The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12
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The New York State Democrats
have placed two doctors on their tick
ct. Evidently preparing for mighty
sick party after the votes are counted.
The Nome Tribune gleefully Choir
ties to the world that Mr.. Rasmussen,
league candidate for the Legislature
from the fifteenth district, is real
man and will be elected November
9TH. Mebbeso. But it is wise guy
that waits to count his chickens after
they are Matched. We admit the al
legation made as to Mr.. Rasmussen
but we are feeling awfully sorry for
ourself for falling down so low IN the
scale of decent citiZenship-as hint
ed by the Nome editor.
We are sliding along toward the
general election and up to this time
there is very little enthusiasm mani
fest among voters as to the outcome.
Both sides have speakers out and so
far as we can see apathy seems to be
the order of the day. The low price
of farm products has taken all the pep
out of the farmers and they are not
very much interested at this time in
the election. In Barnes county moth
ing is being done by the |. V. AS and
on the nonpartisan side organizers are
out getting the elusive dollar for
membership fees, and that's about all
there is to it.
The coal miners nave forfeited what
little claim they had on public SYM
pathy by their arbitrary attempt to
force a compliance with their de-
mands. But they are now at work
and public attention will be turned to
the mine operators and coal retailers
to see. how they are going to treat
the consumers Of fuel. Fair play on
their part will win a popular approval
that will stand them in good stead in
future controversies with the miners.
Several states have found it advisable
to appoint fuel administrators, whose
duty it is not only to supervise the
distribution of coal to consumers most
in need, but also to forestall any at
tempt to gouge the public by the i'm
position of excessive prices. 1t is up
to the coal dealers whether the admin
istrators will have to give much of
their time to prevent profiteering.
Chas. B. Cheney in the Minneapo-
lis Journal says that it would be inter-
esting to hear a bunch of North Da-
kota democrats compare notes with
some of the Minnesota democrats. Up
in North Dakota he says the demo-
Gratis are fighting radicalism and ale
working hand in hand with old line
republicans. In Minnesota they are
scolding the republicans for every
thing and bidding for radical votes
The fact of the matter is that North
Dakota democrats have been up
against the real thing in state social
ism and they with the republicans anc
others are reaping TIE whirlwind anc
paying the cost. In Minnesota they
have managed to clean up the radica
element and no doubt do not realize
the seriousness of the situation but il
they once get into power in Minnesot;
we mean the Townley forces-ant
do the same to them as they hav.
done to us, they will get through
scolding the republicans and the re
publicans will get through scoldinE
the democrats land they will b.
mighty glad to join hands in one com
mon fight for the American citizen
ship Of their state and nation. Mort
Dakota democrats and republican
have cast aside partisanship in on
united fight to clean up the Townle
gang and we are going to win out
Right will prevail and the right is tina
side that stands for a government on
hundred per cent American as agaius
government that wants to turn OF,
constitution into Soviet government
That is all there is to it. The bi
majority in the league Legislature
few years ago tried to do that wiz
House Bill "A and they cannot den
that fact
Hellstrom is again getting int
print and sending up a wall like tn
last sad notes of a dying swan, all be
cause the democrats of the STATE