The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1919, Page 2

tions thet they are “enemies of the farmer;” that they have sold’ out’ to ‘POLITICS . VERY “big business” and that they are en- deavoring to defeat the league’s eco- BADLY MIXED: nomic program. Langer, Hall and-Ko- ‘ ‘| sltzky, on the other hand,-come out flatly in defense of the league spro- gram, declare. they are. opposed, to any attempt to amend or emasculate it, and assert, that the measures ‘they are opopsing are private graft ‘or per- sonal grabs, and that they never had any place in the league program and {cannot now be considered apart of it: Complicated Situation. The fact that the league-state of: ficials have remained loyal to the jleague program while opposing what yota| they declare to be selfisn side issues n| foisted on the eaguo for ‘the benefit [of a few has complicated the situa- .| tiow for the Independent Voters’ asso. ‘elation, which is opposing the = i | bills already referred to and in addi- nunciation of the whole five of thes \tion is seeking to initiate -amend- measures through tie columns of the! newspaper, the Morton County Farm-| ents to voral of the deneuie Bro: ers’ Press, a stalwart Jeague organ.|S"#m acts ant to repeal others. The Instead'.of making concessions to|/ndependent Voters’ association’ will these leaders, Townley h “attacked | be aided In its attack on the five, bills them through the Cou ews axlepumerated by the oppositfeh of the “traitors, fools and cowards.’ He has| leasve state. officials to these meas: made veiled charges of bribery ;¥es: but, it cannot rely upon their against: Attorney General Langer. He a tt ay Fest Sethe anit has insinuated that none of the of- BD DIDGES is concerned. Tae ficers opposing. these bills are farin-| 1S VO ares ton: Je morer that “the. as: ers, and has branded them as pro- nm will succeed in carrying gut fessional. politicians.- He has ‘been| ‘(Cohtihued: from Page one) signed- all, of these bills may be re- garded as significant of his approval. Why’ Mees Quit. ) @enator PF. W., Mees of Morton county, a pioneer Iéaguer who served ini the;house two years ago and was elected’ to the senate last fall, split with: Townley over. the-one-man tax commission. Mees also disapproved ot the educational bill, and he voted against, it. in the senate. He also opposed the printing bill with hi and since adjournment of th he.and Simon J. Ni pointes on thes trol, have been very bitter in the de- f jatar petitions for a mill and ele- particularly ‘bitter in his attacks up-| \, ciation to be financed’ with om Langer, Hall and Kositzky, men) yotor ass whom he twice endorsed and elected | 52 000,000 in state bonds, to, state office. Townley’s tackles are| daily widening the breach: between himself. and North Dakota league} leaders. It has now come to a point) where the question is whether Attor-| | ney. Willlam Langer or Arthur C Townley, shall be the leader of the| league.. In the western part of North | Dakota. where Langer’s fighting abil-/ ity is best known, there is confidence}! that he will win. It is predicted, too, | that he,will.be the next governor of} North, Dakota. | President Townley has persistently endeavored. to undermine Langer, Hall, Kositzky, Olson and other in- surgent. state officials with intima-| Ml instead of initiative and referendum program. | Slumbia Grafonola | Records on Easy Terms | Owanis Dr We Store | $5,000,000, a provided ‘by the league act; to provide for; a ;home ‘building association,» and: to. issue $10,000,000 for rural, creditsto’ ‘be: administered) by the board pf: university and: school lands, rather’ than: by the Bank of North Dakota, as. the league program provides, already have been-circulated and filed. ‘But.10,000 signatures were required, and‘ more than 20,000 were obtained, . Petitions referring the five measures which league state officials are opopsing, and *also attacking the industrial commission, bank of ‘Nort:1 Dakofa’ and : other: so-called league program acts, hav already been signed by 27,000: vot The ‘consti tution requires: 20,000 signatures to make the calling of a-special election compulsory. . Governor, Frazier