The Dickinson press., 1892-10-15
STAND by THE X

STAND by THE TICKET.
The withdrawal by the state demo-
cratic committee OF the democratic
electoral ticket at the dictation of the
national democratic committee, and
the substitution therefor ofthe Weav-
er electoral ticket, completes the So
called ''fusion" OF the Democratic and
Peoples parties.
The law requiring all nominations
to be filed within thirty days preced-
ing the election will preclude the pos
sibility OF further changes by "fusion"
or endorsement, SO that the Demo-
cratic-populistic ticket asnow "fused"
will be the form in which it will ap-
pear when officially printed and given
to the voters at the polls. Here then
is the situation which republicans
must face. The national democratic
committee, seeking to elect Grover
Cleveland and despairing OF carrying
his OWN state ofNew York, have urged
the democrats OF this state to make
no nominations for state offices, has
dictated to the state democratic COM
mittee the withdraw of Cleveland
electors already nominated, to the
intent that, by endorsing and sup
porting the Peoples party ticket,
state and national, the Republican
party may be defeated. The defeat
of Harrison electors in North Da-
kota is the object and purpose
of the national and state demo.
cratic committees, whether by
theelection of Cleveland electors or OF
Weaver electors, q matter to them inn
material, since the plan pursued in
this State and also employed in other
Northwestern states, will in any case,
contribute to the election of Grover
Cleveland, for the defeat of Harrison
electorsin North Dakota and in other
states where similar "%fusion" tactics
are employed, will throw the election
OF the president into the house of rep
r~esentatives OF the present congress,
where the election Of Cleveland is a
moral and political certainty. This
then is the scheme OF the national
democratic committee which has Sc
cured the withdrawal of Messrs. Roach
and Benton as presidential electors
and the endorsement OF the Weaver
electors in their stead. Part and
parcel of the "fusion'' movement in
the interest of Cleveland's election
was the endorsement by the de-
m%ocratic state convention of Z. C. d.
Shortridge as the candidate of the
Democratic party for the office OF gov
ernor, and the similar endorsement of
other candidates down through the
Peoples party ticket. 1t is this phase
of the situation which will constrain
voters who two years ago supported
the independent" ticket to this year
return to the republican ranks and
cast ballots for the republican presi-
DENTAL electors, and for republican
candidates for state Offices. 1t is this
phase of the situation which will con-
strain every republican hitherto loyal
to the party and its nominees, to this
year hold his place in the line of bat
tie and cast his ballot for Harrison
electors and for Gov. Burke and his
associates on the republican state
ticket. Republicans cannot hesitate
in the alternative presented to them
between Andrew H. Burke and E. G..
d. Shortridge. Republicans in this
presidential year will to man vote
for republican nominees and in sup
pOiG vi republican pFlnclpleS.
Republicans may we'll congratulate
themselves upouthe able and econom-
ical administration of the finances of
the state underline present admins
tration. For three years the state
treasury has been administered by an
experienced and thoroughly trained
business man, a gentleman who had
been eminently successful in his pri-
vate affairs, and who as an off cer
of the state has brought to his official
duties as manager Of public finances
the same tact and ability, evidence
of which appears in his remarkably
skillful administration of the state
treasury. 1t is not necessary to dis
parage the "fusion" candidate, al.
though concededly inexperienced and
possessed af limited qualifications for
the Office he seeks, in order to state
t%ruthfully the advantage to public in
terests that will be secured by contin-
uing the service of the official who has
demonstrated his ability and fitness
for the office OF state treasurer, Hon.
L. E. Booker.