The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-17

me as president of our Bankers Asso-
citation, it would be respectfully but
promptly and firmly declined. The
Bankers Association as an organiza-
ton has never been, is not now ana
hope never will become engaged IN
politics or in political activities OF
any nature. TO Undertake the work
suggested in the newspaper article
would drag the Association into the
present unfortunate political strife
now prevailing. If the law should be
changed so as to admit banking and
other business interests in the control
and management of the Bank of North
Dakota, instead Of the purely political
control as now represented in the In
dustrial Commission an invitation to
the officers Of the Bankers Assocla-
ton would receive courteous consider
alton, and l see no reason why 1t
might not be accepted but not under
the conditions now prevailing.
Of course it will be quite natural for
the regular hard shelled democrats to
point to the fact that the republican
nominees of the Chicago convention
are men of the standpat variety and
men with very little standing in the
country These criticisms are to be
expected, but just the same they
know very we'll in their own hearts
that the republicans have nominated
an exceptionally strong ticket and one
that will win out next November.
Criticism is made that the convention
did not pass a radical labor plank and
many a wet plank and few other
glittering generalities that mean
nothing. Why should the republican
party or any party cater to the radl-
cal element of the labor party. That
is what is the trouble with the country
at this time. Too much trucking to
these radicals until it has arrived at
that stage of the game when the radi-
Gals have the country by the throat.
The democratic party will do no bet
ter. They have been telling US for
two years that they will bring down
the price of living, but it still scars
and scars aloft without any relief in
sight. The democratic party will not
pass any radical labor plank, either.
1t may hand out a sugar coated reso-
luton in an appeal to the laboring
man, but it will mean nothing, just
like all the democratic promises. The
democratic convention dare not en-
dorse wet plank-if it does it will
lose two million women's votes right
off the reel. The country is in hard
luck. On one hand we are bound in
the clutches of the laborites while on
the other hand we are caught in the
grip of the suffrage element who will
not stand for a liquor plank-and
there you are. You pay your money
and take your choice.
The nomination of Warren G. Hard
ing of Ohio and Governor Calvin
Coolidge of Massachusetts for the
presidency and presidency marks
a new epoch in the history of the re-
publican party. Both are able men
and will fill the offices for which they
have been selected to run very appro-
priately, both being able business exc
cutives. They are men who are
broad minded enough to see more than
one side of a thing and who will serve
the country, if elected, to the very
best of their ability. Mr.. Harding's
fine record in public offices which he
mas served for a number Of years
makes the selection seem all the bet
ter. The convention united on men
whom they believe would best serve
the nation and the majority Of the
people no doubt agree with them. Mr..
Coolidge also has record of which
any man could we'll be proud. His
executive ability has been displayed
time after time. Take for instance
the Boston police strike. Did he let it
drag along and let the city be over
run and burglarized by bunch of
hoodlums and rough necks? No, in
deed. Instead he very promptly in
formed the striking policemen that
their services were no longer desired
by the city and ordered the state
militia to take charge. In no time
the social life Of the city was back
again to normal. Such is the kind of
men the people of the country want at
the helm of the nation. Men who can
see the rocks and shoals and who,
having the interests of the nation at
HedfL, VIII uO every CIlIlS III LIlell
power to avoid stranding the Good
Gold Ship, America We believe that
the convention could have made no
better choices and the two will make
the very best team mates if elected.
A Mr.. Thompson, of Chicago, spoke
from non-partisan standpoint at the
court house last night to a rather
small audience. This is absolutely all
right and we have no kick coming on
that score. If Mr.. Thompson, i'm
ported from Chicago, wants to talk
nonpartisan this is free country and
he has a perfect right to do so, but he
has no right to lie about matters and
that is what he did last night. One
statement he made was to the effect
tina the small crowds that greeted him
and other speakers was because the
kept press would not advertise the
meetings so that sufficient publicity
could not be secured So far as this
paper is concerned-and we presume
he alludes to us as one of the kept