The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-01

uta $ 49,
When Bill Lemke relinquished his
Office as attorney general the other
day he made the remark that the |. "
AS would only last until the June pri-
mary election. This: Of course, was
only yelled threat for another recall
Mr.. Lemke might have also stated
that he only lasted ten and one half
months and had the farmers known
what he was going to do to them the
last day he was in Office he would not
have lasted that long. Before these
birds get to predicting what will hap
pen to Nestos and his fellow officials
they better be trying to put them
selves square with the people of the
state.
We do not share the opinion so fire.
uuently expressed that Governor Mes
tos and his associates on the newly
elected Industrial Commission have a
difficult job on their hands. In our
humble Judgment it will not be diff
cult at ALL All chey need to do in any
case that comes before them for con-
sideration and action is to find out
how their predecessors handled it.
then do it exactly the other way. 1t
they follow this simple rule they can't
90 wrong. And, by the same token
such course is exactly what the vot-
ers and taxpayers expect of them
That's why they kicked the Socialists
out and voted the present industrial
Commission into power.
1t is characteristic of Lemke to pre-
dict that the newly elected state Off
Gals will fail to satisfy the people
for egotism is his chief quality. He
acted throughout his official career on
the theory that "The King can do no
wrong" Frazier and Hagan were
merely rubber stamps for Boss
Lemke, and so they could do no wrong
No matter how much Of the taxpay-
ers' money they squandered no matter
how many laws they trampled in the
dust, no matter how much they pros
tituted the public service while they
were in power, Lemke's egotlsm was
sufficient to convince himself at least
that the brand of government which
they were giving the people was per-
lection itself. The state is we'll rid
of bird of his particular plumage
and we'll rid also of his Stuffed Pro-
phet Frazier. and his "Me-Too" Ha-
gan.
The American Legion, and very
rightly too, is against the pardon OF
Eugene Debs, and have sent President
Harding resolution denounclng any
such proposed action. The boys feel
that any man who, was burying the
hatchet in their backs while they
were overseas fighting for the safety
and integrity of the nation, should
serve his time. Here is what they
sent to the presidents: "The American
Legion or men and women who offer
ed their lives to preserve the inegrity
of this country respectfully asks that
no leniency be shown those traitors
who stabbed them in the back while
they were giving their all to their
country. If pardon is granted to
Debs or others fairly and justly con-
victed of treason or sedition during
the time when the nations very life
was at stake. the lives of those Amer
lean bows who lie on the fields OF
France and those who lie broken in
the hospitals and the homes OF TINS
country have been UselesSly sacrltlced
and our service has indeed been given
in vain"
We were very much disappointed
this morning when looking over the
nonpartisan Fargo Courier-News not
to find scathing arrangement
against the late industrial commission
for selling nearly twelve million dol
lars worth of bonds at per cent
lust as trey retired from office and
thus by that one foolish act have
raised the interest rates tor TN, tne
farmers of North Dakota. In addl-
ton to that it has given that bond
firm thousands of dollars IN COM
mission that could have been saved
In addition to this piece of dirty
work the retiring officials paid out
many thousands of dollars for hotel
bills contracted by men employed
selling enthusiastically needless
Then to further hamper the move
ment of the incoming administration
the bank examiner resigned just few
hours before Nestos went into othce
and Frazier, in order to keep control
of the banks of the state appointed
Lofthus' chief deputy as examiner: 1T
was shady work to say the least but
it is hoped that there will be found
some way to get the resignation or re-
moval of Frazier's bank appointed 1t
was not the square way of going out
of office and it will not get the non
partisan league anything for doing it
The new attorney general promises to
let the people know what has been 60
ing on at Bismarck and we look for
some real developments soon.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day-a
day set apart under proclamation OF
the president of the United States
and the governor of this state as :; a
day for national thanksgiving for all
the blessings received during the past
year. 1t is the wish of the Times
Record that tomorrow may bring
peace and happiness even to those VINO
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