The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
TO JOE AND JULIUS
Wilton, N. D.
Feb. Z, 1885.

Editor. Tribune:
It behooves me to answer such re-
sponses as received from Joseph
Coghlan and julius Meyer to my pre-
vious letter In the Forum.
In tho first place, Mr.. Coghlan, I
am not challenging your remark about
you being q more staunch supporter
Of the Nonpartisan League than I,
nor am upholding the League any
more than any other party unless 1t
Is fair.
No doubt the Nonpartisan League
Cor LANCER, whom you will blame) was
not justified In It's every action dur
ing Langer's administration, but do
not believe LANCER was so terrible that
he should be the object Of all the
ridicule of the last two years.
You think Langers colorful party
affiliations unjustified. No doubt he
has been affiliated with other parties
and worked pro or con according to
his interests, but who hasn't? Are
you or or Noodle entirely free in
that respect2 Seems like sane rea-
soning will put the answer in the
negative.
As to Langerisn, II that term goes
down in history as . byword let us
give as its complement "jealousyism."
Can there be anything else that
characterizes people who will villify
and ridicule another as has been done
to LANCER in he recent past?
To continue, didn't LANCER meet
opposition from the very first? Be-
fore the 1882 election weren't all forms
OF propaganda, rejecting on his per-
sonal character placed before the
public just q day before election2
Whether he was guilty or not, did it
give him time to vindicate himself?
Was It tustifiable for his opponents to
resort to this method Of last minute
villification Of his name? Hasn't that
villification been going on ever since?
You will say am rpholding Lam
ger and his actions. No, II they are
what you state am not. but should
like you, Is well - some North Da-
kota newspapers to understand, that
I do believe some Of his tactics
and methods have been exaggerated.
II not, and all these self commencing
honorable, truth exposers'' are en-
tirely conscience free from falsifying,
this world must have recently turned
q new leaf.
Understand I am naming no one.
and I do not consider myself superior
to anyone IN any respect, but we are
al human and a. such let us not
Judge lest we be judged. This is just
a random shot but let us see what re-
suits it brings. should not quote
scriptures, but here 1t expresses my
true opinion.
Then in regard to the last election,
which you think am not justified in
criticizing. I compare it with the
1921 recall Of Lynn j. Frazier. Did
not the people vindicate him by elect
ing him United States senator . short
time later? So, I believe, II not the
vindication Of LANCER. It will be the
downfall Of Nye In some forthcoming
election. There 10 no doubt In my
mind Is to the tactics used In last
falls election. True, my opinions are
merely ungrounded insinuations and
accusations, but as I can see it that
election was In the hands Of Twin
City and North Dakota money inter-
ests whose methods Of obtaining votes
were not always honorable. We all
know the 1921 recall was not honor
able ana 50 the latter appears to be
its equal.
TO you, Julius Meyer, I must say
was neither prejudiced nor biased as
| to the pending supreme court decision.