The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-13

proud of him as governor as We are
OF the last Democrat to fill that high
office. Now for our denouncer's rea-
sons for his choice, which are accord
ing to his statements, Under the
League plan the people may have a
North Dakota owned bank, in the
county in which they live, should they
so desire" Now, without going a step
further, wish to inquire of the gen.
tleman or any other Lacquer just what
are they going to use for money to
start these banks? If Mr.. Langer's
last statement regarding the Bank Of
North Dakota Is true, surely that in
stitution is in no condition to launch
such program. Perhaps, though, we
should not take Mr.. LANCER too seri-
ously. A few years ago the Repub-
lican candidate was telling us the
League was wasting the funds Of the
Bank of North Dakota-now he tells
us the I. v. AS are doing the same
thing. But that is not the point Of
discussion. Again I refer to our de-
nouncers statement, "They are limited
by law only to first mortgage and
warehouse certificate loans, which
privilege one state-owned bank now
has" You bet! This privilege one
State-oWned bank now has, has taken
the farmers and taxpayers Of this
state to the cleaners for some forty
odd millions of dollars, and that will
be the scourge for North Dakota tax
papers for many years to come,
League leaders in the past have taken
and sold us into bondage and they
are out for it again. Well, I fell for
that line also, but not any more. We
all have hard times trying to figure
out where to get money to buy Irvine
and pay expenses but there are some
farmers that have learned a lesson
from coupon clippers and we want to
keep on owning our equity yet for
a while. We know, also, how the
banking interests have slapped on
service charges, float charges and
everything else they could stick us
for, but if an intelligent legislature
were to take retaliatory measures to
protect us, that practice would soon
stop. Instead of that, Republican
legislators spent many long hours last
session debating over whether a lady's
picture should adorn a cigarette ad.
Our denouncer says that the Bank
of North Dakota has not lost a dollar.
I say he has been listening to some
"adjuster" adjusting politics. To
whom are we going to charge the mil
lion dollars that the taxpayers are
paying this year for Bank of North
Dakota bonds that are due?
The Republican gubernatorial can
didate has blatantly shouted that
when he is "Kingfish" of North Da-
kota he will have "guts" to do things
to raise wheat to one dollar a bushel.
That does not take "guts"-that takes
a lot of impudence to tell North Da-
kota farmers that, after what Hoover
told us in 1928. It is just plain
"hooey" that comes so natural to Re-
publican office seekers.
Governor Roosevelt has pleaded
with all the voters to return to sane
government by eliminating useless bu-
reauS and commissions and Mr.. DePuy
is today expounding his principles.
The Democrats have solution for
the farmers troubles and that is by
repairing the damage done to our eco
nonic system by Republican misman-
agement. North Dakota has chance
to come back and the Democrats arc
offering 1t.
A DEMOCRAT.