Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-05-08
Urr1c1AL PAPER SIOUX COUNTY


Truly We are a chanReable people.
and what difference ia found in a
nome and a question stated in Diff
ierent way. In the present law
suit wherein AZ plaintiffs are ar
raigned against the State Industrial
Commission and the present policy
Of state owned utilities, this has
been brought out very clearly.
This case was, on the surface, an
oct of presumed good faith wherein
IL North Dakota citizens declared
public ownership Of utilities az con-
trary to public policy aud the con-,
stitution Of the United States. but
is being shown up as an attempt b.
old gang politicians to keep tn"
state of North Dakota in their own
hands, a field Of plumber and land
in which the one idea is to make
money and keep the farmer from
receiving his just allotment for his
toll.
Through investigation it was found
That at least Is Of the AZ plaintiffs
ha signed an I. V. A. petition de-
cl ling for public ownership while
they were yet protesting it in the
courts. They favored government
ownership when presented by the
l. V. A. and fought it in court
when the farmers Of North Dakota
demanded it.
About year ago State Auditor
Carl Kotsitky was billed to speak at
Harvey. He was then campaign
ing for the farmers Nonpartisan
league. and, Of course, was called
disloyal- by the local politicians who
saw to il that he did not get hall,
60 he was compelled to speak from
an elevator approach. This year.
after regulating the farmers and
their program, he was welcomed tn
Harvey with much ado, and p)a-
cards and posters hung'in all win
dows announcing the coming speech
Of "our" state auditor. Evidently
his disloyalty year ago consisted
in his then believed loyalty to the
farmers and the present esteem in
which he is held BY political cliques
opposing the progressive laws is
brought about by his downright
disloyalty to the men who endorsed
and elected him and tqthe measures
he pledged himself to support.
The proposition of laying steel on
the already graded roadbed from,
Connonball to Fort Yates or beyond
il far from an impossibility. In
fact it is quite feasible and the cost
would be small compared to thu
advantages obtained in securing
freight traffic to this great inland
empire. which only. awaits such
service .o,become thickly populated
and highly productive. II all in.
terested parties could be brought
together on the proposition. its &C.
complishment ought to be an easy
task. And we look to see this done
in the very near future.
= Since Indians have been granted
the ballot, it is interesting to note
how some papers try to show how
Indians like or do not like certain
laws. All Of which indicates how
valuable the ballot is held ant
emphasizes the Importance Of safe
guarding it in every way, 40 tina
I it. will express. the wishes Of tn
4; people Of democracy on all mer
! and measures which are decided b!
I them.
Newspapers and politicians VIII,
are celebrating the number Of sign
:, ers on referendum petition. will We
learn that the secrecy Of the halo
is beyond their reach and that Will
il. may brseasy 10 persuade" me,
!. TO sigma petition II will lie an en-
tirely'. different. matter: when ii,