The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-06

HcIc 10 SOAIIS w NC q oCAAO AA6A
on in congress at the coming session
in regard to the future Of building
war ships for the United States. There
Their ship building at this time in the
interest of economy and on the other
side are the bunch who claim that 1T
is false economy to stop the building
Of any more war ships. We are rath-
er inclined to 60 in with the bunch
that is in favor of retrenchment than
to spend such fabulous sums OF money
for new vessels at this time. What
with the vessels now being built
and those already authorized it seems
to US that the navy is we'll looked after
at this time. The nation needs a lot
of retrenchment along all govern
mental lines for few years, as we
have been very profigate in the ex-
penditure of the peoples money the
past four years. Presldent-elect
Harding is going to discover that by
the time he has been in office two
weeks he has real job on his hands
trying to harmonic those who are for
disarmament and those against it, as
we'll as the patronage question on an
matters that the chief executive will
have to take notice of. Yet there are
a lot of fellows who are willing to be
elected president and take upon them
selves all this trouble and worry. This
is mighty queer old world, at that.
The state legislature meets in Bis
marck tomorrow. The one big fight OF
course is the speakership and the fight
on the independent side will be be-
tween L. L. Twitchell of Cass county
and Victor Anderson, of Burleigh
county. The Burleigh county man is
reported to be the candidate of Will
liam LANCER. In a letter sent out to
the press Mr.. LANCER says he is only
interested in the speakership just like
any other citizen who desires the best
to be obtained in good government.
He also makes the statement that att
er his term of Office he is going on the
stump to fight for the wiping out OF
the Townley bunch and that ne Will
not let up along these lines until that
outfit is driven from the state. Mr..
LANCER is some fighter, all right. The
speakership fight will probably be set
tied in caucus today some time. Both
Mr.. Twichell and Mr.. Ander-
son have agreed to abide by
the majority wishes of that caucus so
that the independents will elect the
speaker and organize the house. In
the senate the leaguers have one ma
jority if Mr.. Wog is seated. His seat
is contested by Mr.. List of Golden Val
lev county, who alleges fraud. The
case will come up for trial in the SEN
ate and as the senate now stands "a to
"a without Wog the lieutenant-gover-
nor being a Lacquer, he will no doubt
vote to seat his fellow Lacquer, giving
that Townley bunch majority of one
unless some Lacquer, after hear
ing the evidence, decides to jump the
traces and votes to seat List.
There is much being said these days
about why prices do not come down
faster. It is pertinent to ask right
here the question: Did prices go up
in a day. Prices went up gradually
from 1914 to 1919 by gradual raises
and they cannot come down on the
toboggan slide but must naturally fall
steadily, just the same as they went
up. Price are coming down along many
lines and we look for drops all along
the line in the next few months but 1t
will come gradually. The reason we
were able to finance the war was be-
cause business was good-people
bought and sold. If you won't buy
the things the other fellow makes. lie
can't buy the things YOU make. And
if he doesn't buy the things you make
you would soon be put out OF business.
Your livelihood and prosperity are
bound up in the livelihood and pros
perity or others-that you cannot
deny. The country is absolutely, all
right. We are at stage in our bus
mess life when it needs the utmost
conservatism to make both ends meet
to cope with tumbling prices, but we
must be patient and take things as
they come along. 1t is a great time
for cooperation just as we are ABOUT
to start on new year. Every pus'-
ness man will have to stand losses as
we'll as the farmer who is not alone
in this great dropping off of prices.
Let the spirit of cooperation prevail;
Let us try and boost each other and
boost the town in which we live. The
Times-Record believes that business
will brighten up very much after the
new wear has become fairly on the
way and we are optomistic enough to
think that times are going to be good
and that all are going to enjoy good
business and prosperity. Let US all
cooperate to this end.
TRITE SAYINGS
Talk Valley City all the time.