The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-25
JONES SCORED YDUNNPAPER
FOR OPPOSING REDISTRICTINC

differing from that animal In the fact
that their hide has no market value.
Enraged at the failure Of their in
sidious propaganda eminating from
the Headquarters of q coterie Of
cheap dirty politicians in Bismarck,
who plotted to rob the people Of their
rights to select at the Polls, the men
who would represent all the people Of
the State in Congress, and not a little
clique Of office seekers Of any fac
ton.
Blank Petitions with typewriter
headings were sent out from my Dis
trict, was one form Of insidious mis-
leading propaganda. sent out by a
certain newspaper in Bismarck to
influence the unsuspecting Voter to
sign.
The malicious, false statements,
and unwarranted attacks published
by. this same newspaper, in regard to
various Members of the Legislative
Assembly during the Session, were
i~nauseattng to fair minded readers.
The charge of cheap dirty politics"
rests against the accusers Of the
Members who voted to let the matter
of re-districting be decided ny the
people Of the State, and not to the
few snarling petty office seekers who
would deny the voters at large the
right to say with the Ballot who shall
represent North Dakota in Congress.
Quoting excerpts from an editorial
in the Bismarck Tribune Of Feb. IS:
This issue of fixing a fair plan
for redistricting is bigger than Hall,
Burtness or Sinclair, and the person
who can tell what conditions will con-
troll the selection of two Congressman
at the next Election must be q pro-
phet indeed.
Charging sinister motives. mixing
issues, and talking about sacrificing
this or that candidate is all political
gibberish. It convinces no one and
gets nowhere.
Fence fxers and political naachin-
lists have injected the issue Of candi-
dates into this contest. It does not
belong there and to iegislate along
such transitory lines would be foolish
and ineffective. Members Of the
Senate should rise above such consid-
erations which n ridiculous on their
face. and palpably illogical.
1.-THE wild idea that q Hall, a Burt
ness, or q Sinclair Will be sacrificed.
Better put them all or the political
block, singlys or collectively. than
sacrifice the best interests Of the
people.
THAT is the only issue before the
Senate, despite the attempt to be-
cloud 1t by q partisan bossed trucking
press and q group Of political leaders
who have had their apple cart tipped
over q few times In the past week o.
So"
The vote Of tina Senate, to elect
Congressman at large. was an ex-
preston Of confidence that the Voter,
Of the State are sufficiently iuteli-
gent to decide the issue o. to who
shall represent them In Congress, aut
the Senate left 1t to their Judgment.
Yours,
SENATOR =. W. JONES.
4sth Legislative Dist.
II the above. Is al explanation
why Senator Jones voted against tai
East and West Congressional RA-pia.
tricting bill, 1t falls far short Of thu
mark.
People in this territory and count!
were vitality interested In seeing thu
measure 60 through on their own &C.
count. They let Jones know about
their wishes, and; he did not exhibit
courtesy enough to write them AMI
acknowledge their communication
They were not in collusion with an!
outside interests whatever. It wa
patiently q constituency asking 70
something that was rightfully theirs
Jones voted mo-"
No amount Of vaporings on his par
can right his position. We know tina
he needed orders from other source
than th0se within his own district