The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22

of political nature. But they would
not be true to their chosen profession
if they took no interest in questions
that affected the cause Of education
Who are more competent and who are
more entitled to discuss educational
questions than our school teachers
who dedicate their very best years to
the cause? The Courier News knows
very well that the teachers as class
are taking no part in the campaign so
far as it affects the elevator bill, rural
credits bill or any other economic
measure that is now being made an
issue. But, very naturally, the teach
ers are interested in the educational
cause and that is where the shoe
pinches. Any teacher who is loyal to
Americas splendid school system is
sure to incur the ennity of those who
make up the inner circle Of the league
Almost one hundred per cent of our
teachers are ardent supporters of our
American school system; therefore,
those of the inner circle feel as bitter
towards them as they do towards the
returned soldiers.
The Courier-New cannot success
fully resort to camouaage in this mat
ter. Giving Miss Nelson and the
teachers weak endorsement for hon
esty of purpose will not make amends
for the gratuitous insult offered. The
inner circle cannot hide its intense
hatred for the teachers and returned
soldiers. No friend of the American
school system would refer to it as
"old slipshod educational methods"
These same "old slipshod educational
methods" have materially aided in
the United States the greatest
nation in the world. It is hard to be-
lieve that any considerable number of
our citizens, whether they be league
members or not, will endorse the at
tempt to strike blow at one of our
very noblest institutions-the Ameri-
can School System. It is inconceiv-
able that the voters of North Dakota
will be swayed in educational matters
land on questions concerning the
honor of their daughters engaged in
educational work) by nomadic agita-
tors and nonresident editors, whose
only property in the state is grip
containing copy or two Of Carl
Marks Observation-Disclosures.
THINK IN INTEREST--sAVE-
The special session of congress was
called to order yesterday at Washing
ton on proclamation of President Will
son. For the first time in eight years
the republican party has control of
both branches of congress but we still
have democratic president to veto
any legislation they might pass that
he does not approve of. In this re-
spect it is very Northumberland that
President Wilson will do anything to
hamper legislation, but generally two
parties have two different
ideals of government and consequently
there is liable to be conflict of opin-
ion so that it behooves the republican
party to pass such legislation that
will meet with the sanction of the
chief of the nation. On the other hand
if the president should get too par
tizan in his views and should veto such
legislation that on the face might be
for the good of the country, that
would raise much bitter feeling in the
nation along political lines. Let us
hope that the republicans will do those
things in legislation that will be for
the benefit of the whole people and
trust to the president to sanction the
same when it is put up to him. Ex-
periences in the past, however, have
been to the effect that republican
congress and democratic president
have never worked we'll together.
They did not at the time Mr.. Cleve-
land was president and we have our
as to the present situation.
The republicans have a chance to do
some good work, let US hope the old
party will not slop over and make a
"muss" of it, but pass such legislation
that will appeal to the people as a
whole-real Americanism instead of
politics.
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