Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-24
Election Press Opinions.

doubt but that Mr.. Shortridge will be
firm, too firm to be cajoled into running
the errands Of the old gang and the cor
poratlOns. With the wise counsel OF w.
n. Standish to guide him, there is no
great danger OF any misstep and We look
forward to the next session of the legis
latnre with the confident expectation
that many OF the wrongs under which
the people OF North Dakota, and more
especially the farmers suffer will be
rlghted.
Dunseith Herald: The independents,
assisted by the democrats, carried the
state of North Dakota. Fusion did it.
The republican ticket was defeated with
the exception of Congressman johnson
and Secretary Dahl. The republicans
they were ashamed of. They left nothing
They fought upon principle but unprin-
clpled fusion got in its work and defeated
the republican ticket.
Churches Ferry Sun: Our exchanges
are full of editorials as to "how it hap.
pened.' The fact that it happened at
all Is sufficient for the average republi-
can who anxiously awaits the convenlng
of the next congress under the new ad-
ministration. Unless they carry ont
their promises to the people as embodied
IN the democratic platform, and upon
which promises they were placed in
power, their reign will be short. Should
they keep their pledges with the people.
we predict as sweeping a republican
victory in '96 as was the democratic land
slide in '92. Look at it from whichever
standpoint you will, the new order of
things ls booked for one term only.
Cooperstown Courier: At the time of
the republican convention at Fargo, the
"bosses" were told that the re nomlna-
tion of Andrew H. Burke for governor
would result ID the election of Mr..
Shortridge. That prediction has turned
out correct and Gov. Burke was beauti-
fully showed under. The state central
committee voted to seat all contesting
delegations favorable to Burke and the
gang" carried his nomination through
with a hurrah and the rest of the ticket
the same way. The voice of the people
Was disregarded and the machine did
just as they pleased. Last Tuesday
the people of the state, by their ballots,
vetoed the whole business and elected
the ticket put up by the people, admin
istering stinging rebuke to the
political bosses.' The courier ls re-
publican paper and if the right ticket
had been put up at the Fargo conven-
tion to meet the wishes of the people, we
should have been sorry to see it defeated;
as it is, we are heartily glad that the
people are on top. The sooner these
political traders are sat on the better for
the state. The people have spoken.
Steele County Tribune: The result of
the election in this state is most graft
fylng to all who believe in and who love
good government. From the time of the
organization of Dakota territory the re-
publican party has held undisputed rule.
Its leaders have become corrupt, its
pledges have not been fulfilled and in
many OF It's acts it has merited the
severe rebuke of the people. But it was
not until two years ago that it met with
any real opposition. At that time heavy
inroads we're made in the republican vote.
Had this been needed by the party
managers the late election might have
gone differently. But instead OF dol z
so the bosses in power plunged with still
more recklessness into the abuse of their
privileges. The seal of condemnation
has been set npon their acts and the
state will have set of officers who bear
allegiance to no corporation and who can
take up their duties unhampered by any
other pledges save those given to the
whole people.