The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18

meritorious laws now in force that
only need little amending to make
them real good laws. Among the
number is REIMBURSEMENT Of the COM
pensation law, which under the pres
ent system is nothing more than q
holdup. The idea is all right if prop
erly adjusted AK carried out. The
home building law needs a little re-
modelling or at least proper admins
trat4on. Under the present law it says
that no more than five thousand dol
lars can be secured for one house, yet
under the PRESET administration from
$4,000 to Sic, 900 have been loaned to
pets of the league. The election laws
need little remodeling. The news
paper law needs a little doctoring, also
but the main laws such as the elevator
and mill and the bank should be re-
tanned under proper restrictions and
business management, The bank can
be made a strictly rural credits bank
and would be of much service to the
people of the state than under the
present system. The coming session
Of the state legislature has great OPP
portunity for moderation and con-
structive legislation and the governor
and those in authority should fall into
line to work together to that end. If
the governor and the legislature are
antagonistic then there will be moth
ing done and legislation will be block
ed. The people by their votes have
said that they want something done to
steady conditions and end this ever
lasting political scrap. Let's get to-
gether and end it this winter.
Now that the big national election is
decided, interest centers on the ap-
pointments which will be made by
President-elect Harding for his cabi-
net. Up to the present time. Harding
has not given out the slightest word
as to his possible appointees. It is a
cinch, however, that there will be en-
tirely new faces at the different Of
fees in the White House, after Hard
ing assumes Office March next. One
dispatch carried by the United Press
recently, minated that Hoover, who
has been spoken Of quite often for
some important Office in the presi-
dents cabinet, had given out a state
ment in which he said that he be-
lieved he could be of more benefit in
private life than in public life. How
ever, it awaits to be seen what action
will be taken by Harding on the mat
ter. If Harding makes the appoint
nent, Hoover will likely accept. Sen
ator New of Indiana is another prom
inent politician spoken of. as a likely
successor for Postmaster General
Burleson, the democratic incumbent.
If Harding makes this appointment,
Hill H. Hays, chairman Of the repub-.
lican national committee, will likely
be appointed to succeed New. Of
course all of this is hearsay, and no.
body except his closest advisors know
exactly. what Harding has got up his
sleeve in the way of appointments.
However, one thing is certain, there
will be house cleaning of democrats
when the new administration assumes
power. This is only natural, as it
was the same when the democrats as.
sumed power nearly eight years ago.
However, President Wilson recently
made an appointment to the shipping
board-that of republican-but who
had bolted from that party during the
campaign. The appointments made
by Harding will be watched with much
interest. -'~