The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02
FOUNDATIONS OF A RUDE.

FOUNDATIONS OF A RUDE.
The Courant's contemporary is a
farmers paper. The Advocate adj
mits it is, so it certainly must be so.
And just to prove that it is the farm
ers paper, working in their interests
(?) the Advocate carried a large ad-
vertisement of Swift & Co., which
company is one of the packers clique,
that, according to testimony produc-
ed at the federal investigation, help
ed beat the farmers and stockraisers
out Of over $7,00O,0OO, in one year in
the st. Paul stockyards. What more
could be desired as proof of the friend
ship toward the farmers by the Ad-
vocate.
During the Sparish-American War,
when the Government, in order to in
crease it's revenue, decided that a war
revenue stamp should be placed on
every package of tobacco, the patriot
ic tobacco trust, as was to be expect
ed, objected and declared that such a
requirement would put them out Of
business. The trust asked congress to
allow them to "pass the buck" Con-
gress, as was also to be expected, as
sented. The patriotic trust then cut
the size of the plug and the package.
The packages which had formerly con-
tanned two ounces, net, we're reduced
to n and three-fourths ounces; while
the four-ounce packages were reduced
to three ounces. The Spanish-Ameri-
can war is history but the reduction Of
the sizes Of packages of tobacco isn't
its still with us. The Congress
which 81 kindly permitted the tobac-
co trust to "pass the buck" forgot
to tell them when to quit and as a
result the smoking public has, since
that war, been gouged out Of four
ounces on every pound Of tobacco, tho
congress has long since done away
with that war revenue stamp. Now
then, gentle reader, don't tell us that
the tobacco trust is not patriotic inso-
far as the smoking or chewing public
is concerned! &
When any new move toward pro-
gressive legislation has been made by
the league the opposition has immed-
lately set up a cry for a precedent.
When the Courant was purchased by
the farmers of this county a list of
the names of stockholders were pub
lished. Thus va the precedent in
this case yet. We had hoped, that the
Farmers (?) Advocate would follow
that precedent but so far that substi-
tute Of the late lamented News has
failed to follow the example set. We
sincerely trust that the editor of that
paper will see fit to publish the names
of that papers stockholders for it,
would indeed make interesting read
ing, especially those of whom are re-
to have purchased their shares
from salesman" Wilson. How about
it, Matt.
Recently a friend of ours made al
short visit in Minot and interviewed
some Of the farmers in that vicinity
concerning the league. From the ex
pressions from the various farmers in
concerning "wiffit" Milloy
of the Minot Messenger it was easily +
understood that the efforts of that in
dividual, godfather Of the prune
.peddler's that he is, are appreciated
about as much as are those of that
we'll known American animal which
spreads it's odor broadcast.
The following excerpt from the Sec
ond Inaugural address delivered by
Abraham Lincoln March A, 1865, can
and should be applied to the stand Of
the United States in the present cris-
is: with malice toward none; with
charity toward all, with firmness in
the right, as God gives US to see the
right, let us strive on to finish the
work we are in; to bind up the ma
TONS wounds; to care for him who
shall have borne the battle, and for
his widow, and his orphans-to do all
which may achieve and cherish a just
and lasting peace among ourselves,
and with all nations"