The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-18

June primaries. IhlS VIII nelp uVef.
things up in the campaign we will tell
! the world.
1t is getting along towards time fo1
congressman to be reelected to con-
eress, SO of course something must be
done to fool the small newspaper pub
lishers. Representative Harrison
democrat, of New York, got a resolu.
ton adopted in the house directing the
department of commerce to lnvestl-
gate alleged discrimination against
; smaller newspaper by trade practices
of paper companies. Instead OF IN.
vestigating discrimination why not
make a real Investigation to find out
why paper is 50 scarce or at least 50
hard to get and why it is SO high in
price and still going higher.
The chickens ar commencing to
come home to roost we should say
The following very interesting tele-
gram appeared in the Courier-News
this morning:
Bismarck, March l2.-This week S
Burieigh County Farmers Press, the
/ league paper of this county, appeared
today with letter from J. W. Brinto1,
dated ct Miami, Fla, in which he an
nouaced that he would seek the nonn-
nation for congress from the second
North Dakota district now represent
ed by George NJ. Young. In thus MAX
ing announcement of his candidacy
! Mr.. Brinton, it is pointed out, has
violated one Of the unwritten laws of
/ the nonpartisan league, to the effect
! that seekers after office are not toler-
ated and that all nominations must be
made by the various inventions, with
out previous electioneering.
In his letter Mr. Brinton denies the
story, printed in some of the League
papers, that he is not resident of
North Dakota. 1t is said, however,
that in signing as one Of the incor-
porators of the Publishers National
Service bureau, and also of bank
at Dickinson, Mr.. Brlnton gave St
Paul as his address.
The Press is now edited by c. NJ.
Brinton, a brother of the announced
candidate.
| It is pointed out that Mr. Brinton
mas broken one of the unwritten laws
of the nonpartisan league to the eff
| feet that seekers after office are not
! tolerated and that all nominations
must be made by the various conven-
tions without previous electioneering
OF course this breaking of the law of
! the nonpartisan league is good deal
of bluff and camouf1age and is de-
signed to fool the dear people. The
fact of the matter is that every time
there is a convention one of the head
bosses is always on the job to see that
the proper slate is carried out to suit
the leaders 1t is also reported that
Bill Lemke, vice president Of the
league, is figuring on becoming a can
didate for senator against Senator
Gronna. This may be all talk but
straws show which way the wind is
| blowing. Going back to Brinton. He
is the big mind from which came the
idea of buying up fifty-three papers in
the state, one in each county. to be
used as the official league organ to
gather in all the public printing in
each county. Tremendous prices were
paid for these printing plants, thous-
ands Of dollars more than they were
worth, but then the farmers were call
! ed upon to furnish the money and it
came easy and did not hurt Brinton OF
any of his pals-goat is the emblem
of the nonpartisan league-it is good
one because the farmer has been
made the goat financially of these
! high brow fnanciers who are feath-
ering their own nest. It is said, we
do not know how true it is, that Brin-
ton made $67 900 profit on the pur-
chase of these papers. If this be true,
he should have good s1ush fund to
prosecute his campaign. No wonder
he can can go to Florida for the win
ter, ride in high powered automobiles
and have the best Of fodder the year
around-the farmer pays for it all
and when the funds run low there is
the ever bearing shake down meeting
that always brings the results after
the crowd has been worked up to a
fever pitch by orators jumping onto
alleged big business. 1t is a fine idea
isn't it, for Brinton to use the great
power Of his kept and collared press,
bought and paid for by the peoples
money, now he is trying to ride into
congress by the aid of this subsidized
press Good Lord, and the rest of us
who have built up North Dakota
brought the old state out Of it's chaotic
and raw condition into one of the most
prosperous states in the union, stood
for everything that is good, paid the
bills in lean times as we'll as fat
times, now under this benefcient dawn
of new day we are told we cannot
do any legal business that it must all
go to the league press bureau and
now Brinton is going to use his press
syndicate to try and break into con-
gress. Somebody burn a rag.
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