an audience in opening
his campaign last night.
1T was estimated tnat $50 to 400
people were in the hall at Wilton 70
hear the governors speech. Many
women were present.
Devoting his address almost Who'll
ly to discussion Of the state ad-
ministration Governor Nestos turn
ed for few minutes to the United
States Senatorial contest in which
he declared for the election of J. r.
T. O'Connor of Grand Forks over
former Governor Lynn ]. Frazier,
asserting that Frazier is not a true
believer in the principles of the
Republican party and declaring that
the fight between "Radicalism and
Constiutionalism" transcends party
issues.
A plea for greater diversification
in farming and the development Of
better marketing conditions through
cooperative organizations with the
aid of governmental agencies in
; solving the problem was made by
Governor Nestos, pointing to future
problems to be met by the admins
tration. +
Coming into power when the state
was the object of. ill-feeling, facing
a demoralized state government iE
many respects, the Governor called
attention to efforts made by his ad-
ministration to put the ship of state
back on even keel and cited what
he believes are accomplishments Of
the last ten months the Independent
administration has been in power.
Refers to Frazier
Departing from his discussion Of
state issues to speak of the. Sena-
torial contest, Governor Nestos said:
Sometimes issues arise that trans
cend mere partisan consideration.
They are beyond self=interest, be-
yond mere party interest, and that
II specifically interpreted, ami
reach .ne very fundamentals of ci-
tizenship and of constitutional gov
ernment. On these issues all good
citizens stand together. We rise
from the lower levels of personal
and selfish strife, ascend to plane
on which upon these great funda-
mentals We stand together.
"There is going on in the United
States today struggle that involves
the existence of the fundamental
principles of the constitution and Of
the Republican form of government.
The forces of radicalism are massed
against the forces of Constitutional
ism. The one or the other must 60
down. We have fought the fight in
our state for five years and are
fighting it today. We won the first
battle when the infamous House
Bill No. AZ, which sought to elimi.
nate any references to patriotism
and morality from the Constitution,
was defeated, Notwithstanding the
support given it by Mr.. Frazier and
Mr.. Lemke.
Fundamental Issues
"Upon these great and fundament-
al principles plant my feet square,
ly," continued the Governor, "upon
the ground occupied by the fathers
of the Republic and by the founders
of the Republican party, have al
ways preferred to believe that the
Republican party represented some
thing more than mere desire for os-
flee holding. l have always assumed
that it stood for certain fundament,
al principles of government as we'll
as principles of administrative poll
cy. One of these principles, which in
my judgment constituted, the cor
nerstone of its existence, is respect
for law and obedience to the man
dates of the Constitution. The Re
publican party is the historical
champion of the Republican form
IT government. The essence Of the
Republican form Of government Is
that the people shall have unhamper-
ed opportunity to express. their will
through the ballot box and that min
ority should obey the law enacted
by such a majority, and act accord
ing to it's prescribed forms. Appeal
to the sword and to revolutionary
violence cannot exist side by side
with devotion to the principles of
our Republican form Of government
and the Constitution. Through the
ballot all government change should
come. It is the scepter Of the sover-
eign citizen. By the ballot and not
bv the sword of revolution the true
American settles all political ques-
tions."
Future Plans
Support will be given by the state
administration to program to pro-
vide for better marketing conditions
for the farmers of the state, ON
which progress already has been
made, the Governor said.
"Experience in marketing otner
) nroducts has taught US that only
when we can secure orderly market
ing of the products we sell 90 we
have a chance to secure fair price
therefore and that the custom OF
dumping practically all Of our splen-
did wheat upon the market IN thc
fall is bound to depress the price
and to result in an inadequate re-
turn on the farmers investment and
labor" he said. "The Farm Bureau
Federation, the National Wheat
Growers and other organizations are
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