The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-29
Charles Bannon, Confessed
Slayer Of 9, Lynched by Mob
Goddard Presents Facts on Capital Fight
MUST RUN THE GAUNTLET
IAN EQit0flaO

=. there = no necessity necessity t g, getting peevish over the routine which
faction seeks to make political thunder out Of . measure which
should be disposed Of aside from partisan strife. hard as that may
In certain circles. not necessarily within the membership Of the
consregate each session to maneuver for political advantage, there
iee:ed 4 sanslef into the pe1tics! hopper: i was to t S 5 s9psstsd
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There Is hope and every reason to believe that the rank and fle
interests Of the state. viii rise above partisan exped'ency in the con-
. conklns statement. published recently, was straight from
the shoulder: He did not mince words. II Bismarck must tight to
lished here BY constitutional enactment, It can fight and win fight
~ ss psosses the sed lest 'ad aasssssss q NORTH %sas Dssoss, there as s0 viii & : ns loaf =
ing at the post on the part Of the capital city.
::,s.,iss: : Is; r S ssss city T. = tS s. G' ass :; : t h., Nh ss. s $ : s,o. .s, 8 e.:
one sroup Of citizens to enrich another.
m, ne arguments y presented BY Mr. ,;1 cSs.ss: chairman ass :.,. Of the ' ss,n
nothing By 1 change In the capital. It can lose much In property and
s ss:ss' STATE @i institutions ss''' Putting %sh IS state ss'1 institution. it ans'e On vhes!: i IS : :
DANGEROUS ssgga , procedure 91,;,I No o, telling ss,H Tnsse I'll. the % %s.1y7 ss.sta a viii !. emo no.
On the other hand. citizens Of Bismarck must be patient regard
iaso a must n'ss run the q gauntlet sSs let Of Committee hs..ins. and debate n
great American sport Of cusstng and discussing cannot be stnled.
nor should il be. + Is the be.t safety valve today: Il may be hard e
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,..1 T. Is @ eos a ,@Destsnt m 1ss,. ssse ts and s,, wsu ;.s :ss s@' ss:ss' t Ss :
seems to be . genera. disposition a,o,,,o on the 1s,+ part T. Of the p legislature !. ,s,ncs :; .
not more At stake IN this matter than Bismarck and it is Just As vital
to the voters Of the state to have the capital here as 1t IS to the
interests Of Bismarck. This Is generally recognized by the law
makers.
ASSURANCES have come from Gov. shafer and his political ad-
visers that they favor the retentton OF the state capital here and that
the euerreucy Is urgent for q new building to house the government
1porseg lMs dernoraAsed BY the recent fire loss, League leaders have
a1ySn Z Ike assurance and those charged with. steering the new
cauitol bin have been given every reason to believe that the measure
viii b passed with the emergency clause - that work can start on
the building at once. -
In the face Of this general accord. 1t III behooves anyone TO STIR
IN a fuss and seek to emhroN the new capitol bill In q catch-aS-
catch-can fieht. using the bill As J. club over anyone should avail
little. The states necessity should be above political expediency
in this matter and political graves have been dug with nucn smauer
issues than the capitol bill.
To date. neither the l. v. A. nor league members OF the legH-
lature have shown q disposition to play more than the usual political
game With the bin. Political strife cannot be wholly eliminated IN
must be some maneuvers for 1t Is all q part Of the game, but TO date
the capitol bill has not suffered to any extent from this menace.
What the FUTURE viii disclose no one. knows, as state politics are In
expltcahle and political bosses move in q mysterious way their
miracles to perform.
North Dakota has suffered from political chickering's Tor more
than a decade. Thousands Of voters are sick and tired OF sucn TAG
tics. Nav that day hasten when some common ground can be found
where citizens can work tremendously. not for political advantage
or pelf but for the best interests Of our great state.