The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-19
A MOMENTOUS ELECTION

A MOMENTOUS ELECTION
Next Thursday, the most important
election in the history Of North Da-
kota, will be held. The indications
now are that five of the most OBJ
jectionable of the seven bills to be
voted on will be defeated by good
sized majority. The North Dakota
farmers are still loyal to the League
program and without a question,
many of the laws enacted by the re-
cent legislature will prove Of actual
benefit to them, as is generally hoped
thruout the entire state. But in in
shutting so many reforms, it is not
surprising that the legislature passed
a number of unwise measures, enact
ing certain laws, which if permitted
to remain on our statute books can
do great deal of harm to the farm
ers themselves as we'll as to every citi-
zen in North Dakota. These bills
for the most part were not in the
league program, but were foisted on
the people thru the influence of GER
tain impractical, visionary dreamers
who would stand to lose little if any
thing, if the experiments proved to be
failure. The farmers still desire
mills, elevators, rural credits, bank
and other reforms advocated by them
and which they believe will prove a
benefit to the entire state under laws
wisely drawn. A great many of the
most enthusiastic league members
however, believe that they should ex-
ercise their own judgment on each Of
the bills being referred, and will un-
doubtedly vote according to their own
convictions. The voters everywhere
appear anxious to hear the facts con-
corning the bills.
The farmers of North Dakota have
la just grievance for good many
things that was done to them in the
past and the Independent is glad to
see them get an opportunity to cor
rec these abuses. Many bills have
been enacted that will give US fairer
grading and better marketing condi-
tions and jim great many other ways
our farmers will be benefited, but
there is grave danger that several of
these experiments will do great
deal of damage to the state as a
whole, therefore in our humble opin-
ion, they should be defeated. If you
turned your farm over to dreamer
for certain economic experiment,
giving him the privilege of going the
limit, how long would it take him
to drive to town and mortgage it
for all it was worth, if he had the
desire? Not very long, you say.
And likewise the minute you place
your stamp of approval on certain of
the bills to be voted upon next Thurs
day, you are turning your property
over to the bosses of the, present
state government to handle for you
as they see fit. The deed is then
done-the bonds are issued-the nice
I fat jobs are passed out-secretaries
assistants clerks deputies-direct
generals inspector - commissioners,
etc. are appointed bonds are
Iissued-the sky is the Initial be-
fore YOU can catch your breath.
We will probably be dead and gone
before the debts of the State are
paid and those debts in the form of
state bonds and taxation will be our
heritage to our children and grand
children.
In all sincerity therefore we beg
of our readers to carefully consider
the issues before them on June 26th.
1t is without doubt the most mo
mentous election ever held IN this
State. The issues are tremendous.
Your property-your home-your lie
savings are at stake. And in our
humble opinion, our only salvation
lies in complete reputation of the
measures by voting mo" seven times.
Orlando Brown, bonanza farmer
from east Of town. reports two-inch
rain at his farm Friday morning.