The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-01
FROM AN AVERAGE CITIZEN
Wing. North Dakota
October. %, 1894.

Editor, tribune.
am simply an average citizen who
p,akes this appeal to the voters Of
the state, in the interest Of good
government and fair play.
FOR the last two years, We have
watched the antics Of the LANCER
machine in disgust. Many people
thought when he was elected that
he was to be the modern Moses to
lead US out Of the morass Of depres-
sion and political incompetence, but
he has not even made an honest ef-
fort ct constructive Leadership.
Before he was elected his promises
were sweet to our ears. TO we farm
ers, his dust cloud Of oratory took on
q rosy hue and there was = job wait
ing for nearly everyone who voted
for him. Our common sense and his
past record should have warned Us
that he could not fulfill the prom
ises he made. but because people
wanted to believe, and because they
were filled with . great unrest. they
voted for him. And many Of them
will still not admit they made mis-
take. They can't believe that the
man they endowed with the highest
honor It Is in their power to give
could 50 shamefully betray his trust.
I an . Democrat and always have
been, but even I could not think that
any man could ignore the constitu-
ton consistently, and get by with It.
Il Is hard to believe that any man
could deliberately use the suffering
and the misery brought about BY
adverse times to his own advantage.
The spectacle Of the governor OF Z
state. .'muscling in" on funds meant
to relieve hunger: the fact that any
one man would deliberately take the
credit for federal relief. and 1T the
same time do everything in his power
to discredit the hand that gave It;
the trial Of the highest official Of the
state for actual crime was Stckenine
to those Of u who have the welfare
Of the future Of the state ct heart.
OF course the LANCER machine
howled that they were being politi-
cally persecuted, through the medium
Of the infamous Leader, and many
Who had access to no other infor-
nation believed them. But we. who
have studied both sides Of the sltua-
ton know that Federal courts and
our own supreme court are headed by
men who have the courage and the
integrity to brand criminals for what
they arc. There u no need to list
the indictments against Lanserism
here. They have been - numerous
ana proven In 20 many instances It
would b sheer waste Of time. We
have only to think and follow the
dictates Of our conscience.
Now there are two courses open to
u. We can endorse LAugsrism at
the polls and forever curse ourselves
In the eyes Of the rest Of the nation.
r. effect, we can ray that We ap-
prove craft and the building Of .
political machine with our money,
Ne can place politics IN tho same
category With war (that to the victor
goes oil he can grab Or We can sup
port the Democratic ticket and vindi-
cate our honor.
Tom Noodle isn't promising the
moon to those that support him. He
isn't promising to wave q magic wand
and bring prosperity back. He isn't
singing ali the mud he can muster,
no slapping backs. nor wisecracking
hts way around for q few frivolous
votes. He is dignifiedly Offering con-
structive policies to undo the mis-