Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-09-18

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The Bismarck TR1BuxE is Republican
paper, and under all circumstances vii
make the best fight it can for its party ant
its nominees, if they arc believed to be
worthy Of support. In the case in qucs
ton the nominee is worthy His ability
and integrity is not questioned, and the
tribune editor will do everything that an
honest Journalist ought to do secure his
election. The TRIBUNE, however, has moi
hcsitatcd to warn the party of its danger,
and the Journal, even, Will be forced to adj.
init. before the campaign is over. that the
warning was timely. Bennett ought to be
elected by 5000 majority, and would be If
the Republican strength could be held to-
gcther. But the party is not united. Jcal-
ousics exist that can not be readily healed,
and the Democrats have taken in the stu
alton and are likely to reap advantage
from it. Bcnnctt's nomination was not the
result of compromise. Had it been. the
great mass of his opponents would have
been satisfied. 1t was the result of dis
position TO beat Kiddcr at all hazards
stampede growing out of fear that Kid
der would be nominated, unless the clc-
mcnts opposed to him united on some
body. AS a result many of the delegates
went home mad, and the more they think
OF 1t the maddcr they get, and few of
them are openly and earnestly supporting
the Democratic nominee If We have Of
Tended it is because we have recognized
and stated these facts That is all. Our
voice has been and will he for Judge Ben
nett. Why is it not as proper for the
TRIBUNE to state the facts plainly as it is
for the Press and Dakotiun to recognize
them by growing and persistent abuse of
those that it chooses to hold responsible
for them. The Ecrmillion Standard speaks
of Il bolt in that locality, ard abuses Io-
lcmback and others for the position they
have taken, conveying the same impress
sion that the Republican conveys by sta |
ting facts. The Springfield Times. Roscoe
Express, and other Republican papers,
show that dissatisfaction exists in their I
respective localities, and it is far better for !
the earnest supporters of Judge Bennett !
to understand the situation and cndcayor TO |
countcract it, than to read men out of the |
party who do not look ut things |
through their goggles. This reading out
policy lost the country to the Republican
party, and if continued may result disas-
lrously in this Territory.
We defy the Journal, or any other Re
publican paper, to point to a paragraph or
a line, in the columns of the Bismarck
TRIBUNE, that was published for the pur-
pose of injuring Judge Bennett, or for the
purpose of giving aid and comfort to his
opponent. We have warned his friends of
langer, and-as usual-gct abused for ii.
We have stated in opposition to the view
aiken by the Republican papers in the
Hills that there is and will be bitter oppo-
'itiOn 10 Bennett in that locality. We know
hat this is so, is we know that several
heretofore active Republicans in this
county have determined to support Tripp.
The Black Hills Herald rcpudiatcs the
credited to it and says: THE
Herald could not possibly become enthu-
husiastic over Benefits nomination, and
n contradiction We have only to say that
f he is elected the most we can do is to
grin and bear it, remembering that there
3 an end to everything
But as we said last week VIC do not care
o speak Of unpleasant facts, and shall not
10 so further unless placed on the dcfcn-
i've by those who havn't courage to tell
he truth, or lack of intellect to comprc-
lend it,