Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-08-28
OFFICIAL PAPER SIOUX COUNTY

Action taken by the North Oak.
oto press association, consisting Of
l. V. A. editors, prcsages war tn
the finisl. against the newly establish
ell farmers press OF North Dakota
and is tribute To the power of the
farmer papers. 1t also makes i'm
perative redoubled efforts by the
farmers to perfect the organization
of papers in every countv in the
state.
Foremost among the moves of
the opposition is an attempt soon
to b. launched TO destroy the print
ing law by having it declared I'm.
constitutional. Procedure to this
end will be pushed by some OF tho
most able I. V A. lawyers in the
STATE.
Under this law, the people Of the
various counties by direct vote des-
igpate the papers. Only such pa
pcrs are TO print official and paid
legal notices. As the Legue ia in
the majority in most of the counties
in the state, the opposition fears
that when the people choose the
official papers, the League will be
favored in a majority of cases.
In the place of this law, they
want to restore the old condition
wherein the county commissioners
designated such papers as they
chose for official papers. Az the
opposition controls a large majority
of tie county commissioners, they
hope in this way to divert public
funds to the support Of papers en-
gagged in fighting the farmers pro-
gram and attempting to restore the
power of the Minneapolis Chamber
Of Commerce in North Dakota.
Under the old printing law: the
gang county commissioners virtual
ly controlled several papers in each
county by cunning distribution of
public patronage. These papers
were a part of the gang machine
that controlled the state, which,
caused tn" farmers so much trouble
and means to overthrow. 1t is not
probable the opposition will be able
to overthrow the new printing law,
but their desperate efforts to do sn
makes it important that the farmers
keep up their efforts until their
press is on solid footiDgs and il able
to meet any contingency that may
arise in the future.
The 1. Y A. editors killed a res
o1ntaM ain,exi at foreign speaking
papers in Norta Dakotn when it be-
came apparent that Gi,ts resolution
would destroy 1. Y. A. foreign
language papers. By having pa
pers of more extensive foreign Ian
guage circulation than the League
during the referendum election, the
opposition was able to blind and
fool many farmers who would other.
wise been for the laws.
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The way we handle and the use
we make of physical or tangible
property enters largely into the
fabric of industrial and social we'll.
being and gives stability to civiliza.
ton. Our young Indians should
get the meaning and worth of this
truth. They should be aided to
see the importance of money as q
measure of values, as a means to
high attainments and personal in.
dependence. l have found no bet
ter barometer Of a boy'sfuture than
his disposition to save his earnings
rather than to spend them foolishly
The ambition to accumulate leads,
through the feeling If personal
ownership, to thoughtful judgment,
good conduct and habits of safe
economy. Contentment with mere
ell-doing is destructive of energy
and frequently invites dissipation.
A growing ownership Of property
strengthens the boy. dignifies the