The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09

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go to Valley City is the notable bright
ening up of the Valley City Times
Record. That paper is publishing the
proceedings of the trial in full ant
in very readable form, and for the
time being the Daily Times-Recoro
looks quite good enough for city OF
fifty thousand people.-Lisbon Free
Press.
Congressman George M. Young, OF
the Second District of North Dakota
will be candidate for reelection
While he has been mentioned for 9TH
Or offices. his ambition is to succeed
himself in Congress. All doubt as
to his intentions was removed by a
statement handed out by him today
He saws: II am not candidate for
appointment as Judge OF the United
States Court of claims and never
have been. l was mentioned for an
other Federal position. Have also
been mentioned for U. S. Senator. 1t
has always been harmless pastlme
to mention people for various offices
from the President down. | am not
a candidate for any office OF any
kind, mentioned or not mentioned,
excepting for reelection to the po-
sition now held by me. My ambition
is 70 continue to serve the people OF
the Second Congressional District IN
CONGRESS-. I will be a candidate TOR
70 collection. and the formal announce
ment of my candidacy will be made
when the time comes for the passing
of nominating petitions
"In our Nonpartisan league move
ment we thought we'd get rid OF the
politicians. So, in North Dakota we
nut into office men who had never
been there before. But the business
of government is the most difficult
business known to mankind. We were
like men who would start an auto
mobile factory and put into the most
important positions persons who had
never even seen an automobile.
"When it comes to running gov
eminent, you and THE fellows VINO
have had no expericnce.-are a bunch
of dubs- Green men out of the woods
and shops can't do TINS tremendous
difficult job. | am not saying any
thing to discourage the efforts OF the
men the league elected. They were the
best among us.
But the politician does know now
to. run. government and he wants to
get into office and he wants to stay
fhere. He would do anything Tor
either, If we can fix it so ne can
neither get in nor stay in unless ne
does what we want and forwards our
program, he'll forward our program :
The above are a few extracts from
the first speech delivered by A. "
yownley after he came out OF the
Jackson county Jail n MInnt sofa:
Mr.. Townley has had time to reflect
while resting up and he has now az
rived at the conclusion that most OF
Us arrived at long ago-that you
sant put a livery stable keeper at
the head of big banking institution
or blacksmith at the head OF the
COMPENSATION bureau, or florist 10
run the home building assoclatlon'
That has happened under the ne"
dav regime in this state-men entlre-
w incompetent have been running
tbiros and we now have arrived at
rbe end of the trail with enormous
hills to paw brought on by msman-
aoement and incompetency. MY
Townley in the main is right IN MS al
aonosis of the case, but not altogeth-
ar right, 1t is not necessary to put
no1;tjcians in the various administra-
tive Jobs necessary for running the
state, but it is necessary TO put IL.
these positions men of acknowledged
business acumen and ability, clean and
loval men who would devote their
time to giving the people ettlclen1
service and doing everything possible
Ia, help the people of the state. on
the other hand he and his gang nave
been flooding the state house WIN
rank socialists who have been trying
To lead us into statewide socialism
and who have had no interest IN the
oeopIe of the state only so TAR a:
thew can reach down in the treasuf!
and get all they can out Of it. Thai
is what has happened and Mr.. Town
lev now has received his secone
sight ard is getting clearer vlslor
of what should have been. Maybe ou'
of this Jail sentence he may yet OF
a5le to render valuable service to tine
people by adopting methods of help