Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-06

The election is over 1t may be
possible now to get down to facts
and to think little more nationally
about the future prospects of our
state While the Non-Partisan have
one more fight to make before they
capture the state, the Record believes
they stand good chance to do so
in certain departments
We cannot prophcsy just how com
plctely the new scheme will control
the state That we are experiment
ing now and that we will have many
years to repent and to square up the
bad accounts, we feel absolutely GER
tain. And, perhaps we should be ac-
corded small degree of respect for
fcnrlessly tackling the proposition
when it had assumed such volumnous
proportions. But, be that rs it may,
there are other days coming. The
time will come when all the people of
the state will have to stand together
to counterfeit the evil influence of this
great socialistic venture and to Sc
cure the state again it's reputation for
prosperity and strength For those
days we must prepare. Perhaps it
would be of interest for our readers to
see recent editorial appearing in the
Minneapolis journal bearing on the
subject. The article was published
too late to have any effect on the cleo
ton itself, so it will require pretty
hard stretch Of the imagination to find
any corruption in the ideas expressed.
1t is as follows:
Sound Thought Is Needed.
North Dakota is threatened with
several hcrescs, resulting from mis-
conception of what it means for the
people to rule North Dakota is
working on the exploded doctrine that
if farmer" can be chosen governor,
all will be well with the state and with
the farmers.
There has never been more mis-
chievous doctrine set forth. Ability
counts for nothing, but the widest
man, the one who can talk the wild
est and promise the farmers the wild
est results, is preferred.
North Dnkota is suffering from too
much government at the hands of too
many competent" individuals, none
of whom are competent in fact.
The state is in need of wise counsel
at this time The politicians of the
state have largely sold themselves to
demagoguery There is not backbone
enough in political leaders in North
Dakota to make the stem of dandc.
lion.
There must be some farmer OF
sense and ability in North Dakota
who can speak out against the chcar
socialistic and anarchistic uttcrances
that the farmers have temporarily
fallen for. Under present conditions
nobody with capital to invest will lool
that way, and unless capital can be in
vested, the farmer is not going tt
prosper to the fullest, because he has
no prosperity in any line other thar
his own to react upon.
The principle of equality i'll rcpub
lies is abused and misunderstood. a
class of boys in school have an caua
voice, and may all answer equally wei
that two and two make four, but whc,
that same class reaches higher mathc
mates, there will not be equal voice
because only few will be able t.
solve the more difficult problems.
So it is in republics The dema
gogucs may cry equality" and ga
that all men are equal They are cqun
as to rights, but not as to ability T
get the most out Of things, affair
must be put under the management
of those who are able to push stat
forward
Such man may be directly from
farm, or he may be from bushes
office, but the people have got to us
him, from whatever source he ma
come, if they want the best results i
the state.
An honest executive farmer wi
make wise governor. We do nc