The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-28
Reach Naval Treaty Agreement
State Senate Faces Reapportionment Question
DEMANDED

Can EQ1COr1aO
stonal purposes, the North Dakota senate faces a test Of its states
These fathers Of the state must make direct answer to the ques-
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be an important and integral buain part Of Of their records .soss , as l, tS,a sss,:
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the three incumbent congressman. It Il designed primarily to bene-
the great empire Of the Missouri Slope country with regard to con
eressonal representation, we have no kick coming about that:
to BE- committed. Hail. Rurtness and Sinclair each have the same
redst4ict tn the state to meet some political exieency. The state legs
lature is acting for the sovereign people Of the great state OF North
The politician: who always seek to-, to beg Ct the r issue; ,I postpone s,; and d
proo a;t;1sa. =. ask tf for P 3'me n aness q lnfau. a9ss; s Tas sasut to- INDUCE %s % :
chaotic condition in congressional representation will be on the Job
This issue Of fixing a fair plan for redstricting is bigger than
Hall, surtness Or Sinclair. and the person who can ten what oondi-
election must be a prophet indeed. Charging sinister motives. mix
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North Dakota is entitled e two congressman from definite DIS
men at is1se. but tasss are AZ large s. eemmoars s;taaso, with a,, nssxy
1 0o s1s = in tn ssD pnien' saSias 5nt t S~os eonsssssm: a,ss %Ss9s s sns as.
tricts are not fixed and definite.
which. 4n s;e sta on + en TMS don ses ss@s ase' winch '''s' ''''s' nave
Fence fxers and political mac sahnA is. have ss.d injected esMd the y i; IS &c Of
islate along such transitory, lines a. would "sld. be .,, foolish aa.s AND ! ineie ssicn
are ridiculous on their face and papably Illogical. $1,000.
Friends Of all three congressman naturally want the interests rests
there are only two congressional jobs for three present incumbents.
There Is no valid reason why any congressional dSpAIdn 6noulu
be forced to make an expensive campaign In more than 50 counties.
Neither is there any reason why either section Of the state, with
different interests and different problems. should be deprived Of
its own congressman, definitely elected from 9 specific district, on
the wild plea that a Hall, q Burtness r q Sinclair Will be sacrificed.
Better put them all on the political block, singly or collectively, than
sacrifice the best interests Of the people.
The Tribune is not interested in the political algnments or the
xi.s:puuins stunts sa,.,, Of either political a,ts IT. faction SS,sr. Tor r. No. s9s1 ns.d 5Ss
and this western country, Of which Bismarck Is the hub. The state
senate should place that welfare above the welfare Of Hall. Burtness
@r, Sinclair. or all Of them ooMhtne& u d debt H. incurred when
a man is elected to office, the debt Is owed by the man elected rather
than by the people who elected him..
That Is the only issue before the senate, despite the attempt to
becloud It by a partisan-bossed, trucking press and . group Of
political leaders who have had their apple cart tipped over q few
times in the past week or So.