The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 22, 1916, Page 15

NI SO ST T g L R R P e - - ’_'e--._....__.._...._,._...___.,..___._ moneyforflxetaxpayerabyhhngover R.J'.Gardme:’smeurdinfl:emmkd this- business itself, Geiszler also failed sesmon ?—F W. KEITZMAN. 3 s to help this measure by his. vote. He: . e The Nonparti--sari'-Lé‘ad.ef;’ didn’t vote when his name was called ° Senator Gardmer Brockett," reprei - _____ PUSLISHED WEEKLY-EVERY THURSDAY || Mdvestecmdtmwii | s GO TR DD Nod Official Paper of the Farmers’Nonpartisan Political League of North Dakota - ALLEN AND NARAMORE 'with the old stalwart political gang on 2 Braddock, June 12—Can you tell us * the vote to take the terminal elevator Entered as second-class matter Séptember 8 1915 at the postoffice at g F : ’ o in the Leader how Senator H. W. Allen investigation out of the hands of the Fargo, North Dakota, under the Act -——*____——._‘_.____ s Tation - ATmbrd state board of control, known to be op- D. C. Coates, Managing Editor. Herbert Gaston, Editor. oééthe 263; .leglsl_at;ve_dmtnfi;otéd g posed to-any kind of a state terminal e oy R R S e o ORI AR R last legislature? Also 5 Advertising rates on application. S Naramore lined up on farmers’ meas. elevator. He.voted to let the board of, dres, *I" ; o Leagn control handle the . matter - instead of but r;dagfit;m&gimm 2 casting his balot. for the amendment . oo wiiwhc i proposedto placerit in:the hands of the . Senator Allen has a strictly: standpat railroad.. commission,: which had: nct i record against the farmers and the indicated any prejudice in the matter and | people ‘generally in the last legislature. which ‘was 'supposed: to be meutral and ! He was with the old gang:on almost thus able to fairly ‘investigate it. - i Subscription, one year, in advance, $1.50; six months, 31.00. Communications intended for the p: ger "should be addressed to the Non- partisan Leader, Box 941, Fargo, North Dakota, and:not to any individual. . e kv gty Ot inatin de i re st et v o P g e Gl s The Leader solicits advertisements of meritorious. articles needed by Farmers. Quack, fraudulent and irresponsible firms are not knowingly ad- vertised, and we will take it as a favor if any readers will ‘advise u$ promptly should they have occasion to doubt or question the rehabxhty of ‘any ; which patronizes our advertising columns. every roll call. He fought for the billion The " gang <rand - Semator = Gardiner o B | iscriminating advertisers recognize the Nonpartisan Leader as the best dollar insurance interests against the wanted the board of control to handle the g | medium in the state of North Dakota through which to reach the wideawake people’s side. He voted against state proposition :so - the elevator agltatlon ¥ A i and up-to-date farmers. : / hail insurance on.the Canadian'plan; a could; be: smothered. : - ; ! 8 farmers’ measure to relieve them :from . ' -Senator: Gardiner failed - to :vote on il the oppressive rates of the old.line hail state hail insurance and he took the insurance companies, he helped ‘kill ‘the -public -service corporation’s side on {;nhfl proposition - to - regulate fire .insurance question of ‘rate regulation. ‘A bi ] A_SK E D and A_N SW E R ED rates, which are excessive in North Da- fathered by the corporations and opposed 2 kota, the compames under - them being to the people was up providing for take The Leader will be glad to answer the questions of any of its readers able to collect in' premiums twice the ing the regulation of:rates out of the f . seeking information within its ability to give. It is especially glad to answer amount necessary to pay all fire losses. hands of towns and cities and placing 1 the questions on the legislative record of candidates. . He voted against the state bonding act, their regulation'in the hands of-the stats a measure to permit the- state to take railroad commission, without proper 3 2 - over the business of bonding its own safeguards for ‘the interests of the con« Minot, June 8.