The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-10
Vice President Speaks At Banquet
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Governors of Two Dakotas Banter

otiSm" before politics"
He spoke before dinner because he
had to catch an early evening train
for the west and left the World War
Memorial building dining hall short
ly after his talk.
Curtis spoke at the banquet only
after changing his mind late in the
afternoon. Previously his aide. COL
onel G. G. Bullock, announced that
the vice president would be unable to
speak at the dinner because of the
heavy schedule Of political speeches
which he must make and the fact he
must prepare additional campaign
material.
Not wishing to disappoint the ban
queters, however. Curtis changed his
mind.
Being a native Of Kansas" he
said, Il can understand the plight OF
North Dakota farmers during the
last few years, for we Kansans have
had the same experiences"
Despite hard times, he said, I'VE
Kansans are coming out stronger
than ever" He said he had great
confidence North Dakota farmers
would do likewise.
Present Not So bad
The vice president said that GER
tain periods in the past have been
much worse than the present de-
preston. Leniency in the matter of
mortgages, he said, will permit the
agricultural sections to come through
the period in good shape.
In times of crisis, he said, the u, g,
government in the.past has put pa
triotism before politics" on many &C.
cssions. He cited several such in
stances which occurred during his 20
years as a member of congress. say
ing that President Wilson received
better support from the Republicans
than from the Democrats when he
needed funds for the World war.
Governor George F. Shafer OF
North Dakota was toastmaster at the
banquet and other speakers were
Governor Warren E. Green of South
Dakota, Lieutenant Governor H. E.
Monroe of Saskatchewan and Jus
tice John Burke of the North Da-
kota supreme court.
Bantering between the governors
OF North Dakota and South Dakota
kept the banqueters chuckling
throughout the program.
In introducing Green, Shafer re-
marked that South Dakota has been
constantly improving under the tute-
lage OF Ncrth Dakota and that Green
realized the advantages of learning
from North Dakota by his two visits
to Bismarck in the last few months.
Green replied that he had heard
about North Dakota's greatness but
really had expected to find North
Dakota greater than 1t was.'
Wishes Green Luck
In reply to Green's announcement
that he was facing a political cam
paign this fall, Shafer wished him
as great success las my opponents
had at the last North Dakota cleo
tion."
Lieutenant Governor Monroe, COM
Ing from province in Canada which,
as Governor Shafer pointed out, is
larger than both of the Dakotas COM
bined. said he had great respect for
the hospitality as exercised in all
parts of the United States to visitors.
It is this spirit, no said. that enables
this country to lead all countries of
the world in forging ahead. He said
Canadians always enjoy trips to the
United States, since the Americans
are SO hospitable and are pretty
much the same people" as the Cana
dams.
He gave brief description Of Sas-
katchewan's agricultural and political
aspects and warned against "Com-
munism" which Is wont to spread in
periods of depression. These times"
he said. "are paradise for economic
cranks."
Introduced as the only Democrat
to be governor Of North Dakota and
the only governor to serve three
terms, Justice John Burke spoke in
the absence of Manitoba provincial
ministers, who found it necessary to
leave for home before the banquet.
Had Something In Common
Replying to Skaters comment that
the justice had considerable influ-
ence in turning the governor from
the paths Of Righteousness into the
field of law and politics, Judge Burke
said he always had felt that he and
Governor Shafer had something in
common because they came to North
Dakota in the same year.
Neither OF us knew the other was
coming" Judge Burke said. I'VE
didn't come together. knew was
coming. Governor Shafer didn't even
know he was coming. and neither did
I. But he came just as fast as he
could"
Governor shafer was born the
year Judge Burke moved to North
Dakota.
Judge Burke said he felt he was
qualified to represent Manitoba In
his talk, since in his early days in
North Dakota his legal business often
called him into Manitoba and its
capital, Winnipeg. Canadians aren't
much different than residents OF the
United States, he said, and justice
can be obtained in Canada Just as it
can In North Dakota.
Going back to the last century,
Judge Burke told Of his early DAYS
In the legislature, declaring that he
was proud that he once raised his
voice" in favor Of Bismarck as the
capital city. Once when he was in
the legislature, he said, the legisla-
tors were in session for q consecu-
tive hours considering q problem.
Tho banquet was the climax Of the
program arranged for the laying OF
the cornerstone OF North Dakota's
new state capitol building Saturday
afternoon. Vice President Curtis, as
the special representative Of Presi-
dent Hoover, was the principal
speaker ct the cornerstone ceremony.
NINETEEN MINERS DROWN
Leigh, Lancashire, Eng, Oct. TO-
R)-Nineteen mine workers drowned
at the Plank colltery near here Mon
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