The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-02-03

but we did ask the county board to
allow us to look ut the document. We
we're positively refused even this priv-
lege. Not for one moment was the
petition allowed to be seen or examined
by Pembina people until the arbitrary
motion to grant the petition was moved
and carried by the three Cavalier
members of the board.-And now. when
Pembina asks the courts to say whether
that act was right or wrong-the yelp.
ers howl in chorus that Pembina should
be denied the right of appeal by the
district judge.
The legislature gave the county board
the power of saying whether petition
was sufficient or not. From such dicl-
sion there is no appeal to the courts
but we believe and we think all unpre-
JUDGED persons will agree with us, that
such delegated power in itself implied
that the county board should and must
give the defendants right to hearing
and that is one of the points that is
now before the supreme court as we'll as
in the second action.
The form of the ballot was made by
the Cavalier attorneys; Pembina people
believe they made large error in that
form of ballot ia that they thereby de-
privea some voters at least, the privL
leges guaranteed under our laws of
voting for whichever town was really
their choice as the county seat. This
may or may not be another question #
fright against might" but there are
many court decisions in similar cases
that say that these things must be dor,e
rightly or they are not done at ALL
That to deprive any voter or voters of
tnelr legal rights is to make the election
null and void
That the Cavalier people raised s15, 900
as "fund'' with which to carry the
election is matter of their own boasting;
that they made $500 bribe to Hamilton
as amends for the unfortunate vote
of the previous election on the county
fair question; that they made corrupt
bargain with Drayton on the proposed
new bridge over the Red river, that
they by mouth and in print misrepre-
sented and lied about the county build
ings and the cost of new ones are
matters of general notoriety; but the
yelpers deny the right of Pembina
people to make legA inquiry into these
dittle matters.
The laws of this state were made by
the representatives. of the people of the
whole state. The laws in reference to
the fixing or removal of county seats
affect the people of every county in the
state. At the present moment there are
as many as ahalf dozen counties whose
citizens are litigating in the courts over
county seat location. In no county seat
renewal case that we ever heard of,
was the matter finally and effsctually
settled by the popular vote.
The principle that the majority shall
rule is right and fundamental in q re-
publican form of government. But that
the majority must be right is another
fundamental principle, and the latter is
. matter of the decision of the courts.
This is where the yelpeks fall down
when they say ''the majority
The majority of the county of Pemhi-
ma is but q small majority of the voters
of the state of North Dakota. The
latter have made certain laws and
regulations governing elections generally
aud of county seats in particular. The
tits begun by Pembina against Cava-
lier are really the state of North Dakota
against Cavalier. 1t is entirely q ques-
tion as to whether or not the Cavalier
majority" have obeyed the behests of
the majority of the people of the state.
# they have, it will only be short time
VIII n they reap the fruits of their
victory; If they have not it will only be
a short time before they reap the fruits
of corruption, arbitrary action. whole
sale bribery and fraud. They will have
to abide the rule of the majority.
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