—I should be more than ' in your “Asked and Answered” depart- employes, instead of being compelled to sumers of electricity, gas and waters ‘pleased to know how Senator Bond and ment how our .representatives in this pay high and exceedingly ‘profitable Senator.Gardiner voted against amend- Representatives Grow, Dickinson and district voted in the last legislature on rates to private companies for this work. ments to the bill proposed ‘to correct and Thompson of the 29th legislative farmers’ legislation. I am a member of While he went down the line to help ~ some of .its defects .and stood :by the district voted on propositions of interest the “$6 sucker club.” We couldn’t do the insurance corporations in their fight measure ‘a5 it was drafted- by public ° to the farmers at the last session of the without the Leader -up here and are par- against the people, he voted against the service magnates: Later he voted to-put legislature. These men are all up for . ticularly interested in your “Asked and modest bills the farmers were asking this fake regulation’ bill" fl:rough withe reelection and as the League has put 2 Answered” column. We have never had for. He voted against the bill to per- out amendment. "_ good ticket in the field it would be well any place before where we could get fair mit the organization and incorporation to know whether or not these former and impartial information on quesfions : of cooperative farmers’ business enter- M Asmvs VOTE legislat fit to be returned.— e . pr v : c oy e s e of government.—LEAGUE MEMBER. prises, a measure sought by Equity and Willew City, June 12—Will you kindly 2 ; Farmers’ union members. state in next issue what the record is - The district about whose representa- The members of the lower house in He voted with the old gang to leave of Walter Master on the terminal ele- tives you inquire comprises-Ward county, the last legislature from your district the terminal elevator proposition in the vator and the tax for the same 7—FRED It would be difficult to decide which of Were John Rott Jr., Ernest Moeckel and hands of Governor Hanna's state board E, SIMS: . the representatives you mention most Christ Geiszler. Not one of these rep- of control, which was’ known to oppose misrepresented the district in -the last resentatives aided with their votes:the - terminal elevators of any kind built by Waltei‘"flasfer, Yepresentative in_the e legislature. As a whole - the Ward terminal elevator bill 'and not one voted the state, and he opposed leaving' the lower house from the 28th district, Bot= county delegation to the last legislature to prevent the repea_l of the tax with matter for investigation by.the railroad tineau county, voted against the terminal - did nothing for the farmers and voted Which to build terminal elevators. Rott commission, which was supposed to be elevator bill and for the repeal of the with the old political.gang. openly voted against thé elevator bill neutral ‘in - the matter. He cast his tax with wlnch to build f,enmm] ~..____In the first place Representatives A. and Moeckel and Geiszler dodged the ballot for the repeal of the tax to build elevators. - ' M Thompson of Minot, Charles A. Grow ~9uestion-entirely, not voting at all on it terminal elevators. 5 of Minot and B. A. Dickinson of Ryder When their names were called. On the Representative Naramore also °PP°9°d CAREY NOT WITH FARMERS all voted against the farmers’ terminal bill to repeal the tax to build terminal the farmers’' measures. He - voted ‘Wyndmere, June 12.—Please let me elevator bill and in the second place they ~elevators Rott cast his vote against the against the terminal elevator bill and t0 yy5y through your paper how our man ) all voted for the repeal of the tax, iarmers and for the repeal, as did repeal the tax with which to build ter- (urev voted on farm measures in the { initiated by the 1913 legislature, for the Moeckel, while Geiszler again dodged the minal elevators. While the tax repeal 1.gtjegiclature.—~A FARMER. - purpose of raising money for the ter- question, not voting at all. bill passed both .houses_and was signed: ; : 3 minal elevator undertakeing. All ‘three . In other respects also these represent- PY the governor it was immediately pro- C. W. Carey, representative froin the also in the first instance favored leaving atives were with those opposed to farm- ¢eeded against by the farmers under goyp egisiative district, Richland county, the elevator ‘proposition to -the state ers’ and people’s’legislation. Mr. Rott the referendum and was held up for a voted to postpone the terminal elevator board of control, which was known to be opposed with his vote the state hail in- Vote of the people this fall.