Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-11-04

will 60 to the polls for tho purpose of
expressing their choice as to the men who
are to rule the state and nation for two
or four years. With many this will be
their first vote for president. Some young
men there IRE who came to Dakota be.
fore they were Of age; and, while terri
torial form prevailed even after they
had reached their majority - they were
debarred from voting for president and
vice president. During all these years,
too, worry few of the territorial officers
were elective. ard thus with our people
the exercise of the franchise was
quite limited. But now the citizens Of
this state will have an opportunity to
voice their political sentiments in casting
their vote for state and national officers.
Recognizing the fact that the political
field can he fully and properly covered
only by the big metropolitan dailles and
weeklies, and one or more of the latter
being taken by nearly every English
reading family in tho county, the Rec
ORD has not attempted In the home pages
10 discuss the political situation. but has
given up to the republican state central
committee the use Of its inside pages, in
which the tariff and other party issues
have been discussed by writer's of special
fitness and ability, who have had the ben
eft Of reference libraries to aid them IN
their work. This was the only course
open to country publisher who sets all
his type himself.
But we cannot forbear to take this final
opportunity to urge upon the people of
this county the claims which the republi-
can party of the state and nation has to
its support. 1t is duty which we owe
to the party of our choice, and 1t 10 q
duty which we are in no way disposed to
shirk.
For president of the United States
man stands at the head of the republican
ticket who has made the name of Ameri.
can honored and respected among the
nations Of the earth. He was one who,
at the first call to arms, went forth to risk
his life IN defense of his country. He it
was who, when in the senate Of the
United States. persistently raised his
voice In favor Of the admission of the
Dakotas TO the slsterhood of states. He
it was who stood among those who de-
nounced the theory Of Land Commls-
sioner Sparks that every pioneer in the
New Northwcst--every settler who left
the comforts and conveniences of clvili-
zation to build up home for himself
and family on the frontier--must be con.
sidered an object of suspicion. and must
be looked upon as guilty of fraud until
he had proved himself innocent. He
has used all lawful means to strengthen
the hands of the civil-service commission
in their efforts to carry out the laws en-
bodylng the principle that holders Of non.
political Offices should be chosen with no
more regard to their politics than to their
religion-that fitness should govern. And
this great and good man--stricken grew.
ously IN the loss Of the wife of his youth
sits with bowed head awaiting the vcr-
dict of the people. And the grand new
state whose cause he championed as
senator will speak in his favor with no
uncertain sound.
At the head of the state ticket is the
name Of Governor Andrew II. Burke.
Here we have the example of a self.made
man-an example hardly possible save
in the land covered by the graceful folds
of the Stars and Stripes. The ease and
comforts of riches were unknown to his
boyhood, and his kindly nature and gen.
erous disposition have prevented him
from becoming man Of wealth. Left
an orphan at an early age, kind people
sent him to the west. When the dark
war-cloud appeared above the horizon
the orphan boy donned the blue uniform
OF the Union, and the rata. plan, plan of
bis drum was heard on many . sang,ins
field, and his boyish Nmbs grew weatrI
on : many q. tiyespne nsIeh. Coming