The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1889-04-26
The importance Of thu election to bs held on

The importance Of tho election to be held or
the 18th OF May can hardly be overestimated
The constitution which will be framed BY the
mon then to be elected will likely be tho gu.
preme law Of the state for many years to
come, and the work should be 90 we'll done
that there shall exist no necessity for change
or amendment to the organic act. The people
OF North Dakota will be satisfied with no in.
strument that does not enbody the best fea.
lures which time and experience in other com.
monwealtls have proven to be wise and OK.
pedient. In addition, many new and untried
ideas Will be presented by specialists, who will
claim their peculiar theories to be the only
panacoa for the cure Of imaginary ills which
they deom tho people to be suffering under.
Herein lies great danger. While the convsn-
ton will not be expected to connne its labors
to simple adaptation Of articles culled from the
constitutions Of other states, nevertheless, the
people will demand that their representatives
scrutinize with the utmost caro- every new and
untrled measure which may be presented, Tho
members OF the convention should be men
without ''isms' or 'hobbies" Practical u,en,
and not theorists. Men Of enlarged sxrer ence
and broad views-men who will look to the
good OF the whole people, rather than seek the
success Of pct schemes born Of their own am
bition.
The adjustment Of the relations between
corporations aud tho people will call for the
incest exercise of discrimination. 90 that tho
rights OF both may bo conserved. Every in
ducement for the development of the state.
consistent with tho right Of the people to con.
troll. through their legislative assembly, should
bs offerei.
The question Of prohibition, on which there
is likely to be considerable diversity of opin-
ion, may he safely left to the people for dccis-
ion In an article to be submitted separate from
the constitution, so that rejection need not
endanger the rejection of the constitution.
Neither political party has any advantage to
gain in the constitutional convention, and for
that reason let 10 hope that mon will be So
lected, not on account Of their being strong
partisans, but because of their intelligence,
education, and fitness to weigh aud determine
the grave questions which will come up for
discussion and solution. 1t is only from men
OF this class that q constitution can be evolved
that will be credit 10 the state and an
honor to it's trainers.
On the 9th of September last, near Hills
boro, Peter Casey was shot and killed In the
woods where somo twenty-five tramps were
encamped. Maurice UHare was arrested and
tried Mt the last term Of the district court
In Traill county, for tho murder, aud was
convicted. OF all the men In the camp
only one would admit that he knew any
thing of the affair This man, P. L. Dynon,
testified that he saw O'Hare commit the mur.
der, and on his testimony, corroborated In
some particulars, tho prisoner was convicted
A strange circumstance In the trial was the
introduction by the defense OF confession by
one Clarke, now under sentence Of death at
Moorhead, that lie committed the murder.
OHare will 90 to the peuitentiary for life.