The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-15

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+ thing a weak-minded, weakened lover Of
the good old U. S. A. can do to help out,
we're at his command. Up with the Star
Spangled Banner and to hell with Wilson's
critics, until after the war, at least"
appears to be what Josh Billings was wont to
designate as "a amoosin' little cuss." In1.one
editorial paragraph he chortles over $ the
promised advent of 'the new state paper at
Minot" because, as he elects to believe, it's es-
tablishment must prove to be inimical to the
interests Of the Fargo Courier-News, and in
another he 'beefs" vehemently because Of the
fact that the local business men evince q dis
position to patronize Minot newspapers rather
than his w semi-moribund sheet. The main
trouble with Trubshaw seems to be that he is
the wrong man in the right place-or, to make
use of still another metaphorical comparison,
he is what old-time prints would character
lze as a "pica newspaper man in a nonpareil
town." Steve Nye amply demonstrated that a
good newspaper man might have a veritable
gold mine in the Times-Record, while Trub-
shaw, in less than one-tenth of the time taken
by Nye, has as conclusively proven that medic
Gritty, coupled with a chronic case of bellyache,
gets little or nothing from the discriminating
business men of Valley City. =
If Townley is really DESTROYS of perpetuating
his rule over the Nonpartisan league The Cour-
ant can imagine of no more certain way for
him to do so than by continuing to merit and
receive the opposition of the Bacons, the Max
wells and their newspaper mouthpieces of the
Herald and Dispatch class. Time and again
it has been demonstrated that the more violent
and persistent the attacks of individuals and
newspapers of the above class upon the head
OF the farmers organization the more solidly
may it's membership be depended upon to rally
to it's support. If friend Townley is really am
bilious to become a political car there is no
more absolutely certain way for him to achieve
his ambition than by substituting these foun-
tain-heads of untruthfulness and vilifcation
to the end that they continue their s~enseless
warfare upon him.
In an editorial recapitulation of 'Rev." Max
wells alleged expose of Townley's connection
with the Nonpartisan league the st. Paul Dis
patch concludes with the anxious inquiry:
what will the league members do?" While
The Courant is unable to speak authoritively
it is clearly of the opinion that, if one may
judge the league in general by the temper of
it's North Dakota members, the answer to the
Dispatches impairment interrogatory should
be "as easy as lying" and which is that-indi-
vidually and colle~ctively-they will continue to
treat the frantic Examinations of irresponsible
ranters of the REV." Maxwell class with we'll
merited ridicule and contempt.
AS will be noted by a brief item in our news
columns Mrs. A.. P. Henderson, who has most
acceptably filled the onorous position of coun-
has decided to take his departure for other
fields where he will receive financial emolu-
ments more commensurate with his ability.
His departure at this time is to be deplored and
The Courant predicts that his place will not be
filled without much difficulty.