Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-04-18
tisement--and thus causing the sale of


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as authority on the immortality of lottcr-
les? If the devil were to appear on earth
as an expounder of Christianity, would
not those acissoring editors, before they
accepted his leadership and printed his
sermons, at least insist that he hide his
cloven feet and manifest psnitence for
his wicked rebellion?
Jordan, of the Fargo Republican, went
to Bismarck and at first advocated the
passage OF the lottery bill He asked
certain Legislators to vote for it. Then,
finding 1t would not pass over the veto,
he went home and began course Of vir-
ulent abuse of those representatives
who were faithful to the end. Why will
respectable country editors aid IN circu-
latlng the opinions Of such man and
such a paper?
Most of the rural newspapers of North
Dakota purchase their ready, prints from
the Northwestern Newspaper Union-in
other words, the Pioneer Press. Up to
the time OF the opening of its batteries
against the Sandager bill, week after week
the Pioneer Press pages of the RECORD
and its state exchanges contained reading
notices of the good luck of somebody
somewhere who had drawn big prize
at New Orleans. And for all of these no,
tices the good money of La. 8. L. went
into the Golfers Of the Pioneer Press.
BY these notices that journal was
probably instrumental in causing the sale
of thousands of lottery tickets. How can
any conscientious country editor quote
from such a hypocritical source9
One OF the most virulent of the holier-
than.theu sheets is the Lisbon Star. That
paper is the personal organ of Attorney
General Goodwin. To its editor he sent
the letter containing the famous expires
sion, "Set Up Stoves" This pink of a
state officer knew that the lottery bill was
to be introduced. He knew that a nuns
Der of his political rivals would advocate
the measure. Instead of coming out like
a man and antagonizlng the scheme by
argument, he waited for his rivals to get
deeper into what he hoped would be a
pitfall for their political destruction.
He arranged with his man Friday at Lis
bon that an attack on the majority of the
Legislature should be written up, aud,
after they had committed themselves still
further, this dignified jurist would tele.
graph his man at Lisben to "set up
Stoves" whereupon without further
knowledge Of the details of the Sandagcr
bill--the paper was to print the attack
There was no claim that the stoves were
to be set up in the interest of Goodwin 4
alleged moral code the only motive, as
shows by the let1sr, we the advancement,
of the political fortunes of the writer and
his editor. Goodwin is disllked by nine
men out of ten who met him ut Bismarck
Elected by united party TO position re-
quinns almost judicial dignity and i'm
partiality, lie has been undignified al
through IN words and acts. He has been
the sneak of the administration, He has
attacked the personal characters of his
opponents rather than their" public acts
He has done more to disrupt the Repub
lican party in North Dakota than Miller
himself. This is well known by all read
ing Republicans, and no converts will be
made to the Miller idea by quoting art
icles from Baseburner Dadone's personal
organ at Lisbon.
The fact is that no "moral ldee" ever
uad such crowd of consummate frauds
TOR its champions as those who have taken
the lead in opposition to the chartering
Of lottery. 1t is an insult to their read
rs when country journals print the opin
IONS of men who have made themselves Of
their papers part OF the propaganda OF
an enterprise which IN an attempt t.,
overthrow their political enemies they
afterward rcvile. Especially is this the
case where these journals have received
money for advertising such an enterpris e.