- Répresent- bill, ‘thus helping those who_wanted to “wifayorable to any kind :of an elevator surance bill, for Which the farmers of the ative Naramore also voted against state g4 succeeded in killing it, and he did not proposition, .whether. in the state of state “stood almost to a man. My, hail insurance. This® bill merely re- , vote on the proposition of repealing’ the Rk North Dakota or.out of it. Moeckel opposed and voted against the 9uired the . proposition of state hail terminal elevator tax levied by the 1913 On state hail insurance not'a member bill establishing a state bonding ‘depart- insurance to:be voted upon by the legislature. ' He dodged 'that question of the house from Ward county aided the ment, a measure to take over from the pei:ple, but he even opposed the propo- and thus in no instance did he cast his farmers with their ‘votes. Dickinson private insurance ‘corporations the busi- Sition of . W@S the people decide- it ¢ita to aid the farmers’ terminal élevator frankly voted against ‘state hail insur- ness of bonding state employes. - This flzemselves. i proposition.” He voted to let the people ance, one of the most important pieces measure ‘was ‘made necessary ' because i . vote on a constitutional ‘amendment of legislation the farmers were asking, the private company. rates were excessive ; 3 ARDINER'S RECORD providing for compnlsory state hail in« and Representatives Thompson and Grow and the state stood to save a lot of ) I surance on the Cnnadun plan. 3 did not vote on this measure and were not excused from voting for cause. They gimply dodged the issue. They were .ready enough, however, to vote for the legislation banks were asking, as witness their votes on house bills 108 and 221, measures sought ~ by the ban_kmg interests. 5 Senator Walter R. Bond of Minot, representing Ward county, also went on record against the best interests .of the terminal elevator proposition by casting his vote to repeal the tax for* terminal. elevators levied by the prior legislature. 'This bill repealing that tax passed.both houses but was held up by a referendum vote of the people, showing what the farmers thought of the -measure. 2 strongly and consistently Progres- - Huff, Morton county,.June. 7.—Please .. .....sive, and.I believe it is but fair to publish in your ‘next week’s paper the |l.| - suppose. that they desire to work | ‘record of L. D. Wiley of Odense over in _ and vote for the most progressive . Bismarck last year—A READER. .| —candidate for the senatorship. : In all my political life I have Mr. Wiley’s record as a representative ggggre?s?vveeliexgh cmlym; from the 30th district, Morton county, in opponents have been actively and the last legislature is as follows: consistently stalwart and reaction= Voted to reduce interest rate voted ary, and are out' of hamony with “for bill permitting incorporation offa.!m ~{l.|.... the political ‘ideals and needs of ers’ oooperatwe associations; voted: for @ the maJonty of the farmers of our the; thelevm e‘;ow: o tax; Wou!d it niot be well to make a ‘repealing the evator “'voted for state insurance on public build- 'di:"“ge and nominate a %henatos “ings as a means of breaking the grip of ~|f ~Whom .is. in ‘harmony with an the insurance trust; voted for compul- AT To the Republican Members of the ot 4 .Nonpartisan: League: The League has indorsed state and legislative - candidates only — I do not doubt, however, but that --each- member ‘of the League .-.also vote his’ preference for U, S. Senator. The large mapority of the repub- lican members of the League are SIV] <. THE COOPERATORS’ HERALD , For the People Even Between Campaigns : SAYS OF MR. NESTOS. " One of the candidates-before the ’ people of North Dakota who de-: § serves the support of progressives . o is R. &Nwtw of Mmot,fieandldate ger. generahon of repnbhcans, .man whose progressiveness has 3 . mever -been questioned: and ‘whose - life ‘and - character: “are’ such that he 1s enhtled t(r the respect and Starting “late ' Mr. Nestos has’ made an aggresmve and stemhlyl wmnmg ough -a man it is begglved that his abplfig a.mi .clean political ‘career 'will win' _ when pxtteg agamst the morney and political orgamza would serve ‘the people of the ‘sory state hail insurance. MM I not ha rt e : 7 a; n ve your : ; ; : and yzmr yote on Junye .28th.mp° s Nesmt alx,ni m’e’ it ' THREE LEGISLATIVE RECORDS .. Xours e of gogg %gh tan, . 'Wishek, June 13.—I am a voter in the 86th legislatve district, McIntosh and Logan countiesy and would like to. knowv