The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-11-02
FRAZIER TALKS
TO GOOD CROWD

Ex-Governor Lynn j. Frazier spoke
to an audience of about 400 at the
high school gym last evening. He was
introduced by C. A. Fisher of this
city. Frazier started his talk with
declaring that the opposition to his
party have made the statement that
this election is not along party lines.
He said that the opposition were
calling his party radicals and went on
to say that today the American Legion
and its followers were advocating
''the CONSUMPTION of wealth for the
payment of the war;" This, Mr.. Fra
zier said, was advocated by his party
before the war and they were called
radicals for it.
He declared what was radicalism in
the days that are past is now entitled
progressiveness today. The opposit-
ion is trying to use this to mislead
the people. Every campaign for the
past years have been unfair, Declar-
ed that the opposition has no logical
argument against the program of the
nonpartisan league. Nestos has been
quoted as being opposed to socialism
| but still he advocated that the state
should own and operate the Ignite
mines Of the state. Yes, this is just
little bit socialistic. He declared that
Nestos' statement about being oppos-
ed to socialism was joke. He also
! declared that the opposition while
! claiming to- represent the decent peo-
pie Of the state, was backed by the
entire Red Light district of Minot,
which voted its entire strength every
time for Nestos or O'Connor when
ever they were running. for office.
That is the decent class of people.
He declared that the Scandinavian
American bank was an old issue and
it was generally understood as such.
He declared that any bank would close
if it was subjected to. the hanmering
that was brought to bear on this bank.
He said he knew of bankers who paid
men to go out and knock the bank He
said that the special Legislative COM
Hndttee sent to investigate the bank
found nothing. He made the state
nent that the reason why Nestos and
O'Connor were unmarried was because
; it WAS An expensive: and, responsible
thing.
The opposition have also declared
that the old regime did not accomplish
anything, but he cited the state insur-
ance law which alone saved the state
! $320,000. This was the law that pro-
:! vided for the carrying of insurance on
the state, county and city buildings
| The bonding law, and the hail insur-
ance law was also cited as some Of
the accomplishments.
He declared that the Fire Indem-
nifty concerns We're the strongest fin
ancial institutions in the uation.
He declared that the eastern capital
was against the Bank of North Da-
kota and that was why the l.. V, AS
wanted to close the bank. This bank
would cut down the easy profits for
chem. He said that the bank was loan
; ing money at per cent to the farm
ers and that would be saving Of 212
to percent which would be beneficial
to the farmers.
He also said that ii: the farmers
were as we'll organized as the bankers
they would have very strong organi-
zation. He said that there was not
rs bankers in the state that did not
belong to the Bankers Association aud
were paying their annual dues of S25.
He said that the. bankers association
ever since statehood have been able to
send lobbyists to-, the. capitol to work
against any measure that they did not
want and work for those, that they did
He referred to- the grain grading
law which the l.. ": AS had knocked
out, by having: the, supreme cossrt hold
it unconstitutional: He said that the
difference between our market value
of wheat and the cash value in the
twin cities ranged from to Soc. Av-
erage range, &c.,, some lac, which
would have BEEN only six cents with
the grain grading bill in effect. He
cited an instance in Grant county
where the margin was 35c and the
freight nate Ice to Minneapolis anc
then it was sti1l t9c over the rate il
the grain grading law was in effect
He declared that the farmers on ev.
cry 60 bushels sold lost enough tt
pay for their membership fee in the
: league and have 80 cents left over fol-
| peanuts. He did not blame the loca
2 buyers for the difference in the price
r but declared that it was from outsid.
f influences.
e He declared that the Twin City fl,
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