Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-06
NEsrosoPENs H1s cAMPAIGN

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In his address at Grand Rapids yesterday Gov
enor Nestos opened his speaking campaign. On hi
part the platform work Of this campaign will neces
sarily be restricted. The governor Of the state has i'm
Iportant duties which require his frequent presenca
at Bismarck, and the performance Of these dutie.
cannot be deferred Nevertheless, the people of tn.
state need as much Of the governors time as he car
spend on the stump, for they need and are entitlec
to the fullest possible Understanding of the states
public affairs in order that they may be able to &C,
inteliigeaHy when the trae GENES for the casting Q.
their ballots VI
Governor Nestos is a candidate for renomina-
ton and reelection on his record as q man and citi-
zen, and On the record which he made in six months
administrator Is the chief officer Of the state He
was elected last fall because the people Of the state
believed him to be a worthy citizen, and because
they were coofident that he possessed the qualities
necessary to make him a useful official In the cam
paign that preceded that election he declared himself
frankly q, every important public question then
pending. He did not evades he did not uuiuce mat
t.rs. He told the people what he believed was wrong
in the conduct Of the business Of the state, and what
he would undertake to do if elected, to, remedy
matters.
Governor Ncstos has keen in office a little over
six months. During th=t time he and the men elect
ed with him have bad opportunity to make 4 begin
ming in the carrying out OF the pledges which were
made a few months earlier. The governors address
delivered on Monday gives, in clear and ineligible
torn, a summary OF the CONDITIONS WfTch were &C
tually found in the site departments after several
wears of co: troll bv the fas,uer administration and Of
the steps which ha ye be IA taken in these six months
to bring about a better state III Affairs
The governors address presents not merely a
declaration Of continued good intentions, but Of ac-
tual achievement The investigation into the bust
ness affairs If the state which was promised was
made as carly and as rapidly as competent men
could perform the work. The conditions disclosed
by this investigation were even worse than had been
been sustained in the state through political nalad-
were appalling. But the new admin
~ist1ation set to work with a will. and the results
have been such as to inspire confidence and to cause
satisfaction, There has been a reduction in the num-
Der of employees Persons employed for none but
reasons have been retired, and those who
are now employed are there for the purpose of rem
deiw service to the state The enormous losses
entailed by the shameful acknowledgement of the
affairs of the Home Building association have been
and the work of that unfortunate depart
ment is being closed up as rapidly as possible Hail
which were selling at a discount Of as high
as 20 pei cent have been sold at par. Bonds which
the former administration peddled at a high rate
of interest and a discount have been sold at lower
interest and at a premium, the net savings to the
state from these causes being more than half a mill
lion dollars. The mill and elevator at Grand Forks
is being pushed to completion, and it will handle
grain from this crop this fall. These are some of
the concrete facts to which Governor Nestos called
attention 1t is upon this record, and upon the fact
that the men responsible for the carrying out of the
pledged formerly made can be relied on in the future
that the governor and those associated with him
invite the support of the voters in this campaign.