The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

The Courier News editor pretty
near strangles himself to death Fri
day trying to eject words from
his system concerning and abusing
the next governor, William LANCER.
NORWOOD and gall have nothing on
the bitter dose handed to the reds in
the nomination of the fighting attor-
ney general. The whole ticket is a
bitter dose for the socialists.
The nonpartlsan convention in Far
90 yesterday commended the action
of the state administration in enactng
and putting into "successfuP' opera
ton several new laws, among which
was the eight hour day law. The
league pretend to be working for the
farmer and yet we know that no farm
can be operated on an eight hour
basis. Labor will demand an eight
hour day and the farmers claim that
they cant stand the pressure. A lit
tie food for thought.
Some of the Valley City commit
teemen of the Barnes county Y. M.
G., A. met in the secretary's Office last
night to plan for the coming conven-
ton and for next years work. They
decided to put on canvas for Valley
City's share of the $4,000 budget
sometime right after the convention
which is to be held here Thursday
evening May 9th. This convention
is one of the most important conven-
lions that have been, or will be held
in Valley City this year, and you
should make plans to attend. Send
YOUR name to the secretary It you
want a place reserved at the BAN
Duet at $3.50 that evening.
The soldier boys should appreciate
the platform of the anti-Townley con-
vention at Minot so far as relates to
them, anyway. That convention went
on record most emphatically in favor
Of passing law or amending the
present law giving the soldier boys
the right to do as they please with
their bonus money at once and with
out any strings on it as to how they
should spend their money. The league
law makes it compulsory to get more
education, own home or farm and
4 lot more and sundry items to carry
out before they can get this bonus
money and the way the boys are
getting paid some Of them will be
great grandfathers and others will
have gone to a better world before
they can get 1t.
The Courier-News of Friday
saws that William Langer's nominal
ton was practically expected by
the people of the state and that the
delegates only did what they were
supposed to do and thereby fulfilled
their mission and that change in
candidates would not change the cam
pagn issues. The foregoing may all
be true, but it is cinch that the
c. N. and the rest Of her little sisters
about the country were hoping and
nravine that Bill LANCER wouldn't
be nominated. They don't like the
way William shows up their admins
tration's rotten methods OF running
the state, and it would have been al
most impossible for them to suppress
a giggle had the convention endorsed
anil one else Anybody but Bill Lam
ger was the Courier's ideal OF the
convention, while the delegates there
7eenaed to think that nobody but Bill
would fill the bill.
The senate late Saturday passed the
Knox peace resolution declaring
state of peace by resolution between
this country and Austria Hungary and
Germany, by narrow margin. 1t
now goes to the president but it seems
tn be an established fact that he will
veto it in short order. The president
still has it in his slow thinking brain
that the people Of this country want
TIA stay in a state of war for the rest
Of creation, and still insists on SHOW
ing his European made peace treaty
upon the people Of the country. Per
hans it would be a good thing tor
Woodrow if he entered the coming
nresidential race. He would soon lind
out what 'fne" opinion the public
has of his administration.
The Fargo Courier-New wines loud
and Justify about the antiTownley
ticket sends up wall like the last
sad notes of dying swan, all on ac-
count of the fact that William LANCER
has been nominated for governor and
which the C. N editor says is the
strongest HAL tIIc oNClo w AO"AASJ
could nominate. What does the poor
simp think. Does he think we would
nominate the weakest man we have
got? Not on your life. We have
nominated-we speak for the conven-
ton of course-the strongest all
around ticket that could have been
selected, and moreover we are going
to give the socialists good trimming
on primary election day. Just stick
a pin in here.
Contrary to expectations of the
leaguers the Grand Forks Normanden
is not going to bolt the nti-Townley
ticket and that paper will be found
supporting LANCER and the entire
ticket. It was Immediately circulated
that Editor Thorson would not sup
port the ticket but that gentleman
comes back by saying in statement
that he will support it. Mr.. Thorson