The Bottineau courant., 1918-06-20

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much of the most valuable land in the United
States is unused or but partially used owing to
the unfair practice Of the owners in asking
more for it's use than producers can proftably
pay. It will also note the unfairness of tax
laws that penalize industry. When it takes
note of these things we may look for interfer-
ence with the fundamental cause and inspec-
tion of all unfair business. In the meantime we
strike vigorously at superficial symptoms and
deplore the blindness which causes such ener-
gy and good intentions to be wastefully direct
Senator Sandstrom in basing his claim to re-
election on his regard for and service rendered
the common people, and especially those of Bot
tineau county, fails to make the same square
with his words and actions at Bismarck during
the last session of the legislature. It is mat
ter susceptible of proof that Sandstrom made
the assertion on certain occasion that IF (as
was contended by the Nonpartisans) ten per
cent of the people provided the money with
which this government is run then the ten per
cent should very properly control the govern
ment," Also, when his attention was called to
the hundreds of petitioners from Bottineau
county who were praying him to support House
Bottineau county, I'm going to Montana
Later, in his debate with Hagen at Antler,
when taxed with having made the above state
nnent, he made no attempt at denial, his sole ex-
planation being that the assertion was made
simply as "joke" 1t was joke right enough,
but the joke was on his constituent petitioners
who were so credulous as to imagine that Sand
strom would regard their earnestly-expressed
wishes as opposed to the mandate of the politi-
cal gang with which he was and is affiliated.
There are reports in circulation to the effect
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county auditor, is absent from the county, that
he is not competent to conduct the affairs of
the office and that he is not making campaign
for the same. This report is untrue on all
counts. Some time ago Mr.. Martin was called
east on account of illness in his family, but he
has since returned and is now, and will continue
to be until the polls close, an active aspirant
for the nomination. AS matter of fact it is
doubtful if there is at the present time an Of
fetal in Bottineau county better, if as well,
qualified to fill any county office as is Mr.. Mar
tin, he having been an honor graduate of one
of the famous eastern universities, and all re-
ports as to his incompetency or unftness in any
particular are actuated either by ignorance or
righteousness, and should be resented by his
friends and all lovers of fair play and simple
justice at the polls-as it most assuredly will be.
that political faith, should make special effort
to the end that superintendent of public instruc-
tion Macdonald should be reelected by ma
jority of such magnitude as would most effect
lively silence his detractors and at the same time,
pay deserved tribute to the ablest and most
painstaking official who has ever filled that po-
sition in the history of the state.
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force to the utmost, force without stint or linn
it, the righteous and triumphant force which
shall make right the law of the world" which
President Wilson says must be used against our
enemies.
You can at least be in the second line of
defense-be war saver.