The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-23
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CENSURES REPRESENTATIVES.

| CENSuRES REPRESENTATIVE
Tappen, N. D.,
u Jan. %, 1923.
The Bismarck Tribune,
! Bismarck, N. d.
| Gentlemen:
With reference "to news notes
from our state capital, and have this
| to say with reference to S. B. Ia,
| introduced by Senator'S Mccoy and
Sperrv the anti-KuKlux-Klan bill.
They should also include the red
card peddlers, better known as the
l. w. WIS. -.
+ 1t is q we'll known fact that North
Dakota has been headquarters for
this class Of people for the last six
years. and has been curse to our
| state. and detriment to the public
and to the farmers especially.
This bill should be passed and in
forced for the reason that this class
of men will not work but will in
terfere. with men who are willing t.
work. There are hundreds Of men,
yes thousands in other states that
would be glad to come to North Da-
kota during harvest and threshing.
Many Of them would buy farms
and become actual settlers had it not
been for the reason of. this class of
labor They will tell you that it is
the home and headquarters for the
radical elenent, known as the I. w.
WIS and the Ku Klux Khan. .s
1t will not be necessary for the
state of North Dakota to be burden
ed by raising two hundred thou
sand dollars to get immigration into
the state of North Dakota, there are
hundreds of them willing to come if
your honorable body of senators and
representatives will pass a law i'm
posing heavy fine or Imprisonment
on those red card peddlersS and mask
actors known as the I. w. WIS, and
the Ku Klux Khan.
also notice our Representative
Carr of Stutsman, has introduced I.
bill to repeal H. 3. No "a, session
laws of 1921. This is considered one
of the best laws that was ever passed
in North Dakota and should be pass
ed in every state in the union, for
the benefit of the taxpayers of the
country, and should be inforced.
Up to the present time / have set
tied as a conciliator twenty-six
cases out of twenty-seven.
They would not average, in all,
over sixty dollars (S60).
Twenty out of the twenty-six
would have gone to the district. court,
which would have caused hard feel
ing between the parties interested,
besides cost to the county>of prob
ably five hundred dollars ($5OO) or
over.
They would no doubt have to dig
up enough to pay their attorneys and
the taxpayers would have to stand
the rest.
l ar, surprised at my friend Carr.
to get mixed up and try to repeal a
law that is of so great benefit to
both business men and farmers.
There are other laws that Mr.. Carr
could place before your Hon. Body.
He should introduce a bill prohibit
ing doctors from charging two dol
lars and fifty cents ($2.5O) mile,
this is an outrage.
The doctors claim that the law al
lows them to charge this exorbitant
price and claim it was passed at the
last session, and three dollars ($3)
for a prescription.
If there if such a law it should be
repealed. and in my opinion if Mr.,
Carr or any other representative in
your Hon. Body should see to it, for
the benefit of the public in general.
It is my candid opinion that the
voters of Stutsman county would not
have sent John Carr to repeal the
best law the state ever had for the
public and especially the poorer
clashes.
Neither do I understand why an
attorney would introduce a bill Of
this kind. There is no reason why
those little petty cases can not be
settled out of court, without the as
sistance of an attorney, judge or
jury.
The Cancellation system should be
inforced.
What have done here can be done
in other places, and good lawyer
should be ashamed to 60 into court
on a forty dollars case.
For the benefit of the public and
for the Hon. Body Of Rep. you may
please place in one of your columns
on the front page of your next issue
this letter.
With best wishes to all concerned.
l remain yours very truly,
MIKE HIGGINS.
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