The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-15
Seen by the Naked Eye

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"comeback" at Wishek and Oake
makes visible to the naked eye tn
breach which long has been appar
lent In the current political lineup.
I TO many 1t has been an open sec
ret for months that the governor
not In harmony with others within
his party. Revolt against tho gov
ernor's leadership was apparent dur
Ing the closing days OF the recen
legislative session.
It has been intensified by dissen
sion within the state industrial com
mission which existed for weeks be-
fore public statement OF the fact
was made.
Contributing largely to this situa'
ton has been dictatorial attitude
on the part OF the governor. HI
has been unwilling to confer with
other state officials on subjects with.
in their knowledge which they are
specially qualified to discuss.
Thus, in the current argument on
the sales tax, he ignores the depart
ment OF public instruction and data
honestly compiled by it, adduces
some alleged facts of his own.
The result forced Superintendent
Arthur E. Thompson, man Of cour-
age and candor. to make a statement
setting forth the truth. Thompson
must have known that, If The time
came for the governor to deliver on
promised aid for schools, applicants
would be referred to Thompson and
the superintendent would be the man
ION the spot"
These tactics In score of matters,
both Of internal politics and public
policy, have won for the governor
the distrust Of practically every state
officer. The men who have dealt
with him most have the least faith
in him. With possibly one exception,
no state officer is disposed to lend
much credence to any further prom
ises by the executive.
That situation is not a new one
but it remained for Senator Nye
to give It point. The circumstances
surrounding the picnic at Sykeston
were such as to bring to the surface
the distrust which Nye feels for
LANCER.
The senator felt that Langer's fail
ure to answer his letter asking for
an agreement to ignore the sales tax,
coupled with his action in delibe-
rately forcing Nye to speak first,
could mean only one thing.
LANCER would speak last and, with
Nye unable to reply, would espouse
the sales tax. With Nye on the same
platform the Junior senator would
seemingly be committed to II and
many would think that LANCER also
expressed Nye's views. In short, Nye
feared the double -cross.''
It was to forestall such happen
ing that Nye launched what amounts
to political bombshell, even though
his opposition was couched in soft
words.
Nye knew full we'll what the po-
litical implications would be. To dis
pute the governor on point Of policy
is to challenge him personally. The
peculiar mentality OF the executive
made this inevitable.
LANCER was nonplussed at Sykes
ton but how quickly he took up the
gauntlet Is indicated by his speeches
at Wishek and Cakes where he told
an audience to send to Nye at WASH
ington for money and see II he had
any to send them. He, at least, ap-
preciated the significance of the
senator's remarks.
AL Of these things combine to
make visible the breach in the pres
ent political alignment. It may now
be seen with the naked eye. AS the
weeks roll by 1t will become more
and more apparent. The ever.chang-
ing political kaleidoscope is about to
put on a new show.