The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-28

taxation thruout the state, thus dis
tributing the loss thru every farmer
in the state and in such way that
no one would feel the burden. When
the state attempts to save any farmer
in the state from loss thru the pas
sage of law it is to be expected that /
honest losses will be paid without the
usual amount of quibbling. Instead of
that we have the spectacle of the state
"hedging" in the payment of losses in
much the same manner as would an
old line insurance company. 10 an
outsider it looks as though the state
were trying to avoid the payment
of Just losses thru technicality and
such action is not becoming to the
great state of North Dakota.
The greatest condemnation which
Lynn ]. Frazier can receive, and the
truest statement which can be made
against him in the Forthcoming cam
paign, is that A. C. Townley was gov
ernor while Frazier occupied the gov
errors chair. A man might be a
truly big man and, while occupying
the governors chair, receive great
deal of just criticism. Any man is
apt to make mistakes while in public
office but the ordinary voter will not
condemn him for that reason. But
when man occupies the gube1nation-
al chair for five years and continually
makes mistakes and countenances mis-
management, all because his boss or
ders him to, the ordinary voter is not
encouraged to promote him to a high
err office. The American people can
forgive a man for his honest mistakes
but no one can forgive man for be-
ing a tool of bankrupt carpet-bag-
ger. A man who will do another's
bidding merely for the opportunity of
being known as the governor of North
Dakota can not inspire person with
a great deal of confidence in his abil-
ity in the past nor will such action
commend him for elevation to the
highest office in the gift Of the peo-
pie. A review Of the administration
of state affairs during the Frazier
Lemke regime, if smart competent
man had been at the head of the
state, would have certainly resulted in
charges of dishonesty and crooked
ness being brought against the gov
ernor. But no one has suggested that
/ Frazier did anything dishonest. The
concensus of opinion seems to be that
: ''the poor tool couldn't help it," The
: ordinary man would rather be known
= as crook or a fool any time than te
: be known as the tool of some man ii
1 private life who has nothing to rec
I ommend him but Frazier seems to be
s satisfied to be known as the tool O.
/, Townley. And that's the kind of mar
the nonpartisan league is asking thu
voters of the state to support for tn
e United States senate. j. F. T. O.
: Conner has made mistakes in his pub
: lie life but he has always contende,
= that they were his own mistakes AM
e blame for them should not attach t.
: anyone but himself. He is his owl
6 master. Which of the two men woul
IS be your choice, basing your preference
e on their past records?
o We believe the Soldiers Adjuste
lie Compensation Bill to have been tn
If best example of "buck passing" ths
10 has been placed before the America
f. public for some time. The bill ha
% been allowed to languish in Congress
S. until the shadow of an election threat
Is ,ened. 1t was then passed by tn
s house and senate without adequat
l. provision for funds for the payment G
le the bonus and passed up to Presider
D. Harding for his certain veto. Afte
le the bill was vetoed the house passe
m it by substantial majority but nc
N enough votes could be mustered
IS the senate to override the veto an
4 the bill died natural death. Pres
rs dent Harding will undoubtedly receiv
re great deal of unjust criticism fc
j. his action in vetoing the bill by tn
at unthinking but he is not entitled t
Or criticism and, in fact, should receiv
If commentator for refusing to sane
le ton bill whose provisions could M
r. be carried out because of the fact thu
n. no funds we're provided. Preside1
s. Harding has not expressed himself &
at opposed to the soldiers bonus in prir
r. ciple but has stated that any bonu
at bill brought to him for his signatu1
c. would have to have adequate provi:
t. ion FOR its payment. The trainers {
1t the ,o..ii knew that their provision fe
the payment of the bonus from tn