The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
IMPEACHMENT MOVE
PLACED UNDER FIRE
BY STATE EDITORS
Attack Much Sharper Than De-
Tense az Slope PubIica.
tons Condemn Action

papers In their most recent issues,
the first in which they have had OPP
portunity to comment.
Others, true to the political prin-
ciples espoused In the last campaign,
comment favorably on the matter,
but not with much enthusiasm.
It Is noticeable that editorial ex-
pressions condemning the house are
a great deal more direct than those
defending It. One leading weekly IA
vorable to the LANCER cause. the Nc
Lean County Independent. makes no
comment at all but publishes two
letters, one condemning and one sup
porting the impeachment. It falls
back on the time-worn complaint
about Misrepresentation In the
press.
The williams County Farmers
Press, Nonpartisan but strongly anti
LANCER, points out caustically that
1.-THE favorite legislative hall is hotel
bedroom with the bathroom called
into service as private office" and
then goes on to make the following
explanation:
Cites Pertinent Example
How does 1t work? For an cx-
ample, let US follow through the
attempted recall Of the governor.
Bill LANCER, Frank vogel and
other master minds, who have
been so thoroughly discredited by
the people Of the state, hold
closed meeting. They decide that
by recalling the governor they
could establish their puppet
power and once more suckle the
public teats.
THE objective decided upon. .
call Is sent out to round up the
boys. Into this group fall the
below-average legislators who are
not bothered by such excess bag
gage as personal pride, independ-
ence or too much conscience.
Privately they consider the pub
lie as 'saps'. and probably not
without foundation, since the
public elects them quite regu-
larry.
THE boys-just those who can
be counted upon to 60 for any
racket are finally assembled.
The scheme Is then explained
and the stage is all set for the
party caucus, q procedure which
gives the few lever to operate
the many"
The editorial then relates that
honest men often are inveigled into
doing things against their own will
and conscience by appeals to their
prejudice and because they are
stuffed with transformation.
It is an interesting exposition Of
modern legislative practice and one
too near the truth to make the aver.
age citizen happy.
Condit Is Optimistic
Jeff" Condit. former business
associate Of Noodle. in his personal
column In the Trail County Tribune,
takes the more optimistic view.
Speaking Of 80 legislators wrangling
In Bismarck" he asserts they ARE
not going to hold the state Of North
Dakota back forever. Perhaps they
are sincere In their convictions--ptr.
haps some do not even know who Is
the motivating hand behind all the
fuss-but somecay there Is going 10
be an awakening"
He asserts the state Is looking for
constructive legislation to help solve
its problems and. asks . roll call on
whether the state will get It with
out overtime"
Most interesting Of the pro-Langer
comments is that Of the Bowbells
Tribune which accuses T. H. H.
Thoresen Of being responsible for the
whole affair on the ground that the
Noodle administration Is beholden to
him for its election and the further
allegation that he was "repudiated" at
the Republican primary election last
June.
After accusing the supreme court Of
"dilly dallying" this organ goes on
to say:
"But the prime cause Of the
whole affair Is the Thoresen group
and its fight for control Of the
state. as Tom Noodle says. the
LANCER group. This 1.-THE Lam
ger) group won everything but the
governorship and the supreme
court seats. The Thoresen group,
through its support Of the Demo-
cratic nominee, controls the state
offices to which appointments
are made by the governor. The
league controls the entire state
capitol personnel outside Of this
office. The legislature Is con.
trolled by the group that Is OPP
posed to the governor and the
Thoresen group. It has not only
. mandate from the people but q
direct order to fight to retain what
the people won In the election"
The further assertion Is made that,
'since the courts did not get around
to deciding 1t 1.-THE Noodle qualifica-
ton case) the legislature had TO-"
Ozone Says People Fooled
The Steele Ozone. stu under the
control Of Senator Oscar Z. Erickson,
LANCER henchman. comments that
THE people back home were fooled
into voting for Noodle and some Of
the members Of the supreme court. We
know how these same people would
vote today II they had the oppor-
tunity."
The New Salem Journal. comment
ing on the appointment Of Rep. Gus
6chauss to the Noodle impeachment
committee, asserts he seems to think
he can best perpetuate himself In Of
flee with the aid Of Langerism. The
question might easily be raised II this
is representation as our constitution
guarantees US. II our memory serves
us correctly. Morton county gave
Noodle . nice majority In the last
election"
After q visit to Bismarck, during
which he talked with all and sundry
N. J. Connolly told readers Of the
Hettinger County Herald ct New Eng
land that threats were being made r.
tmpeach the supreme court II It ap-
proves Noodles qualifications and as
serts that Is just how It should NOT
be-" The impeachment move he In.
terpreted as al effort TO iutimidate
the court and q move which "smacka
more Of blackmail than Of statesman
Ship"
The view OF this veteran common.
tatoG. that certain interests DO not %.