The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-06
Foreign Representatives
SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER
Uncorporated
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
Let Us Reason Together

Disillusionment and chagrin fol
lowing an election often cause the
,utterauce Of statements which the
facts do not bear out. BITTERNESS!
there is bound to be but that in time
should heal to a great degree for the
problems of this state must be worked
out and solved in a spirit OF fair play
and good fellowship.
TWO such statements come TO mind
at this writing. One was issued by
the present state administration and
refers to last weeks stampede as a
victory of radicalism. 1t issues call
to continue the old destructive po-
litical warfare If our homes are to be
protected from the reds" The other
statement was made recently in an
editorial appearing in the Grand
Forks Herald. That editorial con-
cluded by characterizing the primary
results a misfortune from which
North Dakota would recover as it had
recovered from other misfortunes.
These views of the state primary
are not the logical ones to take. They
come either from bitter partisan bias
or inability to analyze election re-
turns. Such conclusions are bag and
baggage of the bitter contention per-
sisted in for years to no good ends
in so far as the state and her people
are concerned.
Such statements and such edito-
rails comprise the kind of advertis-
ing which has adversely affected the
farmers and business men alike. 1t
is part of the rule or-ruin policy of
those interests which, If they cannot
control North Dakota politics by fair
means, will do everything in their
power to hold this state up as radical
and communistic and as place
where property or investments are
not safe. Voters voiced their disap-
proval of such tactics in the recent
deluge and undoubtedly those who
seek to revive the same kind of issues
in the fall will be substantially
spanked again.
Democrats, if they can read politi-
cal signs at all. will not hesitate TO
announce to the electorate of the
state that they do not intend to serve
the same old funeral baked meats
to North Dakotans in November.
Holding up North Dakota to the out
side world as communistic and red
as the I. v. AS have to gain the
sinews of political warfare, is not 60
ing to be any more popular in No
lvember than it was in June.
Let us reason together on these
returns. The Republican nominees
won on no radical program. They do
not propose branch banking in the
sense OF engaging in competitive COM
mercial banking. The I. V. A. lied
maliciously when they sought to
arouse the banking fraternity on this
issue. What banking extensions will
be made is matter which the bank
ers need not fear unless they go off
on a tangent and permit some of
their friends to wave the red flag
and cry bolshevism.
There is some demand for deposit
'taries at points without banking IA
cilities where business is embarrassed
for lack of simple banking accommo-
dations. AS far as The Tribune is
informed no Republican nominee or
Legislative candidate is seriously
thinking OF plunging this state into
banking. This would be folly indeed
and an act that would bring down
the severest criticism from some OF
the chief hackers OF the ticket sue
cessful in the June primaries Moth
ing would resurrect the red ghost
quicker than an attempt to plunge
the state into commercial banking
by using public moneys which at all
times must remain available for the
orderly conduct of public business.
Now as to an extension of the So
called policy of state-owned indus
tries. I. v. A. candidates declared
the election of the opposition ticket
would plunge the state into new VEN
lures Of socialistic nature. That
cannot be In the cards either. The
voters have served notice on their
candidates that tax reduction is the
first requisite of their favor. They
voted to reduce taxes and have tied
the hands of any administration
elected by the SO per cent valuation
measure. If that is radical and So
cialistic then the I. v. A. die-hards
can make the most OF it.
The moratorium act was beaten de-
cisively. This Is another answer to