The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
Volta Man LANCER!
(Thn G1nn r111in NnUcl

On an evening OF the past week
our experimenting Governor bonn
barded the mike" with a blast of
oratory In defense Of the honesty OF
one Bill LANCER, which, it would
seem, too many were questioning.
Whether he has been able to con-
vince all the doubling Thomases'
has not been reported, so far.
But hardly had the microphone
cooled from "honest'' Bills heated
and frantic verbal barrage, when
Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief adj
ministrator, unceremonio di-
vorced LANCER from any further ad-
miniStration OF federal relief In the
state. So credit Bill with giving
North Dakota another unsavory jolt.
In the eyes Of the rest of the states
IN the Union. The charge, of course,
IS that Bill had his itchy paws greas-
ed with five per cent mulcted from
workers on federal relief jobs. And,
everyone knows, the federal govern
ment does not throw such serious
charges around unless they have the
goods Federal investigators have
been busy in Busy Bismarck for some
time and have, no doubt, found out
many of honest Bills pet habits
Of which many Of us have been dis
gustedly familiar for quite some
time. And when these boys got back
to their chiefs and reported their
finds, the bolt" was loosed, immed-
lately, which sent Five Per Cent Bill
completely off the relief pedestal in
this state. And he has. ever since,
been studying his hook of excuses
to find the suitable one, but he will
have to be a better inventor of his
favorite pastime than heretofore, to
talk himself out Of the liam" he is
in now.
His first answer, and excuse, was
q deliberate denial Of ever having re-
ceived any tribute from any worker
and loudly shouted political prosecu-
ton" He even went SO far as to
state that the Democrats were per-
scouting him because he had been
approached to run on their ticket and
refused. Whata laugh! About the
only way he would be approached BY
them. would be by backing their par
ty mascot" up to him and let hin
do his stuff"
Finding out real suddenly that thi.
would not help him any, for it might
be taken as an indirect SLAP at thu
present federal administration, hi
decided to include everyone he coule
think OF, and wrote to Washington
giving them sob story Of tn,
martyr" and as being unmercifull,
prosecuted just on the eve of th'
Valley City convention. But in thi
he also admits that out Of the vas
amount Of millions, he only receive,
such an insignificant sum as 5000
He admits that he received tina
money, and in the next sentence h
says it was legal. Wonder how com
1t was legal for him to get thi
amount? In the next splurge In tn
letter he also wants all his sub
ordinates" arrested when he Is ar
rested.
And that is the man who holds til
office Of governor Of our fair state
He Is the man who uses the radi
TO tell the people how honest he !.
right after he has used every mean
possible and got his payroller gan
TO control all Nonpartisan precinc
meetings, at the taxpayers expens
and while his five per cent extortiol
was going on all around. Any homes
man. In his station. would not hav
to use the radio to convince the PEG
pie Of his honesty. They would sool
realize these merits II they wer