The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-11-03

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What relief it will be to the ship
of state to cut off the parasites which
have been canker on the body polite
of the State of North Dakota.
Sixty thousand farmers Of Nebraska
have sent wire of appreciation to A.
C. Townley. You see Mr.. ToWnley
has just been sent to Jail and they
seem to appreciate that fact. Just
how Arthur will like that sort of ap-
probation we cannot say.
We are told from reliable authority
that all the young fellows who have a
job with the state highway commits
sion have to put into the slush fund
of the league $18 each. This is hot
note If you pay for it you get the
job, if you do not pay you get the can.
What a grand and glorious feeling
those fellows must have now, who
have signed up notes, when they rea-
lie that now the battle is over and the
state has been redeemed-those notes
will have to be paid-not by the funds
secured from dupes for the so-called
Victory Fund-or the states finances
but by themselves.
The union leaders have called off the
strike so for the present the country
will not have that to worry about. We
are of the opinion that when the lead
ers arrived at that decision it was the
best move they have made to preserve
their unions they have made so far.
The country is in no mood for strike
at this time and had the unions gone
on with it they would have dealt their
organizations severe blow.
A report has just been made to the
parliament Of Switzerland that the
Swiss state railways could be run just
as we'll if about 5000 officials were to
be dismissed, and there would be an
annual saving Of 100000 francs.
That corresponds with the experience
of the United States after 26 months
of government operation of it's rail
roads. And it also corresponds to the
state of North Dakota which has been
overburdened with office holders.
No doubt now that the state shows
signs Of again sailing on an even keel.
there will be great cramble of the
adventures who have been exploit
ing the states finances, to get under
cover from the Investigations which
will in all probability be started to
learn just who is criminally response
BILE, to say nothing Of those whose
notes are now safely reposing in the
Bank of North Dakota-for sisal stock
and things like that.
We have rot been consulted regard
ing the distribution of Airedal pups
but if any Of the breed are left after
the Waterloo Of last Friday we believe
that in all fairness one should be CIV
en- to Swede township in LaMoure
county, where they cast 100 per cent
vote to retain the present socialist adj
ministration at Bismarck. Of course
we would pity the dog that would be
compelled to live in such community.
but then living with Lemke or with
Leiderbach must be dogs life any
way.
A farmer went into a business
place in Fargo few days ago and
said: 81 have lived here for thirty
five years and never saw the state in
such shape as it is in today. We
ought to get up petition to the fed
eral government to put this state
back into the union" That farmer
had the right idea, but we do not need
a petition to the government now
the sovereign people last Friday vot-
ed to put the state back where it be-
longs and from this on you need not
be ashamed to register from North
Dakota.
If the election has resulted in the
victory for the independents as the
results so far received show, then it
will be up to the people Of this state
to get behind the new governor and
those who have been elected with him;
to put North Dakota back on the map
in business way. We feel certain
that a change will make a material
difference in the business world, and
will encourage those who have money
to loan to again place it back here for
investment. While we all have enjoy
ed a lot of good natured jibing back
and forth over the election we should
not keep up this kind Of thing but
come down to a broad platform of
good will and neighborly considera-
ton. There are many thousands of
voters who have changed their minds
because they have seen they were
wrong and to them we owe debt of
gratitude for their putting citizenship
ahead Of politics. We want united
people to help put all of us back on a
broader plane and who will lend a
helping hand to lift the state out OF
the quagmire of extravaganza and
mismanagement. We feel, of course:
like growing little over the leaders
who have it all coming-but to the
real, earnest farmer who has cast his
vote with us for the good of the whole
state, we want to take him by the
hand and say "well DONE" Let us all
keep the golden rule to the fore and
if we have won try and bring about