The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-05

err comes along and gives him his
price-and if he does this he will
have long wait. He will never get
anywhere through these grain organ
cations because they get into the
same habit as the other ones of TAX
ing all they can get and it is big
gamble from start to finish with the
farmer coming out the little end OF
the horn. If real cooperative far
mers organization could be put into
effect all over the country and the
farmers stick to it much might be ac-
complished in the way Of regulating
prices, but every organization that
starts out does so with lofty aspira-
tons and then just as soon as the
leaders have gained the confidence OF
the farmer and incidentally shaken
him down for few good membership
political organization and is used to
political organization and is used to
push ahead the aims of those whose
political ambitions seem to rise above
what service they might give to the
farmer. In other words every time
a new organization is born ut IS
heads l win, tails you lose," with the
farmer.
The national administration is try
ing to smooth over the Debs pardon
by calling it an act of grace. A great
many people particularly those VINO
were in the world war while Debs
was stabbing them in the back, call
it by an entirely different name. II
it was right to pardon this ring lead
err in disloyalty why are the minor
political prisoners kept in the various
tails of the country? There can be
no sound argument advanced in favor
of letting out men like Debs who IS
responsible for melting the masses to
deeds of violence and disloyalty to
their government while the men who
have committed like offenses, but IN
much more lesser degree, are al
lowed to remain in Jail. If it was
right for President Harding to turn
Mr., Debs loose as an act OF grace
then bv all means let him turn out the
rest of them as an act of grace ana
start the country into the new year
with clean slate so far as polltlcal
prisoners are concerned.
There is an old saying that IN the
spring a young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love-, but it is
a little early for spring so the young
man will have to wait awhile, but that
does not deter the politicians from
turning their thoughts to thoughts OF
the CITY election which will be rolling
along very soon. And speaking OF the
city election, if the crop of candidates
for mayor ripens there is going to be
some election, believe US. Already
there are several Barkuses in the field
although not openly announced: but
they are building up their organlza-
tons for the fray and soon some OF
them will be coming out in the open
as candidates. Then it is rumored
that possibly lady may take no
ton to run for the job and If this
should turn out to be so a lively
scrimmage would be the result. We
have several aldermen to elect the
coming spring and it might be vel
for the voters to become interested lr
that branch of the city government
It would be real nice to have a few
men elected who would be willing te
let the people know just how the mon
ey of the tax payers is spent. Unde1
the present system the only way you
can find out what we are doing IN ex-
pcnditures is to walk over to the city
nall ana ask Cllc dulllCOI w ASC W." wv
the lists Of bills allowed each month.
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1t is reported in Bismarck that En-
nest J. Carmichael, superintendent
of schools at Burnstad, has submitted
blanks to Thomas Hall, secretary OF
state, indicating that he intends to run
for congress in the second congress
sional district. This action would
bring him out as a candidate against
Congressman George M. Young
whose term expires this year. We
know very little about Mr.. Carml-
chael and what we do know is not to
his discredit SO he may be very
good man for the position, but we DO
know that the present is one OF the
most critical times the country has
ever gone through and it will require
the earnest effort Of our best men
l>D 70 a l.