The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-20

President Taft lis making an urgent effort to unite
the insurgent and regular forces down at Washing
ton, in order that something of benefit may be &C.
.complished at this session of congress. And this
seems about the only sensible thing to do. This may
be hard NATTER and to man up tree 1t seems
an almost impossible thing to do under the present
exigencies. The insurgents while not openly criti
cizng the president for ds1nissing Pinchot, which
was about the only thing he could do, after that
Official dsobeyed orders, they feel little put out,
because they think that Taft has been made a tool
of by the Aldrich forces. YET If the president can
bring about cooperation of the two forces the Re-
publican administration may yet be able to fulfill
its pledges in measure. If this session of con-
ress ends without much being accomplished, it will
result in Democratic congress two years hence and
very likely bring about the election of Demo-
cratic president The president is becoming little
alarmed the attitude of the people in general but
his hands will be tied unless this cooperation OF
factions brought about This is the sensible view
OF the situation. The president may have made
some mistakes since taking his oath Of Office but
they are mistakes of the head, not Of the heart,
and we firmly believe that he will make good II
given an opportunity. Out in North Dakota we were
not little disappointed at the result of the recent
tariff legislation and yet if the Republicans
ing to accomplish anything, they must join hands
and do things without delay.
On still nights in the months of September
and October in North Dakota, can step out OF
doors and Of bright lights Illuminating
the prairie. The sight is beautiful to the eye, and
yet when stops to consider how many thousands
of dollars worth of straw the farmers burn in
a few hours, the result is rather appalling We do
not know of single paper factory in the state and
yet it is generally conceded that good paper be
made from this straw. The Devils Lake CONNER
cial club has taken the matter up, and DR.. Pierce
of that city has been sent away to endeavor to In
terest capitalists in putting in paper factory in
that city, Minot which is located closer to the coal
mines would be just the place for such factory, If
a paper factory would pay at all, and it might be
we'll for our Commercial club to get into line. Good
lumber for interior work be made from straw.
An excellent quality of linen be made from our
max straw When the raw products OF our farms
are utilized instead Of being burned. our farms will
be worth more and our farmers will grow richer.
Our cities will become prosperous and the in.
dustries will rapidly develop.
Bro Falkenstein agrees with many other publish
rs that North Dakota's primary election law is not
perfect but thinks it better than the old conven.
ton system, when men herded like sheep.
Will the learned brother give the remedy for the
present law then? Will he tell US how 1t can be
amended that poor man will have an equal
chance to becime elected to Office that rich man
has? We believe that there are many excellent 1ea'
lures about the primary election, but when it takes
from three to four thousand dollars to make cam
paign in Ward county and from seven to ten thous-
and dollars go after state office in Just moder'
ate way, there is something wrong with the present
system
The Glenburn Advance editor is willing to have
his postage rates. increased. Time was when so
per cent increase Of the postal rates would not
have affected the Independent much for ak or seven
years ago, we were paying only fifty cents month
to Uncle Sam Today paying from S22 to
S24 month and naturally increase would be