The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

Until two years ago we had witnessed with in
creasing concern the growth in New Jersey Of
a spirit of almost cynical despair. Men, said:
We vote; we are offered the platform we want;
we elect the men who stand on this platform,
and we get absolutely nothing So they began
to ask What is the use of voting We know
that the machines of both parties are subsidized
by the same persons, and therefore it is useless
to turn in either direction
"This is not confined to some of the state
governments and those of some of the towns
and cities. We know that something intervenes
between the people of the United States and
the control of their affairs at Washington. It
is not the people who have been ruling there of
late.
"Why are we in the presence, why are we at
the threshold of a revolution? Because we are
profoundly disturbed by the influences which
we see relgnlng in the determination of our pub
lie life and our public policy. There was a time
when America was blithe with self-conidence.
She boosted that she, and she alone, knew the
processes OF popular government, but now she
sees that there are at work forces which she
did not dream of in her hopeful youth."-"The
New Observation-Disclosures Wilson.
The Treasury Department publishes a COM
parlson OF the resources of the United States
and Entente Allies with those of the Central
powers: The United States with it's associates
in war has $495, 900, 900, 900 in national wealth.
The Central powers but $134, 900, OOO, 900. The
difference is imposing, but there is one fact to
be borne in mind. About one half of what is
called national wealth" in the United States
consists OF the value of land aside from the
value of all improvements. This is practically
exempt from federal taxation. So far as help
Ing to furnish the sinews of war is concerned
these values might as well be non-existent. Con-
gress has shown no disposition as yet to resort
to them for revenue. The Treasury Department,
by whose recommendations Congress is largely
Guided. has not soon fl fO 11r,ro Topo,.occ -
cease from this neglect. Since the British Par
lament has been equally tender with the land
ed interest of the United Kingdom an enormous
part of the potential strength of both nations
is allowed to lie unused. These exempted values
exceed the total wealth of the Central powers.
And because this is done much revenue has to
be derived from burdensome taxes on industry.
And in spite of strong demands from labor and
agricultural organizations this refusal contin-
ues on the part of Congress and Parliament to
put the burden of war where it can most easily
be borne. The cause remains, and unsolved mys-
terry.
The "Nubs" department of the Grand
Forks Herald is commonly referred to by I
it's readers as the Nut" department. That
designation is perfectly proper to our mind.
1t violates no rule of propriety or disturbs
the eternal fitness of things in the least.
We are Informed on good authority that
the writer is no less a parsonage than
Berge, whose odious and notorious record
as publisher and resident here some years
Sago is not yet forgotten. But let us give
the devil his due-as a journalistic scaven-
ger he is the peer of his class.-Park Riv-
er Gazette-News.
And this is a fair sample of the newspaper
talent, as is evidenced by the above certificate
of character from "the old home town"
which is employed by the Herald to select pru-
rent paragraphs from it's guttersnipe ex-
changes for reproduction in the column once
made famous by "Nubs' Davies, but which has
been rendered Infamous, no less than ridiculous.
by the journalistic pariah now having it in
charge. Shades of Winship, how have the
mighty fallen!
what Does Wilson Want ?" is the title of a
book published in Germany. Liberty and JUS
tice for Humanity" If any further information
is desired, there are a million American soldiers
over there" to furnish the answer.-Holton
(Kans.) Signal.
- The Kaiser. -
Time was he held the worlds respect
And friends he had to speak his worth;
lie could have walked with head erect
In any land upon the earth:
And he had honor on his scroll,
But none of these is his today;
he stands, q black and shriveled soul.
With all LIES treasures flung away.
Fer he has bartered truth for gain,
Changed mercy for the lust of power.
Turned murderer that he might reign
In brutal fashion for an hour.
Justice. the level of all crowns Fl