Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-05
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SANE AND MODERATE.
Some days 8 the Herald COM
mented on the political activities of
the organisation known ~ the United
Farmers of Ontario, and pointed out
the marked contrast which exists be-
tween tho Ontario movement and the
movement inaugurated In North Da-
kota by. Socialists of the Townley
stripe, and often incorrectly styled a
farmers movement. "A reader Of the
Herald, expressing appreciation Of the
article, sends a clipping from theFTor-
onto Globe reviewing the work of the
Ontario legislative session, in some Of
many years been the most conspicuous
many years been the mist CONSPICUOUS
exponent Of the principles Of the Cam
adam Liberal party, which. with the
Conservative party, has been super
seeded in Ontario affairs by the U. F..
o. The temperate estimate of the
work of the new administration by a
newspaper politically opposed to it is
an indication Of the real spirit Of cor
diality which has characterized the
change Of administration. The Globe
editorial In part follows:
The Farmer-Labor Government has
survived the first session Of the new
Legislature. Its inexperience was not
so great a handicap as had been pre-
.dicted, probably because the reins of
party were not tightly drawn and the
Premier warily RETAINED from hard
driving. Too much time was wasted
in the earlier part of the ~sesston, leav-
ing too little time for discussion Of
Important, bills In the later stages, but
this Legislature, vas not exceptional in
that respect. While the Government
owes something to the forbearance of
the Opposition groups. 1t gave them
no serious ground Of attack or a-yalid
excuse to try to overturn it By taking
advantage of the %precarious nature of
it's majority.
! The Governments seasonal record
will not In Itself suffice. to win its op-
ponents. The work Of legislation i.
carried on in the glare of publicity
which keeps the interest Of the coun-
try stimulated, but the real test will
be the quality of administration. What
the Province most needs is a vigorous
clean, efficient administrative policy.
without it the best laws will fail. The
recent 6iSc1osrrao ~ ~ ~
quiry show that statutes and resula-
tons do not protect the public il thew
are not properly enforced. In the
handling of the natural of
the Province the Government has a
unique opportunity to prove that the
new broom a sweep Clean. Large
sums have apparently been lost to the
treasury by a lack Of official vigil
lance, and by other methods which
were purely administrative. The for
est wealth OF the Province NAV be
made 10 yield more revenue, while at
the same time it may be better con-
served. ( The Government, released
from its legislative labors, is now free
to devote all It's energy to this task. 70
education, agricultural, land settle
ment. road Improvement, and other
problems Of administration. Upon ,ts
work before the next session of the
Legislature its fate may depend. II
VIII nave had a. fair. trial before the
House meets again.
The last paragraph quoted mas
help STIMULATE thought in North Dn-H
kota. Ontario is fortunate in having
a valuable source Of reyenue in i+s
vast timber resources. North Dakota
has not such IAN estate. But the
needs of North Dakota are heverthe-
less, just what the, Globe declares the
needs Of Ontario to be. we need "a
vigorous. clean, efficient administra-
policy" Without It, here, AZ
there. the best laws. WIT fail. We
such d policy and we have moth
ins Of the sort, We have instead a
policy Of the rankest n narrowest
p~astisAnship that mas ever been
known here, and that has been
surpassed In any other state. we have
a policy dictated for Interior purposes
BY outwiders who have no in~teresfs
here other than the promotion OF their
ambitions, and We shall never
have any other policy until We have
rid ourselves Of this incubus OF out
domination ana establish S,rov-
Of. for snd by u n peo-
pie, q government which, II. Il inakes
mistakes, viii make. then in the e.
eFciAe Of the independent Judgment OF
It's members, and which VIII not
= mere bureaus TO carry ont the n.
Of some alien1 boss.
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