The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-08
A WORD OF CAUTION.
Steele County's First Political
Convention Will Assemble
Tomorrow.

The convention which has been called to as
sembls in Hope tomorrow will be charged
with grave and responsible duty. Upon the
choice Of its delegates will probably depend
the officers who shall control the affairs of the
county for the next two years. While we have
believed that with no division of parties in the
county convention was not necessary, feel
ing that the whole question OF the selection of
county officers might properly be left in the
hands of all the people, without the interven-
tion of politicians, still we do not propose to
enter into discussion OF the question at this
time. Our object at the present time is
is to impress upon those who are called upon
to represent the people the Importance of the
duty with which they are charged, and the
great necessity that extreme care should be ex-
ercised i'll their selection of candidates. More
particularly should this be the case with the
gentlemen who are to be selected as county
commissioners. They should be men Of en-
larged views, with general knowledge Of
business affairs and business methods. It does
not necessarily follow that because man has
been successful in raising few good crops Of
wheat that he will make good commissioner.
Something in addition to this mere technical
knowledge is necessary. As rule it will be
found that men with good business aualifca-
tions make good farmers. Men of character
should be sought for rather than merely men of
wealth. Our county has reached that period
in its history when its future may be greatly
marred by the introduction of policy of par
simony in the conduct Of its internal affairs
While the people are averse to extravaganza
and profigacy, they arc in favor of all enlight-
ened liberality in their public improvements
Above all beware of the men who are contin-
ually crying out for economy and retrenchment
in the affairs Of the county ON account Of the
extreme poverty of the people. Such men will
lose two dollars for fear of spending one. Give
us men Of integrity, who the people can trust
and who at the end of their terms may point
to what they have accomplished rather than to
what they have saved. We want men imbued
with the enterprise, the energy, the liber-
allty OF the northwest Such men the people
will support. But if men are selected whose
sole recommendation is their ability to whine
and fault-hnd, the people will just as surely
repudate them and relegate them to tho OBJ
scurity to which they justly belong.
In the selection Of the different parochial
officers let your choice fail upon the men best
qualified to fill the positions. Other things
being equal, experience should receive due
credit. Not the least important acts of the
convention will 10 the selection of the dele.
gates to the congressional and legislative dis.
trict conventions. Under the act of Congress
increasing the membership of the Council and
Legislative Assembly our county will be Ell.
titled to member in the Assembly, and the
character of the candidate selected will largely
depend upon the delegates we send to repre-.
sent uH.