The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-03
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EDITORIAL
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William LANCER, the next governor
of North Dakota, is scheduled to speak
in the auditorium at the Chautauqua
Park in the afternoon of June rs. Mr..
LANCER will have some red hot stuff
to hand out to the people and we are
rather inclined to think that more
than two dozen people will be out
there to listen to what he has to say.
The supreme court Of the United
States has refused to take any action
on the case Of the AZ tax payers ap-
pealing from the decision of our own
state supreme court. The supreme
court of the United States holds that
the highest court of North Dakota
has the right to determine the constl-
tutionality of it's constitution and re-
fuses to interfere. The present su-
preme court - league court and ma
turally the decision was in favor of
the state administration having the
power to put it's full industrial pro-
gram into effect if that is what the
people want. The Courier-News this
morning is so elated over the decision
that it dug up it's red ink can and ran
a big two line red head on the front
page. After June 80 it will be looking
for some heavy black border to put
around the edge of the front page.
Frank White Of Valley City has an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States Senate, subject to a vote of the
people at the June primaries. Mr..
White was formerly governor Of
North Dakota and he proved himself
a very capable chief executive. Then
United States went to war with Ger
many and Mr.. White joined the over
seas forces and fought with them until
they stamped out Prussianism that
threatened at the time to sweep the
entire world. White is not only
brave soldier, but an able statesman.
In looking over the long list of can
didates for public Office in the state,
the Independent notes that there are
very few overseas men who are ask
ing for public favor. A man should
not be selected for Office merely be-
cause he was an over seas soldier but
when such man shows the necessary
qualifications, the fact that he was un-
battles, should be carefully considered
by the public.-Minot Independent,
May 9th, 1920.
The women suffragists and the pro-
hibition forces have scored knock
out blow against the anti suffragists
and the vets in the decision of the
United States supreme court recently
handed down, and which is the final
authority in this country. The oppon-
ents Of federal prohibition and federal
suffrage were given hard jolt. The
decision declaring the Ohio referen-
dunn on prohibition invalid and the
issuing of an injunction to prevent
submission Of the suffrage referendum
blast the hopes of the anti-suffra gists
and the vets. The supreme court held
that ratification of a federal consti-
tutional amendment by the state leg
islature of a state was final and that
the referendum laws of a state do not
apply to federal amendments. The
decision will prevent the submission
to the voters Of the prohibition amend
ment through referendum in Nebras-
ka and several other states. 1t also
settles the status Of the federal suff-
rage amendment. Thirty-fve states
have ratified the suffrage amendment.
One more is needed. The action of the
thirty-fve state legislatures will stand
according to yesterdays decision by
the highest court. The women of the
country can now center all their en-
ergy on getting one more state to pass
the amendment then their troubles are
over so far as securing equal suffrage
is concerned but their troubles will
just begin when they really mix into
politics. Politics breed whole lot of
worry and trouble no matter from
which angle you view them or on
which side you are lined up.