The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-14
RACKETEERINC IN
GOVERNMENT HELD
ONE GREAT ISSUE
Joint Committee Of Republicans
and Democrats to Direct
Drive in County
OLSON AND sHAFER TALK
Join in Calling on Electorate to
Support Democrats and
Supreme Court


This was determined at mass
meeting in the World War Memorial
building Thursday night attended by
representatives of all groups opposed
to the excuses which were rampant
In state government during the abb
ruptly terminated LANCER administra-
ton.
AS a result, the campaign for the
Democratic ticket and for the incum-
bent members Of the state supreme
court will be in the hands Of COM
mittee Of which . majority Of the
members have been Republicans in
the past.
Members Of the committee are A. D.
McKinnon, Christ Bertsch, James Gu
thrie. Mrs. 8. D. Cook, A. r. Biuh-
jel, E. =. La France and Fred Peter
son, all Of Bismarck; william johnson,
Menoken; Lynn sperry, Riverview
township, and Charles swenson, Fort
Rice township. They will be charged
with the duty Of selecting county
campaign manager and Of getting to
the polls those voters who believe in
the perpetuation Of clean government.
Political history was made at the
meeting, attended by approximately
800 volunteer workers, when Cover
nor O. H. Olson and Former Governor
George +. shafer, both Republicans,
united in support # ths Democratic
ticket on the ground that the fight
for clean government is above all 9TH
er issues In this campaign.
For Shafer II, meant the breaking
of q silence on political matters which
he had maintained since leaving Of
flee on January I, 1888.
Burke ID Chairman
Thomas Burke, q candidate for the
state legislature, was chairman Of the
meeting and the first speaker called
upon was Governor Olson.
The governors stand was that the
people of North Dakota must unite
in the fight for constitutional gov
eminent: that they must fight for the
integrity Of the states court system
and to maintain respect for the au-
thority Of the federal government.
Expressing the view that I'VE need
cleaner government than found up
on taking office" Olson said he has
no political ambition and no interest
in the campaign other than that
which is held by every citizen. de-
sire that the state where he has
farmed for 20 years shall have clean
government, free from racketeering.
Introducing Shafer, Burke stressed
the fact that the issues are above
party considerations and expressed
hope that all factions might be united
in the fight this fall.
Shafer said that, upon leaving Of
flee, he had hoped to stand on the
sidelines as an observer but that. az
ter viewing events Of the last year and
q half he Is deeply concerned because
constitutional government has been
overthrow and q ruthless Dictator
ship erected. Under such circum-
stances, he said, he could no longer
keep silent. Pledging his support to
Thomas Noodle and the Democratic
state and congressional ticket, Shafer
called on all who believe In the true
principles Of the Republican party to
work for their election on the ground
that the Republican ticket IS not tru-
~ representative Of Republican prin-
ciples and the first requisite In gov
eminent Is common honesty.
Above Party Considerations
Asserting that adherents Of all fac
tions should lay aside usual party
considerations in the effort to restore
state government founded on the
principles Of integrity, shafer said the
Lime has come in the state and nation
when issues rise above either party
divisions or groups within parties. It
is necessary, he said, that former diff
ferences and prejudices be laid aside
in order to redeem the state govern
ment and make it one Of integrity
founded upon the law and respect Tor
the oath Of office.
The fundamental question, he said,
Is that Of honest government by hon
est men who respect the constitutional
form Of government and mo one Is
entitled to hold office who doesn't serve
the people honestly"
Asserting that he intends to support
Noodle and the other Democrats,
shafer expressed the view that it Is
IIlC OUIy VI CVC1y 1VCPA04AN04A AsAesAA
and woman who believes In honest
government to vote for the men and
women whose names appear on the
Democratic ticket this fall.
In doing %. he said. he Is not sur
rendering his allegiance TO the true
principles Of the Republican party
because, 50 far Is know, there are
NJ Ran,1hlicanS running"
He warned his Republican hearers
that II anyone tries to inject discus
SONS Of tho New Deal into this state
campaign or to talk about the re.
spective merits Of the Republican and
Democratic parties they are merely
injecting side issues and ignoring
the fact that the one big considera-
ton is that Of common honesty. No
one on the Republican side Is quail
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