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

EDITORIAL


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Railroad shopmen struck because of
a decision in favor of a 20 per cent
cut in wages, which decision was rem
dered after due hearing. The farmers
took cut of about 60 per cent or
more in the prices Of their products
and they never once thought of strlk-
ing.
Since Mr.. Gonpers thinks the rail
roads and mines should be operated
for service and not for profit, we pre-
sumo he would apply the same rule to
farmers, cattle men, and manufactur-
ers. Now, how many agree with Com
pers? All bolshevists raise their
hands.
AS Maine goes, SO goes the country.
The average vote in Maine for the
past twenty years has been Republic
can by a fraction over 81 percent. In
the election just held, the Republicans
carried the election with So percent
of the total That is not bad in cam
paign which the Democrats bOaSted
would show great Dem ocratic gain.
It is true that the lead is nowhere
equal to the landslide vote of 1920,
but it is ahead of the average, with
the 1920 vote included in computing
the average. The result attests not
only public confidence in Republican
policies but also the efficiency of the
campaign conducted for the purpose
of informing Maine voters on the is
sues of the campaign.
The league committee of fifteen met
Saturday at Fargo to indorse candl-
dates to fill the vacancies in the lea
que ticket. However, the leaguers
are getting more canny-they seem to
realize that their party is not as pop
ular as formerly-and they refuse to
divulge the names Of the ihdorsees UNI
til such time as they have received
their acceptance. 1t is rather dis
couraging to name man as a candl-
date, indorse him as being the best
in the country and then find that he
refuses to have anything to do with
the organization. For that reason no
names will be divulged until the COM
mittee is sure the candidates think as
we'll of the league as the league thinks
of them. The leaguers are beginning
to show better political acumen.
Of all the forlorn and delapidated
looking places in the state the capitol
grounds at Bismarck take precedence.
The grass that used to give brilliant
sheen Of green to the grounds is dead,
save in few lucky spots and all the
beautiful trees were cut down last
week to rid the scene Of their ghostly
dead branches and withered trunks
reaching into the heavens. In the five
years of the Frazier regime, although
more janitors and other servitorS than
were ever known before swarmed the
capitol building, none had time to turn
the water into the irrigation bitches
that had been responsible for the grass
and the hundreds of trees inside the
grounds proper and bordering the APP
proach to the building for a quarter of
mile or more. Perhaps it is fitting
this dead desolation should greet the
eyes as one approaches the states
seat of government. 1t is typical OF
the death of an impractical regime
and as the new trees, to be set out
this fall, thrive under intelligent cul-
tivation and care, it will be indicative
of the states restoration to healthfu
ideals and sanity in all things.-Beacf
Advance.
The mails are being flooded witt
circulars advancing the claims of kots
wheat as being rust resistant and thu
only sure rust proof wheat crop tha
can be raised. Kota Seed Whea
Growers, Inc, is the organization
promoting the sale of this seed, and
while many of their claims are RICH
the experience Of many Barnes coun
ty farmers does not bear out all O.
their statements. 1t is fact that Ko
ia wheat in this country failed t
show a very good yield this year, il
fact less than the average, and thu
quality was not Of the best. While
the Kota organization is supposed t
be an organization for the promotion
of this class of wheat operating with