The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12

Qedu Oh Cle SldLe Trailing SClioOA a.
Mandan will be regretted by a host of
his friends all over the state. 1t is
just another coup of the bunch now in
power who have had his removal under
consideration for the past year or two.
Mr.. Devine is a most humane man,
and has done excellent work with the
institution at Mandan. We hope the
time will come when the people Of this
state will put a stop to this whole
sale removal of heads of departments
or institutions for political reasons
only.
The county commissioners of Burke
county last week passed a resolution
instructing the states attorney of that
county to begin action to enjoin the
new county treasurer Of that county
from putting the money of that county
in the Bank of North Dakota. The
commissioners have declared by reso-
luton that the state bank is insolvent
and they want the money kept in the
county banks designated by them as
county depositaries. At Bismarck
the outgoing county treasurer two
days before he went out of office put
several hundred thousand dollars in
the Bank of North Dakota and now
the new treasurer wants to get the
money out of that great institution.
Whether the Bank of North Dakota is
insolvent or not there seems to be
very little confidence in it in strong
non-partisan territory, of which Burke
county is one of these infested spots.
That the republican party made no
campaign pledge of any reduction Of
taxes is asserted by the Republican
Publicity Association in a statement
issued today through the president of
that organization, Hon Jonathan
Bourne, jr. The statement says: "A
prominent democratic organ remarks
with an attempt at Righteousness that
the republican national adninistra-
ton will talk about reducing taxes but
will accomplish nothing soon in that
direction. That paper also intimates
that the republicans promised reduc-
ton of taxes. AS q. matter OF iact'
neither party pledged tax reductions:
In the republican platform adopted at
Chicago the section relating to tax
alton began as follows: 1.-The bur
den of taxation imposed upon the
American people is staggering; but IN
presenting true statement OF the
situation we must face the fact that,
while the character of the taxes can
and should be changed, an early reduc-
ton of the amount of revenue to be
raised is not to be expected. The next
republican administration will inherit
from it's democratic predecessor a
floating indebtedness Of over three oil.
lion dollars, the prompt liquidation OF
which is demanded by. sound imam
cial considerations "The platform
also set forth that in addition to the
floating Indebtedness of three billions.
there is an early maturing bond IN
debtedness of five billions. AS every
bondy knows, the annual interest bur
den at the present time is practically
equal to the entire government expen-
ditures ffI, all purposes prior to the
war. The republican party dealt
frankly and honestly with the voters
of the country by expressly asserting
that there is no hope of early reduc-
ton of taxes. The democratic plat
form was not quite 50 frank, for, al
though not promising reduction, the
democrats did not admit the impossi-
bility Of reduction. They hoped to
gain few votes by leaving the infer
ence that they might reduce the tax
BURDEN" ;~>.4v =,
Prof Bruna Roselli, first American
exchange professor, now teaching IN
Vassar college says there is nothing
wrong or immoral with the American
pirl in her short skirts and cigarette
smoking, comparing her with the Eu-
ropean girl. Comparisons are odious
to start with. That professor il
mighty p6or man to be teaching at
Vassar college in our estimation. A
moderately Short skirt is proper at
anv time in lieu of those old fashion
ed dust collecting long skirts Of long
.oro ona M one yvith any sense. would