The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-21

same Gcdlei, WHCll I1ulhS oAOuh" wiz
city in his car, undoubtedly curses
the city administration and the street
commissioner for the roughness of our
during business hours he
contributes his "bit" toward making
them rougher. A little more exercis-
ing of common judgment on the part
of residents will make the work of the
street commissioner easier and will
not detract from the smoothness OF
our streets.
Several days ago the Times-Record
opened it's editorial columns to read
er who handed US communication
regarding the spread in price paid for
wheat by some elevators and the price
of the same wheat on The Minneapolis
market the same day. This morning
the Courier-News refers to the article
and says its pity the Times-Record
doesn't throw it's columns open for the
telling of the whole truth instead OF
half truths and then goes on to con-
denim Governor Nestos for the condit-
ion which allows such an unwarranted
spread in prices, coupling his name
with those of Sveinbj orn Johnson and
if, r. O'Connor and referring to the
grain grading and dockage law (which
law was wiped out thru the efforts OF
Sveinbjorn johnson and J. +. L. w.
Connor." If the Times-Record article
is half truth what heading does the
quoted sentence come under? 1t is a
fact, and the en-. editor knows 1t,
that Messrs. johnson and O'Connor
brought test case to test the validity
of the North Dakota grain grading
law and to clear up such points as con-
flicted with the federal grain grading
law, not to knock out the North Da-
kota law but to get a clear decision as
to which law applies in the state and
to protect the interests Of FARM
ER'S elevator whom Mr.. O'Connor
was acting for. 1t is evident that the
en-. feels that if the Times-Record
wanted to print only "the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth" we would copy the editorial ut
terances of the en-, but, as our Wis
ion is not afflicted with the same dis
tortion as that Of the en-. editors,
we do not see things the same way
and our opinions of the truth differ.
As for throwing open the columns OF
the Times-Record to readers who will
give the "whole TRUTH, we might say
that the columns of the Times-Record
are always open for any communica-
ton anyone wishes published, provid-
ing the writer's, or contributors,
name is signed to the article, regard
less of which side of the fence the ar
tice comes from.
A good example of Campaign thun-
der" is the attitude Of VIM. Lemke,
the Courier News, Lynn J. Frazier,
and their running mates, in condemn
ing Governor Nestos and his admins
tration for the low price Of wheat
just before election. 1t is mighty
hard for the average man to see the
connection between Governor Nestos
and the lowered price of wheat but we
suppose that the above named "sav-
iors of the people" have deeper in
sight into causes than ordinary folks
and can easily see where Nestos is to
blame. Of course, the inference is
that if Lenake, Frazier, ct al, are re-
turned to power the price of wheat
will Immediately soar. Possibly they
are right but past performances would
not lead one to think so. We wonder
if Lemke and Frazier have forgotten
who was at the head of the state gov
eminent in 1920. If they have there
are many people in the state who have
not, nor have those people forgotten
how wheat dropped from around $3.50
per bushel to $3.50 per bushel-aftel
that "peerless leader" Ladd, had adj
, vised the farmers to hold their grain
for higher prices. If they couldn't hold
the price of wheat at the high Level
during 1920 how do they expect to be
, able to raise it in 1922? Of course
, Frazier has been running his farm at
, Hoople since Nov. 23rd and has been
able to get better insight into the
farmers problems than he could from
the governors chair but Washington
, is long way from North Dakota and
! it is barely possible that our recalled
+ governor might lose the proper per,
; spective if he should be sent down
there so it really seems advisable tc
keep him here. Lemke, since leaving
the attorney generals office, by re,