The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-19
CHARGES WITHOUT
FOUNDATION, SAYS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Effort Being Made to Make
House Sounding Board for
Political Racketeers

House Sounding Board for
Political Racketeers
u. S. CITIZEN SINCE 1883
Proofs Convinced Satire; Court
Order Necessary to Get
Federal Records
The text Of Governor Thomas H.
Noodles radio address Friday eve
ming follows:
Il welcome this opportunity to
come to the people of North Dakota
with the frank statement of my posi-
ton in the situation now existing In
the Capitol at Bismarck.
II desire to say at the outset that
the charges which are being brought
against me are In each and every
particular without any foundation
whatsoever. desire to say to the
people that we are seeing an effort
by merciless political racketeers to
take charge Of the government Of
this state, to exploit its people, to
profit personally, to create confusion,
and to conduct propaganda Of an
ultra.radical nature at time when
the distressed situation Is more poig-
nant than ever before In the history
Of the state.
1.-THE people should know that an
attempt is being made, and Is In some
degree succeeding, to make the lower
house Of the legislature sounding
board for political racketeers who
have become involved through their
own devious gestures to point where
they have arrived at q degree Of
desperation, most clearly and empha-
tically Indicated In the bombastic ac-
ton they are taking to delay the
orderly discharge Of the business at
fairs Of this state at time when its
problems are greater than they ever
have been before In the history Of
North Dakota's government.
Honest Men Misled
81 should like the people to know
that I approach this situation with
out malice toward any man. I
should like the people to know that I
believe many honest men are being
misled in this situation by constant
misrepresentation Of facts.
1.-THE grounds for impeachment are
contained In the constitution Of the
state Of North Dakota. I am advised
by the attorney general 1t Is not yet
complete. I want to assure you here
and now that have never violated
any Of these requirements. We are
seeing at this time q continuation
Of the frenzied and spectacular his
trionics which were INDUCED in . few
months ago to the discredit Of this
state and to the anxiety Of its peo-
pie by . bunch Of political racketeers
who are emphatically on their way
out.
II should like to make Q state
ment to you regarding my citizenship
as frankly as I know how. I was born
In Ontario May Is, 1873. I came to
this country with my mother, an
infaut-in-arms. My father died
when was IN infant-in-arnS. My
mother remarked and went to South
Dakota where she became . citizen
In 1883 when her husband completed
his citizenship. My citizenship fol-
lows hers. The records to prove this
statement are all available. They are,
however, federal records and an order
Of the court Is necessary to permit
certified copies Of them to be made.
I would gladly discuss this question
with you more frankly, but am
mindful Of the fact. and you must
realize, that whatever I say here to-
night will be seized upon by my po-
litical opponents In an effort to fur
Their harass and embarrass me. I do
not want political racketeers annoy
ing my aged mother, who is n years
old at this time. I have exhibited
the proofs Of my citizenship to hum
dreds Of my friends In my office. I
have exhibited them to Attorney
General p. o. Satire at the time my
citizenship was challenged In the
pending disqualification proceedings
now in the courts. Mr.. Satire Inn
mediately withdrew the charge In.
volving my citizenship and an.
nounced he was convinced that am
citizen. I am pointing out to the
people Of the state that the attor-
ney general is the representative Of
all the people, that I frankly sub
mitted my proofs to him and that
he was satisfied with them.
People Sense True Facts
MY experience with the majority
faction Of the legislature leads me
to the conclusion that II ! had been
born on Plymouth Rock at noon Of
the Fourth Of July, - years ago. In
full view Of the members Of the mai
GRITTY faction Of this legislature, that
it would not be evidence sufficient to
convince them that ! am Q citizen.
I'm this situation I believe the peo-
pie viii sense the true facts about the
efforts which are being made at this
time to halt the discharge Of gov
eminent In this state, to discredtt
the courts. and to create confusion In
the public mind. am perfectly
willing to entrust any interest Of
mine in these matters to the courts
Of North Dakota. This is the order.
" procedure under constitutional
government. I am not thinking ct
this time Of any interest Of my own.
I am thinking Of the welfare Of our
state. the expense which this delay
is causing In the discharge Of the
states business, and the anxiety which
IT must be creating In the minds Of
our people.
No Criticism Of Satire
II desire to saw ct this point that
! have no criticism to make Of the
attitude Of Attorney General p. o.
Satire IN this matter. Mr.. Satire Is
doing his duty, and am confident
he Is protecting every interest Of the
state In this procedure. I would like
to call the attention Of the people
also to the fact that the special q.