The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-28

lllc SltdC 1lldJOIlIy, W COHCcIIGu dC-
ton in displacing the radicals from
governmental positions and putting
the country on sound economic ba-
sis. When they take such action no
further relief will be needed by them.
The cure may be more severe than the
disease but it is certain cure and
Russia is not likely to get back on a
sound basis until such dras tic action
is taken.
The Fargo Courier-News not hav-
ing any real thing to argue against
Gov. Nestos, uses up much of its space
in trying to spread distrust of the
governor before it's readers. 1t is now
asserting that the low price of wheat
is due to the governors inability to
do things for the farmer. The accu-
sation is silly and childish. The gov
ernor has no power to regulate wheat
prices. While it is holding our gov
|ernor up to ridicule and accusing him
of doing nothing for the farmer it is
losing sight Of the beam that is in
it's own eye. The Courier-News is
also blaming the governor for not get
ting the soldiers bonus passed by con-
gress--another thing he has absolute
ly nothing to do with. Let us cast a
glance over some of the nonpartisan
league fellows, taking Senator Ladd
as an example. Two Of the most i'm
portant measures ever before congress
the soldiers bonus bill and the tariff
bill-were disposed of without the
help Of Senator Ladd. Where was
Senator Ladd when the farmers of the
land wanted help when this tariff bill
was up for final disposal? 1t was
very convenient for the senator to
duck SO he left for Europe to acquaint
himself with industrial conditions ov-
'er there. He should have remained
here where the farmers of the coun-
try need help which is of more i'm
!, iportance to them than what is needed
: in Europe. America has done enough
+ for Europe and needs something done
for itself. When the soldiers bonus
bill was up for final disposal was Sen
, .ator Ladd in his seat doing anything
for the soldier boys? He ducked that
, vote and was in Europe studying in
{ ,dustrial conditions. Can the Courier
: News hold up Ladd as a shining ex-
, ample Of doing things for the people
: of his state? That paper has told us
| of the billions of dollars he has saved
the farmers since he went to the SEN
, ate. We can recall where he lost sew
5 eral millions for North Dakota farm
ers by his advice about Dis wheat 8
r couple of years ago, but we have fail.
5 ed to find any instance where he has
: saved us any money. Junketing i1
t Europe when he was needed in the
= senate might have helped the soldier
! boys as the vote was very close, ant
2 in the report of votes in the press or
+ the bonus bill he was not credited wit!
either being paired for or against the
bill. His vote might not have carried
2 it over the presidents veto, but il
would have helped if he and The
: Courier News thought it might hell
the soldier boys, whose support The
en-. is now so hard trying to get fol
j. Frazier, for senator. Ladd has proven
: to be broken reed at time he was
needed and the soldier boys owe hin
nothing. McCumber stood for then
until the last gun was fired and hi
: went down manfully fighting for the
2 bill. Gov. Nestos is not in the senate
" or congress and we fail to see why he
: should be held up as a target OH this
/. bonus question. 1t is the rottenest
: kind of bunk and the kind of stuff
: the league papers are feeding its
: readers. We have tried Frazier ant
: he has been found wanting. Let us
send O'Connor to the senate-and il
we do we shall have at least one mar
100 per cent American and an indie
: pendent thinker whose main efforts
will be directed to doing something q
'senefit to al concerned regardless g.
politics.
=. The cG..!cE has just returned from !: