The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-11-02
GOVERNOR NEST0S
ISSUES AN APPEAL

kota, urging them to aid in rehabili-
tating the credit of the state by elect
ing officials who command the conf
dence and respect Of the people of
other states as we'll as of North Dako-
ia. The Governors statement follows
To the Voters of North Dakota
After having visited almost every
county in the state ! am certain that
the people are quite well satisfied with
the way that public business has been
handled during the past year. The
people do not want the public business
conducted behind a veil Of secrecy
again. They do not want any more
public funds misused or any further
mismanagement of public business.
Neither do the people want the credit
of either the state or it's people injur-
ed again.
In the view of this desire on the
part Of the people, there are two
things which I believe that it is my
duty to call to the attention of the vo-
tiers now that the campaign is draw
ing to a close; that the policies of the
present administration can not be sue
cessfully carried out with only half
of the officers filled by people who
are in accord with these policies, or
without legislature in which a ma
jority is in accord with those policies.
l therefore want to urge upon those
voters of the state who believe that
we have served them faithfully and
we'll insofar as possible with part
Of our state officials still committed
to the policies of the old administra-
ton, that if they want to see those
policies fully applied to every depart
ment Of our state government during
the coming two years, they must not
only vote for me for governor, but for
all of the other candidates on what is
known as the O'Conor-Nestos ticket,
including the members Of the legis-
lature who are committed to the pol
icy Of the open books, honesty, econ
omy and efficiency in public business.
No governmental policy can be given
a fair trial with the governor for it
and the legislature against it.
The ability of a state to borrow
money or secure credit is based on the
reputation it bears. And state is
judged by the class of men it elects to
public office. If North Dakota should
elect him to the United States Senate
man who had been recalled because
of his misuse of public funds and
abuse Of public confidence; a man
who advocates revolution if his fac
ton does not prevail at the polls; a
man who consorts with the radicals
Of the state and nation, taking their
advice on questions of state and ma
tional Importance and appointing
them to public office; man who
shows no regard for the constitution
Of his state if it runs counter to the
desires of the radicals with whom he
associates-if North Dakota sends
such man to the Senate, can we
blame the people of other states if
they lose confidence in us when we
Indicate by our vote that we approve
of such misconduct. If we elect
man to the United States Senate who,
as governor Of the state, reappointed
as bank examiner man who knew
had made a false statement under
oath to the Supreme Court ordering
the reopening Of the Scandinavian
American Bank with the consequent
loss of several hundred thousand dol
lars to the state, to the depositors,
and to those who we're persuaded to
buy stock in that bank after it's re-
opening--if we elect such a man to
the Senate, knowing his past record,
can we expect the people of other
states to extend credit or to repose
any confidence in us?
You know what happened after the
people of other states began to real
ize the true character of the Nonpar-
tisan League, which had secured con-
troll of our state government. You
all know that it became impossible to
sell our state bonds, and that the hail
warrants went begging at discounts
Of 20 cents or more on the dollar.
The confidence of those who have
money to loan was shaken in the gov
eminent and citizenship of our state.
They refused to extend US credit and
give us the loans which were neces-
sary to conduct our usual business