The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-11-02

cause they are bankrupt, but he did
not tell his hearers that the five years
of the new day with it's enormous
burden was the cause Of it, coupled
with low prices and short crops. No.,
indeed. His memory was blank. He
said if they would let him and his
associates back prosperity would re-
turn and there would be no exodus
from the state. Bunk, every word of
it. For five years they had the state
government and big sign leading up
to the state capitol read "The Dawn
of New Day" But the new day has
proven to be good day" with most
of our people, and now those-who have
taken up the reins Of government are
confronted with enormous debts for
the loss Of millions of dollars in reck-
less waste and extravaganza, all I'M
der the reign and supervision Of Bill
and his two recalled pals. Do you
think for one minute that a majority
of the people of this state are going
to give that outfit another chance to
do them again. Not on your life. But
Bill stands up before several hundred
people and asks to be given another
chance. His talk was one of ridicule
and nonsense and not founded on
sense or reason. The record of that
five years is made and it will stand.
''By their works We shall know them,
and by their works they shall be judg-
ed" We have faith that the people
Of North Dakota will judge correctly
November 7th by giving the indepen-
dent ticket big majority.
The farmers and business men of
North Dakota must realize-and they
will have to realize--that the shape
the finances of this state are in at
this time have been left by the nom
partisan regime, that it will take
many years to wipe out the damage
done and the money recklessly squan-
dered by the Townley regime. We arc
seven million dollars to the bad and if
we pay for all this in twenty years
we will be doing fine. This debt has
been heaped upon the tax payers by
a socialist bunch who have been ex-
perimenting in the New Day Of So
cialism and you can see for yourself
what it has done for you. GAS We SOW
SO must We also reap" If you SOW
seeds of wastefulness and recklessness
then you must pay for the fun you
have had and you will admit that the
five years Of Townleyism, of Frazier
ism, of Mi]lism, of Kate O'Hareism,
has left you high and dry stranded
on the rocks of financial disaster. Is
it fair to expect Gov. Nestos to pull
you out of the hole in less than ono
year, when you know if you are fair
at all that it cannot be done for many
years. The only hope you have to get
from under this enormous load is to
keep out of office those men who are
responsible for the predicament they
have gotten US in. Mr.. Nestos has
reduced the expenses of the state sew
eral hundred thousand dollars year
since he has been in office less than
one year. If you believe that he can
still do you good, why not give him
a full two year term and thus let him
prove that with a state legislature
back of him he can and will reduce
this debt and bring the expenses of
the state downward. 1t is hard task
you have put upon the governor-Nes-
tos or anyone else and the mischief
done cannot be removed at once. 1t
will take years and you and the rest
of US, Mr.. Farmer, have been holding
the sack. Half million sunk into
the Fargo bank, pretty near the same
amount in consumers stores and news
paper plants, thousands in loans that
are not worth a cent to league work