Sioux County pioneer., 1922-11-02

ir State and Nation
AND MDEPENDEN.
their national convention at New Rockford while hs
was governor.
Opposed Inspection Of Public Records
He opposed and attempted to defeat the initiated
L " A. law providing for the examination Of the ae-
counts and records Of the various industries which hs
and his associates had established, which law was
adopted his protest by the voters on Novembs,
2, 1920. (see Session Laws 1921, page 254).
ooncealment Of Facts About Public Business
He persistently failed and refused to inform the
assembly Of the financial condition Of the enterprises
into which he and his associates had the state
to enter he attempted to defeat legislative invesg.
tion by issuing an order Governor and az member
OF the Industrial Commission directing the persons
having the records of such enterprises in charge not
to deliver them to the Legislative Committee ap-
pointed to Investigate such entepses he continually
represented that each Of said enterprises was sound
Of 1osn ssa we'll h . fact
and was operated at great loss to the tax payers
We enumerate some Of his eoncealments,
(a) The financial loss and graft in the Verne.
creamery.
(b) The gross mismanagement and losses at the
!s) The gso,, ni.manaeement and losses in tn.
(d) The inefficient management Of tho Mill and
(e) The indefensible condition Of the Home Build
ers Association, with its shameful record Of graft and
Incompetence and loss Of hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars of the tax payers money.
90 The transfer, with his active participation, Of
the tax payers money from the Bank Of North Da-
kota to the Scandinavian American Bank to finance
League enterprises, when he knew It hopelessly
insolvent, with consequent loss to the tax payers
OF hundreds of thousands of dollars.
actual nf kho 9can vio
American Bank, which he insisted reopenng after
It It had been closed by the Banking Department,
loss OF large sums OF money to the depositors well
Condoned and Acquiesced In Fraud
He failed to prevent and expose, and actually
acquiesced in, the fraudulent operations of A. C.
Townley and his associates through which they
swinded the farmers Of the state Of large sums Of
money through League enterprises, to-wit:
, (a) The Consumers Stores.
(b) The League banks.
(c) The League newspapers.
oounseled Revolution
He has counseed revolution If his faction could not
obtain what they wanted with the ballot. This can
minority they to attempt to override tho wishes
of the majority by force. It is direct attack
the g principle hns Of government by the people
Of huge sums from the farmers Of this state by an
irresponsible organization, whose real leaders
that Of developing better marketing system, while
a. matter Of fact the money collected has been used
for the spreading Of sociastic propaganda and for
political purposes, and he has himself been the bene
fciary Of the activities made possible by the coee
. tion Of such
Candidate Under False oolors
In order to votes and mislead voters he and
other League leaders have posed Republicans while
Republican policies, supporting Republican candi
dates In special election in the First Congressional
District in 1917 he supported Democrat as against
the Republican candidate. In 1918 he supported
Democrats running in the Republican primaries in the
First and Third Congressional Districts He pursued
in the Third District. In 1916 he supported Demo-
cratic nominee for State Treasurer against tho
Republican nominee. In 1920 he opposed number
pursuing the same course this year. In 1920 he
entered the campaign in Montana, opposing the Re-
and national and urging the election Of Democrats.
The same year he campaigned in Minnesota, opposing
the nominee: Of the Republican party and urging the
This year he has campaigned in South Dakota oppc,.
ing the candidates which the Republican voters In
He has in public speeches and otherwise assisted
in creating dscord occupational prejudice and class
hatred and mutual suspicious among the citizens Of
other radical organizations hope to obtain control Of
governments, and is the means adopted by the Non.
Of this and other states Folks who have been
friendly neighbors for forty years not now on
speaking terms.
1nefacient, Undeserving and Damaging
The record Of Ex-Governor Lynn J. Frazier az gov.
of this state is evidence that he is lacking in
tho qualifications required Of candidate for United
States Senator: As member Of the Industrial Com
mission he he had because Of being governor to
mitted while he was its chairman. His political
record is evidence that he not Republican either
in principle practice; there is evidence that he
ever took stand for Republican principles or sup
ported Republican policies or that he has here