The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-06-26

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THE CALM AFTER THE STORM.
In the days gone by, no matter how stormy,
bitter and vituperative a campaign had been, a
:::tc, came after ~electio:, day, save for a little
SPORADIC celebration of victory things went back
tel INA and people sighed With rcliet and the
country was Sawed" once more In the periods
between elections, politics" were said to be
qkfet and the men who had been elected pro-
ceded to deal the cards TO themselves and their
friends as they wished, without much criticism
from anybody, save in rare instances where the
cGice-holder transgressed the generous limits
Eanted him by custom--and the indifference of
tie people. As the next election drew near,
signs such as criticisms and praise Of present
o4ice-holders and governmental conditions, in
dicated that another elactiOn storm was brew
ing and soon would be tossing us all like leaves
in a typhoon. That was the accepted method
Of government by the people and for the people.
Election being over, victor and vanquished
settled down. In that respect we are better los
en- and winners than the Latin races, who, when
themselves to what arms they possess and start
a revolution" We have, so far, played the
thing strictly Anglo-Saxon way, accepting de-
feat s~toically and victory phlegmatically. There
might have been another reason for our sudden
q4iescence after the storm of party passion and
prejudice had aroused us. 1t might have been
that regardless of which PARTY won, the same
Interests were successful and an election meant
oily that one set of politicians got office and
aaDther got none, but both served the same
masters. Not much enthusiasm can be gener-
a1ed for issues that prove to be mere fakes, un-
tsted in most states in the Union. Hitherto the
lave the governing power where it has always
benin the hands of the privileged interests.
There is some cause for understanding not
oady the intense bitterness that prevails in
Nrth Dakota during a campaign, wherein
there are no candidates, but in which one set
o3.men assail another as "crooks, ca"rpetbaggers
and grafters" and the response is just as vehe-
. nsent of grain gamblers tool, old gang politl-
' ci1ns and agent of Big Biz" You must have
dressed the difference between an election of
today in North Dakota and an election, say, of
five gears ago.
It is simple. North Dakota people are striv-
ing to put their government to work! They are
trying to use and make that government useful
to the COMMON PEOPLE. They are trying
something new that will benefit the majority
Of the citizens, If they succeed, it will be imi-
tstel in most states of the Union. Hitherto the
state government has been a highly ornate af-
fiji, that took our taxes and gave us little or
nothing but trouble and election excitement in
return. We have decided to get some value out
oRit. So we would set it to work. a great cor
~pofation, to protect us and our products thru
industries which it is to operate.
THAT sort of thing will never dol" say the
fat boys in side whiskers, who have sat behind
the scenes and been amused at the struggles he
tween two sets of politicians for the public ap-
prevail, knowing that whichever side wins will
render service to the fat boys. That is the milk
Of the cocoanut! The fat boys do not like to
see the pleasant arrangement disturbed. So
they're into this-and you'll notice that the
former antagonistic politicians are lined up
shoulder to shoulder-forgetful of their past
little c~ontests-against the new idea of an in
dsstrial democracy.
THIS IS A REAL FIGHT!-NoC a staged af-
fair. There are no "pulled'' blows in it. It is
finish battle" That's why the calm that may
why, every day and every hour, the farmer and
his organization is called on to battle from cleo
tior1, without ceasing. It is why you will find
democrat and republican politicians side by side
all pretense thrown to the winds. The battle
is not for Pie-it is for Princlpies-and that al
ways makes an ugly and prolonged fight.
Yesterday we fought. To-Day is calm. To-
morrow we must begin to fight again. One bat
tie neither wins nor loses a war.
A, petition asking that a state mill and ele-
vatpf be located in their town, was circulated
at 0rnemee the first of the week and was signed
BY. all residents. This will be forwarded to Bis
mardk and places at least one Bottineau county
town in the running for a mill and elevator. It
wsstd appear that Omemee stands a good show
IN Landing this new state ndustry-and for
mere reasons than one. It is located on town
railroads and in the heart of the northern
wheat district of the state. The other reason
i-Omemee is, and has been, favorable to the
organized farmers, and is doing as much as any
town in the state to make the new Nonpartisan
pC0GFam a success.
Has anyone heard recently of two well known
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