The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-26

PUBLlCANlSM.
According to an editorial in the
Times-Record the editor of the
Nome Tribune attempted to take
slap at the Peoples Opinion. In
the article copied in the Times
Record no paper was mentioned
and surely the statements made
in the said article if referring to
the Peoples Opinion were abso-
lutely false and the spirit of the
article was such that no gentle
man would make such a state
ment. The article undoubtedly
suited Brother Trubshaw as he in
his editorial stated it had refer
ence to the Peoples Opinion. Edi-
tor Trubshaw if he would be hon.
est, would not only realize that
the statements were untrue, if,
referring to the Peoples Opinion,
but he would have so stated in
his paper. We are not in the mud
Singing or muck raking game,
or in the class of editors who in
dulge in such. We wish the Nome
Tribune or Editor Trubshaw no
harm and if they wish to indulge
in mud singing and muck raking
we hope they will enjoy wallow-
ing in the mire and bcsmirch
themselves outwardly so as to
conform to their inner selves.
Peoples Opinion.
We were too busy yesterday to
take the time to read all the above
from the pen of the editor of the
Opinion, and now that we have got
little time to digest what he had to
say, we note that he says that if the
Peoples Opinion is the paper referred
to by the Nome Tribune we are max
ing false statements. We will leave
it to the public to judge. The Times
Record has refrained from any mud
Singing and Mr.. Moe knows it. The
Peoples Opinion has had in its EN-
ploy working for it canvassing for
subscriptions Mr.. Papke and he is
working for them at this time. That
cannot be denied so Mr.. Noes state
ment that we falsely stated the fact
is wrong. Mr.. Papke was the organ
izer for the nonpartisan league for
Barnes county, that cannot be denied.
Then wherein do we make false state
ments, Mr.. Moe? He is not working
for the Times-Record and he is not
working for the Barnes County Citi-
zen so that when we said it was the
Peoples Opinion we told the truth,
didn't we? Are you so ashamed Of
the fact that you dare not say so in
stead of trying to dodge the issue.
We do not care how many Papke's
you hire or who you hire, but don't be
ashamed of them. We know you are
trying to ride two horses at one and
the same time and you are trying to
pull the wool over the eyes of the
league voters by very smooth case
Of pussy-footing-as you usually do.
You have not the backbone to light
on either side because you are afraid
Of losing the county printing. We
are now within few days of the gen.
eral election. How many farmers OF
Barnes county have seen a league
ticket printed in the Peoples Opinic n
or how many league candidates ha e
they seen boosted in the same pape, :?
Not one. Yet they are asking the
league voters to give them the coun-
ty printing because they MERIT it.
How many independent readers Of the
Peoples Opinion have seen boost for
the independent ticket during this
campaign? Not one. Trying the
same old game-riding two horses at
the same time-great bunk Yet the
Peoples Opinion is asking for indie
pendent votes because it MERITS a
continuation of their support on the
ground of SERVICE. Great Scott.
What kind Of service? Trying to
fool the people by lodging both sets
of candidates? The Peoples Opinion
has had the official printing for the
past five or six years and they want
a life pull at it because of their great
SERVICE and MERIT in fooling the
people. The Times-Record has been
a consistent fighter against socialism
and asks support of the voters for
service performed in trying to rid the
state of socialism, the Peoples Opin-
ion is asking the support of the vot-
ers by keeping still and trying to ride
into the county printing on a weak:
jellyfish backbone proposition Of try
ing to please, both sides by doing
nothing. If the Peoples Opinion is a
league paper why doesn't it come out
and support the league candidates :?