The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-22

OuoIOr OlQ - ~ wa SOsot useP'sS
his promise to Mr.. Carr. He knows
his masters voice. If he is elected
eovernor Of tbs state, North Da-
kota will have Z political dictator.
ship and Mr.. Twichsll will be gov
srnor In fact"
Forumism Played
II was Z member Of the states
first Industrial commission with
John Hagen and Lynn J. Frazier"
said LANCER. AT that time The
Fargo Forum was telling the farm
ers: Your program is all right, but
your leaders are ell wrong. Get rid
Of your leaders and we will support
YOU Those leaders have passed
and today The Fargo Forum is
fighting the farmers more viciously
than ever with its stories of ruin,
bankruptcy and impaired credit for
this state II the League Republic
can candidates are elected. That is
Forumism.
"You remember the days of Hast
ings, Box and Waters. You remem-
Der Nestos branded Waters as a
crook and In his campaign referred
to him ~ Race Horse Jim.' Nestos
went over this state and told the
people that Waters had wrecked the
Observation-Disclosures bank. He
flayed Arthur LeSeucr and he dis
played Z letter from LeSeuer aigned
Yours for the Industrial Revolu-
tion.'
Nsstos Names Waters
"Later Nsstos named Waters to
be auditor Of the Scandinavian bank
and Qusstionsd regarding Waters
appointment said he was confident
he was will fitted for the position.
HE put Arthur LeSeuer on the
states payroll ~ = special attorney
and paid him $l.39l.4% for one
month and four days work. That
is Nestosism.
I'm this campaign Mr.. Shafer,
'tr. Neatos and their friends always
tell you Of the states liabilities.
They never mention it, assets. Mr..
Shafer has called the mill q total
loss and in one Of his speeches is
quoted a. declaring he regretted it
Is fireproof. He ID saying that the
capital stock Of the Bank Of North
Dakota IL r me.
"None Of the Independent speak
era tell you Of the money that has
been saved the state through the
bonding law, by the state carrying
it, own fire insurance or by the hail
department. The record of these
things too strongly contradicts the
story Of ruin. bankruptcy and i'm
paired credit now being used to
impress the voters.
ut 10 part Of the policy of Shafer,
Neatos and Kitchen to tell only the
bad things about the men in charge
OF the farmers program. We are
fighting the same old gang in North
Dakota today that we organized ia
fight more than 10 years ago. They
controlled the convention at Devils
Lake and they control all of the
Independent conventions az the re.
cent steam roller tactics at James
town show"
Tax Receipts Tell Truth
LANCER referred taxpayers ia
their tax receipts to learn the true
cost in taxes Of the state mill and
elevator and in discussing the mar
keting problem gave the same sci
Of statistics and facts T. H. Thore.
sen i giving in all his campaign
speeches.
"The work q, former Senator
Ladd backed By Governor Sorlie 90
the farmers Of this state wha,
recognition they have received fol
the protein value of their wheat
What have the Independents done
for them?
I'm the Valley City debate Thore
son asked Shafer this question
Shafer could not answer.
when l was a candidate for gov
ernor OF this state q committee oil
millers from Minneapolis waited OF
me and told me what they wanted
They wanted the dockage law re-
pealed. the state mill and elevator
closed and no more bond issues au
thorized to build more mills or ele
vators,
Party Fears Twlchell
"The Independents in this stat,
are afraid to oppose Twichell, The!
are more afraid Of Twichell thai
ever the farmers leaders and rep
resentatives were afraid Of Town
ley. When Twichell cracks the whit
the Independents leaders and rep
resentatives fall into line.
| mr.. Nestos is saying the MAJ
who ID elected governor will hav
Z terrific problem. II it is MI
Shafer I submit that from the rec
ord as It is he will do = lot of thing
that Mr.. Twichell tells him to do. !"
! LANCER paid = glowing tribute Il
! I. H. Thoresen and to all the mem
bers Of the state ticket. He declare,
that Il Ragnvald Nestos had beel
In the senate when the cabinet ap
pOintment Of Charles Warren wa
up for consideration, Warren, one O
the organizers Of the sugar trust
would now be in the Coolidg'
cabinet.
III c. A. Fisher and T. H. Thore
sen are elected to the industria
commission" LANCER said, "you ar
going to have men upon it who will
look after the interests Of Nortl
Dakota farmers."
| LANCER closed his speech with Al
appeal to the voters to vote thei
economic interest and predicted sue
cess Of the entire League Repub
lican ticket.
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