The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-15
Why Pick on the Bank?

journalistic acrobatlcs of the Grand Forks Herald
III seeking to protect their local political pork
against the ravages Of the |. V. A. candidates. They
purr with delight over the State Mill and Elevate,
and the Grain Terminal, but view with alarm the
dangers that 'luik" in the Bank of North Dakota
located at Bismarck.
VIII Rogers recently said that morality was a
question of latitude and longitude Evidently the
Grand Forks Herald agrees that political consistency
is one of latitude and longitude also The state
mill receives nothing but favorable mention at the
hands Of the Herald because it is a nice local indus
try with a good payroll that warns the cookie of
Jerry's heart
But the Bank of North Dakota which draws a>fcw
families and employees to Bismarck is sociaistic
highly unethical from banking standpoint and dan
gerous to the financial status Of the great state of
North Dakota.
Grand Forks believes with Twin City Fargoainter-
ests that the Bismarck institution should be scaled
down and only enough Of it left to handle light
rural credit business. Fat balances of the bank
also shoudAlways be maintained i'm Twin City banks
rather than sound North Dakota institutions. Gov
ernor Sorc hopes if elected to keep more Of North
Dakotas money at home.
One wonders what the Twin City Fargo and some
Mandan interests would say if the bank were at
Fargo Mandan?
The Inconsistencies Of the campaign are so glar-
ing that the voters should be on their guard and
debunk some OF the extreme campaign statements
beng made by these who desire seats at the pic
counter under the guise of saving the state
1t is refreshing to note that Governor Sorlie is go
ing through the state in quiet, dgnified manner
giving an account of his stewardship without pling
up abuse or innuendo.
He knows that until the legislature instructs
otherwise that he must operate the min at Grand
Forks and the Bank at Bismarck as conservativclv
as possible despite the Vaccinations of the Twin
CityFargq interests back of the movement to regain
the financial control in North Dakota affairs which
they partially lost when Governor Sorlie took his
cath CT office
During the next two weeks the voters should be
on their guard against roorbacks abusive statements
ana attempts OF the pie counter brigade or tribe
Former Governor Nestos labels them to confuse the
issues of the campaign.
Regardless of the merits or demerits Of state own
ershp, Governor Sorlie has given the state a good
administration and is entitled to- vote of conf
dence on June So
1t IS Just as we'll for the voters to scrutinizc the
motives back of of the interests seeking 1,
block Governor Sorlie
= Remember there pork hunters and paving pro
motors who want to get their fingers in the mill and
elevator pie. in the bank pie and in that biggest
pie OF all. the state highway commission
Remember that Governor Sorlic has put the high
way department on a business basis and in doing SO
he has hurt the feelings of those close to tho oppo-
sition.
state socialism is not the issue at all in this cam
paign. 1t is struggle to wrest control of patron
age from those dispensing it now A sordid fight.
u IS true but the voters know the issues and are not
being confused by the moth-worn arguments that
nave upset this state for the past ten years