The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19
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teachers in the state devoting the best
years of their lives to the task Of
making. good and upright American
citizens out Of the rising generation.
We also have a political boss who
boasts in public speeches in the
presence of school children that he
cleaned up his creditors to the tune
of eighty-six thousand dollars. The
thousands of teachers give many OF
what ought to betheir free hours to
preparing appropriate Memorial Day
programs; exercises that serve as
solace to the grown people who have
been bereft Of dear ones, and as a
solemn lesson to the school children.
The political boss delives a stump
speech on Memorial Day which is ac-
centuated with profanity and impreg-
mated with street slang. He ignores
the sacredness of the day. He has not
a kind word for the few remaining
heroes of the G. A. R. He forgets
that the country ever was blessed with
an Abraham Lincoln. To the lately
returned soldiers he does not even pay
the cold respect Of a passing glance.
The teachers work one way; the poll
teal boss the other. The teachers
are humble persons, known only in
their respective communities. The
boss is VIGOROUSLY known in every
part of North Dakota. He is seeking
to gain a still stronger grip on the
state. On June 26th the question will
be decided whether the boss, who is A.
d C. Townley, will be vindicated in his
course, or whether the people will ap.
prove Of the course taken by the
teachers. Mr.. Voter, which course do
you want your children to follow p
Independent.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE---
From all parts Of the state come
rosy reports to the effect that the peo-
pie of the state are waking up very
fast to the danger of having the
league program of state wide social
ism put through and the voters are do
ing some thinking for themselves. 1t
looks at this time as if the tax payers
Of the state would repudiate the whole
seven bills passed by late lamented
legislature. The fact of the matter
is that the legislators themselves do
not have faith in their own laws. Take
the hail insurance Jaw, for instance
This law is not being referended but
is in effect. But it is one of the laws
the non-partisans called for and is a
good law, yet in Barnes county over
eight hundred farmers have with
drawn from that hail Insurance law
including Senator Charles Noltimier
who is one of the legislators who pass
ed the bill. If real good measure
like the hail insurance bill is being
fought by the non-partisans why is it
not reasonable to suppose that the
measures that are really obnoxious
and vicious will also be repudiated by
the farmers. It is just about as we
have commended. When these meas
ures touch the pocketbook different
tune is sung. It is all right for sill
very tongued orators to get up and
talk kept press and big biz about those
who oppose these big gsaft measures
but we notice that the very men who
make these laws these large hearted
legislators who are yehrning with
their great hearts to help out the .peo-
pie the first ones to squeal about
taking their own medicine when II
comes. to . few dollars and cents. II
the hail insurance law along with al
these league laws are I'll right, why
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