The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-12

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That all of the legal publications
are not cornered for the Townley
Brinton So newspapers of the state i:
the opinion of Assistant Attorney
General E. B. Cox, who in answer tx
an inquiry made of State Superinten
dent Minnie J. Nelson by school dis
trict officers, cites the fact that fol-
lowing the passage of the famous
Bripton Grab Act, a subsequent
amendment was made to Section 121e
of the Compiled Laws of 1913 which
provides that the district school board
"shall cause to be published an item
lied statement of receipts and expen-
ditures of the preceding year in a
newspaper of the county nearest said
school district"
The recent session of the North Da-
kota Press Association at Fargo was
one of the best in the history of the
organization. There were about one
hundred editors and their wives pres
emit, and the two days sessions were Of
much value to the craft. The Com
mercial Club of Fargo, together with
the local newspaper men, certainly
made the visit of the pen pushers a
very pleasant and enjoyable one. Aft
er the business meetings had been
dispensed with the editors and wives
were taken by auto to Lake Lizzie
near Detroit to enjoy a big fish din
ner, watch ball game and a few
stunts that go to make life pleasant
In the election of officers for the
coming year L. ]. Bowen, one of the
young but progressive editors of the
state, was elected president, and sew
eral of the younger men of the asso-
citation were elected to the other Of
fees, making the entire. roster of new
officials one that gives promise of do
ing things. One of the noticeable fea-
lures of this meeting last week was
the temperance at the gathering of
many old time newspaper men of the
state who had not been present at the
last few gatherings. The city of
Jamestown was selected as the place
to meet next year. Grand Forks was
also candidate for the honor but the
Stutsman county capital won out.
The good people Of Fargo certainly
gave the editors of the state a real
good time and to them the thanks
Of the bunch is extended.
Gov. James M. Cox last Saturday
accepted the democratic nomination
for the presidency in his speech be-
fore thousands of people. The accept
ance speech from democratic stand
point is said to be very able docu-
ment and Mr.. Cox has been given the
o. k. of the democrats. His speech is
along lines that were expected of him
before he delivered it. He had been
to Washington to talk over matters
with President Woodrow Wilson and
had swallowed the vagaries of the
president in regard to the league of
nations particularly with a gulp. Then
in one of his periods of oratory while
delivering his speech on Saturday he
said: II thank God l take up the
standard of democracy free man un-
fettered by promises and happy in the
Consciousness of untrammelled op-
portunity to render a service" Then
blinking his eyes in the sunlight of
popular disapproval of the presidents
league of nation policy he gulped the
whole dose down without a grimace.
The republicans of the nation also
thank God that Mr.. Cox made this de-
claration. He makes it impossible for
another democratic president to occu-
py the White House for at least the
next four years. The whole country
now knows that if he is elected Mr..
Cox will carry out to the letter the
policy of Woodrow Wilson and that is
what the country has had too much of
up to this time. Mr.. Cox also white
washed the prohibition question and
failed to take any stand on the liquor
question that means anything. This
will please part Of his party and will
be a big disappointment to the other
half of his party, and so. Mr.. Harding
can now face the fight in a happier
frame of mind because the democratic
nominee by his speech of acceptance
has paved the way to his success. Gov.
Cox has no doubt pleased the demo-
Gratis as whole because he is the
democratic nominee, but right down in
their hearts we have an idea that they
are disappointed in the speech. The
race is now on and we be-
lieve that at this writing conditions
favor Mr.. Harding. This country will |
not stand for the Wilsonian idea of !
The league Of nations.
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In commenting on an editorial that
in the Times Record recent |
y regarding the price Of wheat going !
Town, for the first time in it's exist |
.nce the Peoples Opinion went out of |
is way to give the editor boost in
;tead Of knock. In commenting on |
his editorial the P. o. says: ut is
bout as progressive bit of litera-
ure as has appeared in that newspaper
d decade. The Times Record man
dvocates rank government owner
hip Of the grain crops and "save mil
ions Of dollars to the farmers. A