The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-11

speaking ut an affair at Red willow
Lake and would arrive late.
The Junior senator was interested
to know about this, his first ques.
ton upon arriving being as to Gov.
ernor hangers whereabouts. When
he heard about the speech presum-
ably then being made at Red Willow
Lake, nearby, his eyes cleaned and
his jaw jutted out.
Into the eyes Of Congressman Jim
Sinclair, who, with Wells County's
Senator Wesley Matthaei was in the
Nye party, there came q speculative
CLEAN, for Sinclair Is against the
sales tax, too.
If anyone thinks am going to
keep quiet while they advocate the
sales tax from the same platform they
are due for . surprise" was Nye's
comment.
Who ANYONE" might mean was not
defined but it became clear enough
before the afternoon was over.
Wanted LANCER To Hear
Nye was well into his speech when
LANCER arrived and up to that time
had made no mention Of the sales tax.
With the governor seated behind him,
however, he opened up the subject and
gave It "the works" for some 80 min
utes or more.
AS Nye preached the subject the
crowd sensed that 1t was witnessing
q political drama. That peculiar
stiffness which can envelop crowd
on such an occasion became apparent
There was little applause, only OBJ
viously straining ears.
In this electric atmosphere the
speakers voice cracked like the lash
Of whip. THE sales tax Expresses
the poor; benefits the rich. II It
passes North Dakotans will have to
build new bridges to accommodate
people trading in Minnesota and adj
joining states. It Is not replace
ment for no new tax ever Is"
This was the burden Of his state
ment and pleasant references to his
friendship and admiration for LANCER
did not dull the effect.
Coupled with his attack on the
measure itself was q word Of advice
to the governor. Turing to face the
state executive he delivered himself
Of the comment: If Bill LANCER
wants to get himself out Of office the
best thing he can do Is put more tax
collectors to work."
The crowd Of some LOO gave him
q tremendous ovation at the close.
Rebuttal Il Brief
LANCER was not at his best In the
rebuttal. He talked for an hour be-
fore he mentioned the sales tax at all.
Between stories he halted some-
what, stumbled little, tried to gauge
the effect Of Nye's talk on the crowd.
Then he devoted about is minutes
to the sales tax. First he denied
fathering 1t, although he tried to have
such law initiated q year ago this
August.
He praised Nye. Frazier, Sinclair
and Lemke for their stand against
the national sales tax but pleaded
that the state needed money, although
1t had reduced its expenses. Admit
!! ting the unpopularity of the sales tax,
he called attention to his courage
In daring to espouse 1t on behalf OF
q hard-pressed treasury.
Did He or Didn't He7
In the rest Of his speech he con-
demned the newspapers for what he
said were erroneous reports Of his
speeches. in that they said he had
promised to close the state university
agricultural college and normal
schools to keep the country schools
running.
A little later In his speech he force
fully assured his listeners that these
institutions Of higher learning would
be closed by him If necessary to keep
the country schools in operation.
He made repeated references ia
George Aljets and G. L. Broschat
state representatives from Wells
county. praising them highly: made