The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-26

BILE the total debt Of the state six
years ago. And says the Beach Adj
vance, "what in Hades have we got
to show for it." Yet we are being
asked to send back into power Mr..
Lemke as governor, who helped pile
this enormous debt upon you for in
terest alone to say nothing Of the
million or two he help lose in reck-
less loans and in administration bu-
reaus operated by incompetent and
inefficient men. 1t does not look rea-
sonable that the voters of the state
will again put men in at the head of
the state government with the record
of Suffering Bill Len1ke.
The legislative fight in the fifteenth
district is developing into the hottest
fight in the whole state. The fact that
this district means practically the
pivotal seat in that body to give con-
troll to either the independents or lea
guers make this fight more intensive.
The leaguers are bound to get this
seat if possible at all hazards and
campaign funds are being raised to
finance the Rasmussen campaign
against P. r. Trubshaw, the regular
republican nominee. The fight is
clearly between these two men-one
representing the league program
which has been so disastrous to the
tax payers of the state, and the other
representing the independents who are
pledged to economy and a business adj
ministration. Which side are you on?
1t is not a question of personality-it
is question as to whether you want
to deadlock legislation at Bismarck
the coming winter. With the house
league and the senate independent SIX
ty days would be practically wasted as
no constructive legislation can be put
through under such conditions. 1t is
not a question Of whether or not you
do n6t: like us for something we have
said in the paper-newspaper men
have a hard time satisfying every
body-but it is a matter Of principle.
We have fought this extravagant pro-
gram for six years and we think we
should have credit for that, so that
we are up against the proposition of
either voting for Trubshaw, the reg
ular nominee, or for the Lacquer, CIV
ing the league control Of the house
if the leaguers win out. Splitting the
independent vote in Valley City will
do the work, but if we stand together
here we can retain this seat and con-
troll of the house. Think it over care
fully before you vote.
You are asked, by the nonpartisan
league, to vote for Lynn J. Frazier
for the United States Senate as OPP
posed to J. F. r. O'Connor We know
of no good reason why you should
vote for him but we do know of a
number of reasons why you should not
and, just to refresh your memory,
we print few of them below
He has been guilty of gross derelic-
! ton of duty while in office. He has
ignored the Constitution and laws of
the State of North Dakota, and disre-
garded his oath of office. He has at
tempted to coerce and suppress a free
press. He has attempted to circum-
vent the Constitution and the laws Of
the State of North Dakota. He has
attempted to place the schools of the
state under the control of socialists of
the most radical and extreme type.
He has assisted in the dissemination
of propaganda having for it's purpose
the destruction of republican institu-
tons. He has given aid and comfort
to those who were seeking to hamper
the activities of the government in the
conduct of war. He has in time of
war consorted with and acted in con-
.IullCtIOil Will IlleI ctIlO WOlllen OIL no
patriotism and Of doubtful loyalty.
He has given his assent to the impo-
sition on the people of this state of
an unjust and oppressive system of
taxation. He has permitted officials
responsible to him as governor to
squander and misapply public funds.
! He has permitted the Bank of North
Dakota to divert public funds from
! the purposes for which they were COL
lected to other uses. He has used
, the powers of his office to grant spec
ial favors to political adventures. He
has permitted the operation of spec
tally favored banks after examination
by the proper officials had shown
them to be insolvent, and has permit
ted the deposit of public funds in such
banks after their insolvency. He has
prevented the passage of laws deman-
! ded nv tho naonlo If tl,;c c+o+o III