Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-05
Entered at the postofice at Devils
Lake, N. D., as second class matter.
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ANOTHER VICTORY.

ogy were necessary to CONVINCE the
county commissioners that this, paper
should be named the official paper of
Ramsey county, then The World would
gladly consider itself not fit rival for
the honor, and we would continue Civ
ing our. readers, the commissioners pro-
ceedings and the publication of the de-
Z linqucnt tax list without cost to the
county as we have during the past
year.
The World does not believe that the
commissioners, either the republican
or democratic members of the board,
are made of such flabby material that
they must be scared into their acts.
What they are doing for Ramsey coun-
ty they are doing in the best interests
of the county, and there is not man
among them, no matter what is his be-
lief, who has not tried to do his duty in
a manner that is credit to the county.
1t is the same old story Of the bark
being worse than the bite, and while
there is hardly any use of crossing the
bridge before it is reached, yet, since
the apology persists in polluting the
minds Of the commissioners with refer
ence to the official paper, out Of justice
to the guardians of the affairs of the
county, the truth should be known,
and with this in view, The World gives
its only reason for even discussing a
matter, which is to be settled by a
body of men, who have the courage Of
their own convictions and will honor
the honorable out of respect to their
constituents.
The commissioners have not been
placed as officers of the county to mas
ter the terpischorean art. They will
not dance to the music of any man,
not even to the music of him who has
been playing his harp for these long
years and is now left to dance to his
own music, as he himself realizes, judg-
ing from the squirm that is now being
made for another lease on life.
Dishonest methods employed to pol
lutte the. minds of any body Of men
have never met with success, and if
The World was to ask the position of
servant to the county, it could only
hope to gain that position by telling
the truth, for truth in the hands of
the commissioners is treated the same
with reference to its official paper as
it is by parents and their children,
teachers and their scholars or employ
ers and their employees.
The World has not reached that stan
dard where it has 5000 readers. The
World is scarcely year old and could
hardly be expected to have that many
But if figures of 5000 are to be used
to make a big noise before the commits
sioners, if it were not for dishonest tao
tics, that same noise could be made just
as loud by The World as by any other
paper. The World, however, knows that
t4C d1C l1CL uUG W 1T
fooled by any such statements; they
know too well that the roar of the
cannon has on previous occasions
brought the taxpayers to grief under
the weight Of heavy burden. The
source from which the noise comes has
been tride and found wanting and
though it would heap shame upon all
those that refuse to dance to its dis
cordant strains that shame can be
borne with great credit in comparison
with the weight that hangs heavy on
the shoulders Of the sliamer.
The concern for the taxpayers was
the text for the first spasm Of the
apology, but the taxpayer is now for
gotten since it was learned that the rec
ord written on the books of the coun-
ty shows conclusively that the cause of
the taxpayer was not consideration
during the seige Of graft, when the
field was clear of competition. Then it
was that the commissioners must listen
to the commandments of John, and the
taxpayer had to suffer without re-
course.
The World is striving for larger
family. Those who have joined the
ranks we are encouraged to believe are
satisfied to remain. Day by day we
are adding to the happy group and
when the time comes at the expiration
of subscriptions it is an easy bet as to
which paper will get the renewals.
The World is well satisfied with
what has been accomplished in less
than years time. 1t is satisfied at
even being considered competitor of
strength in the matter of official paper
as it is evidently considered by paper
established for ten years. It has been
the one aim, the greatest ambition TO
acquire such a standard in short time
and the fact that the old established
paper feels the shoe beginning to pinch
is source Of pride to The World, in
having gained a victory, by proving
the old adage that "honcsty is the
best policy"
Whether The World gains the title
Of official paper of the county or not, it
is convinced that the attitude in the
apology editorial of last evening shows
reason to doubt its appointment as Of
fetal paper. And if The World can be
placed on an equal basis after a years
existence with a paper established ton