The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-01
NOT Time FOR
NEST0S VERDICT

Bismarck, N. D., March 20.-"TaK-
ing plain common-sense, practical pol
itics, the announcement that R. A.
Nestos Of Minot is to enter the race
for the governorship means two
ehings: the state of North Dakota bids
fair to have a repetition of the Steen-
Frame VS.. Frazier fasco with another
possible victory for the red flag social
lists; and that the LANCER adherents
will be so incensed they will cement
their organization and redouble their
efforts towards his election" said an
old time politician around the capitol
building yesterday.
This is not the time for Nestos or
anyone else to have try at a race for
Office to further his personal ambi-
tions. LANCER has led the fight
against the red flag socialism in North
Dakota, and mere neophyte ought to
be able to read the signs Of the times.
LANCER may have been affiliated with
the nonpartisan league to begin with,
but he jumped the traces as soon as
the attempted specialization and soviet
ising of the state became apparent.
He has been waging merciless fight
ever since he broke with Townley. He
is the only man who can muster
enough strength among the league
members themselves to win over Fraz-
ier or whoever Townley puts up. The
fact that the majority of voters in
Lone Tree Township, Golden Valley
county where NJ. K. Bowen was mur-
dered, have endorsed LANCER; the fact
that farmers all over the state say
"The League is alright but Mr.. Lang
er is good man too; the fact that he
has accumulated almost ton of evi-
dence on the nefarious deals of Town
ley, Brinton, Leillke aid ot..e15 and
that he has a greater knowledge of
the working Of the league leaders than
any other man in the state, all point
to him as the logical candidate to ep-
rs:e.sr the league"
He continued: ''Nestos undoubtedly
would in normal times make a good
race for the governorship, but he can
not in the face of the present condl-
tions do anything more than gu7:.! tie
cards and delay the game of ridd:ng
North Dakota to the carpetbagglng
politicians.
"Playing practical politics has
taught me few things: Don't run
your nose against buzz-saw or blood
will be spilled" "When the other fel-
low has chance to put over what you
personally want, let him do it because
you both VIM
"Langer will lose the election if Mes
tos runs for governor but LANCER VIII
poll twice the vote of Nestos at that
Nestos has listened to some of his
Ward county optimistic friends, but
he hasn't considered reason nor prac-
tical politics. Nestos has made an
excellent record in the public Offices
he has held but he hasn't the stamina
facts, figures, nor basic political argu-
ments that LANCER has; nor has he the
same statewide record. The issue in
this campaign has just two sides,
Townley and anti -Townley, or Amerl-
can and Bolshevik. There can be no
third issue in this campaign.
"Pershing was general and soldier
enough in the big fight over across the
pond to say "Here Foch is our army
and yours to command, we'll do what
YOU want He recognized the fact that
Foch had been leading the fight and
knew the battle fronts.
"Langer has been directing the
fight against the enemies to North
Dakota's future. There is no need for
a change in the chief. He should be
given united support as the sole cand1-
date against the Townley pubbet:
The old time shrugged his should
ers and went on his way.