The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 29, 1916, Page 5

At Grand Forks'the FrazieriSpecial was met by about 400 people, over half of them farmers who had comie in'from the surrounding counfry to greet the next governor, | " . While the wind that had made the weather bad all along the line from Fargo.had gone down; it was raining and no meeting could be held at the train; ..So the whole crowd M went to the courthouse, where Frazier and Manahan:gave speeches. Most of the crowd got.away before they could be caught by the photographer so that the above photge - ' ’ graph on the steps of the county courthonse represents. only -a-small part of th | <& wife are in the front row. 'The photograph - TENRY J. LINDE, attorney_general, who .is seeking renominafion on terms .in the legislature and made a rd -of standpatism .and reactionary- that- would do credit to .the:worst i - 811 and 1913 :'I: dominated North Dakota politics. ' _ He ‘later showed ‘the same tendencies | as atterney general, notably in his lend-. : ingofthename.endfl:emnméofthe - As a representative in 1909 and senator in. 1911 and 1913 he voted Y against initiative, referendum and recall bills, against all bills for the regulation of the liquor traffic, against the corrupt practice and other political reform bills, against appropriations for the aid of agriculture, against the -direct primary, against bills to curb’ the insurance com- s el I pany evil, and against measures opposed 5 ., by the railroads, telephone and insurance. o ° companies.. ‘When: not openly in the . field as' a legislator against the people’s | interests. he dodged the question, the rollcalls showing him not voting. ! A summary of his record for the three ol % terms he served in the legislature has: o ; been made and it is as follows: = y s : " As a Representative, 1909 -~ : Against Doyle’ corrupt practices act; dodged: rollcall on proposition to loan public school fund to farmers at 6 per cent; against creating live stock sanitary’ board to suppress and control diseases 5 among- domestic animals; against initia- G RSt tive ‘and referendum bill; against bill 1 prohibiting advertising and soliciting by - liquor interests in North Dakota; against_ P bill defining intoxicating:liquors, to help T ; enforce - the, prohibition: law; against g making' ‘it 'a felony to sell liquor to Indians; against permitting. women to. : wote on ' all questions pertaining to' sup- ' pression of liquor traffic; dodged rollcall ‘“on bill providing for:direct primary elec- . tion; against bill requiring railroad com- : - Zowcymssioners to live at.Bismarck and fixing tHeir ~salaries; against another direct primary bill; against bill to prevent rebating and discrimination ‘on part of _insurance companies; - against ‘bill to “regulate sale of intoxicating liquor for 7. medicinal, sacramental, scientific and A - old gangsters. 4&&1@1&&0:: ° oo’oooooooooioooobodfiocpooqpooqoo is by Lee & Co., Grand Forks. ~ anditing long its officers ‘shall serve? How old is Ann? banks investing more'thanzspeteent' of their capital stock in banking house; dodged rollcall on proposition to amend ° constitution to permit state-owned terminal elevator; dodged rolleall on hill to close pool and billjard halls on Sunday; dodged rollcall on bills to sup- press the social evil. As Senator, 1911 Dodged rollcall - on initiative and referendum; . against corrupt ' practices act limiting the expenditures of candi- dates for office; against establishing a state hail insurance department; dodged. rolicall on another initiative and refer- endum bill; again voted against bill to regulate sale ‘of liquor for medicinal purposes, etc.; again dodged roll- call on - terminal ‘elevator proposition; dodged rolleall on bill to preyenm- +:ing on trains; dodged rollcall on bill to ‘regulate” ratesof “public. service corpor-; ations; against bill to’ regulate sale of: liquor in drug stores; dodged rollcall on bill to prevent introduction of liquor and habit-forming drug into state penal and ' charitable ' institutions; against. creating a monpartisan tax comrission; against another bill to define intoxicat- ing liquors, to.aid in enforcement of ’ prohibitipn law. As Senator, 1918 Against woman’s suffrage; against recall of public officials; against the ‘initiative ‘and "referendum- which later. became part of constitution by vote of the people; dodged rollcall on’ bill ‘to compel railroads_ to use all" possible diligence in forwarding passenger and freight traffic; dodged rolicall on:bill to - been provide use of referendum and initidtive in amendment ‘of constitution, which bill passed, was voted ‘on by’ the people and is: now part of the constitution; dodged rollcall on bill to require public ware-. houses to clean grain; against bill to Government” -league _ incorporated :iufider " Who are the “rubes” that are contributing to the big ‘stush fund ‘being Do the members of .the league own the Grand Forks Herald, the Couriex- News.and'the Bismarek Tribunre, the official organs of the leagne, or are these . magnificent printing plants owned by ‘private individuals? Has the .average farmer ‘member of the league had anything to say about the management of the league, the election of its officers, the adoption of its platform and the manner in which the money is being spent? Have the officers of the league been placed under bonds? Has'the league any constitution.and by-laws and do these provide how ‘Who elected -the -officers of the “Good’ Government” League? ~ rose by any other name; likewise thin “which ‘do not smell as sweetly, or PAGE FIVE ecord in Public Office the laws of the " compel express companies and railroads to .show books in order .to aid_enforce- ment of prohibition law; for repealing the anti-pass law; dodged rolleall on bill to allow counties to appropriate to aid diversified farming; dodged rollcall -on bill to encourage creation of farmers’ clubs; was the only member of the public records to be-open to examination and inspection by the public; dodged rolleall on bill -to reduce -the interest rate; dodged rollcall on -bill defining bootlegging to aid -in enforcement of phohibition law; = dodged rollcall on proposition to make superintendent non- partisan position-and providing ‘for non- partisan ‘election; against another -bill to help enforcement of prohibition law; ‘again ‘dodged question of state-owned terminal. elevator; against -bill to estab- - lish referendum, initiative and reeall in city governments; against ‘bill providing' for vote by people in counties ‘when it was desired to establish public markets for farm- products. : LET THE “LEAGUE” ANSWER They: call it the “North Dakota Good Government League.” It sounds nices— and = strangely familiar. Anyway, ‘a g8 sweetly smell, as you like. The newest, . Govern- -or possibly: the latest, - “Good ‘ment league” has an entirely new set of men at the head of it, behind it, and on both' sides- of it.” Their names are not familiar to those who have heretofore . i 'in’ good- government parades; The Fargo Forum (and how it foynd it out it is not saying) says the object of the league is to “create a better . understanding. among all classes of North. Dakotans.” The same authority also says it, the league, “will not heeoeoeessee ose who braved the weather to give Frazier an enthusiastic greeting. Mr. Frazier and his results “for my master’s toil I get. stepped on—like this. Som es | is the foot of the , the r combine. I need help.