The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-19
THE NEW pARr1Es

When men participate in partisan
councils, when they 60 to caucuses,
and join in the deliberations Of party
conventions, as parts of that conven.
ton, common usage says, that unless
some grievOus wrong is done them,
that they are bound by the decision
of the majority, and that the decision
of the majority, per Sc, is not a wrong
to the minority. Mr.. Walter Muir, on
the part Of u part Of the farmers al.
lance, and some prohibitionists on
the part of themselves and u part of
the prol,ibitionists, lave each called
a convention to meet on September
25th, at Grand Forks, probably with
tlle idea Of Inauguration.
Mr.. Muir was q delegate from Cass
county to the late republican conven.
ton at Grand Forks, he actively par.
ticipated In its counsels, voted for
and against the nominees, and the al.
lance. as q body, we're largely repre-.
seuted therein, and Difference was
given to their desires and candidates.
While we do not know tia: any of
the signers to the call of the prol,ibi.
ton convention were actually dele.
gates, We do know that some of them
formed the the nucleus of "a PROPOSED
contesting delegation from Grand
Forks, and only when the whole city
cried, 'sllame" and disgrace" did
they refrain ut the very last second
from pushing the contest.
There is no law. except that of
honor, that can prevent these men
from trying TO destroy that which
they sought to control. but failed;
and while we do not expect to change
the lcopard's spots by an editorial. we
do protest against the manner in
which the call for each convention is
worded. Mr.. Muir's call, would make
"a person unacquainted with the candi.
dates Of either party. think that pref.
ty much the whole lot were ringsters,
boodlers and political juggernauts.
We don't believe that this is the case
Oh either the republican or democratic
ticket. On the whole, OH either side,
they are very decent set of men
AMI women. That they are not inter.
ested in the welfare of the farmer, is
to say that they are not interested in
themselves, for il not direct tillers Of
the soil themselves, us the most of
them are, their interests are so bound
up In the welfare of the farmer that
their interests and the farmers inter.
ests are identical.
But while Mr.. Muir was imperson.
al, and in that somewhat polite, the
prollibitionists throw policy to the
winds and declare that the republican
l'arty Of this state has given them no
assurance, has nominated had men for
office. and gives their names, and
above all, has elected that ba.,.;..d
man from Pembina, "wil0m they
view with alarm" as chairman of the
central committee. This paper be.
lieves In prohibition. but it believes
in giving the devil his due. Our pro.
l'ibitiOn cranks find fault with the re.
publican platform which, "renews its
pledges Of the past and joins the
friends of home in insisting OH fair
test and u vigorous enforcement of
the present prohibitory law But
they have nothing to say against the
democratic platform which means
high license! II arraigns Captain
Burke. because, Notwithstanding he
has said that lie stands OH the repub.
lican platform, Notwithstanding he is
considered by friend and foe, an hon
orable man, yet because ''he is salts
factory to Tie high license party" liz
must he slaughtered. Roger Allin II
u prohibitiOnist, but no word of credit
is given, but Spencer, from the sam,
county and, and urged for nominatio,
by the same delegation Of WaIsl
county men, is defined rs an enemy t,
prohibition, though lie has specilicalI,
declared himself as bound by the re-
publican platform. And they "viev
with alarm" the appointment of Hon
Judson I.aMoure to the chairman
ship Of the executive committee
This Is, perhaps, the unkindest cut o
all. Mr.. I.aMoure has never mad
public profession Of prohibition prin