The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-02
Is Twichell Cass County?


Twchell, whip majority leader goad and sine qua
non of the l. v. A., may be Cass county, politically
speaking. For the next thirty days of the ses-
sion, it probably will be shown whether Cass county
ways Twichell or whether the Fargo solOn wags his
county to suit his political ideas. He may have
a vest pocket borough.
~. Fargo has been successful in making agnments
with the various educational cities in the past for
the protection Of political pork. 1t has been GUS
tcmary for many communities to 60 hat in hand
to the Cass county delegation to beg few dollars
for their institutions.
Burleigh, for instance, has been able to
get but pittance for capitol maintenance. While
the Liberty Memorial building under construc-
ton, Mr.. Twichell fought adequate appropria-
ton for that building because board Of admins
traton dominated by league officials spending
I the money. 1t not money to be raised by taxa
tion but funds in the capitol account The Agr-
cultural college has always Jared well ut the hands
~.of the state administration despite the fact that
thousands Of dollars given that institution each year
is spent to duplicate educational effort adequately
cared for at the University of Grand Forks.
IL 1t might be an excellent policy if Governor Sorlic
were to go through every appropriation for the cdu
catcnal institutions of the state and veto appropr
atoms for educational work which is duplicated and
-can be better offered at other point. An cdu
cati0nal survey made years ago underss Governor
" HannAS regime would be good guide. 1t pre-
pared under the leadership of Treadwell Twichel
= during legislative probe. If goody sum were
Topped off the budgets Of some of the institutions
< the taxpayers, city dwellers, as we'll as farmers
would applaud the governor and his welding of the
veto power.
Fargo is 50 close to the Twin City interests it has
glost the North Dakota viewpoint Despite the fact
that it is the home of the Greater North Dakota
association an organization supported generally by
the dollars of the business Of the state its
! political belwether fights most measures designed
to protect North Dakota wheat growers and their
product He loves to fight windmills His lance,
like that Of Don Quixote, points usually where the
: outside interests aim. 1t probably is a habit Of
mind. Giving Mr.. Twichell every benefit of the
dodbt and honesty of motive, he is usually seeking
build up political fences and create issues often
to the detriment of Fargo, whom he is supposed
to represent at Bismarck.
IN His constituents, who should be interested in
breaking away from dominating influences and fol-
lowing Governor Sorlies leadership in promoting
the best interests of the state might well give some
attention to their spokesman in the legislative halls
~ The next few weeks will demonstrate whether
Cass county wants to cooperate in putting over
some legislation CT merit to the state or continue
the Twichell policy of obstruction. Of course two
can play the game and Fargo is hardly in shape to
uphold the Twchell end of the contest with the chief
executives office.
Here is place for the Greater North Dakota
association to- prove its worth to the state It can
afford to come out in defense of Governor Sorlie's
Legislation to promote the sale and use of North
Dakota No. hard wheat or else go to- the scrap
heap with the other booster organizations which hot
air has withered and sent into innocuity