The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
HOW 1T STRIKES THEM.

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county seat question at more length than
one would expect at this time of the
campaign. Cavalier wants it but does
not want to precipitate a eight" That's
right. There is no town that can get the
county seat away from Pembina without
the unanimous, undivided support of
every other town and township in the
county. If there are two towns in the
field besides Pembina, the chances are
that there will be show for the next
generation of voters to cast their ballots
on the same question. Cavalier or any
other good town centrally located, can
get the county seat provided they so at
it right and in the proper spirit. Cava-
lier should be sure she is right then go
ahead.-X-Rays.
There seems to be considerable ex-
element in certain circles, over the re-
moval of the county seat from Pembina
to Cavalier. We believe it to be wholly
unnecessary, however, as there is not
the least occasion and there will be no
removal-not this year. Just the same,
we are little surprised that Bathgate
has not cast its castor into the ring, if
there is to be fight, as she is generally
in line for any of the good things going,
and stands as good chance OF winning
in this fight as she did in the blind asy-
lum case, But from what we can learn
st. Thomas will make a run for the
honor, and Cavalier will find it hard
"bucking" against that town and Pembi-
ma. But we do not see the necessity of
bringing the question to vote this year
anyway, as neither of the towns stand a
ghost of chance and the matter only
will serve to conflict with other interests
of far more importance to the tax payers.
|-Walhalla Mountaineer.
From now on the kettle will boil in
Pembina county. The Cavalier people
have started the county seat removal
question, and that will mean fight from
now on. Pembina people realize that the
county seat is located at that city only
temporarily, at best, and every effort will
be made to frame plausible reasons for
making that temporary period as long as
possible. In the southwestern part of
the county there will be no trouble in Sc
curing signers to petition for vote on
the question, but just what attitude the
towns will take is not so clear. Rival
towns of Cavalier may not feel like giving
her such a strong pull for business at this
Call. =
In securing signers to this petition we
think Cavalier has taken the wrong po-
sition. A bold aggressive act in the pur-
suit of any legitimate object always COM
n1ands respect and in this contest Cava-
lier has right to aspire to county seat
honors and should proclaim its intention
bodily and fearlessly. No one is fooled
by the intimation that the movement is
in the interests of the other would-be
candidates as we'll as OF Cavalier. That
town has legitimate claims to place be-
fore the voters Of this county, to say the
least, are worthy Of the consideration of
the voters and tax payers. The interests
OF that particular town will be advocated
from a biased standpoint OF personal in
terest by the Cavalier Chronicle while on
the other hand the PIONEER EXPRESS
will be equally biased in favor of Pembi-
ma. As for ourselves we cannot see any
injustice in giving the people Of the CEN
tral and western part Of the county a
chance to vote on the question. Bath
gate is located equally distant from Penn
bina and Cavalier and it is matter Of