Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-22

Senator Power, $1,000 annually--or "a,
for four ~years-paid into the treasury of
Burleigh county by the government as
rent for United States court rooms, was
taken therefrom and given to, WHO'LL.
P. Baker, a democrat, a banker, whose
former cashier, it will be remembered,
Grape for the death of JEFF. Davis.
Not only is the county deprived of this
$1,000 per annum but through the inhu-
ence solely and absolutely Of Senators
Pierce and Power, who are interested
in the building to which the U. S. court
was removed the RENT HAS BEEN RAISED
TO $4,000 A YEAR-or $4,000 for four
years. They will fail to tell the repub-
licans of this county that not only has
this republican pap been thrown to a
democrat, but that this same democrat
is to-day their inspiration and leader.
Not a caucus, not a consultation, not a
move is made by the ultra-Pierce, anti
Burke faction, but that is either directed
or acquiesed in by Mr.. Baker.
And these men think the republicans
Of this county are so blind that they
cannot see and SO dumb they cannot I'M
derstand their tactics.
The republicans of this county want a
straight republican ticket from governor
down to constable. They want it nomi-
mated and want it elected.
The TRIBUNE asserts without fear of
successful contradiction that two-thirds
of the leaders in the present OPP
position to Governor Burke, and, who
assume to be simon pure republicans
did not support the straight republican
ticket from top to bottom two years ago,
and many of them like Moffet, never
voted a straight republican county
ticket in their lives. They are boilers
and mugwumps of the first water, and
what a mixture. There are among them
some who voted against Barnes, the
straight republican nominee for district
attorney, and he himself now with them.
Then there are those who bolted Judge
Winchester two years ago, and still
others who bolted other candidates on
the regular republican ticket-all of
en- now in the merry-go-round-any-
thing-to-beat- Burke combination.
The truth is Governor Burke's ad-
ministration has been a credit to him.
self and his party. He has endeavored
to be governor, not of OF for a faction
merely, but Of and for the whole people.
An executive who strives to do this will
make personal enemies, but weak and
ungrateful, indeed, would the party be
that would not uphold and endorse their
leaders, independence and honesty.
On the eve of the primary elections
much will be said and published
against Governor Burke to in
huenoe the voters of this county. Many
shameless f~alsehoods will be given circu-
lation and every disreputable means re-
sorted to that will tend to weaken the
confidence of the people in the execu-
tive.
The friends of honest government and
straight republicanism in every precinct
in this county are earnestly requested to
be on the alert and send only such dele
gates to the county convention as may
be depended upon to work for Burleigh
county's best interest and a straight
party ticket-men who will not be
moved by groundless arguments of dis
gruntled politicians, whose chief occu-
patton for the past month has been the
bottonholing Of ~residentssat the county,
from one end of town to the other, pour
ing into their ears plausible but danger
Gus and unasked for advice.
Great stress is laid upon the fact that
Roger Allin, the candidate of the oppo-
sition is a farmer, but the records do not
show that he is a more substantial friend
Of the farmer than is Governor Burke
and history does not record the fact that
a farmer governor is better in any re-
spect than one who has due regard for
every interest in the commonwealth of
which he is chief executive.
Governor Burke is all right and oppo-
sition to him is not based on good
grounds. He is q good republican and a
strong republican and no candidate
would poll a larger vote.