Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-21
|l0llC0NNOR AND
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I /. ! ! DRAW CROWD

3 lRAW CROWD
Deliver Addresses In Lari-
more; Attack League
Heads Record.
&Larimore, N. D., Oct. al.-J. r. T.
0Connor, Independent candidate for
United States senator and A. o.
srchenoagh. the "fghting parson" OF
GLaIsmore; 9 the speakers at a
flowed the. capacity Of The city hall.
MI Mr.. O'Connor had also been sched-
tuled to speak Mt Northwood In the
afternoon but was unable to do 50 on
account of a delayed train. A num-
Der OF Grand Forks people attended
the meeting here. $50
9 called attention to the claims Of
friendship for the farmers OF North
League leaders. 1.-THE work was at a
standstill on the mill and elevator at
Grand:Forks for II months under the
Nonpartisan League administration"
he said. The excuse Of the league
available to continue the work. This
may have been the case but there
was money available at that same
time to finance the N~onpart;san
League, tho Consumers United Stores,
and the "Bering Seas Fisheries" out
The fact, is, Mr.. O'Connor de-
elared. the league chiefs had no desire
to add to the prosperity OF the arm
ers. The key to their real views. he
said. could be found in the writings OF
Walter Thomas Mills their chief ad-
visor during the 1919 legislative ses-
sion. who declared that the farmer
has no right to own land. Tho reac-
ton of the league chiefs to this could
BIO seen. he pointed out in the bill In
PRODUCED in the legis,nture\ to have
land on which taxes became delin-
quent revert to the state. Since
land thus passing to the-state would
not pay taxes. the speaker pointed
out the tax burden or the remaining
privately owned land would be con
etantly Increasing with the result that
IL would soon become impossible for
n Of 1t to remain IN the hands OF
private owners.
The, veto by Lynn T.. Frazier of the
mill an elevator bill which passed
y ~ lS5!SlAILt4c u 1Jlt WIZ LtlSO CtlS(i
by Mr.. O'Connor as an example OF
the < chiefs hypocricy.
Mr.. O'ConnOr showed how Il steady
campaign OF lies had been carried on
by the league press and speakers since
h beginning OF that organization and
told how the Fargo Cour.er-News, the
chief league organ had admitted that
1t had lied practically every day for
over "a year. X,
National Issues.
Regarding national issues, Mr..
O'Connor declared himself in favor OF
adjusted compensa ton for the men
who served in the World a pro-
lection for farm products and the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway.
He Is opposed, he said, to the can
collation. of European debts to the
United States incurred in connection
with the World war. he declared.
forth frequent bursts Of applause and
laughter from the audience.
Mr.. Birohcnough's Address.
Lest We Forget" was the theme
OF the address of Rev. a. o. Birch
enough with which the mseting
Speaking OF Frazier's candidacy
for the United States senate the
Fighting Parson" severely scored 1t
as "a piece Of colossal i~mpudence for
n man with the wretched record OF
governor OF q great state possessed by
Lynn j. Frazfer-such q record SO
rotten in its pitiable feeoleness that
even hades felt sorry for him and
h people OF the state at, last re-
called him to put him out OF his po-
litical misery-to attempt to come
back n ask that same state which
he had nearly run into bankruptcy
to send him to the United States
senate. 1t would have been o far
more pleasing spectacle to the people
of North. Dakota II Mr.. Frazier with
the notwithstanding milestone OF his
ghastly record hanging his
neck had quietly retired to his farm
Ats Hoople and studied /~'spudology'
Q h rest Of his natural life. For
him to do otherwise is to play fast
q loose with bis destiny. He should
heve learned this years ago. It would
have saved him from the tragic wreck
4:ofs q political bone-yard."
Either as governor Of North Da-
kota he knew what was going on, or
he did not know. II he did not know
he should have known, that was his
Job as governor. He was incompetent.
II he did know and took no steps to
stop the lot Of rottenness, he should
have done 30, he was politically
crooked. And ladies' and gentlemen
the United States is no place for
either. incompetents OF political
1t crooks.
Let us not be swept OF our feat
by any racial or religious or party
rrejudices. Let us see our Immediate
iObAs-thatt is to curb and suppress all
forms OF. radicalism In North Dakota
In the nation and particularly in .le
United States senate. Let us dc moth
inE in any short sighted hour or leave
anything undone that will help to
atldtter the ~folndaticns of consfir,.