The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-17

to this abuse. 1t is not for this that
the power ito establish postoffices and
post roads" is granted by the constitu-
ton. 1t is certainly the duty of those
Immediately affected II this case to
have the validity of such an enactment
fully tested.
The Journal of Commerce need hard
~ remind It's readers or the indepen-
dence of it's editorial columns. In
ownership and in every other business
relation 1T is absolutely free and inde-
pendent, and has no interest whatever
to serve or consider in the slightest de-
gree, except what it believes to be
SOUND public. policy. In the publication
of news its policy is the same. Paid
news matter is rigidly excluded. Only
the advertising columns are for sale.
When advertising possesses news value,
such as an important bond issue, a
change in the time abb or any other
unobjectionable matter Of public in
terest, 1t is apt to be referred to in the
news columns with or without adver-
Using. In the case of book notices and
theatrical reviews, which the law abb
surdly says shall be marked adv"
the considerations received are simply
a copy of the book reviewed and a tick
ct of admission for the writ
er.
To use the mails as an instrument of
punishment where no moral or treason
able crime has been committed, or in
coG AA0 ~ oL1AAO W III pOSI~
Office, is a dangerous abuse of federal
powc To compel newspapers to pub
licly reveal details of their private af-
fairs, not required of any other bust
ness, is grossly unjust and inquisito-
rial, savoring more of legislative spite
thar public welfare. And to compel
newspapers to label certain matter
advertising which is not advertising,
eminent censorship that is highly OBJ
~jectionable, and should meet stout GU
position from very editor and publish-
er, The American public is quite COM
petent to exercise all necessary CEN
sorshtp of the press without aid from
congress or the government, This eff
fort to strike back at the press by a
set of extremists in congress who have
felt It's structures is of Importance to
every citizen who values a free press;
and publishers should awake without
delay to the fact that the law may be
made still more stringent at the OPEN
ing of congress-, unless a determined
opposition is promptly forthcoming.
The aw should be repealed at the first
opportunity.
For these reasons it has been deemed
appropriate hat The Journal of Conn
merce put itself forward, with the con-
c~urrence n support of the American
Newspaper Publishers association, of
which 1T is a member, to have these
provisions for the postofice appropria-
tion bill for the current fiscal year
brought conspicuously to the attention
Va III puDl1C ana SuD1GCIGu TO a JUDICIAL
test of their validity. With this view,
what may be properly regarded ais a
friendly suittha been brought and an
injunction asked for against the appli-
cation of the penalty of denying the
privileges of the mail until the consti-
tutlonal test can be applied and the
rights involved can be judiclally deter
mined. We believe that there can be
bility OF this course, and there can
hardly be a doubt that the courts will
grant and sustain the injunction asked
Tor until there can be a nnal and au-
thorltative decision in a matter inVoly-
ing such an important principle of gov
policy, and such a large inter-
est in which the public has a peculiarly
intimate concern.
jamestown Alert: One reason why
farmers of North Dakota are not able
to retain threshing crews and harvest
hands during wet weather, is the lack
OF comfortable quarters on the farms
Tor the men. This help is usually
styled hobo help bur 1t is not all of
that class, as there are many young
men from other states who come into
the Dakotas each fall, attracted by the
high wages, and are respectable, indus
trlous, law abiding citizens. Thes
men will not put up with the poor ac-
con1modations that are, in too many in
stances, given them on the farm.
There are many instances where farm
ers who have put up comfortable bunk
houses, supplied a warm place for loaf
ing and sleeping purposes, and furnish
ed good wholesome meals, have been
able to keep their crews during the wet
weather of the present season: and
there are still more instances Of where
farmers who required such transient
help to sleep in the barns or shed or
some other cold, cherless and uncom-
Portable place ms furnished an Inferior
quality of food, who have lost their
crews and are now securing the towns
and villages for men TO complete
~threshing. Al little more consideration
for the feelings and conveniences of
the transient harYeSters and threshers
Of North Dakota will result In getting
a better class of men for this work.
There are cases where farmers who
have looked out carefully for the COM
fort of such transient farm laborers
n the same men coming back to them
every year, and recommending the farm
such farmers have. no difficulty in get
ting help at the time when 1t is most
needed.
New Rockford Transcript: T.. q
Hanna is being endorsed throughout
the state by nearly all the leading
democrats. They wan a safe. sane
n conservative Administrations.
Farmer in California became weary
of hoeing potatoes In the hot sun
and turned highWayman. The glori-
Gus climate of California.
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The New Yorker who las invented
a machine to tell when a ma lis in
love has gone to unnecessary trouble.
When Q feel foolish, that's IL.