The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-26
Let the Record Be Clear
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1t not the Of The Tribune reporting the political
campaign getting under to take sides with candidate
believes that candidate should
stand his merits and hopes that each will be frank and
presenting his views.
politics they
sharply troublous times
the rather than the exception this result
would be benefit in ITSELF
The Tribune hopes to assist in clarifying the they
presented and which Justify consideration at this
time that raised by the attempt apporton responsibility for
the public debt
To the plant come wholly faction
largely Hyand. candidate for 1t
burden campaign speeches date and In his
address Hyland said he expected to devote large
share of his political words to during the campaign
Speaking political rally in Devils Lake the Associated
Press quotes him saying II have been with the people of the
region years. the political stu
who served state government and
sincerely opposed the entering in business"
In most Mr. Hyland modern and date but in
politics he insists ghost fighting The state has before it
question
1t has not had for 10 years.
declaration effect that opposes
the continuing in the businesses it already has, there would
be sharp clearly issue When he substitutes the word
continuing for entering in his frequent declarations this
subject his ideas will weight with the electorate Until
then he talking about something which not in ISSUE has not
will until gathers
make the issue which the socaled
industrial program leaves to
stands this campaign platform which, briefly
this: against these things principle but
them believe they successfully
operated but want the people Of the state to let continue
them under management
true that Candidate Hyland opposed the
industries years
hardly elapsed ample
opportunity offered attempt fundamental
creating them. Has Hyand offered bill that
effect in the legislature?
Hyland publicly
condemned the enterprises which they sought but
which they lacked the definite stand Their
right hand holds the rens the state mill and
elevator Bank Of North Dakota and smaller remnants the
industrial program.
plunged deep the Townley bait
which made these things possible
his making debt which
heapd the state government in the last IL and
staggering
page Tribune appears
compilation made the Associated increases
bonded indebtedness since 1908 Data obtained from
the state treasurer's office.
1921, power
daey following year,
far the path toward the New Day which the Nestos adheren
had derided but which they seemed to accept inevitable
event. they proceeded along the dim trail which their political
opponents had marked out for themselves.
Nonpartisans had encountered difficulty selling the
states bonds their plunged into this work with guso
Nestos speech
the shadows Wall Street restored financial conf
dence in the state and the bonds went like hot cakes
of them to be 1922 Thus the first of the Nes
administration indebtedness
200 cent.
good beginning having been made the bond sellers hit their
stride 1923 and sold $43O0 worth The final mad dash
to the tape in 1924 real salesans An additional
reached the amazing total of sOo59Oo increase
in the states bonded indebtedness during adminsra
ton.
And this despite
the basis that Nestos would halt the Nonpaan
and the state from the financial perls which threatened
With 1925 the Soie administration lasting four
During that time mounted
sl4798 500 to $34,857,5OO.
But here the responsibility rested with the v.
bers Of the industrial commission Safer and Joseph
Kitchen who controlled the commission and made the bond sales
In 1929 the Shafer administration elected office after
anti campaign in which debt reduction again promised
But the old bait tempting Skaters left hand,
sraed His first brought reduction in the bonded indebted
of $250oo and at last appeared that the
of salvation had arrived.
But hope shortlyed 1890 boost of $l7510 and
1881 recorded further lift $3990ooo ame
s4o35700 This of the debt building business
continued the accelerated 1891 and the end
yet.
1t will be therefore, indebtedness
state has increased recorded years 1921
During all of that time the v. faction had control
the which created the debt During the last
has had conro of both branches of the legislature
From the figures advanced draw conclusions
he wishes We merely the facts that record be
kept straight.
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