Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-20

lnante to " Senators Baker, Church
ana searberk. the three league canti-
dates who Il elected would constitute
the industrial commission. H
He said In part: AZ
The Nonpartisan convention has
endorsed three members Of the last
legislature as the proposed new indus
trial commission, Senators Baker,
Church ana Garberg. II is significant
to notice that two OF them were mem
Gcrs of the senate Investigating COM
,mittee, which pretended to investigate
the condition Of the state industries
during the session, and who Joined
with Senator Iiederbach in making
a report which completely exonerated
the Frazier administration from all
blame Or criticism in respect to the
handling Of the states business.
We have every reason to believe
that Senator Garberg. who aspires to
the office OF attorney general was
fully aware of the results of the in
vestigation conducted in both houses,
and that he approves OF the conclu-
sions Of his associates.
How Ilo They Stand.
Now the people Of the STATE are en-
titled to know exactly how those men
stand on these concrete issues 1t is
not sufficient for them to blandlt dis
uAASS lAlO "hOlG luAtISIt ny iHcEclv uc-
claring their general support of the
industrial program and the cause Of
the common people.
''Wc are entitled to know
whether they stu think the rec
ord of Frazier, Lemke and Ha-
gen Is good in respect to their
management Of tho states affairs.
and whether they will, II elected,
f0l1nvn, fknn cor
and the same line of conduct.
do they approve of the rec
ord OF the Homo Building asso-
citation. the management of
which is now conceded to be q
public disgrace, and what will
they do In regard to that institu-
tion IL they are given control of
1t?
do they approve 81 the policy
of the Bank of NORTH Dakota and
the diverting Of hundreds of
thousands OF dollars Of public
money to weak hankss to he re-
loaned to speculative enterprises,
and the freezing Of such funds
into various businesses, public
and private. and would they, II
elected, pursue the same policy of
misapplying and misusing the
public money on deposit therein,
instead of protecting and safely
keeping such funds?
do they approve OF the hank
making large farm loans to nom
residents and non farmers of the
state in amounts approaching a
small fortune, as was admittedly
done by the former administra-
ton. and will they convert the
bank into = real rural credits in
StitutiOn Opcrate(d in the interest
Of only the actual farmers of this
state?
DO they approve of the fail
urc OF the former administration
to provide for the sale OF hail
rates, and what effort, IL any,
will they make to save the farm
eEs Of the state from ruinous dis.
count rates.
'Do they approve of the rec
ord OF j. A. McGoveenfs manage
1nent of the Drnke mill. under
which over $75, 900 has becn lost
TN two years?
Candidates Must Answer.
These are some OF tIte wat Ques-
tions they must answer in this cam
paign. From their record in the SEN
ate, and from their public declara-
tions. we are entitled to draw the con-
clusion that they stand on the record
of the former administration. and
that they propose no change in either
laws or policy. If that is correct. we
may fairly assume that to vest them
with official responsibility means a
return to the same conditions and
the same government which we suf-