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

tnem for the socialist party. He can
read the handwriting on the wall and
see his outfit going fast. He can
hang on with his governor in North
Dakota for two more years but the
rubber stamp majority in the state
legislature has been wiped out and
along with it the services of the
black and red haired clerks, who read
the bills to give the rubber stamps the
signal on how to vote-we have elect
ed enough men in our state leglsla-
ture this time who will vote on the
measure as they see it from their own
convictions without any dictation from
any boss or dictator. Thank God
there is much comfort in this election
over that victory.
The league got properly licked in
Minnesota and also in Wisconsin and
Montana. North Dakota seems to be
the one bright spot Of state socialism
in the whole world. We are glad, at
least, that there are "a few spots in
the world outside of North Dakota
where majority of the people are
able to distinguish between socialism
and what is, good for the farmer and
the business man. {
The state election now that the full
returns are about all in, shows re-
markable victory for the independent
forces and discloses that the social
lists have been halted so FAR as any
more rank legislation is concerned
According to the reports received and
they seem to be certain, the iegisla-
ture will be controlled by the indie
pendents with four majority in the
house and one majority in the senate.
This is close of course, but it is ma
jority, and when you stop to consider
that the league had sixteen holdover
senator's to start with to eight for the
opposition, this is a tremendous gain.
In the house also big gains were made
when you stop to think Of the ma
jority the league had in the last cleo
ton. The five initiated laws have
been passed, which is mother big VIC
tory and is perhaps the hardest blow
the present outfit has received. For
one thing it means that the famous
Bank of North Dakota will be COM
PEELED to return the money Of the var
ious counties that it has taken away
and also that if the initiated law call
ing for board Of auditors has really
passed, the bank vii! get a real in
vestigation so that the people will
know what the condition of that mys-
FERROUS affair is. The printing law
has passed according to figures OBJ
tainable so that the country printers
will be able to get the private bust
ness of those who desire to give it to
them and take this pap away from the
elected paper. Miss Nelson has been
reelected state superintendent by a
nice majority, Tom Hall has been re-
elected secretary of state, John Steen
state treasurer, and one railroad
commissioner, Mr.. Stutsman, is be-
lieved elected and it may be that 9th
ers will go through. Taking it all
in all, we fail to see any chance for the
socialists to crow. Gov. Frazier has
only gotten under the wire by a bare
majority of about four thousand in
a vote of 225,000, which is altogether
different than the nineteen thousand
we were told about recently in the
league press. The result of the cleo
ton in seven northwestern states, is
a big drubbing for socialism, and our
neighboring state of Minnesota, where
Townley expected to do things, has
given tremendous majority against
him and his horde. Montana, Idaho,
Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon and
even in North Dakota has given that
gentleman set back that will give
him a headache for long time. The
people are tired of it and its expen-
sive methods.