The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-15
A NORTH DAKOTA RING LARD
NER HEARD FROM
To the Editor of The Forum:

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Well, friends, l guess that by this
time Governor Nestos has gone to eV-
erybody in the state, outside OF me,
the three recalled officers, and few
of their immediate cronies for advice
in regards appointments, etc., and has
probably not felt like calling on me on
account of him and me having the
same brogue to our name and some
Irish or Dutch clique might think ne
was showing Scandinavian partlahty
and, even if it wasn't for slight po-
litcal prejudice, on account of chem
having called him "roundhead office
seeker" during the recent campaign,
it wouldn't do him any good to go to
Frazier, Lemke or Hagan on account
of their having lost confidence in their
ability to go it alone and are depend,
ent again on their original political
creator, A. C. Townley, whose only ad-
vice nowadays is as to his good health
in Jail.
But | have heard, or maybe seen in
the "kept press" that people are al
ways looking for something Tor
nothing" Well, friends, here l am
with my advice without either polltl-
cal string or socialist flavor and even
unasked for.
Of course, in accepting anything as
free as advice, Mr.. Nestos should con-
slider the source even though it is not
considered polite to look a gift horse
in the mouth. For instance, few
years ago, lot of us enemies OF the
farmer" advised against electing the
present Justice Robinson to the state
supreme bench. Well, friends, you
know of course, that few years un-
der Townleyism has brought many
man to his senses, so Robinson should
not. at least, be any crazier now than
then. Still our friend Len1ke says,
through the columns Of his Victory
Fund Deficit that Justice Robinson is
mon compos mentis." But my advice
IS not as to appointments but as TO
the disposition of those former en-
ployes of the state who will feel that
thew can not work Unanimously with
the new administration on account OF
their salaries being discontinued or
abbreviated and their expense &C.
counts peeked at, or, as the Lemke
faction might say, "caput mortuun1'
There is that wizard of finance,
Cathro, who can make two million
dollars grow where nothing but a
blank check grew before and prove
profits by thousands where nothing
but expenses show. l think Mr.. Mes
tos should use his influence to place
him in position where he could ex-
pand to his true possibilities. why
not farm him out to Lemke on that
Mexican farm? I understand that
they still enjoy bull fights down there
and employ matadors at high salaries
And McGovern, who showed big
Biz how to get corner on flour sacks
He ought to be furnished nice quiet
home and a set of knitting needles.
He knows almost enough about the
grain business to make a success OF
knitting socks for legless ex-soldlers;
and his deputies would fit nicely into
the same sort of life. -.
| I haven't time tonight to outline
my complete plan but there is one
other whom, at least the flock that ne
claims to have bell wethered Tor
some years, Steele county boobs
would like to see put in position fo1
which he is qualified. That is one 4,
C. G. Boise: former leader of the Bull
Moosers in Steele county and famous;
for his decisions when chief justice OF
the courts of Sherbrooke township,
and also, more recently, for his work
as a gumshoe artist in unearthlng the
terrible crime of Hope man who
signed the same name to the recall pc
titions as did his nephew in Melrose
township. I really know Of no 90, posi-,
ton for which he is better auallheo
than for that of custodian OF the bur-
ial lot of the new Liberal party.
S. V. ANDERSON.
Pickert, N. D.