The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-10
LEMKE CHARGES BIG SLUSH
FUND is BEING RAISED

jewel handed down to US by past gen.
erations, showing plainly that we of
this generation are not the first to see
inconsistencies, or the first to place a
jewel value upon them. It is indeed
becoming more and more difficult to
find consistency; it is easier to find
diamonds hidden in mother earth than
to find consistency in the Partisan
press in North Dakota.
Under the above caption the Cour-
ier-News gives vent to the most in
consistent argument that has yet been
launched in this or any previous po-
litical campaign. This article states
that big fund is being raised to off,
set the dues paid into the Partisan
League. Ye Gods, and little fishes,
what is the difference? Talk about
SLUSH! Never in the history of the
world has there been such a slush
fund collected as has been collected in
this state the past few years off the
farmers. And Mr.. Lemke has the
nerve (nerve is modest term) to
whine about the other side daring to
pay the expenses of campaign for
righteousness. 1t is as consistent as
Germany turning loose into the gentle
breezes poison gas on an unsuspect-
ing enemy and then set up whine
about the injustice of the use of poi
son gas when the enemy used the
same machine little stronger. An
other old saying of the ancients was:
"What is sauce for the gander is
sauce for the goose But, there isn't
anything fair about that to such one
sided individuals as Mr.. Lemke. Mr..
Lemke's idea Of fairness can be best
illustrated by story: A certain gen.
tleman had formed the habit of say
ing "That's fair enough" One day
a party was watching a horse race.
The gentleman in question had placed
a sum of money on certain horse.
This horse had a misfortune and didn't
finish the course but turned about and
came back the other way. The gentle
man had lost the identity of the horses
and asked which horse that was re-
turning from the race. He was inform
ed that it was his horse. "That is
the horse you picked to win" He
looked at the horse strongly for few
minutes until he saw that it was true.
then he said "That's fair enough"
The article states: Insurance COM
panies and other corners which are
the economic program of the Frazier
administration" Some more little
fishes. Up to date the Frazier ad-
ministration has spent about 100000
more than any other administration.
A reform government During the
last session of the legislature the
chief clerk of the house was absent
for days at time holding political
meetings, which was new departure
from duty, no chief clerk ever alb
scented himself from his duties before.
A few days ago business man
went to Bismarck on state business
and was unable to accomplish his err
rand because all officials were away
from their offices electioneering only
one being at home and he was at home
indeed, sick abed. 1t looks as if only
one class can have any say in the gov
eminent Of this state. This class can
do as it pleases, absent themselves
from their Offices whenever they see
fit. Collect funds for slush purposes
without stint. But woe to him who
says nay; he becomes a damnable
traitor and an enemy to the FARMER.
We wonder if they have that phrase
copyrighted, can enemy of the far
mer." They certainly have it stereo-
typed:
The truth is that Mr.. Lemke's story
in the Courier-News is bunkum, writ
ten expressly for the farmers who love
to read such attacks. Agitators know
how to agitate.