The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

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Mr.. Diesem for the important posi-
ton of editor of the Minot daily is
great testimonial as to his ability and
his many friends all over the state
will rejoice at his selection. and will
wish for him success. Mr.. Diesem is
an ex-service man, was over in France,
crossed the Rhine with the army of
occupation and for several months
guarded the bridgehead at Coblenz.
We are pleased to see, these young
men getting ahead in their profession.
Franklin Roosevelt - declared the
tariff is a dead issue, and did so IN
jocular manner. Naturally it was
dormant during the war, when block
AIDES and excessive ocean rates formed
barrier much higher than had ever
been imposed by protective tariff.
But the humorous Mr.. Roosevelt may
have his smile frozen when he learns
what the farmers are going up against
in the way of foreign competition dur
ing the recent months. They may
tell him if he doesn't know, that the
importation of large quantities of flax
from Argentina drove down the price
of American flax, and the production
of wool, in which so many of our
North Dakota farmers are engaged,
has become improbable for the rea-
son that during the year ending June
80, 192O,- there were imported into
the United States 427,578, 038 pounds
of wool of the value Of $212,848,O
Our farmers fail to see the humor in,
this
A good democratic friend Of ours
tells US that republicans by the whole
sale are going to vote for Cox for
president. We asked him why and he,
said because they will not stan for a
separate peace with Germany In
Heavens name who should We get
peace with if not with Germany? We
are not at war with any other nation
that we have heard about, so that it
must be a separate peace with Ger
many, mustn't it? The republican
senate would have ratified the peace
treaty had Woodrow Wilson agreed to
some reservations but in his bullhead-
ed way he refused to do this and now
his party campaigners are going thru
the country trying to discredit the re-
publican party for trying to get an
American peace treaty with Germany
instead of a British made one. It
won't work. This country has been
taking Wilsonian tanlac for the past
eight years and it has become often
sive. They now want change to. re-
publican Peptona and they are going
to vote for the change in November.
The Fargo Courier-News' attempt
to force the society of Brinton and
Waters onto the I. V. A. will not 60
by any means. The independent vot-
ers association has too much respect
for itself to want any of the cast off
politicians of the nonpartisan league.
We have told the people from the be-
ginning that the league leaders were
a lot of grafters and they are begin
ming to find it out for themselves now.
1t it only matter of time until all
these so-called leaders, when they find
there is nothing more in sight, will
desert the Townley bunch like rats
desert a sinking ship. The whole mess
is rotten deal and there is no SINGER
ity at all in their attempt at trying to
make the people of the state believe
that they wanted to institute any re-
forms in government for the good of
the people. The only thing any of
these fellows want is for the farmer
to come in with his $18 or 500 as
sessments to feather the nests of those
leaders. When the farmer gets tired
of digging up for expensive automo-
biles, $4,000 aeroplanes, big salaries
and the other emoluments that 60 with
this leadership just that soon will
these carpet baggers get done with the
farmers.
The passage of the woman suffrage
amendment by Tennessee this week
was forward step, we think, be-
cause this great movement was bound
to come sooner or later, and even if
Tennessee had turned it down it would
only be matter of few months be-
fore either Vermont or Connecticut
would have ratified at the next regular
sessions of these legislatures. The
women of the land are to be congratu-
lated upon attaining full and equal
rights with the men and they will now
have an opportunity to vote on every
man or woman on the ticket, on every
important matter that comes up for
popular approval or rejection and they
are free to run for president, United
States senator, congressman or any
office down to constable if they so de-
sire-just as soon as the secretary Of
state of the United States issues his
proclamation after Tennessee has Ger
titled the passage of the resolution to
him. For forty years the women have
been working to gain this end and they
naturally are feeling pleased at the
outcome of this long fight. Twenty
six republican states have voted for
ratification and seven democratic
states. Two or three states ratifying
had divided legislatures. Most of the
, states that have refused to ratify be-
long to the democratic solid south.
In North Dakota it is estimated that
134,646 women will be eligible to vote
at the November election and each
political party will try it's best to get
the ma iOritv If these votes The elec-