The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

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who has tackled the hardest job in the
state, that Of bringing order out OF
chaos in state affairs and re-establish' I
ing the credit Of the state, and made
a success of the effort, man OF clean
morals whose honesty and integrity. is
above question and who has the. re-
spect of every clean minded citizen IN
the state or whether he should sup
port a man who has been recalled
from the office of attorney general of
the state, man who openly and
knowingly violated tbs laws of he
state while in office in order to pro-
vide himself with a home while many
people, in much poorer circumstances,
were unable to obtain any help in
getting a home, man who has advo-
Gated socialistic doctrines ever since
he has been figure in North Dakota
politics and man who is at present
under Indictment in Cass county for
his actions in connection with the clos
ing and re-opening of the Scan'lina-
Wan American bank at Fargo. In
other words, do you want man 1or
governor who has always been a clean
citizen, above suspicion, or man
whose every action while in office has
been subject to indefensible criticism?
Do YOU want the homebuilders associ-
alton discontinued or do you want to
continue making up the deficiency in
that department, caused by mlsman-
agement, by increased taxes" If YOU
want the latter vote for Lemke and
his associates as the platform upon
which they solicit your vote provides
quite definitely for that condition.
; Lemke, as attorney general, gave as
, his opinion that the homebulders law
permitted the building of homes of
any price providing the owner did not
borrow in excess of $4,000 on them.
, This opinion was one Of tie causes
, for the loss Of many thousands of dol
lars to the taxpayers of the state 1t
, is not reasonable to suppose that Lem
, Ike, as governor, would be any more
conservative with the public moneys
! or that he would reverse the decisions
f of Lemke, attorney general. Do YOU
:. want the Bank of North Dakota draw
+ ing all of the public moneys OF tEF
y state into it's vaults to be distributed
:. by an ex-livery stable keeper to non
partisan banks after they have Re
come insolvent, resulting in The nom
@ payment of current expenses in pub
q lie institutions, or do you want the
q public moneys kept in the banks Of
q the county where it is collected, to be
= used by farmers until such time as The
state needs it, and the Bank of NORTH
Dakota placed under efficient manage
f ment as a strictly farm loan depart
e nlent, the farm loans being made with
e out regard to political favor but beine
+ placed pro rata in the several counties
i of the state in the order in which The
l. applications are received? The latter
l. plan is the one under which Nesto!
d and his associates have been working
: and will continue to work, being
: pledged to that procedure by the res
d olutions passed at Bismarck. Yol
= know, if you read the newspapers
d how farm loans were made prior t
r November 23rd, when Nestos took of
j. flee. Records show that loans wer
e. made without regard to ths 7alue o
% the security offered to men who Wer
q land SPECTATORS and who ware no
n. even residents of the state but VIII
IS were either prominent supporters o
20 the nonpartisan political principles o
le who were closely related to those i
cl authority while deserving farmers o
N the state, honest to goodness residen
&c dirt farmers, were unable to receiv
OF any assistance and consequently los
In their land thru foreclosures. Whic
as plan looks the more businesslike t
n YOU? Lenke and his associates ha
at litical Utopia that the credit of tn
n state was utterly ruined as far as tt
an sales of state bonds in outside ma!
ne kets at anywhere near par was COZ
wv cerned. Their fanciful manageme1
&c Of state industries brought about tn;
he condition and as a result they wei
it unable to continue with the buildir
NJ of the state mill and elevator at Graz
he Forks. Governor Nestos restored tt
;es credit of the state and proceeded wi
CIV construction work at. Grand Fork
lat has the mill and elevator nearly cor
les pleted and is preparing to give tt
of project fair and impartial trial. WI
on should he be removed from office al
* the work which he has brought near
If to completion, after Lemke and his a
he sociates had failed, be handed back