The Ward County independent., 1922-11-02

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protection this lawes. element recognized by holding
their national convention at New Rockford while hs
was governor.
Opposed Inspection Of Public Records
He opposed and attempted to defeat the initiated
l. V. A. law providing for the examination Of the
and his associates had established which law was
adopted over his protest by the voters Novembe,
2, 1920 (see Session Laws 1921, page 254).
Concealment Of Facts About Public Business
He persstently failed and refused to inform tho
tax payers OF the state and the legislative
assembly of the financial condition of the enterprises
into which he and his associates had caused the state
to enter he attempted to defeat legislative nvestiga
tlon by issuing order Governor and as member
Of the Industrial Commission directing the persons
having the records of such enterprises charge
pointed to investigate such enterprises; he continually
represented that each of said enterprises sound
of them rotten with tho graft Of his subordinates
% ana was operated at great loss to the tax payers
(a) The financial loss and graft in the Verne.
creamery
(b) The gross mismanagement and losses at the
Drake mill.
(c) The gross mismanagement and losses in tn.
Bank of North Dakota.
(6 The inefficient management Of the Mill and
Elevator Association.
(e) The indefensible condition Of the Home Build
incompetence and loss Of hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars of the tax payers money.
(f) 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 hopelessy
insolvent with consequent loss to the tax payers
of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
(g) The actual condition of the Scandinavian
American Bank which he insisted on reopening after
it had been closed by the Banking Department,
falsely representing it solvent with consequent
loss Of large of money to the depostors well
Condoned and Acquiesced in Fraud
He failed to prevent and expose, and actually
acquiesced in, the fraudulent operations Of A. G.
Towney and his associates through which they
swindled the farmers of the Of large sums Of
money through League enterprises, towit:
(a) The Consumers Stores
(b) The League banks.
(c) The League newspapers
1ounseled Revolution
obtain what they wanted with the ballot. This
only that if they found themselves in tho
of the majority by force It is a direct attack on
the principle Of government by the people.
He has acquesced in and encouraged the collecting
Of huge sums from the farmers of this state by
irresponsible organization, whose real leaders
almost without exception socialists, under the pretense
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-
tion of such sums
Candidate Under False Colors
In order to votes and mislead voters he and
other League leaders posed Republicans while
neither accepting Republican principles, upholding
Republican policies, supporting Republican cand
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
the in 1920 in both Districts and in 1929
in tho Third District. In 1916 be supported Demo-
cratic nominee for State Treasurer as against the
Republican nominee. In 1920 ho opposed number
Of Republican candidates regularly nominated, and
pursuing tho same course this year. In 1920 he
entered the campaign in Montana, opposing the Re-
publican candidates regularly nominated both
and national and urging the election of Democrats
The year he campaigned in Minnesota, opposing
the nominees of the Republican party and urging the
election of the candidates of the Labor party
This year he has campagned in South Dakota oppos-
ing the candidates which the Republican voters in
that state had selected their nominees
He has in public speeches and otherwise assisted
in creating discord, occupationa prejudice and class
hatred and mutual suspicious among the citizens Of
this state which the by which socialists and
other radical organizations hope to obtain control Of
governments and is the adopted by the Non
partisan leaders to obtain control Of the
Of this and other statos. Folks who have been
friendly neighbors for forty years not
speaking terms.
inefficient, Undeserving and Damaging
The record of Ex-Governor Lynn j. Frazier as gov
of this state is evidence that he is lacking in
States Senator. AS member Of the Industrial Com
mission he had, because Of being governor power to
prevent all of the msdeeds that the commission
mitted while he its chairman. His political
record is evidence that he is Republican either
in principle practce there is evidence that he
ever took stand for Republican principles or sup
tofore appealed for the suffrage of the citizens Of
this state on the ground that he Republican and
addresses he has always advanced socalstc doctrines
and his associates and have almost without