The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-03-30


vision of special board and farm
units established for sale to the vet
Grams at a price fixed by the board
less the amount of the adjusted SER
vice credit due the purchasers. In
only two important particulars does
this measure differ from the one pass
ed by the house two years ago and
shelved in the senate last July. The
orr ginal cash bonus option was elm
mated and the bank loan provision OF
the adjusted service certificate title
substituted.
The senatorial situation in this
state at the present time is certainly
up in the air and the jamestown con-
vention is going to be the battle
ground of great fight for the sena-
torial endorsement There is much
dissatisfaction with McCumber and
he will be ditched if the right man
comes along. Gronna's sparring for
the league support has weakened his
cause among many who would have
been firm supporters of the ex-sena-
tor, and Judge Christensen has been
eliminated as candidate by the fact
that the constitution provides that no
supreme court justice can be a candl-
date for any office during the term
for which he has been elected. This
leaves the situation mixed and there
is an under current abroad IN the
state for a compromise candidate and
all signs of the times point to new
man. Whether the coming James,
town convention will be able to put
over this sort of deal or not is of
course problematical, but certain it
is that the people are tired OF both
McCumbcr and Gronna. Here is a
good opportunity for Senator Ploy-
har to Get busy and round up a few
good supporters and then go to James
town and cop off the senatorial plum.
The state could rest assured that they
would know just where to find the
senator all the time.
A. C. Townley has announced that
he will not urge the adoption of his
balance of power plan in either the
North Dakota or Minnesota state
nonpartisan league conventions. The
North Dakota convention is being
held in Fargo today and considerable
interest is taken in the action which
they will take. Since practically one
half of the delegates to the conven-
ton are instructed against the bal
ance of power plan it is likely that
the convention will endorse full
state ticket in addition to congress
sional candidates. Owing to the ex-
ceptional record which Nestos has
made during his brief tenure Of Of
flee it is not likely that the league
will stand much chance of electing a
gubernational candidate this year.
We do not believe that they expect
to elect governor but they will no
doubt place 4 candidate in the field.
The chief line of attack in the state
election should be, if Townley's adj
vice is followed, directed against the
Legislative candidates in each dis
trict. Control of the legislature
would insure the continuance of the
league program for the next two
years but, owing to the high taxes of
the past few years, we do not believe
that the average Lacquer considers
the benefits to be derived from the
program, which have been nil to date,
commensurate with the cost. Our tax
es have scared beyond reason. The
farmer, whom these laws were sup
posed to help, has been hit the hard
est and is now bearing more than his
lust share of the tax burden. The
league program is to blame for this
condition and no farmer who rebels
at the unfairness of the tax distribu-
ton can consistently vote for league
candidates or candidates who are &C
ceptable to the league leaders. We do
not believe that many voters are go.
ing to go to the polls this year and
blindly follow their leaders as they
have in the past. After looking over
his tax receipt the average voter will
hesitate before restoring the social
istic idealists to positions of power.