The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
SANE OLD STORY.

SAME OLD STORY.
Certainly this county seat removal
question is one which ought to interest
all the people outside Of Pembina,
whether they may favor Cavalier or not.
The petition is merely gotten up to con-
form to the requirements of the statute,
so that the voters of the county, singly
and collectively, may have the privilege
of expressing themselves, by ballot, at
the coming November election in favor
OF removal OF the county seat to the
town of their choice; it dosen't bind any,
body to vote for Cavalier if he dosen't
wish to. If the petition carries, itmerely
| gives opportunity to vote upon the ques-
ton and express ones preference.
Surely no voter in Pembina county ought
to be so narrow-minded, jealous, prejud-
iced or small-souled that he unwilling to
give his signature to apetition to give
the people of the county an opportunity
to express themselves upon this import
ant removal question. It is one which
interests all taxpayers, and it is for them
to determine what shall be done along
legitimate lines to relocate the county
seat at a more central point in the county,
more accessible to the masses of the
residents of the county than at the pres.
ent-The Chronicle.
This is about half of an editorial of
similar import in which Editor Fairchild
further on says:
Enemies, it is said, will be found in
some parts of the county, trying to pull
the wool over the eyes of voters.'
Now, if they try any harder to pull
wool than does Mr.. Fairchild they are
pretty good pullers,-for the above state
ment is humbug pure and simple; is of
the same kind and piece as the original
prospectus" is just what the willy
agents of Cavalier will tell the voters,
and yet the Chronicle itself has repeat
edly shown its absurdity and told the
exact truth as to what Cavalier wants
and expects.
The first week in March the Chronicle
said:
"Neither would Cavalier pretend at
any time that she is working for the re-
moval of the county seat to any other
town than Cavalier. Nor secure signers
to the petition under any pretext that she
expects voters to cast their ballots in fav-
or of their home town. Cavalier is
not afraid to have it known that she ex-
poets to win in the coming contest"
Just compare with what we copy from
the Chronicle this week, above.
Technically speaking the Chronicle
is right; really and truly no town has a
possible show of winning, outside of
Cavalier. For the truth of this state
ment we refer any person to the best in
formed citizens of any town other than
Cavalier.
IT the voter refuses to sign the petition
he votes against Cavalier and thus gives
any other town he prefers chance in
the future. If Cavalier gets the petition
through. no other town stands any show
at the present time, except as votes for
other towns may be sufficient to let it re-
main in Pembina. And the same result
can be more easily obtained by refusing
to sign the petition. If you favor Cava-
lier as the county seat, sign the petition,
|if you favor any other town don't sign
the petition. 1t is Cavalier against every
other town in the county. At the Bath
gate convention every town in the coun-
ty was against Cavalier. That issue was
made clear at the time and still remains,
and no bosh about greatest good to
greatest number" or giving the people
an opportunity to express themselves"
need "pull the wool" over the voters
eyes.
The voter can express himself exactly
as we'll and great deal more forcibly by
refusing to sign the petition than by wait
ng for vote. On the petition his opin-
ion is one of thirds of the total vote,
while ifhe waits for election he only
counts one among the whole.
The issue is Cavalier against St. Thom-
as, Hamilton, Bathgate, Neche and each
and every other town in the county. If
Cavalier gets it no other town ever can.
And yet, each of them, in spite of what
the Echo says, is just as accessible to
the bulk of the people as is Cavalier.
THE LION dRowLa.
London, May 18.-The Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, made an important