The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

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mn believes that q very substantial
ma iority Of the independent, thought
fu! and intelligent republican electors
Of the state 1,aly desire to have in
the United States senate from North
Dakota during the next SIX years
man who is entirely free from binding
obligations to any political boss and
WHO has both the experience and cour-
age necessary to support and carry
out honest economic and political de-
,, tes n:natious in the interest OF all the
veopolc. Mr.. Norton will make for
:.;n, announcement Of his candidacy
1nI his platform this week. Mr.. Nor
ton has the right to become candl-
,i:,,r for senator or any other Office he
feels Ike but we think that if he per-
siscs in jumping: in at this time with
the three other candidates, White,
! Ladd and Gronna, we see where the
league candidate is going to have a
mighty easy time of it. We should
worry. Hop to it, old man, and may
the best man win.
Far seeing" Herbert Hoover pre-
diets that the present sugar crisis will
last for two or three more years, and
has gone before congress urging ra-
t:oning system to be put into effect
throughout the country. He also
states that the Louisiana crop Of this
product will be somewhat short and
raise in price would no doubt be JUS
titled. A great many people find
themselves in a position to differ with
AIr. Hoover on great many of his
ideas. He seems to think because his
administration has handled things in
such a bunk manner that the people
are going to stand for two or three
years more the conditions in which
this country is at the present time.
Get a president and a cabinet of Off
cials which will not act as a bunch Of
rubber stamps but step out like real
business men and take up the matters
facing the nation at the present time,
and handle then, to the best of their
Judgment and not listen entirely to
the dictations Of somebody above
them. The efficient methods of the
president doomed up greater than
ever when put to a real test on the
peace treaty He wants the treaty
can people refuse to have a treaty
thrust upon them which will bind
them to the dictations Of some Euro
pran countries If the president would
listen to such a thing as reason. he
could perhaps be convinced that the
people want the treaty, but not with
out reservations.
The above announcement has been
expected BY the Times-Record ever
since the Minot convention got a cold
footed streak and refused to nominate
Il candidate for United States senator.
We can see no valid reason why that
convention nominated congressman
and then reversed itself by refusing
to nominate a United States senator.
In our Judgment it was a great error
not to have endorsed candidate for
senator as well as for supreme court
Judge and district court judges. Are
we afraid of treading on somebody's
toes. The nonpartsans did not hest
tate minute to go ahead from the top
to the tail Of their ticket. It seems to
Us that the only man who can win
over DR.. Ladd in this fight for the
senatorial seat is an eX-service man.
1t must be one who has had eXper-
fence, ability, and a high character
qualifying him for the office He
must be we'll and favorably known to
the people of the state. His servise
in the war must be of such nature
that it can be told with pride and one
around whom the service men will
rally. Have We such man whom we
can draft to the cause and who is big
enough to fill the bill. We have, and
that man is Col. Frank White, of this
city.
He has been resident of our state
for more than 35 years he has serv-
ed as member of our legislature for
10 years-he was elected governor in
1900 and again in l9O2-he served in
the Spanish-American War and the
PHILIPPINE Instruction with credit to
himself and to the state. When our
country entered into the great war
the need of every man of experience
in the war game was at once felt. Mr..
White offered his services and was
called into service July Is, 1917, as
colonel Of the infantry. He went out
with the North Dakota boys as part
of the 41st division and went over
seas with the division early in 1918.
He rendered the very best of service.
You don't have to ask the officers what
kind Of man Frank White is. Ask any
enlisted man who came in touch with
him; one who never got pulled up over
his rank and was always ready to help
the boys when he was needed.
If you put him on the ticket as u.
S. Senator thousands of service men
, will jump right out to elect him and
at the same time help the balance Of
the ticket. On the other hand, if you
put up the present incumbent, those
same service men will vote against
; him on account of his war record. He
will never have the support of the
farmers and his conduct in regard to
the grain corporation has put him in
wrong with another faction in North
Dakota. :
Frank Whites whole family has a
pretty good war record. His son, 20
years old, beat his dad into the ser
vice, while Mrs. White spent most of
her time working in the hospitals and