The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-23
FOUNDATIONS OF A RUDE.

belongs to the people who, inhabit it,"
said Abraham Lincoln in one of his
speeches. What more authority could
we ask for to prove conclusively that
the coal mines, railroads, packing
plants, elevators. -four mills and var
ious other public. utilities should be
owned and operated publicly for the
benefit Of all the people instead Of
being owned and operated privately
for the financial benefit Of a few?
The net earnings Of the govern
ment-owned road in New South Wales
for one year amounted to $5,80O,000.
According to a United States Con-
sular report the country of Brazil, in
South America, saved it's people ST.
100000 in one year with it's govern
ment-owned railroads.
It is estimated that of the total
area of coal-bearing lands in the Unit
ed States, seven-eighths, or 173,00O,-
900 acres, is in private hands.
1t was quite fitting that F. O. He'll
strom should receive the coincidence
of the P. o. G. Advocate considering
that he was a disgruntled ex-office
holder and that the local P. O. G..
sheet is controlled by the Teigen
League. "Birds of a feather flock to-
gether."
According to ~authoritive figures a
year ago green hides were 20 cents a
pound and a harness for a farmers
team cost $500. Now hides sell for
9 cents and the price the price of har-
ness is $1,000. Merely another of many
cases in which the farmers are beaten.
The editorial attitude of the local
P. O. G.. Advocate does not show that
paper as being very friendly toward
the farmer. We question the veracity
of an editorial statement in that paper
recently to the effect that the Non
partisans would not discuss their plat
form. It is a we'll known fact that
Teigen's clique, which includes Mr..
Johnson's bosom pal, Lo. Garden, have
been challenged repeatedly for a de-
bate on House Bill A and they have
persistently refused to debate. In re-
gard to them debating their side of
the question it is a known fact to the
writer that M. Teigen has been chal-
lenged at least twice for a>debate on
his clique's so-called platform. He
did not accept the challenges ibid not
even reply, as a gentleman should, tx
one challenged issued by a lady, OF
behalf of two young men, who is chair
manof M Of the branches of the Rec
Cross Society in this county. If Mr.
johnson and his Teigen's thirteen are
and have been, such good friends o.
the farmer as they claim where wer'
they when the terminal elevators il
Minneapolis had an average of ap
proximately 100000 bushels of No
/ Northern wheat and nearly 100000
bushels of No. 2 Northern made up o
lower grades of wheat which the farm
er received a lower price for in
years? Where was editor Johnson
pen and the Teigen clique when tn
packing trust beat the farmer out o
over $7,000,000 in nj year? Wher
was Mats editorial pen and the Tel
gen clique when the "dollar patriots
were trying to stab the boys love
there" in the back by trying to stes
seven and eight millions Of dollars q
so-called profits, which was in realit
graft, from the Hog Island ship yard.
Where is MI. .Johnson's pen and til
Teigen disciples (save the word) no,
that it is shown that green hides
year ago sold for 20 cents and q hal
ness cost $500 while now hides Sc
for.9 cents, according to figures ful
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