The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-07-20

the country VINO nave not VOLeQ on
the question. These are not all vot-
ers, of course, but there are millions
of them who do vote. Then again the
persons receiving these straw ballots
are generally the ones who vote yes
on any proposition to modify the pro-
hibition laws of the country-but a
straw vote is not always a good ba-
rometer. For instance man was
around here few days ago taking a
poll-presumably in the interest of
use favoring light wines and beers
and "scch". Those who refused to
sign in favor of the proposition no
doubt have become lost in the shut
file and will not be reported very
strongly while all those signing up
for such proposition are sent in.
This proposition of light wines and
beers is a mighty innocent one on the
face of it. If they can amend the
Volstead act so that light wines and
beers can be manufactured the whole
fabric of the national prohibition law
will be torn to pieces because the
light wine and beer manufacturers
will be getting holder and bolder all
the time and like it was when we had
so called near beers until the law final
ly shut down on the manufacture, it
became stronger and stronger until
it was the real thing. The brewers
and manufacturers are leaving no
stone unturned to get rid Of the VOL
stead act and this light wine and
beer stuff is only the entering wedge.
Their work is too coarse.
A night or two ago we editorially
said that United States senator can
not be recalled. This is all wrong af-
ter our attention has been called to
the constitution Of the state. Accord
ing to Article 80, Of the state consti-
tuition recall can 5e staged fer Unit
ed States senator of any other eIec-
tive officer. Here is what that arti-
Gle says:
"The qualified electors of the
state or of any county, or of any
congressional, judicial or legisla-
tive district may petition for the
recall any elective, congressional,
state, county, judicial or legisla-
tive officer by filing a petition
with the officer with whom the
petition TO: nomination 10 such
office in the primary election is
filed, demanding the recall Of
such officer. Such petition shall
be signed by 1T least thirty per-
cent of the qualified electors who
voted at the preceding election for
the office III governor, in the
state, county or district from
which such >fiicer is 70 be recall
ed. The officer with whom such
petition is filed shall cal. a spec
ial election 20 be held not later
than forty or more than forty
five days from the filing of the
petition.
This very clearly sets forth that
Senator Ladd CT any Other senator or
congressman can be recalled under
the proper rules and regulations of
the state constitution any time that a
majority of the people of the state
may desire. The suggestion to recall
Senator Ladd is one that is very LA
BILE to gain much support in the state
and to run Senator McCumber ir his
place. 1t could be done There has
been a decided trent ir favor of the
senior senator since the primary cleo
ton. Public sentiment is very change
able in this state. One day you ave
condemned to the limit and Their comes
the reaction and you mount to the top
again. Developments political will be
mighty interesting from this or