The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19

two. weeks from today and save The
state a lote of money that will be
otherwise wasted. ! 35S4 a MA
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In his speech at Nome the other day,
M. j. Englert, Of this city, took a rap
at the Times-Record and also is re-
ported to have made the statement
shat the business men Of Valley City
were using the moving picture matt
nees as a bait to get them into the
city for what there was in it for the
business men" and in other words ac-
cused the business men Of being
against the farmer-soWing the seeds
Of class hatred and trying to widen
the breach of friendship between city
and country. If Mr.. Englert made
such statement he is entitled to cen
sure for so doing. He has lived in
Valley City for a number of years and
so far as we can learn the business
men of this city have used him square
and have mot stolen his property or
done anything to merit the reputation
he is giving them every time he
speaks at some farmers gathering.
He has known these business men all
these years and if he thinks they are
the bad lot he paints them why does
he not move away to some more COM
genial cline. We have lived here
some years, too, and we have found
our business men to be fair and
square, even Mr.. Englert himself, out
side of his present attitude on poll
tics. He has lived in North Dakota
many years, has Mr.. Englert, yet up
to the past few weeks we have not
heard Of him sacrificing his time or
himself with brain fever
in any effort of his to do something
for the farmer, whose welfare he is SO
solicitious of at this time. What has
caused him so suddenly to abuse the
business men of Valley City and take
up the burdens of the farmer? Has
the passage of the judiciary bill
broadened his vision in this direction
or does he see something in the at
torney- generals Office or some other
Job that looks good to him :? He &C
cuses the newspapers of having some
Interior motives but no honest convic-
ton SO that he cannot blame US for
throwing out the line of suspicion in
his direction. We are just asking him
these questions: Did you make such
a statement Mr.. Englert as you are
reported to have made about the bust
ness men at Nome? If you did then
as member of the Commercial Club
of this city, composed Of the men you
are accusing, you should be called be-
fore the club and given an opportunity
tooexplain why you think the restaof
as are dishonest and are trying only
to drag the farmers into town to get
what we can out of them. If we have
misguided you wrongfully we are will
ing and ready to apologize in the full
est, but until you do deny it we are
going to vigorously protest your
coarse work in trying to sow the seeds
of class prejudice and discomfort that
you are alleged to be doing in your
speeches recently. Look around you
once in awhile and see if you honestly
think the, good people of Valley City
are as bad as you are painting them
in your speeches. Do you really mean
it or is it more of this political bunk
for revenue only that you are giving
the farmer? If you think we are
such bad business men and 80 devoid
of squareness and honesty Of dealing
why do you let the business men Of
Valley City pollute your holier than
thou person? Why not build fence
around yourself so that you cannot be
contaminated by us? We are just
asking these questions and wondering
why your interest in the common peo-
pie was not born long ago instead of
at this present time? And if we are
not square and honest why not resign
from the Commercial Club and purge
yourself from any contagion you
might get from our business men.
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