last winter promised the senate he would enll/a special: election upon the filing} of petitions _ containing 15,080. sig! | natures, There is a third line of attack om} the league program: in the form of a [uancery action. Tnstituted in ‘federal eourt by 40 taxpayers who attack all or the league economic acts on consti- tutional grounds and pray for an in- Junction restraining the state, indu trial commissjon, the board’ of uni versity and school .lands, the state; [auditing board,and: seven state off! ,cials as individuals from placing this} program in effect. Langer is Ignored. The industrial tommission has pub-| |lished resolutions in which it declines to accept the legal’advice of Attorney } Mid-Month List:of Pe / vs “I'm‘Forever | Blowing Bubbles A 4 vom _ A song of-imaginative sentiment ‘with ‘a--rarely beautiful melody. Coupled with “The Beautiful Ohio” as a canoe song, with fascinating words set to the same rippling music that made this waltz the season’ s 's biggest dance hit. A-2701—88¢° Shack ‘An Iri words, set “Till We Meet Again’ and “Rose of No Mans Land’ Columbia Orchestra has now m: these two old favorites -- ito. wonderful, dreamy, lilting waltzes. - _ There’ S no resisting their invitation to the dance — -and: you won’t want to, either! A-6098—$1.25 Funiculi-Funicula 5 Ce : So of Mine > Neslacknthtian ci nn m the mae: Ae BS 3 : “That Tumble - down “A Few ~ Mid-Month Hits. ey ns. on Sele the 104k anit 20th oF Every Month in Athlone’ sh ‘ ‘Home Swkét: Home”—an. old story in: new | to glorious harmonies: that introduce favorite Irish airs. On the back, Old Sweetheart of Mine®’”’ “You're Stall An A»2698—35c . , Riccardo Straccieri and cet ees Te106 Colambia Male pace Ole"’) ae oo iste jernor Frazier. and Commissioner, Ha- BISMARCK. DAILY. TRIBUNE General Langer, who’ is.a. member of the commission.” Following open cen- sure of the attorney general as an il- legak foe of the league program, the majority members of the board, Gov- gan, voted to ‘employ as special coun- sel William Lemke, 2 member. of the executive committee of five which di- rects the National Nonpartisan league, and also chairman of thé.republican state central’ committee of North Da- kota, and Frederic A. Pike, a league attorney from St. Paul. The five other state. officials wio are made defendants in the federal ac- tion have given equal’ publicity’ to a ‘set of resolutions calling ‘upon the attorney general to defend them in this’ suit and declaring the attack’ of the industrial commission unwarrant- ed and flkadvised and an insult to @ attorney general and the_ voters who elected hint = Three: Movements Distinct. These three movements’ are dis- tinct. Langer, Hall and Kositzky are standing atoné’ in their ‘battle: as leaguers against. tha domination of Townley in the league: tie Independ- ; Take Nothing for Granted The fact that your lanlord hasn’t raised your rent is no assurance that “man’s will? Why not bu: and get rid of the menace of rent-raising? neecccsoneonceses “Bismarck Realty Co. \. Bismarck. Bank Bk!g. Bismarck ane PHONE 274 TO FEEL RIGH to WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER—JUST PHONE _Onposite Postoffice PHONE 277° ~ —— — J, R. Watery formerly state bank’ ex- aminer, has resigned that;post to be. come head of the new institution, and'Saturday night... O’Cohnnor’s Orchestra. Why be subject to the. dictates. of ‘another’ —_—_— T—DRESS RIGHT | Saturday Yoyr: last chance to buy..a splendid All Wool Suit for ‘ Handreds of patterns to-se- lect from—worth up to $50.00. Specialthis week , SPIRO & Use | gee = " end Voters association is independent- ly waging. its initiative and referen- dum campaign against league and non- league acts, while neither: of these two factions claims any connection with ‘the taxpayers committee which has assailed the league program in the courts: “If atg-sentiment has been in- dicated ‘it has been against the court actiony é League Going Ahead. This turbulent « situation has. not prevented “the league . from’ going ahead -with the first step in its pro- gram—the foundation: of ‘the Bank of North Dakota. 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