Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-15
PRESS COMMENT.

'"iPStoi "iobSs LIN SbhlGolSh 2ol
the congressional nomination was in many
way perhaps the most remarkable ever
conducted in any state. TO begin with
johnson had the sympathy of nearly every
body because of the shameful treatment he
received at the hands of the republican
legislature last winter. Then he had the
solid support OF the ScandinavianS because
he is a d~esccndrnt of that race. Then he
had the support of a lot of cOWardly pOliti-
clans who did not lave the sand to vote
their true sentiments in the convention.
But his greatest strength was in the
allegiance of such brainy men as
Maj. Edwards, +. b. Fancher. Marshall
Jewell, r. NJ. Tuttle, Kellogg, Fuller
and Frey, OF jamestown; Crell, Whip
pie and Swanston,, Of Devils
Lake, John Haggart and Mai. Fleming of
Fargo, Bowstield of Glendale, Ellsworth
and Price of German and Stevens of Lis
bon. These men possess the cunning OF
the devil, the daring of a Hood and the
dash OF a Sheridan. They used johnson
simply to kill Hansbrough-not to honor
use Johnson in building up themselves.
johnson was not nominated by his friends
but by HanSbrOugiiS enemies. Hans
brough made a gallant fight, a manly fight,
n goes down without a stain on his
reputation, assuring Mr.. johnson of his
AlOoleS ouppSlI III tIlC approaching ClCC-
ton.
The Mandan Pioneer thinks the only
way to arous sufficient opposition in the
state to prohibition is to strictly enforce
the state law for a few months. 1t says:
In the republican convention there were a
number of strong prohibitionists that
wanted to have a clause in stating that the
republican party was pledged to a policy
OF prohibition, and would stand by it.
that it was, in effect, a prohibition party.
On the other hand, there were men, OPP
posed to prohibition, who wanted to de-
clare that the republican party was OPP
posed to prohibition, and was in favor of
high license. A medium position has been
taken, which will meet with approval
from both sides. The platform insists on
"fair test and vigorous enforcement of the
present prohibitory law" This the pro-
hibitionists want, for they believe that the
result of an enforcement will be the on
tinuatlon of a prOhibitory policy. This
the non-prohibitionists want, for they be.
so disgust the people, by infringing on their
personal liberties and their personal
rights, that they will call for a repeal of
the law, and a resubmissiOn of the prohibit
ton question to the people.
MaJ. EuWdruS anu his CTOWu are on Top
again in North Dakota. tits strange what
remarkable vital powers the politicians of
that state possess. 1t was thought by the
unsophisticated that Edwards and his CO.
adjutors had been laid in their political
graves and covered so deep that even the
resurrection morn would fail to resusci-
tate them; but almost on the heels of the
rejoicing the corpSeS marched forth from
their temporary resting places and again
took their places and marched at the head
of the procession.
Wahpeton Times: The truth Of the mat
ter is, from the very moment the twin city
papers exposed the lottery scheme, the
governor and his henchmen have yelled
"lOttery''itor political effect to such an ex-
tent that everybody IN the state is and has
been disgusted with them, and they were
all of them:kicked off the republican ticket.
Glendale Comm ercial: Nj. N. johnson
is a pronounced anti-lottery man, and
while he was strongly backed up by the
religious and temperance element, he had
earnest support also from some of the
lottery and liquor men.
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Portland News: Hon. M. N. johnson,
the nominee for congressman, is the choice
of the S~candinavianS of North Dakota.