The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-05

proposition. Mayor /. j. Moe opened
the proceedings by talking for about
an hour on the proposition in which he
gave those Directing to the proposition
| the real facts in the case. After he
was through with his explanation
many questions were asked by those
present until a thorough and amicable
understanding was reached. Those
who had raised objections did SO be-
cause they had perfect right to un-
der the circumstances, not knowing
just what this project might lead to-
but after listening to all the arguments
and being given full details of the
proposed plan, they very gracefully
withdrew their objection and the meet
ing was very harmonious and get
together affair. A counter petition is
now being circulated to the signers of
the former DIRECTORS for going ahead
with the plant and most of them are
signing that petition, so that now ev-
cry indication points to the progress
of the heating plant in satisfactory
manner to all concerned. We are
pleased at the happy solution of the
question because we feel it is a good
thing for the city. It shows that when
the various public enterprises contem-
plated are put up to the people-in
other words when those in authority
take the public into their confidence
but little objection is raised. All the
people want is a square deal and we
think the city council and mayor are
trying to give them that and on the
~
glad to help along fine improvement
though it cost them considerable
money. Valley City has some mighty
good business men who favor seeing
this old town go ahead.
THINK IN INTEREST-sAvE-
Congress is wrestling with the pro-
position of either leaving off or on the
tax on Injuries. What the common
people of the land want is for the rich
fellows to pay for the luxuries as they
do not get many of these things, and
they want the tax taken off those
things that they have to buy, such as
clothes, shoes, and all kinds of eat
ables. Let those fellows who want
to drink, smoke, chew and such things
along with the automobilist pay the
tax. The common people of the land
are taxed to fare-you-well already
and it is about time they got square
deal. Some of these multi-millionaires
can stand a little more tax, we think.
They are still making enormous profits
on everything they manufacture de-
spite the fact that the was is suppos-
ed to be over the past six or seven
months.
THINK IN INTEREsr-sAvE--
This old world of ours is a great
institution to say the least. Nowadays
people do not go on their sincere con-
viction as to what is best for the state
and country in politics, but they go
according to the Office that they think
they can get by straddling the fence
at every opportunity and catering to
the will Of the majority right or
wrong. Speed the day when men will
get along without cringing the knee
to bunch of socialist politicians for
the sake Of gratifying personal am
bition to land some job. What we
want is men of conviction and not
afraid to assert themselves vigorously
when they think they are in the right
then we shall have cleaner politics and
a better country. At the present time
North Dakota is in the throes of q
great socialistic movement, unsatisfac-
tory to great majority Of the people
| and unpatriotic, then we see few
petty politicians here and there-and
| we have 'em here, too-crooking the
knee to the bunch in power hoping
to land some lucrative job of politi-
cal character when down in their
hearts they know they do not stand
for the socialistic proposition that is
being put over on them. If a man
cannot make living without having
to sacrifice character and opinion he
is dead one. It makes US somewhat
tired to see men of supposed educa-
ton and finer character standing up
and making mushy speech to a
crowd of farmers in order to curry
favor with them and the leaders in
order to make a bid for some Job. 1t
is getting to be a common occurrence
these days. Some day there will come
a change and then the sheep will be
separated from the goats-and the
goats are going to be the ones who are
playing both ends and the middle in
| PoAAoA<o III CIlCoC CIyAAS udyS VI 1910
| THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE-
WHAT THE HOME" WILL DO.
(By DIR. Crane.)
The best cure for what is the mat.
ter with the United States or any
other country, for that matter, is the
home.
No movement will move unless il
starts there.
No reform will reform unless il
originates there.
No law will stand unless it is fav.
ored there.
No religion will prosper that is
not disable there.
No education is of much account
that does not include the home.
A real democracy is cluster Of
homes, not number of individuals.
The real unit of either politics OF
economics is not the man, but thu
home.
! Every nation is more or less ar.
tificial. The state is a man-made
thing, a device, an expedient. The
home is a natural thing, It is